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R8. Tabtouch Perth Cup -  1 January 1970 preview

R8. Tabtouch Perth Cup - 1 January 1970

Scott Embry | Fri 30 December, 2016

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2017 Perth Cup

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Pretty sure this is the 2017 Perth Cup because Delicacy won on New Years Day 2016 but anyway it is an incredibly interesting race to assess from a form perspective. Anyone writing off Perfect Reflection because of the weight only need to look at last year when Delicacy conceeded rivals significant weight with her 59kg impost and was still far too good. Yes the weight will make it incredibly hard but you can not discount her brilliance and the tactical genius of William Pike. I am tipping outside the box and going with Zarantz for a boilover, drawn perfectly in barrier 4 and dropping back to the 54kg minimum I think he will get the most economical run just behind the speed and give a sight at eachway odds. Kia Ora Koutou and Fathoms of Gold are the two X-Factor horses. Whether or not Mattieu Autier repeats his Van Heemst ride is yet to be seen and over 2400m I expect it will be a lot more controlled, atleast over the first 1200m of the race. While Kia Ora Koutou surprised many with his mid race move last start when tracking Kirov Boy round the field and simply out staying rivals. Will Joey Azzopardi repeat those tactics or will he wait until the 1000m before making his move? Tradesman was equally as brilliant as Perfect Reflection in the 'Ted' but dealt a bitter blow at the barrier draw. Had he drawn a gate to sit forwards of midfield then would have been my on top selection.

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hash 02 Jan | Posts: 7333

I still sceptical on both, Saturday would have been a perfect match race to see where both horses were/are at going fwd I'm not convinced on Carocapo as its has two soft wins not being tested up front basically barrier trials... And Gatting has luckily had t...

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paraletic 02 Jan | Posts: 3721

Caracapo i think had it handed to him on the plate,with the scr of Gatting,think would have been a different story if Gatting had started,anyone kniw the reason for the scr of Gatting,hope all is ok with him,looks pretty exciting type. Jim Taylor said he...

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hash 02 Jan | Posts: 7333

Caracapo i think had it handed to him on the plate,with the scr of Gatting,think would have been a different story if Gatting had started,anyone kniw the reason for the scr of Gatting,hope all is ok with him,looks pretty exciting type. Jim Taylor said he...

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DamienWyer 02 Jan | Posts: 7163

Veiled reference to  this in the attached article in The West https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/cup-king-in-seventh-heaven-ng-b88343573z

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Amyquil 02 Jan | Posts: 248

If you are Glenn Smith and you saw how many times Jarrad Noske whipped Star Exhibit you'd be darker than Kamahl. It will be interesting to see what the stewards dish up. I haven't seen the head on so I don't how many connected but I counted 28 or 29 hits in...

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paraletic 01 Jan | Posts: 3721

Caracapo i think had it handed to him on the plate,with the scr of Gatting,think would have been a different story if Gatting had started,anyone kniw the reason for the scr of Gatting,hope all is ok with him,looks pretty exciting type. Jim Taylor said he...

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RIO 01 Jan | Posts: 14778

^^^^^^I think Gatting is a numb skull, but is a nice horse as long as you don't have to share a float with it ;-)

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hash 01 Jan | Posts: 7333

Caracapo i think had it handed to him on the plate,with the scr of Gatting,think would have been a different story if Gatting had started,anyone kniw the reason for the scr of Gatting,hope all is ok with him,looks pretty exciting type. Jim Taylor said he...

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GLAMOUR 01 Jan | Posts: 608

Big call Damien on a horses ability early in its prep.

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hash 01 Jan | Posts: 7333

Pfft