Happy Sunrise

I look forward to the stipes report to see if they ask the questions about the tactics.

Who gives the lead away on a $1.10 shot? No one, unless it is to a stablemate so you can guarantee you won't go 3 back. Fancy, then getting beat by it.

The amount of money on the horse was very surprising considering the field. Even more surprising was it came into 3.40 on the fixed from 5s. Tough ask to win your first race against the likes of Evangalist and Pembrook's Destiny. As for the drive, he set it an impossible task.

Good idea.

Put it all on Amazing Dream and enjoy your winnings.

What are you doing? Is this necessary?

I have no doubt Brodie is restricted. I also have no doubt Brodie is (was) at the top of the TAB hit list because of his past performances where he took them to the cleaners on a consistent basis. This was validated years ago on Channel X in a discussion where his claims were supported by a very respected poster who knew of Brodie. I just think a lot of punters are restricted these days to varying degrees. It gets very frustrating trying to get a bet on sometimes and this is why I called Mick Guerin's claim out last week as a cash bet at the TAB does not entitle you to have the bet of your choice. Far from it.

2 races with 10 starters, the rest in single figures. But don't worry the All Stars are there so the real punters will turn up and turnover figures will be through the roof.

Do you have the curtains closed while you watch Manawatu intently on a Tuesday afternoon? I worry for your sanity, which is a surprise since you seem a very rational person. 😀

I would bet my bottom dollar Geraldine would have performed well. The grass track meetings over summer are the backbone of the industry. Mick Guerin said as much on the Box Seat last week. Yet, they tried to remove a raft of them in their Covid meltdown reforms. The state of Northern racing is still precarious and no grass track circuits to support it. Anyway, broken record time as I have said all this before.

Wouldn't it be nice to see the figures published each week. Some transparency, but that word doesn't exist in harness racing.

It had run its race before the race.

Nothing apart from this below for Carrera Dance. The false start and the long wait probably meant he was toast before the start as he is pretty green but I thought the question should have been asked about the tactics used by Gavin Smith. There were only 8 left in the race after all the breakers and it was in the one one but left that position just after the 1000m mark to be 3 wide for a distance before going back into the one one about the 600m. Why do that? Nothing untoward in it but I thought the stipes should at least ask. CARRERA DANCE - crowded shortly after the restart and had to be steadied.

Do you take odds on opening or do you wait until for more opportune moments eg just before the start?

I don't think they would take a thousand on an 80 to 1 horse regardless of any factors. Not in a million years. Have you ever heard the TAB say someone has 1000 on at 80 to 1!