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Rosehill postponed May put their Autumn back a week or integrate the races from today. Pattern will be out of whack if they integrate though

Wasn't on it but Masked Crusader wins the William Reid in fine style ... a cut above a crack field. Burst through with high acceleration like a good horse That's a big breakthrough Group 1 win ... the TJ Smith has to be on the radar now

Sisstar breaks the track record in the 955m challenge! They could have a whole card of these sprints and it might gain a lot of interest (similar to the Flemington card of 1200m sprint races)

Drawn well and generally starts well I've got it in a few quinella combo's

I got on at the $8 but with all the rain about the horse (Jungle Edge) could easily start favourite ... it swims in the wet! The track up there could be a Heavy10 if the forecast rings true And Gator has marked my pick (Maritana) on top ... 3 starts at Mornington for 3 wins

Weekend Roughie Mornington (Saturday) Race 4 No.3 Maritana 26.00/4.50

Golden Slipper - Field, Form, Odds, Barriers

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Vaguely remember being at the Yarra Glen races when I was an urchin ... parents were keen racegoers as were most of their friends Must get back their soon enough ... I catch up with mates once or twice a month on Sunday arvo's these days (footy, golf, pub etc) so the country racing needs to be on the agenda as well ! ?

A handy cheque of $70k for the connections at a little known destination in the Yarra Valley (The Yarra Valley Cup) There are group 2 & 3 races worldwide that carry that sort of prizemoney ($125k) Hang Man is a good honest performer just shy of Listed class but there are a stack of Handicaps & Country Cups that the horse can win A definite ADATR favourite

Ended up having a small wager on Hang Man and it duly saluted ... got the jump on Skyman entering the straight and that was enough

And so might Grandslam be a star as well ... commanding performance yesterday to win by that sort of margin (6.3 lengths) (before the rain had set in and affected the track) We might have another genuine WFA class middle distance runner on the scene with Grandslam Jamie Kah's first time on the horse so we'll see that combo again. Probably now Sydney bound for the G1 riches and with our carnival all but over, Kah, Oliver & co would be heading North as well you'd imagine There is some fantastic racing coming up in Sydney over the next 5 weekends 5 x G1's (including the Slipper) next Saturday and over the 5 weekends 17 x G1's and 22 other Group 2 & 3 races as well. The best of the best involved in 39 events Great time of the year with the footy starting next weekend as well Australian Group Racing And here are the replays from yesterday (I'll post up Grandslam's win in the Alister Clark Stakes when it's available)

Damian Lane said that the horse didn't handle the track well (the race was held in driving rain) They ran 01:39.82 which is more than 4 seconds above standard time for the mile at the Valley So the rain that had fallen had obviously effected the track but you would have expected the conditions to suit Sir Dragonet

ADATR blackbooker 'Hang Man' is running in the $125k Yarra Valley Cup (R6) tomorrow ... paying 4.50 for the win but it is up against the even money favourite in 'Skyman' But any of the top 6 in the betting can win so the exotics might be the go

Mugatoo a deserved winner of the All Star Mile ... held up for a fair while but once the gap appeared the horse had the best acceleration. Russian Camelot showed its class & Behemoth was dogged to the end Trifecta paid very well ($445) when considering the real class of the first 3 across the line Managed to get the exacta a couple of times but if anyone had followed up on Lunar Fox (as we should have?) then a dividend of $8508 for the F4 was to be had. Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing!! n.b. I'll post up some replays later when they're available

Bob Peters not happy! Apparently the horse has a different gait to the last time it was inspected (a year ago) Stewards can be over officious but what they say goes. You'd be filthy if you had a share in the horse If it pours down then Sir Dragonet comes right into it ... supposed to rain from 10.00am until 2.00pm. Paying $15 right now for the speculators!

Ha ha! I've got a 10-12 hour work day ahead of me so will be doing audio only But I'm a huge fan of sport on the radio ... especially the horses, footy, test cricket & the NFL. Replays of the racing of course ... I watch a lot of replays!! haha As for the ASM, Probabeel is the horse in top form and will be hard to beat but there's plenty of value runners for the exotics

Out to 4.60 now is AQ but Bob Peters was quoted as not being too concerned about the mares fitness Bob is probably pulling a few strings as we speak ... fairly influential figure is Bob! Trainer (Grant Williams) reckons the horse could have passed the Vet check this morning but the vets wanted to be absolutely sure All the same, I'll be putting my trifecta on as late as possible!

I'm taking out an exotic in the race (probably a trifecta) ... can't help but think that Behemoth will get into the finish but can he beat home the Queen, Russian or Probabeel Shout the Bar has drawn a good barrier considering it will assume the front position (Gai's horses usually follow that pattern) And the on pace runners can kick away in that short straight There's a few other chances too but the top 3 in the betting will be hard to displace

Best Bet (Saturday) Moonee Valley R4 No.7 Pandemic $4.00 (Win)

There's plenty more Group racing at the Valley & at Rosehill this Saturday with the All Star Mile & the Coolmore Classic dominating proceedings. Good luck punters! Moonee Valley - Fields, Form & Odds Rosehill - Fields, Form & Odds

Replays of the Group 1 racing from Saturday

That's if he can get on the park in a productive way. Brown has to get over his knee issue as well as returning to his best form. 2 areas I would rather rely on our proven best players to produce the goods Trouble is none of those best players are forwards ... we'll be good enough to win at least 9 or 10 games but without a productive forward line wins will be scarce after that. In 2018 when we bobbed up and played finals we had 4 productive forwards (Hogan, T-Mac, Weideman and Spargo) We'll need something similar to happen this season in order to contend

If Fritsch starts kicking straight on a consistent basis he can be called a good player. He needs to practice overtime to get better Mind you, he's our best forward but that's not saying much. Our forward line is a shambles and has been for over a decade I'm hoping there is dramatic improvement in our forward line and that needs to happen if we're to win 14+ games

None of our good players are forwards but we may have 10-12 good players on the list Gawn, Petracca, Viney, Oliver, May, Lever, Salem & Langdon make it Harmes, Jackson, Brayshaw & Rivers are on the cusp Not one forward unless we are counting a questionable Ben Brown You're probably right on Fritsch but his kicking for goal is unreliable. If we had a good forward line he'd be under the microscope though I totally agree that May & Lever are a terrific combo but I'm playing coach and trying to find a combo that can win 14+ games May forward periodically though ... within games and not every game. A good coach picks his moments and we need more versatility within games in order to win games We are far too predictable and it wouldn't be difficult to coach against our team