A Day at the Races

[Macca 17,117]

4 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Lombardo for me. Very good field and quite a few can win but if Lombardo is running I’m on it.

 

Yeah they run from the shoot at Sale so only one turn over the 1100m/1200m (like Caulfield & Pakenham)

And Lombardo has drawn well where as a few others have to work across to get onto the speed (notably In the Boat & Savatoxl)

Lombardo is included!

I'm going to include 'In the Boat' but 'Vainstream' is good value - ran a slick time winning 2 starts back ... at Sale!

 

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

So we choosing one each for a tri/F4/sgm?

[Dee Zephyr 19,269]

Host of chances in that race…I’m struggling to pick the winner.
@Gorgoroth I’ll choose Halvorsen for a top 4 spot if we throw one each in.

[Macca 17,117]

19 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

So we choosing one each for a tri/F4/sgm?

Or we could pluck the eyes out of all the choices

I'm probably going to box 5 in an exacta and hope that my value/roughie choices can run in the first 2!!

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

10 minutes ago, Macca said:

Or we could pluck the eyes out of all the choices

I'm probably going to box 5 in an exacta and hope that my value/roughie choices can run in the first 2!!

Well if you and Steve stow out a selection I’ll combine them for a bit of fun, I’m only betting on that race today

[Mr Steve 3,820]

Not sure if I will have a bet today but if I was it would be

Race 6 number 1 Savatoxl 

You cannot fault that first up form and the $15 looks like a good offer. 

 

Edited April 15, 2022 by Mr Steve
Wrong Race

[Macca 17,117]

18 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Well if you and Steve stow out a selection I’ll combine them for a bit of fun, I’m only betting on that race today

I got the exacta in the first so I'm up and running, Gorg

Was only going to have a bet in the $500k event but the fields aren't too shabby and I'm having a day on the couch so why not!

Savatoxl has been included by Steve so there's some value in the exotics if successful (including the exacta)

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

Did a same game multi with Lombardo, sav, in the boat and Halv. $76 boosted was decent.

[Macca 17,117]

49 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Did a same game multi with Lombardo, sav, in the boat and Halv. $76 boosted was decent.

Yeah I've gone with a wide exacta in the race ... bit like an each-way bet but that strategy has worked before when the value has got into the top 2

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

In the boat was in a speed boat! Smashed them. Lombardo didn’t look good from the jump. 

[Macca 17,117]

3 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

In the boat was in a speed boat! Smashed them. Lombardo didn’t look good from the jump. 

Got a big future but more so the way the way it won against that field (3 lengths to 2nd with a big gap to the rest) Ideal horse for the big sprints at the Valley & Caulfield

A definite Blackbooker

BH flew home again as it does but no match for the winner

[Macca 17,117]

On 4/13/2022 at 7:47 PM, Macca said:

Best Bet Saturday

Caulfield R4 #12 Mamounia 3.85/1.65

 

13 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Best bet. Caulfield R3 no 9 witchachar star $10/2.70

 

11 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

 Best bet Saturday 

Caulfield Race 7 No.12 Grandslam 

$6.5 (W) & $2.5 (P)

Good luck and have a Safe and Happy Easter everyone.

3 best bets in (so far)

Mamounia has shortened but the value is there for any number of multi combo's

The 3 winning in a multi is showing 250-1 (290-1 with a boost) whilst the 3 running the place is at the odds of about 12-1 (with a boost)

 

[Macca 17,117]

21 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

 Best bet Saturday 

Caulfield Race 7 No.12 Grandslam 

$6.5 (W) & $2.5 (P)

Good luck and have a Safe and Happy Easter everyone.

 

Grandslam has been scratched!

[Dee Zephyr 19,269]

6 minutes ago, Macca said:

Grandslam has been scratched!

Cheers Macca, plan B is now a goer.

Best Bet 

Oakbank Race 9 No.1 Deep Speed $2.8(W)

A bit of weight on even after the claim, hence why I went with Grandslam originally.

Good luck all.

[Macca 17,117]

On 4/13/2022 at 7:47 PM, Macca said:

Best Bet Saturday

Caulfield R4 #12 Mamounia 3.50 (win)

 

23 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Best bet. Caulfield R3 no 9 witchachar star $10/2.60

 

2 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Best Bet 

Oakbank Race 9 No.1 Deep Speed $2.8(W)

Good luck all.

All 3 winning paying about 100-1

Using Witchchar Star for the place with the other 2 winning, the dividend is about 25-1

[Mr Steve 3,820]

My pick of the day has been scratched.

If your game have a little on race 7 Number 14 Esti Feny. Could fill out the tri at good odds. 

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

WS came out well and looked like it was making a good run before veering off to the right and losing momentum. 

[Macca 17,117]

6 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

WS came out well and looked like it was making a good run before veering off to the right and losing momentum. 

I'm well and truly alive in my multi's with WS running on for 3rd.  Got out to 3.10 the place as well

Good get, Gorg

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

Mammonia salutes and did it well but cunning Fox really pushed it hard at the end.

[Macca 17,117]

29 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Mammonia salutes and did it well but cunning Fox really pushed it hard at the end.

Got the early double with our picks along with the 5-1 win odds I got for Mamounia on Wednesday

Had your pick to win in the big paying multi but was happy to use the place odds for 'WS' in a couple of other multi's

And get this; I backed Kementari and it won - that's a first!!

So Deep Speed (DZ's pick) will deliver a decent payout if it salutes!

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

Thought count de rupee had won for me but my grey darling Polly Grey saluted and by 6 lengths!!! 

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

Gee chassis flew home then and got held up bad, if it didn’t it wins that race.

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

Nash still fighting charge of careless riding that will continue after the last.

[Gorgoroth 13,185]

So Nash gets suspended for his ride as there was insufficient room and the bump t9 Big Parade caused the jockey to stop riding and right the horse. Hence they suspended him.

So if that’s the case and the gap was too small and it impeded big parade  why was the correct weight given and the result to stand. 
To me it’s either both or none. 

[Macca 17,117]

42 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

So Nash gets suspended for his ride as there was insufficient room and the bump t9 Big Parade caused the jockey to stop riding and right the horse. Hence they suspended him.

So if that’s the case and the gap was too small and it impeded big parade  why was the correct weight given and the result to stand. 
To me it’s either both or none. 

Did the rider of Big Parade lodge a protest?  If not, I'm not sure that the stewards ever lodge by default

In the UK & USA the stewards often do lodge autonomous protests but I can't remember the last time that has happened here

Big Parade might have run it's race thus no protest ... just watched the replay - Big Parade looked spent