Brodie

Sad news then. From all things I have been reading a very top bloke. Puts things into perspective Chief! A lot of bad health for so many unfortunately since you know what!

I note that Luke MacCarthy got suspended and fined $3,300 for using his whip with more than a flicking action on Kingsman in TuesdaysCup! The Ozzies are allowed to use the whip more and heavier in Ozzie than what our drivers here are! Kerryn Manning got done a few years ago on Arden Rooney when it also won! Luke wont worry about the fine too much but the suspension will piss him off abit you would think? The whip rule here is stupid and the soft cocks that brought it in need to change it back to what it was and worked decades ago! Colin de fillippi is not a big fan of it either!

Na I havent been in Punters Comps for many years! not a fan of the format having to wager on every race, not an ideal way of making money! I only had one bet Cup week and it wasnt at Addington! I am probably an unorthadox punter but it guarantees that I am always going to be a punter that wins consistently!

Brodie did make the statement earlier in the year that he thought that Got The Chocolates had been going bigger races than Market Place. Taking nothing away from Market Place either, but I believe that Ferguson should be driving Market Place with a sit!

The issue is the way the TAB treats punters differently. The heavy restrictions stops me from making more!

Na I wouldnt do very well at all on these Punters Competitions! Just not the way I invest, doesnt suit me at all! Personally dont like the evenness of the fields at Addington Cup Week to make it worth the effort. To make money on harness racing consistently, you need to be disciplined and betting on every race is also very difficult to make money. Good luck to all that are involved today!

What has happened with Out The Gate this week?? They took in over 12k from loyal punters this week! For some reason They have been extremely quiet in their wagering this week and they are all very lethargic, with very little excitement like previous weeks! They have had very few bets and hardly mention what the state of play is! Not sure why they need 4 people fronting the show and they are clearly showing that they are far from being experts, week in and week out! Maybe they need to change the format or presenters as they are not going to be attracting new punters to be wagering with their very poor track record of making any profit?

They are very quiet with their wagering this week?

Fair enough if you think it adds to viewing pleasure! If it is so great then have it every week!

Cup Day is not a day Brodie enjoys as a punter! Normally boycott it as a punting vehicle as it is a total gamble as fields too even to be offloading!

On the face of it, it appears now to be more of selling the hospitality packages for exhorbitant amounts to make money to fund the costs of the day! Rather than attracting new people to become interested in racing which is probably not the best business plan if they want racing to grow? Yes they sell out the packages at grossly inflated value but that is more from the sociable aspect from business rather than individuals and is a once a year outing. Surely they would be far better to have the costings down so they fill the course and have more chance of attracting people to become interested in racing?

The Drone is an absolute waste of time and adds absolutely nothing to viewing pleasure! Needs to be gone as punters want to watch the start and this drone thing is weird!

Population in ChCh has increased significantly in recent years and yet attendance has halved? To be fair it is far better viewing on Trackside as views are blocked by the tents etc in the middle of the track. More relaxing watching from the armchair without the hassles of having to queue up to wager or buy a drink. The prices to buy the packages are very poor value for most and while they charge exhorbitant amounts they will not be attracting too many new punters to keep coming back!

Some horses that perform well on Friday nights seemed to not be able to compete as well today, not sure why maybe because the times are quicker? didn't they use to get 20,000 to Cup Day a few years ago? Most serious punters that I know dont go nowadays for several reasons, it is more for the sociable event for many! When the crowds were at the largest they werent ripping everyone off with the hospitality packages that they have now! There is no denying that the cost of the packages is blatant robbery and I believe so many now just dont bother and would prefer to spend the $600 plus on other things than on an overpriced day! It is a once a year race day for most of the crowd but we all know this! Grest performance by the Ozzie raiders.

Was also thinking that crowd numbers didnt appear to be as big as it used to be looking on the TV! I am sure they are turning over good money even though the tote win and place pools are not massive compared to what they should be! Most of the non regular punters you would think would be betting tote? Great racing and performances but I dont believe I have seen so many horses finishing so far behind the placed horses on Cup Day before?