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4 hours ago, Macca said:

Yes it was a great finish Wadda ... the big surprise was 'Gytrash' in the Lightning Stakes ... as was the run of 'Nature Strip'.  Another reminder to never take odds that skinny - too much outlay to win a decent amount and thus, high risk)  Alizee,  Flit & Vegadaze all won in fine fashion at Randwick as well.

I had Nature Strip in a couple of multi's although but I backed the other legs to win outright or in exacta's as well (Fabric,  God of Thunder,  Seemingly Discreet & Dark Alley)

And thanks to JJ I ended up in front for the day (he tipped value runners Rivski & Rigalo Di Gaetano)

But Gytrash is the story looking ahead ... it's a much imoroved SA galloper although it's Morphettville form previously was very good (running excellent times & winning)  It's almost certainly a Group horse now and I'll be following it,  that's for sure.

JJ tipped 4 winners all up yesterday at Morphettville whilst no one seemed to fair well at Flemington.  Even Gator went against his namesake (Alligator Blood) Again, a barnstorming finish between the 2 star 3yo's.  Catalyst didn't lose any friends either,  just beaten by a slightly better horse on the day.

The current crop of 3yo's is quite something too ... Alabama Express,  Castelvecchio,  Bivouac,  Exceedence,  Libertini,  Super Seth,  Darlasan,  Flit,  Anaheed,  Microphone,  Lyre,  Loving Gaby,  Shadow Hero,  Warning,  Miami Bound,  Funstar,  Standout,  King of Hastings,  Tassort as well as Alligator Blood & Catalyst. 

Indeed Macca indeed. I remember when Nature Strip was first running it was always winning on tracks with a bend. The straight at Flemington can sort a few out sometimes, but i think the rain might have also thrown a few as it does. I really liked Gabys run and if you look at the overhead it almost looks like it won. Wrong side of the track maybe? Who knows time will tell.

The Australian Guineas in 2 weeks is now looking quite the race with Alligator Blood, Catalyst, Chenier, Super Seth, Flit, Dalasan, Loving Gaby, Shadow Hero & Microphone all nominated.

 

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6 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Still the greatest finish to any race ever.....18 years on.

:)

 

Yep ... it never gets old Wadda

Incredible really ... all 4 hit the deck where as 1, 2 or maybe 3 going down could have been expected in a frantic finish. But all 4?

I'm still happy for the bloke (Bradbury) all these years later.  What many don't know is that previously Steven was rated high to win Gold in prior Olympics but bad luck befell him to deny him victory.  He certainly got the last laugh.

A Hollywood ending and apparently there is a film to be made about the famous win entitled 'Last Man Standing' (could there be a more apt title?)

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Both Santa Ana Lane & Gytrash are sired by 'Lope De Vega' and both horses on the Dam side are sired by Fastnet Rock.

And like Santa Ana Lane,  there is a somewhat unfashionable view of the horse (Gytrash) so the odds could remain attractive.  Having said all that,  the horse has just come into 4-1 favourite for the Newmarket Hcp! 

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10 hours ago, Macca said:

Yep ... it never gets old Wadda

Incredible really ... all 4 hit the deck where as 1, 2 or maybe 3 going down could have been expected in a frantic finish. But all 4?

I'm still happy for the bloke (Bradbury) all these years later.  What many don't know is that previously Steven was rated high to win Gold in prior Olympics but bad luck befell him to deny him victory.  He certainly got the last laugh.

A Hollywood ending and apparently there is a film to be made about the famous win entitled 'Last Man Standing' (could there be a more apt title?)

Yes thats what i always think Macca, all 4!!? Truly incredible and the look on their faces as they go down. I do remember something like that about him missing previously at the time, now you mention it and how everyone was rooting for him in this race, but he seemed to be in the most impossible position from the get go. I remember watching it live and feeling the anguish the longer the race went on and then the unbelievable happens.

It aint over till its over. Ditto horse racing.

Last man standing has many conitations doesnt it? Excellent title indeed.  Maybe they will draw on other aspects of that for the production.

