Gammalite Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 Good improvement last night by Tact McLeod. A great 2nd to Leap To Fame in preparation for the Big Hunter Cup at Melton next week. Anthony coming out of the gate with purpose with the NZer and trailing up Leap To Fame then after half a lap. Proven CUP class horse a gallant 3rd parked out for NZ in Republican Party after taking the Invercargill and Auckland Cups recently. SWAYZEE the Nz Cup winner will be there next week to make a exciting race . (as might his NZ Cup runner also last years runner up in Hunter Cup Don't Stop Dreaming) but the Cup class horses are very low in Both Aus and NZ , as that is about it . ( Merlin not won a Cup yet I don't think but NZ FFA and Grin race wins were excellent) Aus really struggling with 2 very old (now retired horses of Grimsons winning 2 Interdominions recent years) and lately old BULLETPROOF BOY , who has raced ok for 8 seasons without troubling anyone in Group class racing at all, just winning 4 or 5 average races per year , can SUDDENLY win the prestigious Bendigo and Ballarat Cups lately , picking up 100k and be in contention for a Hunter Cup ?? no way. every other year , we would of laughed at Bulletproof Boy winning these races but the old trainer S,Ewen has put great young driver James Herbertson on driving lately , and so has MUCH better results now, (than driving it himself) The class of horse racing has dropped that much though , Bullerproof boy can win more often. Old MAX DELIGHT won the FFA at Menangle last night , but even after placing 3rd in Interdominion and last years Hunter Cup to LTF and DSD, he is surely just an old battler who can't beat those 2 ? ) He beat up the current Eureka/ Interdominion Final winner DON HUGO last night easy enough , so is the 'Don' an over-rated 'New Kid on the Block' ? So Same TRIFECTA as last year then ??? Leap To Fame- Don't Stop Dreaming - Max Delight . for 2025 Hunter Cup . (Swayzee (NZ and Vic Cups) and Republican Party (Akld Cup) the only other 2 real Cup class around really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeynz Posted Sunday at 11:41 AM Share Posted Sunday at 11:41 AM NZs problem is a failure on 2 counts , a handicapping system that's faulty, and a obsession with pumping all the money into the young races, if both issues were corrected, problem.solved. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted Sunday at 10:31 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:31 PM (edited) On 26/01/2025 at 10:20 AM, Gammalite said: Good improvement last night by Tact McLeod. A great 2nd to Leap To Fame in preparation for the Big Hunter Cup at Melton next week. Anthony coming out of the gate with purpose with the NZer and trailing up Leap To Fame then after half a lap. Proven CUP class horse a gallant 3rd parked out for NZ in Republican Party after taking the Invercargill and Auckland Cups recently. SWAYZEE the Nz Cup winner will be there next week to make a exciting race . (as might his NZ Cup runner also last years runner up in Hunter Cup Don't Stop Dreaming) but the Cup class horses are very low in Both Aus and NZ , as that is about it . ( Merlin not won a Cup yet I don't think but NZ FFA and Grin race wins were excellent) Aus really struggling with 2 very old (now retired horses of Grimsons winning 2 Interdominions recent years) and lately old BULLETPROOF BOY , who has raced ok for 8 seasons without troubling anyone in Group class racing at all, just winning 4 or 5 average races per year , can SUDDENLY win the prestigious Bendigo and Ballarat Cups lately , picking up 100k and be in contention for a Hunter Cup ?? no way. every other year , we would of laughed at Bulletproof Boy winning these races but the old trainer S,Ewen has put great young driver James Herbertson on driving lately , and so has MUCH better results now, (than driving it himself) The class of horse racing has dropped that much though , Bullerproof boy can win more often. Old MAX DELIGHT won the FFA at Menangle last night , but even after placing 3rd in Interdominion and last years Hunter Cup to LTF and DSD, he is surely just an old battler who can't beat those 2 ? ) He beat up the current Eureka/ Interdominion Final winner DON HUGO last night easy enough , so is the 'Don' an over-rated 'New Kid on the Block' ? So Same TRIFECTA as last year then ??? Leap To Fame- Don't Stop Dreaming - Max Delight . for 2025 Hunter Cup . (Swayzee (NZ and Vic Cups) and Republican Party (Akld Cup) the only other 2 real Cup