Dee Zephyr
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G’day Macca. There’s a strong chance the horse will be scratched tomorrow. They will go like last week’s pay in this 955m dash and being drawn in the middle might present some difficulties in terms of where to settle the horse. Not an ideal first-up race. Too much pressure I believe. ‘El’ has also accepted at Sale in the last race on Sunday. This presents a better first-up assignment, less pressure and a bigger track. Prize money is obviously much better tomorrow night but the aim is to have him firing for the whole campaign. Edit: They weren’t expecting to make the Moonee Valley field with the low rating but when they did it would’ve generated some strong discussion for the best and most logical option.
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Redskins, Ravens and Pats.
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According to the AFL site the Saints will host Port in China next year for points. Are we expecting to see a China game every year from now on? Does anyone know details of the actual agreement between the AFL and China?
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A bit of banter between May and Lynch at a dinner the other night. From the AFL site. "We went out for dinner the other night on the Gold Coast," May said. "We were talking about the Anzac Day Eve game. He said he was looking forward to playing on me, but I said I'd probably be playing on the best forward and that's Jack Riewoldt.
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Goodness me Macca, Withhold beat home 33 runners two starts ago and that run was in October last year. A field of 34 in a flat race? It’s common for the steeples, can’t say i have ever seen a field of that size on the flat. Withhold is 33rd in the ballot for the Melbourne Cup and $15 to win it.
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In 2006 I travelled out to Hoppers Crossing for a wedding. Chris Lamb was one of the guests and after introducing myself we talked a bit about his career to which he didn’t give too much away. We mainly talked about the epic 2002 semi against the Crows. He said it was the most incredible game he ever played in and labelled Trapper’s performance as the most incredible individual one he’d seen as a participant. He remembered a couple of the players vomiting during the 3 quarter time break such was the effort in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. He said unfortunately we didn’t have many petrol tickets left in the last quarter. Free beer and a chat with a former MFC player, top night.
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Looks like today’s Cranbourne meeting has been postponed. Just tuned in to hear there was some kind of fall in the 4th. Higgins and Brad Rawiller the jockeys involved. Not sure the extent, but ambulances have been on the track for a while now. El Magnificence will have to wait for another day. Jockeys seem to be ok according to one of the stewards just now. Good to hear.
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Go Chelsea!! Are you watching it on Optus Sport? I’m having slight trouble with the connection at the moment. Yes Macca, I was telling a guy at work this morning I had a feeling the overseas horses might dominate the spring. I placed a small tri (boxed 6) with my initial selections. With the F4 I excluded Ventura Storm, Ace High and Youngstar after I saw the drift in the market especially with the latter 2. I added Homesman after the horse was mentioned by Properdee, Duretto (hoodoo horse) and Red Verdon. My win bet was on The Cliffsofmoher, I thought he ran a terrific race too. Edit: Never mind....just realised it’s on SBS?
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Was a cracker Layzie. VAR played a huge part again. Bozza was spitting chips at half time and I mean he was going ballistic, he couldn’t believe City were awarded the penalty upon review and subsequently equalised. I’m pretty sure the bloke that scored the winner did it with his first touch of the game. 40,000+ in attendance. Edit: Real Madrid 2-0 down at home to Levante just before half time. Goodness me.
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Good luck Macca, I’m locked and loaded for tonight after a good day at the races. Was fortunate enough to collect on a small percentage of the F4 in the Cup thanks to everyone’s input. Just finished watching the Victory game and it was a corker. The wife ‘tipped’ me the Melb City 2-1 correct scoreline at $11. Riding the wave so to speak. It could be a long night, Chelsea about to kick off.
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I’m shocked Biff, seriously....how did you know I had a pet camel?
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A 1st vs 1st protest, I’m sure it’s happened before but I can’t remember the last time. Gytrash left its run too late imo by the way Macca.
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DEAD HEAT!!!! Mask Of Time refused to lose, great finish to that one. Edit: The aerial view showed some contact close to the post, will we hear more?
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Having a quick look at the AFL tracker KK has been in the top 5 on the ground for total distance covered 6 times this year out of his 8 games. Lowest amount out of those 6 games was 13.8km and highest was 15.3km. Only a small sample and judging by the stats above his tank seems in good shape.
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What’s going on here? I’ve missed the first 3 races, where’s Francesca Cumani?
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One way traffic in Arizona so far this morning. Sounds like the Broncos have more fans than the home team.
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Best Bet Morphetville Race 6 No1. Gytrash $2.70 Win Ran second by 0.2 of a length to Written By last start. For those interested El Magnificence (10) Race 6 will go around at Cranbourne on Sunday. From the 4 barrier they will look to box seat behind the pace and strike in the straight. Good luck all.
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We should be in for a footy feast from the Thursday before Good Friday until the Sunday after Anzac Day. An article a couple of months ago mentioned the Lions requested playing the Pies on the Thursday night before Good Friday. Blues, Dogs and Saints loom as North’s only possible Victorian opponent should North hold the rights for Good Friday due to the hectic schedule. If this was to go ahead, us and the Toiges should be two of the Saturday games for equal rest heading into Anzac eve. As far as Essendon is concerned, no one really cares how much rest they get going into Anzac Day. 2019's festival of footy Thursday 18 April: Thursday Night Footy Friday 19 April: Good Friday game Saturday 20 April: Four games Sunday 21 April: Easter Sunday – two games Monday 22 April: Geelong v Hawthorn Tuesday 23 April: No footy Wednesday 24 April: Richmond v Melbourne Thursday 25 April: Anzac Day – Collingwood v Essendon Friday 26 April: Friday Night Footy Saturday 27 April: Four games Sunday 28 April: Two games
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G’day fellas, I think we are in for a cracking Caulfield Cup. I have The Cliffsofmoher on top. Terrific run in the Caulfield Stakes. Was last at the 400 and it really was an eye-catcher. I’m interested where Bowman will settle the horse during the run. Luck will play a major part. From barrier 3 it would be risky to settle in the rear end of the field like the horse did last week and hope to go around the majority of a big field or hope for miracle runs on the inside. I can see Hugh settling in the front half. Another slight concern is the 7 day backup. Best Solution, Ace High, Ventura Storm, Kings Will Dream and Youngstar round out my top 6 at the moment. Looking to box the 6 in a tri and first 4. The Japanese horses have experience with racing in big fields but I’m happy to pass on them at this stage. Runners of interest: Sound Check- Ran a 2nd within 0.3 of a length of Best Solution in its last start and has 7 wins to date. Duretto- Well, we all know about hoodoos and unwanted records. The last time a horse saluted in a Caulfield Cup from the one barrier was in 1941. Definitely worth something small each way and is a 6 time winner. Red Verdon- I like anything Ed Dunlop. Red Cadeaux became a favourite amongst Aussies. The key with this horse is Zac Purton, big time jockey. Will finalise my selections by tomorrow night, by the above I’m boxing the field.