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8 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Yes thats what i always think Macca, all 4!!? Truly incredible and the look on their faces as they go down. I do remember something like that about him missing previously at the time, now you mention it and how everyone was rooting for him in this race, but he seemed to be in the most impossible position from the get go. I remember watching it live and feeling the anguish the longer the race went on and then the unbelievable happens.

It aint over till its over. Ditto horse racing.

Last man standing has many conitations doesnt it? Excellent title indeed.  Maybe they will draw on other aspects of that for the production.

I didn't see the race live Wadda but there's not much I do miss live when it comes to the Olympics.  So the impact (whilst very big) can't replace seeing it live. 

On RSN today they were talking about the great horse racing rivalries and there's been more than a few (Sunline/Northerly,  Fastnet Rock/Alinghi,  Redoute's Choice/Testa Rossa etc etc) 

Previously we've seen Better Loosen Up & Let's Elope in a match-race whilst Big Philou & Rain Lover were matched up in similar fashion going way back ... youtube has both match races available to view.

And now we have Alligator Blood/Catalyst/Super Seth and maybe even Chenier as middle distance rivals. 

The rivalries are great for racing ... even better than stand-alone great thoroughbreds such as Winx & Black Caviar (IMO)

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Best Bets:

Caulfield Race 3 No 2 Pandemic $2.30

Caulfield Race 5 No.1 Acting $3.10

Caulfield Race 8 No 12 Halvorsen (Plc) $4.80

A handy 34/1 approx for this weeks multi. Keep the picks coming guys. Good luck TEAM.

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I try and do the Racing .com pick 7 every week.....hey its a free throw at the stumps!

For what its worth my picks are:

Express Pass

Spanish Reef

Acting

Super Seth

Hanseatic

Bivouac

Miss Siska

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47 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

I try and do the Racing .com pick 7 every week.....hey its a free throw at the stumps!

For what its worth my picks are:

Express Pass

Spanish Reef

Acting

Super Seth

Hanseatic

Bivouac

Miss Siska

You really love your multi's don't ya Wadda!

I'm forever struggling at a 2pic!

I've got nearly all of your above picks but in exacta's and a couple of 2pics (and the 2pics are sure to fail! ... very small outlay though)

My tip today Pandemic looked the winner half way down the straight but died on its run ... on that performance I struggle to see it becoming a group horse (after failing against that type of field) I thought it would go straight past them ... disappointing.

Having said all that the inside running looks the go today ... Hanseatic will need to bring its A game to win the Blue Diamond.

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'Streets of Avalon' wins the Futurity ... ridden a treat by Ben Melham.  The horse is such an honest performer.

33-1 could be had back a few days ago and it started at 9-1.  The money came late and now Streets of Avalon gets a run in the All-Star Mile.

Alas,  I wasn't on it today as I though the 3 heavily favoured horses would fight out the finish.

Tough horse and a well deserved win. 

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1 hour ago, Macca said:

'Streets of Avalon' wins the Futurity ... ridden a treat by Ben Melham.  The horse is such an honest performer.

33-1 could be had back a few days ago and it started at 9-1.  The money came late and now Streets of Avalon gets a run in the All-Star Mile.

Alas,  I wasn't on it today as I though the 3 heavily favoured horses would fight out the finish.

Tough horse and a well deserved win. 

Yep, pretty tough day all round. I only got 1 winner, Adelaide Ace....was  downhill after that. Pandemic was disappointing as was Acting. My pick didnt do much better. Super Seth looked the winner, but Streets of Avalon just kept going. That leader bias was quite strong. A Beautiful Night had a good run in front but finished 9th. Bivouac also failed ditto Microphone

Next week Alligator Blood, currently 3/1 and Catalyst 2.70

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2 hours ago, Macca said:

You really love your multi's don't ya Wadda!

I'm forever struggling at a 2pic!

I've got nearly all of your above picks but in exacta's and a couple of 2pics (and the 2pics are sure to fail! ... very small outlay though)

My tip today Pandemic looked the winner half way down the straight but died on its run ... on that performance I struggle to see it becoming a group horse (after failing against that type of field) I thought it would go straight past them ... disappointing.

