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I thought Shoma went as well as the winner when running second at Te Rapa, and I will be all over it next time, as they have big raps on the winner.

Do not worry about the pram. But the good-looking Lady, now we are talking the same language, so long as it is not one of your throw-away Ladies😋. I have never been a fan of 2nd hand goods.

Hindsight is a great thing, but surely he could have seen the 2 Waller horses inside of him and thought things had not gone as expected, so Plan B would be to get on to the back of the best horse in the race and ride for luck, That is what I would have expected from a jockey of some abilty to do.

Give a clue to us battlers, what disguise got you past the security?

I think most people who have some level of race reading would agree it was a 2 out of 10 ride, but the jockey has said he made a mistake. So i will let it go

Not sure about that, Chief. Riders that started in the South and have done well include but are not limited to, Skelton's rode plenty of Group winners E J Didham, D Browne, Buffering, and lately D Stackhouse and J Kennedy and L Bates are doing very well over the ditch

At least you do have a sense of humor, Chief. I am not sure what win it was, but it would have been around his 30th win. Also, I got asked to ride Little Brown Jug, but I had to ride a stablemate as well. Yes, the stablemate won and LBG got beaten. Funnily enough, I never got back on him either. Trainers must have been harder to please back in the day, or Joe Pride is a forgiving human being.😀

Yes agree Gamma, i have no issue with losing a bet, but in my opinion, not only was it a bad ride but also i believe it got a gut-buster race, and when it is the start of the Spring or G1 racing it is important to remember there will be other opportunities in the near future so i would have been happy to ride for luck and see what unfolded and have a horse next time.

Chief ,Prior to straightening up James comes off the fence, and Jason goes up on James inside,have another look, if Chad had waited on James to make his move and get a drag up, he didn',t and he has admitted his mistake,so happy to leave there. On this note, I slaughtered Grey Way one day. I put my hand up and told Pat Corboy i was to blame,and his response was i will call you don't call me,I did win one on him prior.

Bill read what you reported. He said he made a mistake, and I will give him credit for that. At the end of the day, a better plan B after missing the start would have been to follow the favourite and a 10-time G1 winner, and would have been the right call; that is what I would expect if I were either the Owner or the Trainer

I went looking at what Ron Dufficy had to say about the ride, if anything. I found this on Racenet, It was a bit of a horror show for Ceolwolf from the start. He was a little bit slow away and settled much further back than expected, and then shoved right out wide in a place NOT to be on the turn. His effort was ENORMOUS considering the circumstances. On that, i will rest my case. Thank you, Linesmen and Ball Boys.

Gamma, with respect to you, may i suggest you stick with Harness tipping? I was bagging the ride, not the first up statistics.In my opinion, it was a shocking ride and I only backed it to place, and I have no doubt that with half a run it would have placed, which i wanted. I have no problem with getting beaten, but i do hate a poor ride and this was a poor ride in a G1 was not worthy of a riding fee, other than he didn't fall off.

Sorry, Chief, could you put the race up? I can go through the pain again, i think

I am talking through my pocket here, but I do feel justified. I had a large place bet on a horse named Ceolwulf, and of course, it ran 4th. I will challenge anyone who watched the race and tells me it was not a shocker of a ride by Chad Schofield. He is following Via Sistina and Arapaho, who were traveling well, then Chad, instead of following the favourite decided to make his move if 3 wide, then 4 wide, then 13 wide, and finishes 2.5 lengths from Via Sistina which he should have just followed instead of having a brain explosion. There was no basis on or off the fence as in the previous race. The Autumn Glow came from well back and one width off the fence. So after this bulls**t i did something I never do and put $100 on the Warriors to win at $1 .70 and got a result and after golf, a mate or he was a mate, told me the Roosters cannot lose at $1.35, but i noticed they were paying a $1.50 for Halt Time and Full time so on goes $170 at $1.50 and they won neither half. Does anyone know what price Mitre Ten or Bunnings charges for 1m of rope? I will take the cheapest option thanks Chief, can you tell me if you have any Aussie viewers that post, as I would like to know what the Aussie people, like Ron Dufficy etc, were saying?

Ross may improve his golf handicap now with the spare time he will have. The recently retired Ivan Bridge, Ross's golf partner may also get his golf score, not to look like a score that a cricket player would love. Both are top blokes and they do enjoy their efforts to master the game of golf at Clarks Beach

I had another look and thought the one who is 2nd from the left is Trever James and also Mr Fish IN THE MIDDLE

There is only 1 Steve Blair Eddie, 2nd from the right,no idea of the others

What an arrogant prick,Sir. I am not disputing Micheal's record, arguably the best at placing horses to their best, Horses like Beks, El Chico etc You can have an opinion, equally, be ready to get a rebuttal on your opinion as it may come as a surprise to you, but when you single out anyone with your bully-boy tactics you will get a justified response. When I see Curious mention the name Snow and Bowls,I trust it is not the person I am thinking of.It would be so disappointing if it is,Just Saying. Now if you or anyone else wants $100 for exposing who this wolf in sheep's clothing is, just advise me in confidence.

I have just read Curious's post and I hope it is not the man I was thinking of. I thought he was a much better bloke from what I had seen in his Bully Boy comments.

I have watched this clown babble on continuously about Freda. I have known her for 50-plus years, and in that time, I would say that she is a very accomplished horsewoman. Yes, she doesn't get well-bred horses, and yes, again, a lot are cast-offs from other stables, but in my opinion, she has done a good job with what she has to work with. I have a clue who this clown is, but I will donate $100 to a charity to the person who can confirm tactfully who this Billy Connolly character is. When it is confirmed then I will critique his history and if it is the person I believe he is, it will be so much fun to embarrass his short career In Racing.

Chief do not post so much rubbish,it does not support your debate

Don't forget Sir Bob Charles and Just Tommy won at Randwick and TAB I think it is Jaylah Kennedy

Hell no, after 6 months working there, I would always bow to the boss but had to run beside him to do that. I thought that if there was a place on Earth called Hell, it was Riccarton Stud and I spent 6 years in Hell.

I will stop you right there.I was apprenticed to a hardman, we used to get apprentices that were wayward. If I was riding down South, the plan was to walk down the drive a 1km drive with my gear, wait until the Midland bus came along, this was at 6 pm arrive in Dunedin at midnight, Get a taxi to Wingatui arrive around 12.45, then get asked to ride work at 5 30,no breakfast,I normally had to run a sweat, then go to wherever and repeat the process to get home. The boss would give me $20 and ask for the change, It was a waste of time to tell him the bus was $30 each way. I will guess the jockey you refer to,J Bates