Mardy

A crying shame that jumps racing is going the way it is. It doesn't see that long ago that most tracks would be holding jumps races over the winter,but now it's on a select few that hold the jumps races. The big white Elephant in the room is what the so called 'powers that be' did to Ellerslie,more importantly the hill..yes yes they'll say that you can have jumps racing on the new track,im not the educated on the new track,so have no idea why. And in the South,i'm a Cantab thru and thru,and it's a shame what's happened to the National Carnival,it barely got off the ground last year and i imagine it will be the same struggle this year.It has beautiful fences that should get used way more than once a year. Things won't go back to how it was,but boy if only it could.

Total dedication is that Nigel. Good to hear Johnny say that in a way he wouldn't mind having a crack at the premiership,but of course with a massive team,travelling won't be easy,but could be the way to go if he wants a crack at winning it,as Blair won't slow down.

Yip,i came across the full screen last night. Tho when watching it the coverage seemed 'dark' and not as light as when i was watching it thru HRNZ,so after that i went BACK to the HRNZ page.

I happen to watch the races on my laptop,tho i don't think i'm that old at being late 40s lol. I do watch them on the laptop as my partner isn't really into the horses,so i'd rather watch it on the laptop OR phone and not have it on the TV to 'save' her from it LOL.

Yip i came across that as well.I now watch via Hrnz website,which goes full screen. No idea why it's like that on the TAB site,as it wasn't like that before the upgrade. Hopefully you get a reply at some point.

I was in the syndicate that used to race Tower Of Love. I was very surprised to see that he was so short,considering how his past runs were like. He definitely played up before the start,like he used to do,but once down he looked good,and definitely looked a different type of horse.Definitely hope he does go well and carries on from his win the other night.

I used to be able to put on EW multi bets,but for the life of me i can't even figure out how you do it now. I'm no dummy when it comes to navigating a website,but this one has me stumped.

Yip a bit of a shit show earlier today. I guess they'll all give us a $5 Bonus Bet tomorrow...can't wait.

Yea i got half of my return back. But i guess i was one of the confused punters,as before the last race i checked what they had backed and all i saw initially was that big bet of almost 600k on Orchestral,and then just before they jumped i saw that they did that top 4 and top 6 bet.After the race i checked again and that big bet wasn't there...unless i wasn't looking hard enough. Anyway i can't complain at getting half of my return back and feeling like a big time punter for a day.

Ok thanks for that Chief,fair enough.

So its bad enough that Tony is given the 'dont come monday' but he doesn't get too call ALL of the races on his last day?. And what's more he doesn't call the last of the day. Unless for some reason that was Tony's decision,that just seems wrong in my opinion.

Yip Alvin(Bluey's Chance) is definitely well travelled but he is very much well looked after. He actually had to be rushed back to Canterbury after her ran 3rd in the Greymouth Cup a few hours after that as he got a bad case of Colic,so it was very much touch and go. He got thru it and he ran so well today for Kenny and team,and by all reports that was probably his last run. Also a great result for Kenny with his game mare Lady T running 3rd in the Thorndon...huge day.

Some nice thoughts there Walt. Not going on Friday due to work and then child commitments after work,but will head out on Sunday....just hope the forecasted rain for Sunday doesn't happen.

I read that in the gallop he did break a hopple,but that wasn't the reason for him to break. Also read that Ben Hope said that they will get there vet to look at him too see what's going on with him.

Was certainly strange seeing them race down the back straight,then catching a glimpse of the 'hill' when it used to be grass but now it's just dirt.,and even a fence going all the way down to where the Kenny Browne brush used to be. Sad that history has gone for good,but i guess for some history doesn't matter?. Anyway was good to see the track back in action.

Bloody stunning view is that.

Am intrigued to see how well the track goes,hopefully it can live up to all the hype. A question tho,how come they can't have jump races on it?. Does the StrathAyr not cope well with jumping?.

Love it when the Nelson circuit rolls around,but moreso when it moves to my neck of the woods in Blenheim. Hope it's a great next 2 weekends for both clubs.

So your enthusiasm for the game wasn't what she wanted? geez hard luck mate..some people just can't be pleased.

Yip pretty shit call by those that think they know what the are on about. And still a shame that the gallops here in Blenheim got canned as well. I mean ,yes it was a Kevin Myers benefit but trainers did come for the 2 days,but hey the know it all's seem to know what they were doing,right??.

Yip he drove well. Tho would be hard pressed to head off Carter and Sarah.

12-18 month disqualification? seriously,seems very light.The guy has priors why not make it life?. I'm sure no one would be moaning if that was the case.

I see he hasn't been training for a while,and they are now all trained by his boy. Has his past well publicised indiscretions caught up with him?.

Yea Reon did call the race.

I'll also be heading to Cup Day/Week this year. Was last there around 10 years ago,when i was lucky enough to have a horse racing on the day,so spent most of my time on course in the Owners Bowl,which was a great location.Am hoping too have a horse running on either Cup Day or Show Day,but will be all over the tickets when available in a few weeks.So yea i guess any suggestions on where to hang out for the day would be good.Oh and i'm not keen on getting schmoozy with the young one's who are there just to get pissed.