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GP-17/1 WA Pacing Cup (Group 1)
Harness & Greyhounds
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The 2020 WA Pacing Cup (Group 1) field in barrier order-
1. Our Jimmy Johnstone
2. Bill Haley
3. Our Alfie Romeo
4. El Jacko
5. Mighty Conqueror
6. Caviar Star
7. Ana Malak
8. Shockwave
9. Vampiro
(F/L)
10. Galactic Star
11. HandsAndWheels
12. Vultan Tin
(B/L)
13. Herrick Roosevelt (1st Emg)
14. Convert Denario (2nd Emg)
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If was a betting man I'd be backing two horses - one of them will get luck and will win!!
Bill Haley - Galactic Star.
Would be hitting that GP ring and @Chariotsonfire and plunging in turn, both of them.
However Gary Hall Snr - as said last week - give him an inch and he'll take a mile - his record in big races is second to none. But no can't possibly win the Pacing Cup this time...and that might be just the inch required.
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El Jacko - no chance.
Ana Malak - very good last week but would need a lot of luck.
Vultan Tin - twelve again, hard to have him as a winning chance.
Shockwave - it'll be awkward from out there. Very good pacer though.
Hands And Wheels - gets the smother this week, an interesting one.
Banking on either Bill or Galactic to get some luck this week, they could've easily ran the quinella in the Fremantle Cup neither had any luck, but they don't pay out on that. Caviar Star got the right drive, and made the most of it.
Let Mighty Conquerer roll to the front and it's all over for "team 7 horses in a pacing cup".
How did we get to this.
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About 6 or 7 of them under 10/1...but that market will change and should change on a few of them drastically.
2. Bill Haley
3. Shockwave
4. Mighty Conqueor
Smokey's - Hands And Wheels/Ana Malak.
Tabtouch have seven horses 8/1 and less.
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What do recall is some roughies off the front line often running a place in the first round of heats. Over 30 horse's competing for 10 or 12 spots...from the stand, over three nights plus a final which meant they got sorted out, and at the same time was bloody good to watch.
Am sure someone once told me the Pacing Cup traditionally was run on New Years Night Jan 1st, that must have been just a little before my time. Run the same day as the Perth Cup...never knew that.
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JIMMY JOHNSTONE - may struggle over the last 100m
HALEY - needs the right run, not sure he was savaging the line last week
ALFIE ROMEO - awkward draw and huge class rise
- unlikely to draw the Judge's attention
CONQUEROR - looks likely to breeze and key player
STAR - much harder than Fremantle Cup
MALAK - would need a miracle run
terrible draw but racing in
scintillating form
- doubt he will catch them napping at the start this week
STAR - clear running at the right time will be crucial - best horse in race?
- can improve off soft run
TIN - may have been to the well too often
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Mr Bond openly declared on radio last week the buy to on sell is his business model.
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With the % markets of 130%...even Chariots 125%...whatever happened to under 110% markets ?! On the way to the barrier at Flemington the other week..racing.com fella says betting at a competitive 124%, I mean seriously.
Keep those markets up and unlike me punters coming through are a lot smarter at maths and will see through the charade of high % markets, and drift off to sports betting en masse.
Just with first four betting commission takeout rates - can recall 15%..ok fair at best..then 17.5 gee whiz, then up to 20% cmmmmon, and now it stands at 22.5%.
Tabcorp can you fleece the punter anymore - as they eye off a 25% rate, one quarter of the pool - it's just a matter of time.
2-4 are in no mans land and will all be looking for a sit.
5 will go forward but will have to work to get there, can be crossed.
6 will come out looking for cover was crossed from barrier 2 last week.
7 will go back.
8 has average gatespeed and will commit suicide if he goes forward with those inside him.
9 can cross them all again, is the form horse of the race and deserved to win last week. As hard as they tried nothing could make ground from the back. If he goes forward and crosses he will be extremely hard to beat. If he goes back "team seven horses in a pacing cup" open it up to other rivals.
He will make the race if driven like last week.
10 good luck from this barrier in a race like this will be same as last week unless Our JJ leads which I doubt.
11 & 12 just can't see how on recent form, although would love to see them prove me wrong.
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Look for Jimmy J to push up hard I reckon...if he doesn't their goes my Galactic Star. Jimmy I thought had pretty good gate speed, and he's a bit of a chance...at worst behind leader, at best leads.
With Mighty C in front, Our JJ behind and Galactic Star three back and don't worry about Alfie!
Or Jimmy leads and Galactic Star trails - even better - they won't possibly beat Galactic Star if that's the case and if he gets out - two big if's.