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Lord Hybrow
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Posted: 14 Dec 2019 at 6:06am |
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Thanks for that news Gay.
It was a pretty hot race to start home off in anyway. Hopefully they can find an alternative race to start his campaign. Would be brilliant if he could justify a start at the Cheltenham festival. |
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Gay3
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Eustace said this morning he won't run due to a poor scope.
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Shawy38
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Maher/Eustace trained Big Blue is in the UK for the Cheltenham festival in a couple of months.
Makes his debut at Cheltenham on Saturday (2am Sunday Melbourne time) |
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crooked_gambler
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Will be interesting to see how unraced Japanese’s bred Kushiro goes having his first ever start in a jumps race tomorrow at Mount Gambier. Has had a stack of trials both flat and jumps. Making the long trek from Gai’s base at Flemington.
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SkyDancer
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I’ll have a go
Race 1. Firefree racing very well at the moment, won on he flat on Thursday as a gallop in prep for this. Will relish the distance Race 2. Just a Joke - first up but has the Waterhouse polish. Trialled alright. Race 3. Patch Adams - was average first go, but trials were good. Giving another chance. Race 4. Ablaze. Excellent last week, going again. Race 5. Mannertone. Has a habit of bobbing up every year, think he could surprise today Race 6. Wells - absolute champ. Hoping he wins. Can’t take the odds of Tallyho Twinkletoe but he will be hard to beat. Spying on You and Bit of A Lad for the multis Good luck |
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Lord Hybrow
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Well the big day is here - Victorian Grand National Steeplechase day.
Tips for this all jumps race card: R1 : Master Poet - some of his rivals have already had long campaign, whereas MP is fresh on the scene. Extra distance should suit & I think this time next year he’ll be a Grand National Hdl contender. R2 : My Four Oh Nine - has the Master Poet formline, so can finally break his maiden here today. R3 : Hurricaine - almost bought a share in this mare, but property renovations took priority (for Lady Hybrow anyway 😊) More hopeful than confident, as Heavy 10 is a concern. R4 : Ablaze - was really good last Sunday at Coleraine & a tidy collect for me. Must have done well during the week to be backing up, so happy to roll with him again. R5 : Referee - still a maiden but this is a very ordinary race & he hasn’t been far away from Sweet Lullaby in recent starts, so worth a go each way at odds . R6 : Tallyho Twinkletoe - whilst Wells would be the fairytale story, TT was outstanding in the GN Hurdle, particularly given he only arrived in the country a few days before the race. Shocked he’s odds on today, but I think he’ll win. Might also have a place bet on Truly High, he’s a genuine plugger who might still be in the finish at the end of the 4500m. Good luck to all !! |
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Shamal chasing success in AustraliaHunterville trainer Ken Duncan has stepped into new territory with his fine steeplechaser Shamal set to race at Ballarat on Sunday. Duncan will start the nine-year-old Zabeel gelding in the Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) with regular rider Buddy Lammas in the saddle. "It's the first time I've had one over here in Australia so it is all part of a learning curve," Duncan said. "I've always wanted to bring one over, but never had one good enough. I mightn't have another this good so we're having a go." Shamal spoilt his good record this winter when being pulled up in the Grand National Steeplechase (5600m) at Riccarton last start but took no harm from the race. "It was just too wet for him," Duncan said. "He was too far off the leader (It's A Wonder) and was never going to catch him. When he got tired Buddy pulled him up. "This race has always been in the back of my mind and I'm happy with him since he arrived last Wednesday. "He schooled last Friday no trouble and he'll be going home for a spell after this one and we'll look at next year." Duncan is grateful for the hospitality shown to him during his stay at Ballarat but has had a quick education on the Ballarat weather. "At the moment it's as bad here as it was at Christchurch," he said. "He even worked in snow. Hopefully it will improve before Sunday." Last year Shamal won the Grand National Steeplechase at Riccarton and was third in both the Great Northern Steeplechase (6300m) at Te Aroha and the McGregor Grant Steeplechase (4000m). He started the current jumps season with a double at Te Rapa, including the Waikato Steeplechase (3900m), then after finishing fourth in the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase (4800m) he bounced back with another Te Rapa win, beating It's A Wonder, who went on to win the Grand National Steeplechase recently by 23 lengths. Lammas has been Shamal's regular rider since winning on him at Awapuni last winter in the lead-up to the Grand National Steeplechase and he is looking forward to Sunday's assignment. "As long as the track doesn't get too wet he should be a good chance," Lammas said. Lammas will head to Melbourne on Saturday night after riding that day at Ellerslie, where his mounts include Old Countess in the Pakuranga Hunt Cup (4900m). While Duncan is in Ballarat with Shamal, stablemate Alfie Dee (another of Lammas' regular mounts) is being prepared for his attempt to add the Great Northern Hurdle (4190m) at Ellerslie on September 7 to his narrow last-start win in the Grand National Hurdles (4200m) at Riccarton. Alfie Dee had notched his first jumps win at Awapuni last month in his final lead-up to the Riccarton feature and had he shown form earlier in the winter he, too, could be in Melbourne. "Possibly I should have brought him over," Duncan said. "I did think about it, but when I was making these plans he wasn't going good enough. He's just come right lately. "He can have a crack at the Great Northern (Hurdle) and he might get his chance next year." |
