Handed it to her on a platter

JudgeHolden wrote: Hang on, no ones arguing she wouldn’t or shouldn’t have won. But Waller should have some questions to answer. Doubt he will.

Why? They announced change of tactics

Happened again in the last

Second Chance wrote: Yeah mate, they all got together over a beer/wineand conspired to hand the race to the great mare. Don't know if Aiden was present or on phone relay from Northern Island, however he was apparently supping Guinness.  As for the Middle Eastern guys, in the absence of alcohol they probably tried some Khashoggi Red.

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? 

Smoke and Mirrors wrote: That race was a joke, completely set up so she would win.

Sneck wrote: Afros wrote: I'm interested how getting Godolphin, Weir, O'Brien and the Pittmans to agree to let her win seems more logical then a horse unbeaten since the '15 autumn being to good for them again. Stablemate is ridden against not only his pattern but the stable pattern and we get clowns posting strawmen like this when people comment on it. Jog on.

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.

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.

Why is this in the laundry basket?
Is this not a racing forum? And a racing subject?

And indeed not dissimilar to your nonsensical comment about Big Duke being allegedly slaughtered in the Metrop.

Second Chance wrote: 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.

Then why on earth was he well backed?
And why was the trainer absolutely fuming about the ride?

JudgeHolden wrote: What on Earth is going on here, Gai? It’s a reasonable discussion.

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

ps this was the first post in this thread: "that race was a joke, completely set up so she would win".

Second Chance wrote: 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.

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.

About 10L quicker than the Vase.