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Has a good record on all tracks. Won from a Heavy 10 to a Good 3.

FFS - I'll put it another way - you find the horse that is at what you assess to be at the worst unders to lose i.e. the best priced loser which is a horse that its odds are much lower than its assessed chance. At $1.75 - yes it is a bit under. As for it being "fair value" - are you saying bookies should be fair? 4 wins and one placing from 5 2nd up starts. Many experienced pundits are saying the draw suits her - won't be stuck on the rail looking for a gap but should be one out ready to pounce. Jockey change? Are you serious? Opie has ridden her 9 times for 7 wins. Rides her in track work back in NZ. Bigger field? Hardly huge. One more than her last start!! As for Asfoora - coming back in distance second up.

Yes in know how it works - you pick the best priced loser. Now who do think will beat Imperatriz? Which one of the other 7 horses?

Hyperbole. I know about it and I'm not everybody. You speculate all the time that "there must be more to this than meets the eye". Mind you you think @Archie Butterfly is an investigative journalist based on reading its (a butterfly is an it) headlines only.

Perhaps not. Is it theone clear day rule or the 48 hour rule? Does 1 clear day not mean 24 hours before start time?!

They don't treat anyone any differently from anyone else. We've seen the danger of your suggested approach with Operation INCA.

They haven't "covered up" anything. It's been reported. What you are disappointed to not see is long winded speculative opinion pieces based on assumptions. That isn't real journalism.

Not correct. An anomaly would be detected requiring more definitive tests. I've explained this to you many many times. I imagine the samples the Stewards obtained will be tested very thoroughly. If they don't find anything then there was nothing to find.

Then why only two horses?

But they're not. You assume that "anyone is interested". How long should it be played out in the media?

1)Gammalite do you believe she knew what she was doing was in breach of the rules. She said she didn't. 2) did she have an intent to help the horses performances by giving the raceday treatment. Doubtful the solution used would enhance the horses performance. 3)do you believe that is the first time she has given raceday treatments? Probably not if she didn't know. 4) do you believe a trainer or athlete can be great at what they do and also use performance enhancers? Without being detected - No. 5)do you believe all performance enhancers will be picked up in testing? Yes. But the solution being used wasn't a performance enhancer and is unlikely to be picked up unless the TCO2 passes the allowable level.

You're "inclined to lay her" because you can't pick anything to beat her.

There has been plenty of intrigue on whether the A$20 million carrot of The Everest (1200m) would prove too enticing for Te Akau Racing with their star sprinter Imperatriz (I Am Invincible), but they have put the nail in the coffin of that idea this week. Te Akau principal David Ellis has confirmed once more that she will remain in Melbourne at their new Cranbourne base and target three Group One races, starting with Friday’s Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. “It was an interesting decision, but we’d pretty much made up our mind a month or six weeks ago that we’d go for the Group One races,” Ellis told Racing.com. “We’ve been offered some positions (in The Everest) by really good judges in Australia, but we’ve decided that we want to keep her in Melbourne to race this spring. “We think she’s slightly better left-handed than right-handed and she’s already had a long trip over form New Zealand to Melbourne, so I don’t think she needs another long trip up to Sydney. “We love racing in Melbourne, our owners love it so with our base there, it was a pretty easy decision to make in the finish. “We have got a lot of owners going over and it will be a fun night.” Imperatriz impressed with her first-up victory in the Gr.2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at The Valley earlier this month, adding to her previous heroics when winning the Gr.1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at the Melbourne track in March. She had a hit-out at The Valley on Tuesday morning over 800m alongside stablemate Zourion and trainer Mark Walker was pleased with what he saw from the five-year-old. “It’s just been a balancing act trying to keep her fresh enough to go another 1000m, but Ben’s (Gleeson, assistant trainer) been happy with her the whole way through, and I thought her work was good,” Walker said. “In a perfect world you’d be going 1100 if not 1200m, so we’ll just have to see Friday night if she is fresh enough. “She’s actually a Group One winner over a mile at home in New Zealand but I think her pet distance is 1200 if not 1400m. It’s a bit of a juggling act trying to go 1000m again.” View the full article

The whole Cobalt saga is a can of worms. In my opinion trainers on both sides of the Tasman were unfairly treated.

Completely different scenario. Do you really think a cup of coffee would enhance a horses performance?

Perhaps he would be treated differently 52 years later with the improved testing technology.

Good Luck getting a lucid explanation other than it being a cheap sarcastic shot aimed at Bosson.

Oh so the official report isn't entirely accurate? Regardless Russo as the instigator got what he deserved and lucky not to lose his job.

Can you post your speed map for us all to have a look at?

I didn't say no one was talking about it which is about as accurate as saying everyone is.

Unlikely as it appears that the Stewards took the equipment as evidence. Easy to prove that it was the drench solution that Stewart admitted using.

That positive was for Caffeine and at very low levels. I understand that the Dunn's are adamant that something nefarious was behind it. What trainer in their right mind would risk using something that is so easily detectable and at a level that wasn't much more than a cup of coffee?

Are your suggesting Athletes are drenching other Athletes?

By your own admission - NOT everyone is talking about it.

Aren't you being a little bit disingenious with the truth? Russo clearly instigated the fight, Downey slapped Russo after telling him to shut up and warning him he would slap him then Russon punched Downey and also assaulted Grimson who initially tried to calm the situation. Russo is (was) an employee of the Brisbane Racing Club. The Club initially informed Russo after the first decision that he could no longer work for them. The Queensland Racing Appeals Panel reconfirmed his warning off of all racecourses for 6 months but clarified that under the rules he would still be able to perform his duties for the Brisbane Racing Club. rap-50-decision.pdf