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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SkyDancer
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RIP Johns Revenge, killed at Coleraine today
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djebel
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reductio ad absurdum
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SkyDancer
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Great win by the Kiwi import Ablaze at Coleraine
Secondly, why was a horse like Scallop in a 3300m hurdle. Only ever won over 1300/1400, never even races beyond 2000m No wonder he was pulled up before the halfway mark. Should never of been allowed in that race |
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SkyDancer
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Interestingly, Surging Wave who won in dominant fashion at Casterton on Sunday for trainer Steve Pateman at only his second run this season, is now listed as being trained by Lindsay Park
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SkyDancer
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Someone posted the other day about Big Blue - last seen at Warrnambool in May
He is scheduled to trial on the flat at Cranbourne on Monday. Heat 4 |
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Lord Hybrow
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What a brilliant finish to the NZ Grand National Hurdle at Riccarton, such a close finish after 4200m!
And a trifecta for sons of Zabeel: 1st Alfee Dee - by Zed 2nd Bad Boy Brown - by St Reims 3rd Guy Fox - by Zed |
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SkyDancer
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Wells could carry 80kg and still win.
He only needs to stay upright and they won’t beat him IMO |
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djebel
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Whilst I agree with this sentiment I would love to see these horses go to Europe to test their jumping and racing ability. |
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reductio ad absurdum
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Lord Hybrow
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Really looking forward to the clash of Wells v Tallyho Twinkletoe in the GN Stple at Ballarat in 3 weeks. TT is going to have a significant weight advantage. Given Wells had 73.5kg in last years race, and he’s since won another Mosstrooper & another Crisp, what weight will he get? Maybe 74.5kg like Bashboy in 2015?
Anyone know what’s happened to Big Blue? Like Wells he’s by the great Galileo. He won the Galleywood Hdl at his only jumps start for 2019 & hasn’t been seen since. |
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SkyDancer
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This is the Letter of the Week in the Editorial of this weeks Winning Post. Sums it up well
Let them race Retirement. It’s something I look forward to. Only 9855 days left until I cast off the shackles of employment. However, not everyone shares my enthusiasm for the sweet respite of retired life. Whilst I’m not personal friends with Wells, nor am I besties with Bashboy, I think I can safely say that Wells isn’t looking forward to being forced into retirement in 12 months and neither was Bashboy prior to being thanked for his service and having a gold watch slipped over his fetlock. Racing needs horses that people can get behind — horses that capture the imagination of the public or even just the racing public. Occasionally champions like Black Caviar and Winx come along, put bums on seats and are clearly good for racing for a plethora of reasons. Then there are horses of far less note that people love for all sorts of reasons. They might be horses that are owned or trained by battlers, they might be horses that have had more than 100 starts, they might be jumpers. These last two categories are my favourites. I loved watching Jungle Ruler (115: 20-12-12) grow an extra leg on bottomless 10s and I still have a soft spot for Crafty Cruiser (148: 13-21-16), who late last year as an 11-year-old ran second in the Jericho Cup. Old Crafty has won more than $1 million and I’ll be sad when he’s forced into retirement in 12 months, too. These are just two examples of horse that contribute to the compelling narrative of racing. I find them infinitely more interesting than the three-year-old blueblood who has eight or nine starts and then heads off to stud. Jumps racing is my passion and I find it incredibly disappointing that we send sound horses into retirement at a seemingly arbitrary age regardless of their condition. Seeing Wells win the Mosstrooper again was brilliant. He is a champion of the sport and I’ve enjoyed watching him race all over Victoria. His connections seem pretty adamant that the horse is sound enough to continue his career and if this is still the case in 12 months’ time, why shouldn’t he? Surely, Kathryn Durden and a vet are in a better position to determine Wells’s ability to continue racing than a number on a page. Some argue that it would be bad for optics if we didn’t cap the age to which horses could race and they were to break down on the track. I’d suggest this wouldn’t look any worse than a young horse breaking down. In my mind it’s simple: if a horse is fit to race, it should be allowed to race. If it can pass a vet test, let it race. A couple of weeks ago at Roscommon in Ireland, See Double You won a hurdle at the age of 16 — only three years the junior of his jockey! What a great story. Racing needs heroes, so I don’t understand why we are so keen to pension them off. I’m keen on retirement but I’m a school teacher, not a racehorse. Mark Beecham Camberwell (Vic) |
