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  On 21/12/2018 at 07:21, Dee Zephyr said:

Best Bet

Morphetville Race 7 Number 10

Nariko $4.00

Nariko scratched DZ  ?

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      On 21/12/2018 at 23:20, Macca said:

    Nariko scratched DZ  ?

    Cheers Macca, haven’t looked at final fields yet, back soon with another.

    Edit: We’ll go with Flemington Race 6 Number 6 - Order Of Command $2.40

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    3 of the first 5 winners to Craig Williams ... he's on 2nd favourite Demolition in race 6 and the favourite Creedence in race 8.  Having a day out. 

    Cash Affair jumped slowly and got too far back - ran 2nd and got home well.  Weir mentioned that settling midfield was the ideal spot.  Winner too good,  all the same.

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    Unlucky @Macca with your pick. Made up an enormous amount of ground.

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      On 21/12/2018 at 23:38, Dee Zephyr said:

    Cheers Macca, haven’t looked at final fields yet, back soon with another.

    Edit: We’ll go with Flemington Race 6 Number 6 - Order Of Command $2.40

    Winner!  Had it on top in a multiple trifecta but just missed with Gwenneth pipping Saint Valorem.  Otherwise,  had quite a good day on the punt.  So a 1st & 2nd with the 2 picks today so that'll improve the strike rate DZ.

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      On 22/12/2018 at 08:10, Macca said:

    Winner!  Had it on top in a multiple trifecta but just missed with Gwenneth pipping Saint Valorem.  Otherwise,  had quite a good day on the punt.  So a 1st & 2nd with the 2 picks today so that'll improve the strike rate DZ.

    Good to hear it was a winning day Macca. Order Of Command was very strong late, a bit short for me to back it.

    I tried something different with our picks, took our horses in a running double as my only bet and hoped if it got up the divvy would have been greater than the 2 leg multi of around $10. Finding time to even place one bet with the newborn is a mission I tell you. 

    Galaxy Star later on, should win?

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      On 22/12/2018 at 08:20, Dee Zephyr said:

    Good to hear it was a winning day Macca. Order Of Command was very strong late, a bit short for me to back it.

    I tried something different with our picks, took our horses in a running double as my only bet and hoped if it got up the divvy would have been greater than the 2 leg multi of around $10. Finding time to even place one bet with the newborn is a mission I tell you. 

    Galaxy Star later on, should win?

    Good luck with all that DZ ... been there myself but it's been a while now.  Re-learning how to sleep in 1 or 2 hour allotments is quite a challenge!  You'll manage.

    As for the Galaxy Star race,  I've taken out a F4 as I normally do in Perth.  It might have an off-day but I'd be surprised if that did happen.  With Material Man out the only real danger is Gatting although 1 of the tipsters has picked Perfect Jewel. 

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    News from Hong Kong ... 

    Australian horse 'Dark Dream' (under new ownership) just won a C2 race in impressive fashion at Sha Tin by 4.5 lengths and is now probably going to be favourite for the HK Derby. 

    Dark Dream won the Group 1 Queensland Derby back in June. 

    n.b.  The Derby in HK is for 4 year old's and is worth a cool $2Million to the winner - smart purchase by the looks of it.  Definitely one to follow.

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    ‘ Hang Man’ wins the 4th at Caulfield first up. Tony Brassel tipped it to win before the race and claimed it’s a serious racehorse. The win couldn’t have been more impressive.

    I only just tuned in to Sky as Brassel was spruiking it and managed to grab $20s. The replay is worth a watch and the horse is one to definitely follow.

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      On 26/12/2018 at 04:27, Dee Zephyr said:

    ‘ Hang Man’ wins the 4th at Caulfield first up. Tony Brassel tipped it to win before the race and claimed it’s a serious racehorse. The win couldn’t have been more impressive.

    I only just tuned in to Sky as Brassel was spruiking it and managed to grab $20s. The replay is worth a watch and the horse is one to definitely follow.

    Well done DZ ... good odds!

    Radio only for the races today but as luck would have it I snagged the trifecta in the last race at Randwick after thinking I'd missed after the race caller called 'Crafty Tycoon' as 3rd ... checked the results online and saw that Professor Marx got 3rd - Winner! 

    I love those sort of wins - back in the day I might have thrown away the tote ticket!

    In other news 'Alizee' makes a return to racing in the Christmas Classic at Randwick on Saturday.  I'll post up the links to that race and a few of the other feature races on Saturday later on or tomorrow.

    In the meantime,  there's a decent betting race on at Gosford on Friday that might be worth a look-see ... 'Belle of the Turf Stakes' (Group 3)  - 'Aloisia' is running in the race and looks well placed ?

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      On 26/12/2018 at 07:17, Macca said:

    Well done DZ ... good odds!

    Radio only for the races today but as luck would have it I snagged the trifecta in the last race at Randwick after thinking I'd missed after the race caller called 'Crafty Tycoon' as 3rd ... checked the results online and saw that Professor Marx got 3rd - Winner! 

    I love those sort of wins - back in the day I might have thrown away the tote ticket!

