curious

They need to fix it. There's also the issue of no root development in the new grass. That tells me the track and soil structure is totally stuffed. Love how he talks about churn. Won't be much of that from punters if they keep trying to race on it. The only strategy they seem to have is gallop on it and hope and reseed grass where it didn't root before. I could fix it in 18 months but it needs one of these applied.

No. That description is reserved for Jackson. Think we'll just call him 12th man Rutherford. Wonder if he ever batted or kept on a pitch that had just had 50mms of sand applied.

If I were still riding track work, I can't imagine I wouldn't have noticed 2 inches of sand on the main track, even if riding two or three tracks inside that. The whole thing is completely implausible. The interview simply conspired with the bs and never raised the obvious 'how come no-one noticed?' question.

He's playing much more like the bottom of the order. Maybe 12th man.

I fail to see how no-one could have noticed an application of 2 inches of sand to the centre of the track as you say. If not while it was being applied, surely within 24 hours. If I were getting 4mm of sand applied to my lawn and they put on 50mms, I'd be on the phone no later than daylight the next day. Doesn't add up.

What I don't understand about the Te Rapa fiasco is why, when they realised the sand over-application error, they didn't vacuum it back off and start over?

....and that's about it!

That's not the Rule, just in case you are still having trouble with your remedial reading class. It is a guideline issued as an NZTR directive and it specifically states that it DOES NOT affect the generality of the Rule, which I cited above. The guideline says that there is no numerical limit on the number of times that a horse may be struck in the final 100. It is at the rider's discretion. That does not mean they can be excessively thrashed in breach of the Rule.

Why not? The connections can file an information with the JCA (on a raceday) can't they? The whip rule is clear. Surely there are grounds for a protest if a horse is narrowly beaten by one where there has been excessive use. What rule prevents it? 3) A Rider shall not: (a) use a whip other than a padded whip of a type, make or model specifically approved by NZTR, in a Race or trial (including a jump-out or test for certification purposes) or trackwork; (b) strike a horse with a whip in a manner or to an extent which is: [Amended 1 May 2015] (i) unnecessary (ii) or excessive (iii) or improper; (c) strike a horse forward of its shoulder; and/or (d) during a Race or trial (including a jump-out or test for certification purposes), use or carry more than one padded whip.

Yes. That's the way to do it and the stipes won't do it. The connections need to.

Like Ms Peintour in the Del Mar Oaks in a moment. Surprisingly $61 NZ Tab.

Ran 1.17.4 actually. 9.7 seconds the last 200, if you believe their clock, but never managed to win a Group 1 (from memory). But yes, I think she could actually, even though she's not a 1400m horse. Remember Longchamp is downhill.

I think I saw her telling Hughie that yesterday. "You've gone too soon Hughie. Now we're wasting energy covering all this extra ground. Let's just wait for the 200 when I can see the winning post and we'll go from there. Won't be a problem."

The planes fly both ways RM

And I'm sure Waller knows that

She ran her final 600m in 32.33 seconds

Thommo will dismiss that because it was in the fast lane. Add .5 seconds? Or have you already got that allowed for in your back in class programme?

Won like an even money shot!

And one of the 4 with no claim on a heavy 11. What on earth is going on?

How stupid can you get, administering an alkalinising agent within 24 hours of a race. Of course they get away with it here.

Yeahhh...Thommo will be in raptures getting some high class black type form to work off. Any maideners in it?

Oh I see. So the announcement about the announcement was cancelled. Presumably the guvmint will be launching a working group to investigate?

I just don't see how he can be so thick. Nobody agrees with him except maybe a bunch of other losing punters out there that haven't given this much thought.

Read that again Thommo, along with the previous bit from mardigras that I highlighted for you since you don't understand the actual numbers.

An announcement about an announcement maybe?