Having said all that the inside running looks the go today ... Hanseatic will need to bring its A game to win the Blue Diamond.

Yeah impossible to get and nobody has got all 7 last few weeks, but its fun trying and yes the price is right. I got 4 week. Sometimes its a good exercise to force you to pick 1 horse rather than 4 in any given race.

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29 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Yep, pretty tough day all round. I only got 1 winner, Adelaide Ace....was  downhill after that. Pandemic was disappointing as was Acting. My pick didnt do much better. Super Seth looked the winner, but Streets of Avalon just kept going. That leader bias was quite strong. A Beautiful Night had a good run in front but finished 9th. Bivouac also failed ditto Microphone

Next week Alligator Blood, currently 3/1 and Catalyst 2.70

Had an fairly ordinary day myself Wadda ... 1st & 3rd all day (with exacta's) and Gator & JJ tipped 1 winner between them (so they were no hope!)

But the 3 feature races on Blue Diamond day at Caulfield are nearly always very tricky.  I usually do quite well up in Sydney and at Morphettville on this raceday but not today.  I didn't even look at Tagaloa & Pippie but both were just too good.

Got a reasonable late collect though and I'll live to fight another day ... Moreira & Purton tomorrow might come to the rescue! 

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23 minutes ago, Macca said:

Had an fairly ordinary day myself Wadda ... 1st & 3rd all day (with exacta's) and Gator & JJ tipped 1 winner between them (so they were no hope!)

But the 3 feature races on Blue Diamond day at Caulfield are nearly always very tricky.  I usually do quite well up in Sydney and at Morphettville on this raceday but not today.  I didn't even look at Tagaloa & Pippie but both were just too good.

Got a reasonable late collect though and I'll live to fight another day ... Moreira & Purton tomorrow might come to the rescue! 

Nice one. Glad you got the get out stakes. I think it was Gator or Hutchy that mentioned a bet of the weekend called More Than This on Sunday. Ive looked and looked but cant see it? I didnt get the location. Can you see it anywhere?

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16 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Nice one. Glad you got the get out stakes. I think it was Gator or Hutchy that mentioned a bet of the weekend called More Than This on Sunday. Ive looked and looked but cant see it? I didnt get the location. Can you see it anywhere?

Sha Tin Race 7 No.3 More Than This ($2.70) ... Purton on board.

Drawn wide but gets back anyway and then rattles home ... 'Golden Sixty' the danger but they'll probably quinella the race.

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2 minutes ago, Macca said:

Sha Tin Race 7 No.3 More Than This ($2.70) ... Purton on board.

Drawn wide but gets back anyway and then rattles home ... 'Golden Sixty' the danger but they'll probably quinella the race.

Ok thanks, i must have missed it cause looked at Sha Tin. GET ON ! :)

 

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4 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Ok thanks, i must have missed it cause looked at Sha Tin. GET ON ! :)

I'll multi it up with 1 or 2 others to get some value.  Maybe even a treble with 2 others.

Race 10 No.1 Monica (Moreira) looks a show as well as Race 5 No.4 Good Beauty (Purton)

Rather than win bets I often pick out 3 that I fancy and then have 3 doubles & a treble.  If 2 of the 3 get up I make a profit.  If all 3 salute it's happy days Wadda!

Anyway,  the Demons win and Petracca dominates!  Makes you wonder why we haven't played him in the middle previously.

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Best Bet

Randwick Race 6 No.1 Flit (Win) $3.80

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16 hours ago, Macca said:

Best Bet

Randwick Race 6 No.1 Flit (Win) $3.80

 

Best Bets

Flemington Race 6 No.4 God Of Thunder (W) $4.20

Randwick Race 6 No.1 Flit (W) $3.80

Flemington Race 7 No 1 Alligator Blood (W) $3.20

Some top races today and we got the weather. Good (4) tracks at both Flemington and Randwick

Todays multi is 51/1 and for the price of a cup of coffee you can have yourself a good weekend!

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Track seems to be running well after the first two races. The European, King of Leogrance, smashed his rivals into the turf in the 2600m race 2. Solid win.

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