    In other news 'Alizee' makes a return to racing in the Christmas Classic at Randwick on Saturday.  I'll post up the links to that race and a few of the other feature races on Saturday later on or tomorrow.

    In the meantime,  there's a decent betting race on at Gosford on Friday that might be worth a look-see ... 'Belle of the Turf Stakes' (Group 3)  - 'Aloisia' is running in the race and looks well placed ?

    It was a nice collect, trying my luck again with house money in the EPL overnight.

     Well done Macca, paid ok too. Professor Marx came from well back in the field to grab 3rd, big run. Yep, the old tote ticket, I have thrown a couple away over the years. Surprise wins are often the best.

    So Si Bon broke the drought also today, they said something like 800 days since it’s only win. 

    Looks like there’s good interest for the weekend with some decent horses running around. I’m almost certain El will return at the Valley also on Saturday, that’s the plan anyway.

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      On 26/12/2018 at 08:23, Dee Zephyr said:

    It was a nice collect, trying my luck again with house money in the EPL overnight.

     Well done Macca, paid ok too. Professor Marx came from well back in the field to grab 3rd, big run. Yep, the old tote ticket, I have thrown a couple away over the years. Surprise wins are often the best.

    So Si Bon broke the drought also today, they said something like 800 days since it’s only win. 

    Looks like there’s good interest for the weekend with some decent horses running around. I’m almost certain El will return at the Valley also on Saturday, that’s the plan anyway.

    Always nice to be in that spot DZ ... might do a couple of 3pick's myself in the EPL seeing as I'm a bit of an advocate of that sort of multi.  There's a number of good free scoring teams playing at home against lesser opposition and you'd reckon Man City & Chelsea will bounce back strong. 

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    The Queensland Summer carnival is the focus this weekend with a total of 6 Listed or Group races but there's also a decent race at Randwick as well as a number of competitive races at the Valley.  I picked out these 4 as the standouts and all 4 are reasonable betting races.

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      On 27/12/2018 at 08:07, Macca said:

    The Queensland Summer carnival is the focus this weekend with a total of 6 Listed or Group races but there's also a decent race at Randwick as well as a number of competitive races at the Valley.  I picked out these 4 as the standouts and all 4 are reasonable betting races.

    Hey guys, im back. I think i will have a bit of a rest from DaTR for a few weeks. Looking forward to the Autumn racing though, which will start to get serious soon. Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Xmas.

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      On 28/12/2018 at 02:12, Wadda We Sing said:

    Hey guys, im back. I think i will have a bit of a rest from DaTR for a few weeks. Looking forward to the Autumn racing though, which will start to get serious soon. Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing Xmas.

    Yeah,  fair enough Wadda and welcome back.

    I am like that with footy most years ... I switch off almost immediately after the GF and then tune back in for the 1st game of the season proper.  I take a mild interest in the draft and the practice games but only if there are any standout stories. 

    Hogan leaving kept me interested but as soon as the trade was done,  that was it.  I am the same with the NFL,  Rugby League and a few other sports.  I need a break from those sports.

    By contrast,  the Horses,  cricket,  soccer and a few other sports can get my interest at any time of the year ... the Horses is almost every Saturday but the only races I really want to watch are the Group races from here in Oz or from overseas.  And sometimes that might only be 1 or 2 feature races.  But the interest remains. 

    For instance:  The summer carnival of racing from Queensland culminates with the Magic Millions meeting on the 12th of January ... and 2 weeks after that we get the Blue Diamond prelude's at Caulfield.  So there's no escape for me!  ?

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    Best Bet

    Randwick Race 8 Number 4

    Deprive $2.50

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    Cheers Macca......I would have picked Alizee anyway ! Good luck.

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      On 29/12/2018 at 05:23, Dee Zephyr said:

    Well done Macca. Despite the market drift, it really was effortless by Alizee.

    Wasn't it ever DZ - very impressive!  And Bowman rode the horse a treat. 

    Not sure what they do with the Alizee now before the Autumn campaign.  Maybe the 'Carrington Stakes' over the 1400m at Randwick towards the end of January?

    There's not much else going on apart from the Magic Millions in mid January.

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    Good luck to El in the next, a bit of PL happening here as I didn’t put its stablemate Khartoum in my quaddie. 

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      On 28/12/2018 at 07:15, Dee Zephyr said:

    Best Bet

    Randwick Race 8 Number 4

    Deprive $2.50

    2 from 2 today thanks to your tip getting up with Deprive.  Well done DZ and the horse was way too good for that lot.  Got the exacta with 'After All That' flashing home for 2nd. 

    Hands and heels for the final furlong too.  A progressive horse that looks the goods

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      On 29/12/2018 at 06:46, Macca said:

    2 from 2 today thanks to your tip getting up with Deprive.  Well done DZ and the horse was way too good for that lot.  Got the exacta with 'After All That' flashing home for 2nd. 

    Hands and heels for the final furlong too.  A progressive horse that looks the goods

    Soft at the finish Macca. Well done on the exacta, healthy divvie.

     A winning double for the crew here today. Good job, play money for the EPL tonight, which reminds me to head over for some monkey business.

    Edited by Dee Zephyr

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    73: 26 - 10 - 10

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