TIMES or CRIMES - Event Date: 21 Apr 2018

WOW ..    RANDWICK TRACK on fire ...    Almost every race today was either a new Course Record or near to.
   I think they should have their electronic timing overhauled.

Horses like Tally and other Restricted Gallopers , wouldn't run these times if towed by "jet" assisted rockets.    "They are having a lend of us"

Former Champions would be turning in their graves.

Pretty certain that may have been t/r, 1-20-73, only from memory last two digits, definately broke 1-21-0.

3blindmice wrote: My mistake above.  1:20.33 according to ATC, but no sectionals. That's a track record, 0.01 FASTER than Solicit.

All interesting :-    I smelt a risky day and was ultra cautious ===
Got in front with a few lays early and closed shop . ( I like fillet )

Noted = 6 0f 18 favs won Sydney. Melb ...    Several we expected more of =   Cliffs Edge has travelled and had gut busters, He crumbled at his 6th run this time in .Had won 1st up so they have stuck the miles into him.
3 others Widgee Turf , Dothraki, Arbeitson were facing the music for their 7th run.   
Only 3 races at 2000m and horses won R'dwick runs 4 & 5 > Caulfield won at run 6.
To 1600 Caul 6 of 8 were won at run 3   one 2 one 4.
           Rdwick 3 at run 5 , 2 at run 3 >> 1,2,4, scored one each.

Pays to take care when they've been up awhile aye.

My take on this is , the new surface has now consolidated with a healthy root growth, months of " soft" weather and consistent even irrigation which has allowed for a friendly length/ width cutting of the grass, all this has given us a track where restricted class horse can run records, go figure.

Another possible Cliff's Edge type scenario coming up in the St Leger at Flem on Wed. 

3blindmice wrote: Another possible Cliff's Edge type scenario coming up in the St Leger at Flem on Wed.  6th start from spell, coming off a 36l flop in the Au Derby and they're offering $2.05-2.40 against much inferior horses. HOWEVER - did get chopped out badly last time and did run third in the VRC Derby. Your verdict?

AGREE.      The Horse has been blessed with miracle runs in all but one , this time in. He got chopped out but it was a dream rails run that got him there before he run out of luck.       . Gives me the impression he can't finish them off , which of course is the question ?     Is to 2000 as far as he wants to go.    All about price as a Lay .      NO WAY will I back him.
With the run he had in Ace Highs Derby he was entitled to do better.
Any pace in the St Leger and his Hemorrhoids will Haemorrhage.

 RANDWICK previous week

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macca....write this down in your book as I have just matched the brilliant times of REDZEL's (and others) CHALLENGE STAKES day to last SATURDAY

RED HUNTER wrote: macca....write this down in your book as I have just matched the brilliant times of REDZEL's (and others) CHALLENGE STAKES day to last SATURDAY quote(same rail positioning,penetrometer not as good as on CHALLENGE STAKES day) Rail Position: +6m 1600m-W/Post, +4m Remainder Dual Track Meeting: N Track Type: Turf Track Condition: Good 4 Weather: Fine Penetrometer: 5.19 Track Information

The rails was favoured Sat but it wasn't red hot. Quite a few won or went close coming down the middle. Tempo made a difference as it usually does.

3blindmice wrote: If we're talking very fast Tlaz then it often takes more than that. Pretty sure that Winx/Deploy had a strong tail wind in the straight the day Deploy broke the course record, and Sat there was a decent wind from the SE which possibly explains the strangely fast sectionals around the turn.

Deploy broke the Rosehill 1300m Course record at his next run I think.

maccamax wrote: 3blindmice wrote: If we're talking very fast Tlaz then it often takes more than that. Pretty sure that Winx/Deploy had a strong tail wind in the straight the day Deploy broke the course record, and Sat there was a decent wind from the SE which possibly explains the strangely fast sectionals around the turn. Deploy broke the Rosehill 1300m Course record at his next run I think.