BLINKERS ON First time...what took them sooo long???

[Trojan]

2 minutes ago, All The Aces said:

That's why bringing him back to 1600m and chucking the blinkers on was a great move. Worked didn't it. 

So what worked?  Bringing him back to 1600m which is what he has won most of his races at or putting the blinkers on which he has never won with?

[All The Aces]

51 minutes ago, Trojan said:

So what worked?  Bringing him back to 1600m which is what he has won most of his races at or putting the blinkers on which he has never won with?

Well he is unbeaten in blinkers now 

 

[Thomass]

18 hours ago, Chief Stipe said:

@Gammalite and @Thomass in my opinion blindfolding a horse is a desperate option.

Mr Brightside didn't need blinkers.  His form showed that.

Now the question is will he wear them next start?

@Thomass what is your recommendation?

Aren't you embarrassed to be telling professional trainers like the Hayes team "it was a desperate action"?

Fair dinkum, too much pullin' the pudding methinks

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Thomass said:

Aren't you embarrassed to be telling professional trainers like the Hayes team "it was a desperate action"?

Not at all because it wasn't the "Hayes Team" apparently it was Daddy Hayes phoning in from Hong Kong.

The point is the horse probably didn't need them.  It's form wasn't anywhere near average.

Do you think they'll run him further than 1600m ever again?  I doubt it.

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said:

Not at all because it wasn't the "Hayes Team" apparently it was Daddy Hayes phoning in from Hong Kong.

The point is the horse probably didn't need them.  It's form wasn't anywhere near average.

Do you think they'll run him further than 1600m ever again?  I doubt it.

Not sure there is anything else they can do with that horse. The Champions Mile . The Crowning glory. A Champion in the champion. 

Won an All stars Mile too.  Mr B . mr brilliant. 

Got beat a nose by Jmac last year in the Cox Plate , only because of JMac's big whip ride on some Asian thing, so maybe he could go for the Cox Plate again Chief ?   Via Sistina too powerful this year . (she won the 2000m race again last Sat too) 

maybe you're right and with him only 4th this year in Cox,  he might just stay back at Mile racing. 

[Thomass]

So Betfair form expert Dan O'Sullivan's rating's for the week are in and he's all over Mr. B's career high ratings

His career peak being in the 2000M Cox which shows he can get further and of course if he'd had BO over the longer distance may have raced too fiercely 

We'll leave that up to the experts like Davo and Pop Col's idea that BO would work this time though

Mr Brightside had the blinkers on for the first time in his 40-start career and that may have proven a master stroke as he improved notably on his recent form to run a 104.5 rating and win the Group 1 Champions Mile, defeating Antino (103.5) by half a length.

He came off previous ratings of 100.6 in the G1 Cox Plate, 100.8 in the G1 Might And Power Stakes and 100.9 in the G2 Feehan Stakes. This improved performance ranks just below his career peak of 104.9 in the 2023 Cox Plate, where he was narrowly beaten by Romantic Warrior, and slightly above his 104.3 rating in his Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes win the same year.

His next level of top form shows ratings of 103.8 and 103.5 multiple times. While he may not be among the highest-rated horses we've seen, Mr Brightside’s list of achievements, consistency and longevity make him a more than worthy contender for future induction into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Across his 40-start career, he has claimed eight Group 1 wins (nine if the All-Star Mile is included), finished second six times (seven with the All-Star Mile), and run third twice, excelling at distances from 1400m to 2040m. Given his near career-best performance on Saturday, there’s no reason he can’t return in the Autumn with a strong chance to capture further Group 1 wins.

 

[Chief Stipe]

@Thomass it is clear you only have 4 topics at most.  Do you mind dropping a couple and imagining some new ones.  

No one likes a bore.