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I've been following the south island gallops closely for a year or so now and personally i think the overall standard of riding is better than it was a year or two ago.From a betting perspective i think the tactical decisions of the jockeys is easy enough to follow and your not left disappointed like you used to so often be in a riders decsions. all the riders seem to be more consistent. The apprentices seem to be showing a bit more initaitive and the older riders seem to ride the same each week. There are some of the older riders that do seem over cautious in what they think may be going to happen in front of them and seem to ride like they are worried a bit about their safety. B Murray in particular. You can tell the horses he rides get the message to switch off mostly when he gets amongst the field,but also the likes of T mosely and even the souths best jockey k williams i think does if she gets amongst the field.She of course is so good in getting handy early or positioned on the outer that you don't see it as much.And when the gallopers are getting that message,they tend to run accordingly.Both mosely and williams rode winners yesterday and rode them well,just the one i backed that mosely rode you could just ignore it went around. Hopefully he gets them next time.Its very obvious too that the better riders are the ones who like to race handy and show a touch more aggression early. K bakker and f moerman both went from being quite average to being the better riders recently. And it simply seemed to come down to them having gained enough confidence to trust in their own abilty to judge a race and i think not worry about a trainer having a moan about not getting the perfect run sometimes.Their recent results cleary show that. and i think invercargill is a track where they have too many in some races. Its a track that ii think should only have 12 starters at most. Run another race instead of having 14 starters. having said all that,yesterday i had just the 4 bets,all 4 missed the start and settled last,3 chose to go on the inside and simply never got a run or got out far too late and the other resented being restrained when on the outside,but at least the jockey tried to give it a chance and made a move,unlike the other 3 who early on you could tell had put themselves in a position where they couldn't. actually the jockey,y yeatchamach,no idea whether i spelt that correctly,i had commented about a year ago how poor he rode and how poor the a carston horses were ridden tactically and that i thought that was because they maty have been getting instructions that were making the riders more worried about doing nothing wrong than doing things right. Well, y yatchamah has improved in a big way and seems to be thinking for himself since not riding as many for carston.. And a carston has gone more into putting jockeys on who ride to win than wait for next month and his results have improved again. He is a very good trainer. anyway,thats my thoughts for a sunday morning. -
That sort of shit here goes on all the time, especially early in races, eliminates other horses chances and is ignored or met with a slap on the hand. No wonder that Entain are getting tired of NZTR's performance. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Touchuponastar has now gone one better in the Louisiana Champions Day Classic Stakes than his sire, Star Guitar, winning the $150,000 state-bred race for a fourth year in a row, surpassing Star Guitar's three-peat.View the full article -
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By Mike Love Woodend Beach trainers Robert and Jenna Dunn will be looking to cap off their successful weekend at today’s Rangiora Summer Cup meeting. The barn tasted success across the country on Friday night, including Ya Rite Darl, who won the Group One TAB Queen Of Diamonds at Alexandra Park, while One Over Da Line won at Addington. The Dunn team will line up five runners at today’s meeting, including three runners in the $25,000 New World (Rangiora) Summer Cup over 2600m. Race favourite It’s Tough ($2.10FF) will be hard to stop and looks set to continue his extremely successful campaign, having won six of nine races since resuming in early spring. The four-year-old Bettors Delight gelding ran third in last week’s Geraldine Cup behind The Lazarus Effect and race rival Tanzania. Co-trainer Robert Dunn is confident of another forward showing. “He’s come through that really well. He’s had a great campaign. He’s managing the standing starts pretty well and the grass. He should take some beating,” said Dunn. John Dunn will take the drive. “We are pretty happy with the way he’s been racing.” The Dunns also line up two other chances in the event: Bryce’s Meddle ($10.00FF) for Riley Harrison, who won this race last year, and Double Time ($21.00FF) for Robbie Close. “Bryce’s Meddle has been running good races. His last three or four have been spot on, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see him run well again.” He will start off the frontline, while Double Time starts from a ten metre handicap along with It’s Tough. “He’s not been getting a lot of luck. He ran fourth in a very strong field at Addington recently. He’s a good beginner from the stand, which will help him.” Other chances in the event include Tanzania ($9.50FF) for trainer Laurence Hanrahan, who ran second to Bryce’s Meddle last year. He will be driven by Gerard O’Reilly, and is the current second favourite. Landing a nice draw to utilise its good standing start manners to secure a potent spot, Tanzania should be a solid place chance. The Kevin Fairbairn runner Commander Joe ($15.00FF) is also racing in fine form and will be driven by Olivia Thornley. The Summer Cup is carded as race ten and is scheduled to fly at 5:05pm. The Dunns’ chances for the day do not end there, with two runners earlier in the programme. Rock Lobster ($6.50FF) in race five, the Peter Smith Memorial Trot over 2600m, will need to bring his A-game to feature and will be driven by John Dunn. “Good run last week. He made a big sweeping run, just peaking that last little bit. He’s getting more settled in his races and definitely has the ability to win another race or two.” In race eight, Tyron’s Strapping Lad ($3.90FF) lines up in the Jack Behrns Memorial Trot over 2600m for driver John Dunn and will be looking to continue his winning form from Geraldine last week. “The key to him is keeping him relaxed. He’s not got the greatest action now—a beautiful stride on him—and has real speed. If he can relax, he’ll definitely be right there.” Always A Menace ($2.70FF) has been domiciled with the Dunns and looks a great chance in race six, the Country Feasts Mobile Pace over 1950m. He put together a string of placings and looks set to put his hoof in the till again. John Dunn will drive. “He never goes a bad race. It looked like he was going to win at Geraldine. His form has been great; he has to be a good chance.” The Dunns also line up Judine ($21.00FF) with Riley Harrison in the sulky in race nine, the Barnsey’s All Trades Mobile Pace over 1950m. Race one gets underway at 12:05pm. View the full article
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