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Ridersonthestorm33
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Interesting runner in the final race of the day - it was not even seven days ago when Tactile Sensation was placed at Pinjarra at 33/1 then backed up at GP on Friday night and rocked into third place, again at 33/1 on the back of two smart thinking drives.
Today the caravan rolls on to Williams, he's off the handicap mark of 60 metres from the stand and there's no 33/1, he's going around pre post at odds on!
4/7 - good luck taking those approximate odds.
Wouldn't go anywhere near at the price - however with that reinsman won't be backing anything to beat it either.
Today the caravan rolls on to Williams, he's off the handicap mark of 60 metres from the stand and there's no 33/1, he's going around pre post at odds on!
4/7 - good luck taking those approximate odds.
Wouldn't go anywhere near at the price - however with that reinsman won't be backing anything to beat it either.
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His ability to get ( average ) horses pinging away from the stand is uncanny. Not bad from the mobile either - one night at Northam had a horse outside of the backline behind the leader after 50 metres.
Last night had Oneonthewood one out one back from the 20 metre mark in a blink or two.
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Drove something today at Williams that Bet365 had 200/1 - crikey he's behind some battlers along the way.
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Also not forgetting bookmakers throughout the universe underprice every gate one runner.
Often take on gate one favourites in NZ - mostly massive size tracks - 4 or 5 different leaders a race and often the 6/4 favourite from the one gate isn't one of them!
Was interesting watching Wesley - gate 2 and Mr. Mojito from the car park draw - after half a lap hot fave Wesley was gone ( not his fault admittedly ) and Mr. Mojito was cruising.
Often the draw doesn't equate to how the race is going to be run. Sometimes it does eg. James Butt. Any Svilicich runner in a race and you like the leader - beware that's for sure.
She Could Be Good - jagged a first four recently with her when Mary Catherine won, that night was 50/1 driven a treat three back pegs and ran third in a small field.
Comes into gate 1 and runs about 4/1...I mean seriously...and then as soon as heard wanting to hold the lead with Gotto Go Gabbana and others constantly pestering her thought really should be 25/1. She was gone along way from home at way under the odds.
That was one race did read ok - knew Luis had no gate speed from inside back row and went with my gut feeling Miss Stonebrige ( Madeline Young ) drawn next to him in the eight might slot in behind the one horse and likely leader. To see that come off ( often it doesn't ) was good.
He's definetly got tricks Luis Alberto - there's a smidgin of ability mixed in with that - but the Great Southern is his new stamping ground and where belongs for now anyway.
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Didn't realise G. Hall Jnr was driving so then thought might put an extra few cents on that, he drove him well ,followed the pegs and plodded into fourth spot. Was a bit worried in the run might run second but he's a battler. But a good battler, if he ever wins another race I'll buy him six carrots!
Think the stands are great - remember that horse Salliwood ? No good at all in a mobile but she was a little standing start specialist.
At the very least it's variety. Their for a certain type of horse and they deserve to be catered for. Think there was a trainer in Melbourne - Ryan it might have been - standing start specialist trainer - since the cessation hardly ever noticed him.
Horses like Raymond Alexander, Compact Rocket, Bonsu ( don't tell Marko ) and dozens of others have been pretty good at it in their own kinda way.
As said before they called the decision to drop the stands in Victoria "courageous" my take - weak and narrow minded.
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Poor Just A Legend he was exhausted by the time they shaped up for the rerun - led the first time - gone two laps from home on the second take.
The number two horse in the race was just the same. In a 2600 plus distance race they had now run about the equillvent of the Boston Marathon.
The horse that hit the deck the first time Our Euphoria still ran! He was gone just after the blue light came on, and the eventual winner he had done no work in the first take - funny that.
I had Kirrabella in first four betting and recall her being about three back the pegs, didn't have the Woodly drive for second, it just kept fighting on at about 50/1.
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Probably can't hit the front too early on him. His gate speed away from the mobile is not flash.
Don't see too many like him, but maybe the herd animal instinct clicks in and he just likes being with his mates. Wonder what he's like around the stable ?
He looked strong on the line though and guess he'll be an Albany Cup contender and he may now get on a bit of a roll.
Luis Alberto will be primed to win it in 2020.
I remember last year's race well - Major Stare - he beat a dual Interdominion runner by a head - anybody know who that horse was ?
Major Stare had to withstand a protest too.
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