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Lord Hybrow
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This sums up the race very well. For Wells to be racing as well as he is as an 11/12yo is a testament to the horse & the Durden’s. They’ve always resisted the Oakbank & W’Bool carnivals and focussed on the later season features. The run of the 100/1 shot Fulmineus was a brave effort too, he ran the race of his life for 4th place only 6 Lens behind Wells. |
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djebel
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Slowpoke did not jump well enough. Wells very brave.
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reductio ad absurdum
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Shrunk in the Wash
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What a brave brave horse. Clearly headed and fought back
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SkyDancer
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Wells.... freak
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Can’t see Wells getting beat here
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Why on earth is the Crisp so early in the day?
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Lord Hybrow
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Fantastic trio of jumps races today at Sandown, so let’s roll out some tips for the 2 feature events:
Crisp Steeplechase SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ - has always promised to win a big race & I think his turn might come today. Freshened up since the Grand Annual & the mid-range 4200m distance will be perfect. Victorian Grand National Hurdle I have reservations about KILLARNEY KID & GOSTOPPER running out the longer 4200m trip, so I’ll go for the recently arrived Kiwi jumper TALLYHO TWINKLETOE. He was an absolute gun hurdler in NZ back in 2015 going from a maiden hurdle to go on to win the NZ GN Hurdle in his first campaign. Has had plenty of time on the sidelines since but seems to have come back in top order with an easy win at Te Aroha. Amy McDonald’s horse FELIX BAY can run a place at big odds too. |
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I noticed today that a promising jumper from a couple of seasons ago Duke of Boneo resumed from a tendon injury. Was previously with Weir but has been sold to Jane Duncan at Swan Hill. Resumed over the unsuitable trip of 1200m at Mildura but did a good job. When he gets out to a trip I can see him winning another race. I’m not sure if they plan on jumping again, probably too late for this season, but will be interesting to see where he ends up.
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Isaac soloman
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Strange the same posters here "love "jumps racing and yet disparage flat racing.
I find watching jumping a process of waiting for some poor animal to fall and REALLY hurt it self, an eyes through the finger ordeal. Many instances failed flat racers, "racing" beyond what their breeding says they should. Softy, you talk of love for money as opposed to love of horses? What is your take on jumping? |
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After the GN (Andrew Campbell) Trainer will take Gobstopper home (For a break) Then set him for the Jericho Cup (There is a qualifier on 29th September) and if he wins that he'll head to Warrnambool in December
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Those who know don't tell, Those who tell don't know
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Second Chance
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He tips anything and everything that comes out of NZ.
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crooked_gambler
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Last run at Gawler was a disaster.
Here is the post race report: What a frustrating race to watch for owners of big Magna who made the trip to Gawler to contest another hurdle race last Saturday. With winkers added to get him to focus more on his racing. he jumped well from the barrier and settled into third spot just as the leaders dropped anchor, and he fired up immediately. Unfortuanately the pace was horrible for a lap and a half, and Magna pulled all the way. Jockey Richard Cully should have given him his head and allowed him to bowl along in front. Instead he chose to fight him for 2000m, and no horse can finish a race off after doing that much work in the run. He did however work to the line well under the circumstances to finish fourth. The horse has pulled up remarkably well and we will plan to take the winkers off and change jockeys before finding him another jumps race before the end of the season. |
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Lord Hybrow
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Great tip horseshoe Do you think he can run out the 4200m of the Victorian GN Hurdle in 2 weeks? |
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