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At the end of the day if Entain and TAB are happy with the way things are going then that is all that really matters, I suppose. I personally am not convinced that what Entain has done has increased the number of punters or $ spent out of punters pockets. They have put up the $ as they said they would but have also made some decisions that I question have been beneficial to the industry. The fact that the 2 very senior employees of Entain are leaving clearly shows that all is not that flash at Entain. -
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What Canterbury Races Where Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 When Friday, February 28, 2025 First Race 5:55pm AEDT Visit Dabble Canterbury Park Racecourse is the destination for metro racing on Friday evening, with a quickfire seven-part program set for decision. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit for the meeting, and with no rainfall expect in the region, punters are assured a genuine Good 4 surface throughout the night. The opening race is scheduled to get underway at 5:55pm AEDT. Best Bet at Canterbury: Photograph The James Cummings-trained Photograph returns after a 187-day spell and announced herself as a filly to follow at the end of last preparation. The daughter of Blue Point put together back-to-back wins before a luckless performance at Moonee Valley on August 24, storming down the centre of the course to miss by the narrowest of margins. Her recent barrier trial at Rosehill on February 18 suggests she’s returning in supreme order, and with James McDonald set to get the gun run from the inside draw (1), expect Photograph to return to winning ways in the Canterbury finale. Best Bet Race 7 – #4 Photograph (1) 3yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: James McDonald (59kg) Next Best at Canterbury: World Alliance World Alliance was sensational first-up at Randwick on February 8, careering down the centre of the course to get within a length of Shezanalister. The five-year-old gelding drops back significantly in grade to BM78 company, and although he must lug 61kg on his back, the son of Rubick appears well placed as James McDonald gets legged aboard for the first time. Watch for McDonald to be positive drawn in barrier four, and provided he can sprint with the big weight second-up, expect World Alliance should justify favouritism with horse racing bookmakers. Next Best Race 6 – #1 World Alliance (4) 5yo Gelding | T: Matthew Smith | J: James McDonald (61kg) Best Value at Canterbury: Tapa Kick Tapa Kick got the head down where it mattered most at Randwick on February 15 despite being held up for a large portion of the straight. Zac Lloyd was able to navigate a passage on the inside running rail in the final furlong, however, had the son of Scissor Kick gotten clear air earlier, the margin would’ve been much greater. This BM64 must be considered his toughest test to date, and with Hurstville Zagreb and Leaders Listen likely to have good support, Tapa Kick should represent good value with Dabble. Best Value Race 2 – #2 Tapa Kick (6) 4yo Gelding | T: Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | J: Braith Nock (a3kg) (61kg) Friday quaddie tips for Canterbury Canterbury quadrella selections February 28, 2025 3-4-6 1-2-5-9 1-5-8 2-4-6-10 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip Horse racing tips View the full article -
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Multiple stakes-performer Channel Surfer (NZ) (Derryn) was back to his best at Taupo on Wednesday, returning to the winner’s circle for the first time in 14 months in the Fiber Fresh (1400m). The five-year-old can be an enigma at times, with placings in the Listed Castletown Stakes (1200m), Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m), Listed Trevor Corallie Eagle Memorial (1500m) and last year’s Gr.3 Easter Handicap (1600m) displaying his obvious talent. He hadn’t produced that form through the spring, and off a freshen-up, he was among the outsiders in a competitive open contest. Clearly the slowest away, Channel Surfer settled a couple of lengths last under Jasmine Fawcett and had a task ahead of him on the home turn. Race favourites Talisker (NZ) (Embellish) and Trobriand were in the lead at the 200m before the latter got the better of his stablemate, but swooping down the outside was Channel Surfer, the gelding powering late to catch Trobriand by a head at the post. The pair drew clear by 2 ¾ lengths to a game top-weight in Hasstobeawinner (NZ) (Vadamos), with less than a neck separating that runner, Talisker and Little Bit Of Love (NZ) (Time Test). The victory came with great satisfaction to co-trainer Graham Richardson, who had elected to remove Channel Surfer’s blinkers on Wednesday. “It was a big effort, he was way back last in a very strong field,” he said. “I’m over the moon about that, he’s won very impressively. “I took the blinkers off and that certainly helped, he’d had a few starts with blinkers on and won, but sometimes they just get a bit sick of it and can’t see what’s around him. “I didn’t know what he would do, all I knew was he was very quiet before the race which is not like him. He’s growing up, it’s taken a while but he’s getting there.” Richardson, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, is hopeful that Channel Surfer can follow the same route of races like the Easter this campaign. “I certainly hope so, his pet distance is between 1400 and a mile,” he said. “We’ve tried him over ground and to me, I feel like he looks like he wants a mile and a quarter in his races, but he doesn’t.” A son of Derryn, Channel Surfer was bred by John Corcoran out of an unraced Hotel Grand mare My Savona. From 26 appearances, the gelding has recorded four wins, eight minor placings and over $220,000 in stakes earnings. Later in the week, Richardson and Norvall will have a sole runner heading to their local meeting at Matamata on Saturday in Britannia Gold (NZ) (Ten Sovereigns). The three-year-old Ten Sovereigns filly placed in good company at her first three starts, before breaking through for a deserved maiden success in the Karapiro Classic Golden Ticket Race (1400m) at Taupo in December. That victory earned her a place in the $350,000 Sir Patrick Hogan Karapiro Classic (1600m) at Te Rapa earlier this month, but an outside barrier draw dictated her result having to race three-wide without cover from the outset. She will drop back in distance in the Mitre 10 Matamata 1400, contending with a more preferred draw in six. “She’s come away from that race really well and back to 1400 will suit, she’s got a good draw and Lily Sutherland will ride her,” Richardson said. View the full article -
