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  On 23/10/2021 at 22:47, Macca said:

Re the protest in the Cox Plate

Protest being dismissed was the right decision but the interference did stop Anamoe's run to a degree. I just don't believe the interference was all that severe

We see a lot of brushing and slight bumps and to me that's just part of racing

Upholding the protest would have suited me as I had Anamoe going in a few bets (including a decent win bet)

Yeah it could have gone either way.

I stated it yesterday and I’ll state it again. 
I hate MV.

 
  On 23/10/2021 at 23:43, Gorgoroth said:

Yeah it could have gone either way.

I stated it yesterday and I’ll state it again. 
I hate MV.

Had a dirty day myself ... I reckon it's a track for the exotics.  There are too many variables to find winners consistently.  On-pacers often get into the finish

Anamoe wins and I break even for the day so I was barracking for the protest to be upheld even though I thought it should have been dismissed!! haha

Anyway, we move onto Derby Day ... Forgot You & Gunstock equal favourites at 5-2 and then it's 10-1 (or better) the field

Big day Saturday - Derby Day!  Good fields and good value all over.  Back on the exotics for me!

Up in Sydney we've got 4 big stakes races as well (including the $7.5Million Golden Eagle)

 

Flemington Saturday - All Races - Fields, Form & Odds(Racenet)

Rosehill Saturday - All Races - Fields, Form & Odds(Racenet)

 

Victoria Derby - Field, Odds, Individual Horse Preview(JustHorseRacing)

Golden Eagle - Fields, Odds, Individual Horse Preview(JustHorseRacing)

 

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Best Bet (Saturday) Flemington

R4 No.4 Brooklyn Hustle (J-Mac) $6.00 (Win)


Best Bet Rosehill

Race 8 No.6 Delexo (W) $3.40

Well we all bombed out today, how we can make a comeback Tuesday?

It was a great days racing. I do love Derby day, some great races here and in Sydney. 
Was on I’m thunderstruck and then with a bonus when at $20 threw it on Count De Rupee just prior to the race starting, and I’ve never regretted not doing a quinella more in my life. 😂

 
  On 30/10/2021 at 08:25, Gorgoroth said:

Well we all bombed out today, how we can make a comeback Tuesday?

It was a great days racing. I do love Derby day, some great races here and in Sydney. 
Was on I’m thunderstruck and then with a bonus when at $20 threw it on Count De Rupee just prior to the race starting, and I’ve never regretted not doing a quinella more in my life. 😂

Yeah Derby day is awesome for racing Gorg…value galore. Finished a little down but I’m still coming to terms with Icebath just losing. Pretty much everything was hinged on the horse….would’ve won a fair bit but that’s the game. 


  On 30/10/2021 at 22:22, Dee Zephyr said:

Yeah Derby day is awesome for racing Gorg…value galore. Finished a little down but I’m still coming to terms with Icebath just losing. Pretty much everything was hinged on the horse….would’ve won a fair bit but that’s the game. 

Same sort of thing with me ... had 'I'm Thunderstruck' & 'Hitotsu' in a number of doubles and a couple of trebles but none saluted ... got the 2 winners straight out but could have been a bumper day.  As you said, that's racing!

  On 31/10/2021 at 01:36, Macca said:

On to the Cup we go!  Wide exotic for me in the race but 'Incentivise' is going to be hard to beat

Melbourne Cup Field, Form, Odds & Appraisal (Just Horse Racing)

 

If anything stands out on the day maybe we can post them here Macca, doesn’t have to be a BB..could be multiple runners we like on the day. I managed to just grab a couple of tickets to the Cup….looking forward to sitting back with a couple of beers on a nice day.

  On 31/10/2021 at 04:47, Dee Zephyr said:

If anything stands out on the day maybe we can post them here Macca, doesn’t have to be a BB..could be multiple runners we like on the day. I managed to just grab a couple of tickets to the Cup….looking forward to sitting back with a couple of beers on a nice day.

Enjoy! 

Already picked out my bets for the day but the Cup seems more straightforward with a number of horses that could be ruled out from getting into the finish

But who knows?  A lightweight bolter might get up!  I'll definitely be including Great House & Floating Artist in my exotic bets

Noticed that 'Water Bomber' has firmed into 5.50 from 8.50 (Maribyrnong Plate R1 No.10)

On debut and trained by Mick Price ... might end up starting favourite

Reckon 'Exelman' (R3) and 'Pandemic' (JMac R10) could both run well


Not one to bet on names but Race two (6) Team captain into Race 3 (9) Address Melbourne sound like an Omen to me. Maybe all up on Magic Max in Race 6. And i have left out Best Of Days in race 4 

  On 01/11/2021 at 23:15, Mr Steve said:

Not one to bet on names but Race two (6) Team captain into Race 3 (9) Address Melbourne sound like an Omen to me. Maybe all up on Magic Max in Race 6. And i have left out Best Of Days in race 4 

Ha ha nice one. I was on team captain. If I had seen this earlier I would have done this as a multi.

Verry Elleegant went into a F4 last minute ... salutes and a reasonable percentage of a F4 as a result.  Happy Days!!

