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MJB
Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2017 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 1601 |
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I'll put the hand up. Good ride Glyn. It's alot easier when they're strung along but still a good ride.
I expected the horse to win by more at the top of the straight. He was absolutely jogging. Will he get two miles? |
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correctweight
Champion Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 2560 |
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correctweight
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Yeah he actually got off the fence at the right time. Doubted Glyn but great ride if he loses this on protest it won't be his fault. Horse wanted to go back to the rail himself.
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SHOVHOG
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He had to straighten up 3 or 4 times he should have won by a lot further. Protest is frivolous at best.
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" In gambling the many must lose in order for the few to win"
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Heavenly Glow
Champion Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 1569 |
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Walker is dreaming, but I once seen Solar Antiquity lose a protest I never thought could possibly be lost. So, you never know until you try.
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MJB
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The thing in Walker's favour is the margin is virtually nothing. So if the Stewards deem interference to have been caused, it's likely to be upheld.
But in saying that, in my opinion there's very little interference. Should be dismissed. |
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JudgeHolden
Champion Joined: 16 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 11716 |
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Looked to be jogging at the 200 then fell in. No chance in the Cup for mine.
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VOYAGER
Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 18699 |
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Interesting fact for the cup.
Schofield has only had 3 rides in the race 3rd on Mourilyan behind Shocking and fourth on Kellini for Waller. This might be my biggest winner since Jezabeel in 1998! |
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Remember, it might take intelligence to be smart , but it takes experience to be wise
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Heavy10
Champion Joined: 24 May 2015 Status: Offline Points: 2711 |
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Is it in Caulfield Cup? Won't be winning Melbourne cup on that run, looks long odds to get 3200...unless its a jog n sprint
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Jamal
Champion Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Status: Offline Points: 8659 |
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Has 53kg in the Cup...will he get a weight penalty? The margin was very very small so perhaps no penalty but we will find out next week when Carpenter announces a penalty or no penalty.
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Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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anabel
Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Location: VIC Status: Offline Points: 1521 |
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I don’t think he’ll stay, but gee I wish he was an entire.. he is magnificent.
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JudgeHolden
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Would need a hefty penalty from today to get in, I would have thought. Won’t get one. |
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MJB
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He'll definitely take his place in the Melbourne Cup.
They have the option of having a hit out in the Cox Plate if they want another run in between. |
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VOYAGER
Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 18699 |
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Do not undersell the runner up there!
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Remember, it might take intelligence to be smart , but it takes experience to be wise
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Kingy
Champion Joined: 14 Oct 2009 Location: Warrnambool Status: Offline Points: 8310 |
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How on earth was that protest dismissed so quickly??? I'm probably talking through my pocket but if you just look at the angle from the fence, JAAMEH makes up, as it draws level AVILIUS rolls in, Walker can't use the whip and there's such a bump that you actually see JAAMEH's head turn to see a "what the f was that" moment.
I was all for upheld. Obviously the stewards saw something else and Glynn & James were talking like they were defeated and really had nothing to say that would make me believe that AVILIUS would have won if there was no interference. That was the most bewildering protest I've seen. No way that was dismissed. That was a shocking decision imo. JAAMEH should have won the race on protest imo. |
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scamanda
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Avilius drifted in toward the rail in Sydney too. And without the whip.
In Melbourne Grimm may need to practice his left hand whip action. I haven't written him off for the Cups. He carried weight today and will drop significantly for both races. I don't care which one he races in either because I'll be having something on him either way. Gear change maybe.
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I started with nothing and still have most of it left
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Jamal
Champion Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Status: Offline Points: 8659 |
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Winning The Bart Cummings was a special moment for James, he nearly broke down. Can James win the Cup? The Cummings family have won 13...Bart won 12 and his father won 1...can James make it number 14??
I know time moves on but it just doesn't seem the same without Bart. |
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Australian racing is only good up to 1400m in terms of world standards when it comes to depth/quality in numbers
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Carioca
Champion Joined: 13 Nov 2015 Status: Offline Points: 21703 |
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Winning this race to day he's knocked out a few hopefuls so they will have to find another way to come in the back door, his sire won a Kings Stand 5 Furlongs, and a Nunthorthe
( I think 6 Furlongs) so he's a bit freakish, if they press ahead with the MC they will go the Emerates for a clean out for the cup imo, change of plans could see a CoxPlate then Emerates and paddock . |
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horlicks
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All James said after the race was that the MC was the target and as he was now assured a start they would look at what if any lead up races would be considered.
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Carioca
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Just having a bit of fun reading the tea leaves mate, the blue team have a few in this cup, I would like to see him run but he'll need at least a run before hand , could well be the " practice Stakes". |
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Sneck
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Is there any reason they don't go for the Caulfield Cup?
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Sneck
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mikey
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It is never easy to win over a staying trip high in the weights in decent class races. In modern times the only horse that i have seen do it is Makybe Diva.
Avilius will drop down nicely in weights for the MC - has to be considered a leading chance imho.
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MJB
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I've changed my mind a bit after watching the replay. Glyn rode it perfectly up until the stage when the horse wanted to lay in. How come he didn't put the stick in his left hand? Doesn't he possess that in his arsenal?
A good jockey these days needs to be able to use the whip in both hands. I'm surprised he didn't on this occasion. |
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Carioca
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Sydney jockeys were always taught during their apprenticeship to do stable chores with both hands for this very purpose, of all the jockeys I've seen in my youth Jack Thompson
was the only one who stayed r/h , it was nothing to see Moore,Selwood, Camer or Arthur Ward switch to l/h or r/h in the straight, walkers horse came out slightly in the last 50m it may have stopped Schofield from switching. |
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djebel
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How often have you seen it attempted ? |
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reductio ad absurdum
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scamanda
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Almandin won the BC with 55kgs before winning the Cup with 52kgs.
WSTB won the BC with 57.5 before running 3rd in the Cup with 55kgs. Avilius won the BC with 58.5 and drops to 53kgs in the Cup, unless there is a penalty. Avilius drops 5.5kgs. Almandin dropped 3kgs. WSTB dropped 2.5kgs. |
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I started with nothing and still have most of it left
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JudgeHolden
Champion Joined: 16 Apr 2011 Status: Offline Points: 11716 |
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It's a reasonable point but Almandin won the BC in a canter and looked for all the world like he'd go another lap. WSTB is at his best at 3200, year in year out. Looked to my eye the 2500 saw Avilius out. Weight relief in the Cup won't be enough.
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Second Chance
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3200m out of the question for mine also.
Rather see him back to 2000m for the Cox (can certainly run a drum) and then into the $1m 2000m race on the final day of the VRC carnival. But can't see that happening.
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correctweight
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I would back Jameeh to beat him over 2 miles if they were to meet again.
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