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All Eyes Turn To WA's Ihtsahymn v Lieder - Darwin Cup Monday
West Australian Racing
Ridersonthestorm33
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It's almost reminescent of the great clash between Naturalism v Veandercross in Sydney Easter 1993! Well not quite but with two horse's in scintillating form Ihtsahymn and Lieder then add the picket fence of 4 yr. old Poets Landing and it's shaping up as an intriguing Darwin Cup.
Barrier Draw - Ihtsahymn - 4.
Lieder - 5.
Poets Landing - 8.
Will be a full sized field of twelve.
The locals have taken to the old 9 year old grey Ithsahymn. He and Lieder look the clear top two picks and Poets Landing the only other horse under 10/1. Would like to see Ihtsahymn and Lieder join in together and may the best horse win.
Phenomenal effort by trainer Rob Gulberti - to have a plan with the nine year old grey - from second last beaten 20 lengths in a Perth Cup to six months later a 66kg first up win in Broome over 1400 to a 60kg win in Darwin over 1600 - both wins could not have been more impressive.
Can he now beat the powerful Lieder and just as impressive five years younger Poets Landing or will it be a total upset result....good luck Ihtashymn and Peter Hall.
Barrier Draw - Ihtsahymn - 4.
Lieder - 5.
Poets Landing - 8.
Will be a full sized field of twelve.
The locals have taken to the old 9 year old grey Ithsahymn. He and Lieder look the clear top two picks and Poets Landing the only other horse under 10/1. Would like to see Ihtsahymn and Lieder join in together and may the best horse win.
Phenomenal effort by trainer Rob Gulberti - to have a plan with the nine year old grey - from second last beaten 20 lengths in a Perth Cup to six months later a 66kg first up win in Broome over 1400 to a 60kg win in Darwin over 1600 - both wins could not have been more impressive.
Can he now beat the powerful Lieder and just as impressive five years younger Poets Landing or will it be a total upset result....good luck Ihtashymn and Peter Hall.
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Lieder $2.30
Ihtsahymn $4.20
Poet's Landing $4.60
$12 and better the rest.
The big drifter's have been the rest - now $16 and better.
Some hoops take off well before acceptances. Expect the unexpected. There will be some tired runners at the 600, avoiding them priority one.
Look for Peter Hall to be patient and the grey to thread his way through the field and then swing to the outside and set out after Lieder and Poet's Landing..that's one of many scenario's!
What's made the race more interesting is the heavy support for Poet's Landing - just turned 4yrs., against the 7 yr. old Lieber and 9 year old Ihtsahymn.
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I was on Lotion. Good, but just not good enough
Think heard the commentator say - Ihtsahymn the only Group One winner to have ever raced in Darwin - albeit that Group One win was six years ago. Age shall not weary him.
Only WA trained galloper ever to win a Darwin Cup - others should think about this race. Easier said than done though.
No ever Group One winner has put hoof on track in an event.
Bottom weighted horses have gone up and top weights have come down. 66kgs for a Group One winner in Broome against inferior horses - that was a doddle haha.
1. The tremendous increase in female jockey's and overall female participation - wonderful to see. Amazing really.
2. Never thought would see the day when horses that carried around 48kgs and 50kgs sometimes 46kgs would one day be burdened with 55 and 57kgs. Although with hindsight can now understand that hoops were always going to get heavier.
Maybe one more - perhaps the demise of oncourse bookmakers but did have an inkling that may happen one day.
Mr Tambourine Man -he was a WA horse but when won the Darwin Cup was not WA trained. At least that's what I'm thinking.
Sorry about other two threads running, noticed now closed off - I get a bit carried away! He's no Northerly but was just the unusual nature of it all.
At the end of the day three great wins in a row.
Others will recall better. Do remember the song though! Bob Dylan if not mistaken. Then The Byrds covered it.
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Can retire with a 100% record on the dirt track 3/3. Can't see him running in a race on grass again. Only second guessing..we shall see.
Wonder why some horses love those dirt tracks and others - no thanks. He lapped it up.