class around really. I saw that race and thought grant dixon just keeping a bit of petrol in the tank for next week. Yes tact macleod went better. Hes a hard one to follow sometimes,not always at the same level,but i put that down to the type of runs he gets. I believe if leap to fame does the grind it out thing that hes capable of,then tact macleods only chance of placing is to be on theinside somewhere without having done any early work,in other words i think a strong staying contest would find him out more than some.. The again,thats not to say he isn't a very good horse. The connections of tact mcleod took the gamble of going to australia and chasing the big races,knowing they were forsaking winning chances in the 3 big races in the provinces close to where he is owned.lifes a gamble sometimes. That menagle race with don hugo,i thought the first 3 all went well,especially don hugo given the run he had,but they all had a tough run,especially don hugo. who runs in the oplacings behind leap to fame really will depend on the draw.Republican party a place chance with a better draw. Edited Sunday at 10:32 PM by the galah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted Tuesday at 07:41 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:41 AM THE DRAW is OUT . and the 3 Kiwi's are across the front line !! along with Luke McCarthy with the Interdominion winner. The Bash Brothers of 'Larry' and 'Swayzee' 2nd row . On 1/27/2025 at 8:31 AM, the galah said: who runs in the oplacings behind leap to fame really will depend on the draw.Republican party a place chance with a better draw. Republican Party a WIN chance now cobber , from the 1 alley. Go for Glory Carter. His moment to shine !!! although the Prizemoney is a bit pitiful for Cup Class ? should be double that you would think 🙄. sign of the times. m SPORTSBET A G HUNTER CUP (GROUP 1) 2760M $250,000 No NR. RBD. PACERS. Mobile 3RD LEG QUADDIE Form Horse Trainer Driver Class Hcp 1 31113 REPUBLICAN PARTY NZ C T Dalgety, C M Dalgety Carter Dalgety (C) NR120 FR1 2 51252 TACT MCLEOD NZ Mark Jones Anthony Butt NR100 FR2 3 74452 HECTOR NZ (Em 1) Andy Gath Kate Gath NR111 FR- 4 51113 DON HUGO Luke McCarthy Luke McCarthy NR120 FR3 5 03315 KANENA PROVLIMA KerryAnn Morris Robert Morris NR114 FR4 6 21111 BULLETPROOF BOY Scott Ewen James Herbertson NR120 FR5 7 22472 DONT STOP DREAMING NZ M Purdon, N Purdon Mark Purdon NR120 FR6 ------------------------------ Second Row ------------------------------ 8 11s11 LEAP TO FAME Grant Dixon Grant Dixon NR120 SR1 9 91874 CANTFINDABETTORMAN NZ Isabel Walsh Chris Alford NR120 SR2 10 31722 CAPTAINS KNOCK Brad Hewitt Brad Hewitt NR120 SR3 11 11111 SWAYZEE Jason Grimson Cameron Hart NR120 SR4 12 34688 MACH DAN Emma Stewart NR116 SR5 13 34531 MAX DELIGHT David Aiken Greg Sugars NR120 SR6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted Tuesday at 07:45 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:45 AM If the Kiwi’s can’t stitch up the Champ from there, we’ll never beat him. Have to worry about Swayzee from there when he comes calling as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gammalite Posted 2 hours ago Author Share Posted 2 hours ago Well the BEST 2 NZ Cup horses are in action tonight . you must be excited in Nz ? The great Day has arrived at last. ( the equal of NZ Cup day in NZ) Don't Stop Dreaming NZ ran 2nd in the NZ Cup (only just pipped by Swayzee) and 2nd in this race the Hunter Cup last year. To Leap To Fame. and Republican Party NZ fresh off fab Invercargill and AKLD Cup wins, for young Carter. Can the 7 time winning Hunter Cup driver ex-pat kiwi Anthony Butt , help them out while drawn 2 with Tact McLeod??? Ant's won it twice with 'Blossom Lady' and also with 5 Tim Butt trained runners over the years. The field is just above in this thread . 'Bulletproof Boy' is SCRATCHED. Hector ( who won his maiden in NZ) has gained a start. Are you All going to Bed early ? or going to watch Mark try and Win the Great Southern Star later tonight as well ? you have OscarB taking on Australia's best including the Interdominion trotting champion (The Locomotive) in race 2 and again in Race 8 👍😅. 'Just Believe' has now retired leaving the door ajar . you have SWAYZEE and younger brother LEAP TO FAME v NZ Republican Party and Don't Stop Dreaming in race 6. Don't miss those 2 great clashes . NZ could win both. Any comments about your chances ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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