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Heavy10
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Why? They announced change of tactics |
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Discohips23
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No wonder Waller didn’t run The Autumn Sun. The way D’Argento set the race up, he would have been very hard to hold out carrying 7.5kgs less than Winx.
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JudgeHolden
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Happened again in the last
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JudgeHolden
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To settle closer, apparently. Looks like they had the intention of leading. |
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Brudder_A
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Small correction. Probably at his training base in County Tipperary in the southern part of Ireland at Ballydoyle. I don't think he conspires much and would be pretty happy how some of his horses have been performing Down Under. BTW I'm currently on my last assignment in my career - and its in Ireland. Was at Naas on Sunday and saw his son win..... Cheers. Will have to come back to OZ and do some conspiring.
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Speediskey
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The horse jumped in front and was on the fence, the race had no natural leader, doesn't matter what pace he would have run at it was clear nothing showed the intent to lead him, if he tried to tug him back everyone would be screaming that he's making the horse pull despite being a leader bias and gifting the race to Winx.
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jacko1
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It made sense on a leader's bias track to take an outsider to the front. Do you really think it's going to come from behind and outsprint Winx?
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Heavy10
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Frankel had a pacemaker didn't he?
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Whale
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This is why there are wars
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JudgeHolden
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I don’t think anyone thought he would come from behind and beat Winx. Perhaps owners (and punters in Winx out markets, tris etc) might have expected better than a 10 L second last.
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Afros
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It was reported prior to the race that the stablemate would race further forward, he fired out of the barriers and nothing else wanted to be there early so what else could the jockey do? Also he set a decent pace but he hardly scorched the turf, lets face it he would never beat Winx from behind her, so this was probably his best way to pull off the upset but in reality this race was probably a class above him. Suspect you'll find the clown when you next look in the mirror. |
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Second Chance
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Exactly.
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Donald Hiltonson
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I doubt Dargento leading made it any easier for Winx particularly. If anything it gave Benbatl a nice run in behind the leaders. Either way she still wins.
Dargento tried something different as long shots often do on a leader biased track but just not good enough. Finished about where the market said it would, as did most runners. I don’t see the fuss. |
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Second Chance
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Good place for this misbegotten thread. ps Sneck seems to have gone missing after either overlooking or ignoring the announced pre-race change of tactics for D'Argento, or maybe busy counting the fast-food till (needless to say under strict surveillance).
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Smoke and Mirrors
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Why is this in the laundry basket?
Is this not a racing forum? And a racing subject? |
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"Go Hard or Go Home”
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Second Chance
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Maybe because you started the thread talking absolute rubbish, and posts haven't improved a whole lot since?
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Second Chance
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And indeed not dissimilar to your nonsensical comment about Big Duke being allegedly slaughtered in the Metrop.
Funny, he was extremely ordinary before that race, didn't give a yelp during it, and has been unsurprisingly awful since.
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Smoke and Mirrors
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Did you watch the Metropolitan at all?
Go and watch the replay. The ride has ruined the horses prep. |
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"Go Hard or Go Home”
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Smoke and Mirrors
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Then why on earth was he well backed? And why was the trainer absolutely fuming about the ride? |
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"Go Hard or Go Home”
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JudgeHolden
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What on Earth is going on here, Gai? It’s a reasonable discussion.
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Shawy38
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that’s what I thought. Like it or not, It’s being discussed heavily on twitter and other places. Shoved to a dark corner here |
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Second Chance
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Ok Weir might have been fuming after the horse had a cheap but unsuccessful run in the Metrop after being 10th or 12th throughout, but what about his run in Melbourne immediately thereafter where he was beaten a half-hour in the Herbert Power? He didn't give a yelp that day, so why would you expect much different today particularly after beating 12 and being beaten by 42 at his prior four starts? And as for Winx being handed today's race on a platter, give us a #*! break
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Second Chance
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ps this was the first post in this thread: "that race was a joke, completely set up so she would win".
That simply insults what little intelligence some of us have.
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Shawy38
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Some people just have NFI
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JudgeHolden
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Never had your intelligence insulted in here, SC? Jeepers. Absolutely nothing wrong with the thread- not insulting or defamatory. Extremely precious that it gets punted.
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Second Chance
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How was Morphettville today Judge?
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JudgeHolden
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Actually down at West Lakes for the rowing. Watched the Cox Plate on my iphone- told them I had an incoming call- I think they swallowed it. I think that might be the first G1 I've actually watched live this Spring. Yyyyep...it's a good life.
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Tlazolteotl
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What was the pace like compared to average?
If I owned the grey and was shooting for the chance of a fluker's win that's the way I would want him ridden |
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JudgeHolden
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About 10L quicker than the Vase.
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