Bedford

I’m on.
I’ve also taken big odds for Hale Soriano to lob into place. Why? I don’t really know, just one of those days where roughies are winning.

Lane gets time for that. Raced like a drunk up the straight and took half of them out... maybe a protest too??
Not confident he keeps it

Dont be silly Shawy!

Shawy38 wrote: Sunline wrote: Dont be silly Shawy! Maybe I’m the drunk one

lol...   $2.23 Betfair SP ... I took =   good or bad ?

Sunline wrote: Depends on your commission, Macca. Judging by your addiction you wouldn't pay much commission . Nice bet, well done.

They can be worse than poker machines Sunline.      2 winners from 4 bets and I'm $5 behind.
Back to sausages this pm.

Really promising young stayer.

Looked at his pedigree for the first time today and noticed his grandma is DARIA’S FUN, who was a gun stayer from NZ in the late 80’s.

She campaigned in Melb spring of 1987, culminating in an 8th in the Melb Cup. She then went back to NZ to run 2nd in the Auckland Cup before winning the Wellington Cup in what was then a world record time of 3:15.59 for the 3200m.

Hope we get to see BEDFORD over a genuine staying trip soon.

Has improved out of sight with the step up to 2000m. Looks ready made for 2400m+. Certainly bred for it. Will be ideally suited by more pace, more distance, more experience and Flemington.

NZ bred so not sure about all the NZ form of the dam's progeny, but the two siblings to race in Australia won over 2400m and 2500m.

Had a look at him in the yard,he is just a lean horse and he wouldn't need the work which is why Freedman doesn't have to do that much with him. Looking forward to seeing him over a mile and a half in 12 months time.

Laid in 6-7 horses over the closing stages. Might've been fatigue, or perhaps desperation from a rider under pressure?

Beat nothing AND he was down on the minimum. Having said that it was a slowly run race and he had to circle the field, and still did a bit wrong. Will need to improve a lot to mix it with the big boys, but he's still young and learning. 

Lord Hybrow wrote: He’s having a very good campaign, held up momentarily in the straight today at MV but finished off ok. Would have been no match for the winner but might have finished 2nd with a clear run.

BEDFORD (NZ)

Bay gelding 2013

Tavistock Bay 2005	Montjeu Bay 1996	Sadler's Wells Bay 1981	Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Nearctic Natalma	1954 1957	14-c 2-d
			Fairy Bridge Bay 1975	Bold Reason Special	1968 1969	19-b 5-h
		Floripedes Bay 1985	Top Ville Bay 1976	High Top Sega Ville	1969 1968	11-a 8-i
			Toute Cy Bay 1979	Tennyson Adele Toumignon	1970 1971	1-t 1-u
	Upstage Bay 1998	Quest for Fame Bay or brown 1987	Rainbow Quest Bay 1981	Blushing Groom I Will Follow	1974 1975	22-d 14-f
			Aryenne Bay 1977	Green Dancer Americaine	1972 1968	16-c 4-i
		Pedestal Chestnut 1986	High Line Chestnut 1966	High Hat Time Call	1957 1955	2-o 5-e
			Mrs Moss Chestnut 1969	Reform Golden Plate	1964 1964	5-h 14-b
Dastaria Bay 1996	Stark South Chestnut 1988	Dixieland Band Bay 1980	Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Nearctic Natalma	1954 1957	14-c 2-d
			Mississippi Mud Bay 1973	Delta Judge Sand Buggy	1960 1963	12-c 4-m
		Miss Stark Chestnut 1983	His Majesty Bay 1968	Ribot Flower Bowl	1952 1952	4-l 4-d
			Mirthful Flirt Chestnut 1972	Raise a Native Glad Rags	1961 1963	8-f 13-b
	Daria's Fun Brown 1981	Go Fun Chestnut 1969	Alcimedes Brown 1954	Alycidon Honey Hill	1945 1944	1-w 13-e
			Our Fun Chestnut 1960	Chatsworth Tenderfoot	1950 1950	21-a 6-d
		Daria Song Brown 1976	Skyhawk Bay 1968	Sea Hawk Aunt Clara	1963 1953	3-f 3-o
			Royal Carlyle Chestnut 1971	Copenhagen Blatant	1954 1962	1-n 13-a

Ancestor duplications:

Northern Dancer

4m x 4m

Oops.

OH backed him on the idea of the mate who has a Bedford truck.