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Well it's a day for the slow horses that couldn't compete Albion Park and get anything. I'm not surprised incidents happen like you describe. They're all in for a bit of a dig. They all seem to have a crack in QLD as they are cheap horses , and you can drive them with gusto and not damage them. (if against their own class) . The McMullen girls do a fine job (like their brother Pete does at Albion). Taleah and Danielle Quinellaed the last race of day, and nearly had a look at taking that. But got scared off by the 3rd horse of trainer John McMullens there in it , that ran 4th in the end. It had won it's last start at Redcliffe and here at Marburg last month . so missed out on the $25 Quinella unfortunately. They (the McMullen sisters) drive with the aptitude of Crystal Hackett and Monika Ranger there in the North of NZ. and so get lots of wins. and you get a run for your money everytime. Just looking at those horses Mr Galah , it is the reason I support these little meetings. John McMullen Knows everything about harness racing, done it all his life. his dad very famous winner for decades. But he still has many horses like this , that can't go fast enough at Albion Park. They just go so darn fast these days. so the little Marburg (Cambridge type races ) for $4000 allows him to get wins. he's a $40 per day trainer (not a $70 per day like Dunns and Telfers) so needs 14k from each runner per year to return a profit for his owners. Done properly (with these little meetings) is easily achievable. we are 3/4 through year now. let's look at his 3 runners in the last race yesterday. race 7 Marburg the winner SPLASHNDASH picked up $2400 yesterday to go 23 starts- 3 wins- $16k for 2025 year. a PROFIT 2nd place B MAC C (NZ) $700 for 2nd to go 25 starts - 5 wins- $21k for 2025 (so far) a PROFIT 4th place TAYLORS FOUR up to 28 starts - 4 wins - $20k for 2025 so a PROFIT so John places ALL his horses somewhere where the owners won't lose. He had one other runner in yesterday . It won and picked up $2400 as well. That's Why MARBURG (and CAMBRIDGE this week) are so important . Keeps People in the game , and NOT out of Pocket. All those horses racing at Cambridge this week are 'Paying their way ' so there's nothing wrong with that. Barry Purdon and Scott Phelan had 5 FFAers stacked up in the Group race last Friday . so was certain to win it. They have the Millionaire owners buying the best around (as Allstars have done for Years) so dominate the city racing. So YES. Run Cambridge . give the small bloke a go. NowOrNever and Brodie are just being mean expecting those trainers /owners not to get any races to compete in, while the millionaires do. -
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At 4.59pm apparently. Not BEFORE the trials. Regardless it seemed to perform OK for the conditions. Do you disagree? -
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Mighty Commander will be among the key chances in the Class 3 Harbour View Handicap at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Picture: HKJC. Two of the early pace-setters in the 2025/26 trainers’ championship will send strong contingents to Happy Valley on Wednesday night, looking to open up a gap at the top of the standings. Caspar Fownes prepares six runners, hoping to improve on his seven wins so far this season at his favourite hunting ground. Mark Newnham has made an explosive start to his third campaign in Hong Kong racing, and he saddles seven runners. Three of Fownes’ six have already visited the winner’s arch this season, but none have escaped the attention of the handicapper for their efforts and find themselves in elevated company on Wednesday night. Mighty Commander (119lb), who will be ridden again by Ellis Wong in the first section of the Class 3 Harbour View Handicap (1200m), is one of Fownes’ leading chances after winning smartly over 1200m last time out despite mostly campaigning over 1650m. While Australian betting sites are yet to release odds for the Happy Valley meeting, these should drop on Tuesday at the latest. “He seems to be in good form – winning the 1200 (metres) first up in Class 4. Now he goes up to a higher grade,” Fownes said. “It’s always tougher in Class 3, but he’s proven to us that he can be close in Class 3, so there’s no reason why he can’t be competitive again at this distance.” Fownes, who has a remarkable 38% strike rate at the city course this term, also backs up Super Sicario (117lb), who was impressive in a wire-to-wire win at the Valley last month. Karis Teetan takes the ride on the four-year-old son of Tivaci in the first section of the Class 4 Man Cheung Handicap (1650m). “He’s a little bit gobby – he still doesn’t respect the bit too much,” Fownes said. “He’s another horse that got the job done in Class 5 and goes up to Class 4 with the light weight. “As long as he’s well-behaved and gives Karis a good ride, I’m sure he’ll be competitive.” Newnham’s hand is highlighted by Spicy Gold (132lb) in the second section of the Class 3 Harbour View Handicap (1200m), who returns to his preferred distance after disappointing in his first run this season over 1000m three weeks ago. “(1000m) was just a bit sharp for him, but he’s been very consistent at 1200m at Happy Valley, and he probably needed the race to bring his fitness up,” Newnham said. “He’s had a good preparation since that race.” Four-year-old Lunar Dash (131lb) was well-supported in his two outings last season despite failing to land for his backers. But he maintains the confidence of champion jockey Zac Purton in the second section of the Class 4 Li Yuen Handicap (1200m), and Newnham thinks the PPG will be in the mix. “He’s drawn well in (gate) five. He’s got early pace. We’ve been riding him just off the speed in his trials and he’s been finishing well. So if he can settle in the first four, I think he’ll be in the finish,” Newnham said. Monday’s (6 October) barrier trials at Sha Tin were highlighted by the reappearance of John Size’s exciting Four-Year-Old Classic Series prospect Sky Jewellery. Despite a leisurely gallop under Hugh Bowman, Size said the gelding is progressing nicely. “Nothing to see this morning – just giving him a jump out and letting him know he’s back at work,” Size said. “I think everything’s in order, but we’ve still got a long way to go. We’ll bring him along slowly and see what happens.” Wednesday’s nine-race card at Happy Valley gets underway at 6.35pm with the Class 5 Pedder Handicap (1800m). View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
On the Oct. 6 episode of BloodHorse Monday: Spendthrift's Ned Toffey and trainer Brendan Walsh highlight their opening weekend success at Keeneland. D. J. Stable's Jonathan Green talks their strategic reduction at the Keeneland November Sale.View the full article
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