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Alessandro - Surely A Derby COLT.

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I Dm the Griffith Racing page on twitter and asked them.
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Originally posted by Shawy38 Shawy38 wrote:

I Dm the Griffith Racing page on twitter and asked them.
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So currently 24th in the ballot order, does he get a run?

Who above him currently won’t go to the Derby? Surely several will drop out after yesterday and then again after the Vase on Saturday?

http://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Weights.aspx?Key=2018Nov03,VIC,Flemington
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There’s 5 or 6 above him who shouldn’t but probably will.

Botti might win this weekend and leapfrog him as well
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Looks as though he is struggling to make the field. 
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This appears to be an example of what frequently irritates me about balloting.

Alessandro is rated higher than two who've made the field, and on face value he appears to have missed out because the other two have won more prizemoney.  Surely rating should the prime determinant?
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Why? Rating is up to the discretion of someone that can be bias or wrong and makes it unclear what trainers need to do in order to get into a field. Prizemoney is black and white, completely fair as everyone knows exactly where they and the competition are at.
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It doesn't make any difference whether ratings are right or wrong.  They're just as crystal clear as is prizemoney, and for that reason trainers similarly are in a position to determine what they need to do in order to make it into a field.

Win or run a good race to increase prizemoney, or win or run a good race to lift rating, there's no difference in the purpose and intent.  And that's why class should ultimately prevail before prizemoney imo.

But over to others.
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Prizemoney includes bonus payments like Vobis etc, so they are hardly a reliable figure any more.

On the other hand, trainers are paid good money to care for their horses and to program races.  The failure to make the field is clearly the responsibility of the trainer rather than the system.

All of the horses above him came through city races or the Geelong Classic, the traditional lead-up for the Derby, so it is probably hard to make a case that whatever rating is obtained in a BM64 at Cranbourne or Benalla is sufficient to gain a start.
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I am disappointed he has not made the field but I have no issue with the trainer not running in the Geelong Classic.

It's an interesting conundrum he runs at Geelong he is probably over the top for the Derby, he doesn't run at Geelong he is not in the race at all.

Hopefully he gets to the ATC Derby.
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If he fails to get a start in the VRC Derby on Saturday, he’s also entered for the Batman Hcp (Listed) on Oaks Day - 3yo over 1800m.
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Originally posted by Lord Hybrow Lord Hybrow wrote:

If he fails to get a start in the VRC Derby on Saturday, he’s also entered for the Batman Hcp (Listed) on Oaks Day - 3yo over 1800m.


It's crazy there is not a lower grade 2500 or 2000m race for those who did get to The Derby.
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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

Originally posted by Lord Hybrow Lord Hybrow wrote:

If he fails to get a start in the VRC Derby on Saturday, he’s also entered for the Batman Hcp (Listed) on Oaks Day - 3yo over 1800m.


It's crazy there is not a lower grade 2500 or 2000m race for those who did get to The Derby.


Not sure they would get a field. There can't be that many queued up
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That is why the distance of the Batman was reduced to 1800m from 2000m.  The fields were too small. 
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Eliminated 😡
So some horses with no chance whatsoever can put the pace on for their stablemates😡
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That's a shame missing out by having $1110 less prizemoney than the the 18th horse. Oh well, the trainer/manager could've place him better to guarantee a start.

Some of the horses in the Derby field would get beat by 20L, real shame.

Why couldn't VRC start with all 20 runners? Melb Cup has 24
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Originally posted by Gee Gee Gee Gee wrote:

That's a shame missing out by having $1110 less prizemoney than the the 18th horse. Oh well, the trainer/manager could've place him better to guarantee a start.

Some of the horses in the Derby field would get beat by 20L, real shame.

Why couldn't VRC start with all 20 runners? Melb Cup has 24



2500m start is too close to the first bend to safely accomodate more than 16.
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Yet the field limit for the Hotham is 18
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It is unfortunate he has failed to gain a start but they can now set him for the Sydney Derby. Should be no worries about numbers there just quality.


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Originally posted by Mr Grieves Mr Grieves wrote:

Yet the field limit for the Hotham is 18



Had not noticed that. That is strange then.
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Less experienced horses, less starters.
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Barrier 7 on Thurs field of 14, 1800m
Come up at $9
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Nice price.  

The filly Waka was good on Sale Cup day but she's drawn outside him.  

The favourite is Junipal from DKW who won his Donald maiden by 10 and was always wide and did tough at Caulfield behind Syd's Coin but he has a crook draw in 13. 
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Scratched today
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Given the way the Derby was run to suit, he really missed a big chance he may not get again.
 
Sure there are other races later in the season but it only gets harder from here.   He'd have to travel for the ATC Derby which means Sydney colts at home plus it gets supplemented by NZ horses.  Then when he turns four he has to face hordes of Euros/imports in any decent staying race.
 
If I had a half decent staying 3yo I'd throw it in whatever needed to get a run in the Derby because it's the best chance most of them will ever get to win a million dollar race.
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I tend to agree Carrot but perhaps his scratching today and his very light campaign indicates there may be other impediments ?   

I don't know, but I am not sure Griffiths would have been content with $28,000 in the bank to get a Derby run if he had a viable alternative.  Reading between the lines it seems they ran out of time to get the horse right for the Derby.  He looked a run behind where he needed to be.

Today's race looked very winnable.  There must be an issue. 
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Originally posted by Tontonan Tontonan wrote:

I tend to agree Carrot but perhaps his scratching today and his very light campaign indicates there may be other impediments ?   

I don't know, but I am not sure Griffiths would have been content with $28,000 in the bank to get a Derby run if he had a viable alternative.  Reading between the lines it seems they ran out of time to get the horse right for the Derby.  He looked a run behind where he needed to be.

Today's race looked very winnable.  There must be an issue. 
 
Yes it seems could be he wasn't quite ready anyway.
 
What I meant more though was no backup plan after the Geelong Classic.  A top 8 finish there would have gotten him into the Derby.  But if he had to be scratched there then even a placing in any country race 2000m+ would have been sufficient. 
 
As it is he's now missed what was likely his best chance at a race worth that much.  Future staying contests won't only be full of local horses, half of whom will probably never run past 2000m again.
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There are plenty of races for him.

I am kind of glad he missed that slugfest and was not raced into the ground to get into the race.

Hopefully whatever caused his scratching today is not too big an issue.


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Originally posted by djebel djebel wrote:

There are plenty of races for him.

I am kind of glad he missed that slugfest and was not raced into the ground to get into the race.

Hopefully whatever caused his scratching today is not too big an issue.
 
There are "plenty of races", the thing is how many $2 million dollar races is he likely to be a realistic chance in over his career?  Unlike in decades past, once they hit 4 it's basically game over as they run into a heap of imported and European horses. 
 
See former useful 3yo Sir Charles Road as an example, 7th in the Cup on Tuesday at 100-1 that would have been a 2nd to Youngstar in a pre import era.  Even the Sydney Cup is a risk to attract overseas raiders at times, albeit they avoided it last season-SCR probably doesn't run 3rd in that vs decent European stayers.
 
For that type of horse Alessandro seems to be the Victoria Derby is about as good as it gets-locals only and many non stayers.
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