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Show Pony (NZ) (Vespa) made a big impression the last time he travelled south to Wingatui, and on Saturday, he’ll be out to continue that winning form at stakes level in the Listed Property Brokers – Ray Kean Dunedin Guineas (1600m). The son of Vespa has already proven himself in strong company, finishing fourth in the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Stakes (1400m) and was the best of the rest behind NZB Kiwi-bound filly Pivotal Ten in the Listed Gore Guineas (1335m) last start. John Blackadder had particular respect for the Gore performance when the gelding pulled up slightly shin-sore, an issue the gelding indicated he was on top of with a strong exhibition gallop at Ashburton last Sunday. “I didn’t know it at the time, but he got a wee bit shinny during the Gore Guineas, so we’ve fixed that, he had some time off,” he said. “He had a good run along at the races on Sunday and galloped on the beach on Wednesday morning, both of which he’s come through really well. “I think he’ll get the mile quite well, and if he performs well, we’ll head to Wellington on the 22nd for the Guineas (Gr.2, 1400m).” While Show Pony may be the new kid on the block, his stablemate Ears Back (NZ) (Jakkalberry) is accustomed to taking on the big guns and she will do just that in the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m). The Jakkalberry mare is a six-time winner over a mile, including an impressive performance two starts back to win the Timaru Cup (1600m). She followed that up with a close third behind subsequent winners The Good Shepherd and Betty Spaghetti at Wingatui, but when returning for the Listed Hazlett Stakes (1400m) a fortnight later, she was late scratched after uncharacteristically refusing to load into the barriers. She was required to barrier trial and did so with a very quiet 1000m heat on Tuesday at Ashburton, where all went to plan. “She got her barrier certificate, which is all we needed,” Blackadder said. “She’d had an exhibition gallop on Sunday at the races with Show Pony and she galloped very well, Lily Sutherland who rode her was very happy with her. “I think she’s right up to it, it’s unfortunate that we couldn’t get a run at Wingatui last start but that was her own doing.” Joining the pair at Wingatui will be Amiinit (NZ) (Eminent) ride all three of Blackadder’s contenders. “She just got cleaned out in the first couple of hundred meters, there were about four or five horses going for one position and she got shuffled back, to no fault of anyone,” Blackadder said. “Once you get back at Ascot, it’s pretty hard to make up ground from there. “She’s very well and the 1600 should suit her.” Blackadder is looking forward to the journey south from his base at Rangiora, noting the significance the inaugural Otago Classics Day has for the wider South Island community. “It’s magnificent for South Island racing, all of the tables are booked out at Wingatui and it should be a big crowd and a good spectacle,” he said. “You’ve got the best horses in the South Island there, as well as a few coming down from the north, which makes it even more competitive. It’s a truly fantastic idea.” View the full article -
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Perfect Scenario (NZ) (Iffraaj) is right at home at Wingatui Racecourse and when he heads back to the southern venue on Saturday, he’ll aim to become the second horse in the last decade to win three-straight editions of the Gr.3 White Robe Lodge Weight For Age (1600m). A seven-year-old by Iffraaj, Perfect Scenario has an enviable record of longevity, winning 11 races since debuting as a juvenile. The gelding is a frequent member of Te Akau Racing’s Riccarton stable, where he has recorded his past two successes in the Dunedin feature. In the new term, he has been as consistent as ever, winning twice in the spring before placing in the Gr.3 TAB Mile (1600m) and Gr.1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m). Rated 103, he has contended with the clear topweight in both lead in races for the White Robe (Listed Timaru Stakes and Listed Hazlett Stakes), but on Saturday, he’ll be back on even terms. “He’ll be going for the three-peat in the White Robe Lodge, he’s very high in the handicaps now and he’s been lugging the big weights so it’s nice to be back at weight-for-age,” said Sam Bergerson, who trains Perfect Scenario in partnership with Mark Walker. “He always goes out there and wears his heart on his sleeve, so he should run well. It’ll be interesting to see how the field comes up, with a big money day down there for them there should be some really nice fields.” The White Robe is the headlining event during Wingatui’s inaugural Otago Classics Day, a lucrative card that has attracted a number of prominent northern jockeys including Rory Hutchings, who will partner Perfect Scenario. Hutchings has already achieved success in the race back in 2015 as an apprentice, having piloted star mare The Diamond One to one of her three consecutive crowns. “This horse has got a great record at Wingatui and Rory is going to ride him, which is a massive plus,” Bergerson said. “He’ll be competitive.” Joining Perfect Scenario at the meeting will be stablemates Elegant Lady (NZ) (Highly Recommended) and Family Ties (NZ) (Contributer), who will contest the Listed Positive Signs and Print Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m). Elegant Lady was unlucky not to take out last year’s running, finishing a narrow second to Shockallia. The daughter of Highly Recommended has been in consistent form this campaign, finishing close-up fourths in the Kumara Gold Nuggets (1810m) and Marlborough Cup (2000m) before a last-start second to Family Ties at Riccarton on the 19th of February. The mare carried a hefty 62 kilograms on that occasion, a 6.5kg weight swing to her stablemate, who will likely get in on the minimum on Saturday should she make the final field. “Elegant Lady will be in there, she was very stiff not to win this race last year,” Bergerson said “Hopefully Family Ties can sneak in there on the minimum as well, she was very good on Wednesday and they both ran well so they’re going in with good form.” View the full article
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