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Belmont Preview, 22nd September
Race 1 - No Mystery It appears a lot of owners and trainers have opted for the footy over the gallops with some very thin acceptances. It isn’t a card which gets the blood flowing. Af...
12 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 15th September
Race 1 - Let’s Go C… Winx could win a fourth Cox Plate this year, but I don’t think there will be a better racing story than that of Andiamo Fica (https://bit.ly/2p7FCjC). I...
21 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 8th September
Race 1 - Back Pike... I’d be surprised if #backpikedrinkwhatyoulike is not trending globally on twitter by the end of the Belmont card. The Wizard has a book of rides which most jockeys w...
5 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 25th August
Race 1 - Broome To Belmont Keen on the chances of Patristic in the first. Looked sharp in a debut trial nearly a year ago, before copping one of the toughest initiations to racing you will see....
8 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 18th August
Race 1 – The Word On The Street Sunny, 20 degrees and some competitive fields means I can forgo my usual pre-race one rant. This doesn’t mean all ‘The Bachelor’ related...
6 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 11th August
Race 1 – Renouncement After being raised in WA and a proud sandgroper (the construction and erection of the Bell Tower was probably the moment where my pride peaked), I would like to for...
24 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 4th August
Race 1 – Flat I’m a little bit disappointed. A seven race Saturday metro card (which includes a maiden) after a midweek abandonment which can best be described by the technic...
35 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 28th July
Race 1 – Pike’s Army After a fairly wet and wild Wednesday, we have some relief from the inclement weather with a semi-dry forecast for a brilliant card of weekend racing. In fact,...
5 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 21st July
Race 1 – Nic’s Knee A really tough week comes to a close with the retirement of Tim Cahill and second knee reconstruction for Nic Naitanui. My biggest mistake this week was reading...
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Belmont Preview, 7th July
Race 1 – Protest Dismissed After taking a week off in protest of the amount of Love Island tweets popping up on my twitter feed, I am back reinvigorated and willing to forgive. In saying...
15 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 22nd June
Race 1 – Kepler With the Eagles, Socceroos and Royal Ascot treble on the horizon, time is limited so we’ll keep this short and sweet. Not since Kepler Bradley went down clutch...
40 Comments | 2 years ago
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Belmont Preview, 16th June
Race 1 – Two Two’s Belmont with be bathed in sunshine on a cracking winter’s day befitting a brilliant edition of the Hyperion Stakes. The Socceroo’s knocking off the f...
8 Comments | 2 years ago
Recent Comments
Thunderstruck 20 Jan | Posts: 4068
could bounce back but as i said real good horses win a race like that in weak company..if they arent at least internally very disappointed they havent set the bar high enough.
Thunderstruck 20 Jan | Posts: 4068
Lucy hands and heels v Pateman 15 strikes with the whip in the last 200 - margin short half head. fmd really? ugghhh...
therealkramer 20 Jan | Posts: 7928
I suspect she was trained differently as she was untested at the distance prior to that prep. Definitely lost her turn of foot by the time she got beat in the Turnbull. The start prior was beaten by Gatting(100-1) when she was an even money fav.
aussiebattler 20 Jan | Posts: 189
At first Glance Albany Cup 8 horses noms not extended probably would have got more if was extended or if it wasn't blind noms , 20k race Not much incentive to go for it, it’s a 20k M0 we have one of those every Friday at GP Ok that explai...
Ngawyni 20 Jan | Posts: 521
Lucy hands and heels v Pateman 15 strikes with the whip in the last 200 - margin short half head.
Thunderstruck 20 Jan | Posts: 4068
IF in doubt back Laq Ramoly? Two i liked were scratched but the card turned out to be underwhelming if only Lucy's had of got up...
Thunderstruck 20 Jan | Posts: 4068
Has definitely dropped a level after that prep but i dont recall her having a tough run in the CP or prep generally so has maybe just dropped back a level?, the one win since 2019 was probably lucky it was it the Valley as anywhere else Perfect Jewel wins.
Tivers 20 Jan | Posts: 7522
Pant was brought in intentionally and was pretty much the difference thereafter.
therealkramer 20 Jan | Posts: 7928
I remember she was fav for the Cox Plate after she won the Australian Guineas-All Star Mile double. Maybe the CP prep wrecked her the way the Melb Cup does to some horses?
Thunderstruck 20 Jan | Posts: 4068
LOTS of luck needed but if the underpriced fav goes like one earlier Irritable Rodnee can give these other plodders a shake.