Couldn't believe how far it drifted in the betting, all things considered (especially with J-Mac on board)

A great win by the mighty mare ... 10 x G1's now

  On 02/11/2021 at 04:39, Macca said:

Verry Elleegant went into a F4 last minute ... salutes and a reasonable percentage of a F4 as a result.  Happy Days!!

Couldn't believe how far it drifted in the betting, all things considered (especially with J-Mac on board)

A great win by the mighty mare ... 10 x G1's now

Well done. I looked at it, but went grand promenade instead. Thems the breaks.


  On 02/11/2021 at 04:52, Gorgoroth said:

Well done. I looked at it, but went grand promenade instead. Thems the breaks.

Been a lean time of late Gorg but more than made up for it with that collect!

Too good a horse to ignore especially when it drifted to 22-1 (and I very nearly ignored it)

The classiest horse with by far the best previous form ended up winning the race ... won't be getting tired of watching that replay in a hurry!

Red & Blue colours with a jockey named James McDonald on board.  Who knew?

Hopefully my little bit of luck rubs off here!!

 

  On 02/11/2021 at 04:39, Macca said:

Verry Elleegant went into a F4 last minute ... salutes and a reasonable percentage of a F4 as a result.  Happy Days!!

Couldn't believe how far it drifted in the betting, all things considered (especially with J-Mac on board)

A great win by the mighty mare ... 10 x G1's now

Good work Macca, awesome win by a wonderful racehorse. Just got home from Flem…warm one out there.
I placed a bet a couple of months ago on Verry Elleegant to win 3 Group 1s this spring at $67. Any chance they can run her in one more G1 this spring to get to 3 wins lol. Ended up throwing a little saver on her at $22…main bet was Spanish Mission each way. Did ok out of the Cup but no luck in the previous races.

  On 02/11/2021 at 06:03, Dee Zephyr said:

Good work Macca, awesome win by a wonderful racehorse. Just got home from Flem…warm one out there.
I placed a bet a couple of months ago on Verry Elleegant to win 3 Group 1s this spring at $67. Any chance they can run her in one more G1 this spring to get to 3 wins lol. Ended up throwing a little saver on her at $22…main bet was Spanish Mission each way. Did ok out of the Cup but no luck in the previous races.

Doubt they'd run VE in the McKinnon Stakes DZ but if they did, it would probably win!

The Kingston Town Classic at Ascot?  haha

She might end up with quite a CV though ... the 6yo Mare will have another 3 x Autumn's & 2 x Spring's before it becomes a 9 year old.

Incentivise is only a 5yo so we'll see that horse for at least a few more years as well

And Zaaki is a 7yo with a bit left in the tank.  Both Incentivise & Zaaki are geldings so they'll be racing on you'd imagine

Facing the breeze along the river side told in the end for Incentivise.  Along with the 2 miles & 57kgs.  In the Caulfield Cup it had cover.  Brave effort nonetheless

But Verry Elleegant is the Champion!

 
  On 02/11/2021 at 06:22, Macca said:

Doubt they'd run VE in the McKinnon Stakes DZ but if they did, it would probably win!

The Kingston Town Classic at Ascot?  haha

She might end up with quite a CV though ... the 6yo Mare will have another 3 x Autumn's & 2 x Spring's before it becomes a 9 year old.

Incentivise is only a 5yo so we'll see that horse for at least a few more years as well

And Zaaki is a 7yo with a bit left in the tank.  Both Incentivise & Zaaki are geldings so they'll be racing on you'd imagine

Facing the breeze along the river side told in the end for Incentivise.  Along with the 2 miles & 57kgs.  In the Caulfield Cup it had cover.  Brave effort nonetheless

But Verry Elleegant is the Champion!

Yeah I’d say spell for sure now. Had my chance in the Turnbull and Cox with VE…wasn’t a bad bet I thought as a long range one.  Was just looking at the finishing order and it showed the lack of quality outside the top 3 really. It pays 160k down to 12th and Miami Bound (12th) finished 22.45 lengths off VE. She’s Ideel 10th and 19 lengths behind. Still, I wouldn’t complain picking up 160k, covers the bills for at least 4 years.

  On 02/11/2021 at 06:35, Dee Zephyr said:

Yeah I’d say spell for sure now. Had my chance in the Turnbull and Cox with VE…wasn’t a bad bet I thought as a long range one.  Was just looking at the finishing order and it showed the lack of quality outside the top 3 really. It pays 160k down to 12th and Miami Bound (12th) finished 22.45 lengths off VE. She’s Ideel 10th and 19 lengths behind. Still, I wouldn’t complain picking up 160k, covers the bills for at least 4 years.

Very true with regards to the strength of the field ... a throw-back to days gone-by before the flood of overseas entrants

And with the (now) stringent testing for overseas horses, we could expect more of the same

But I found the race to be a lot easier to decipher with regards to form.  The top 4 in the weights stood out as the best runners whilst the rest (apart from Floating Artist) were making up the numbers (as it turned out) 5th place was 10 lengths off the winner! 

Not forgetting that Chris Waller & J-Mac have won their first Melbourne Cup


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