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Ellerslie Track on Boxing Day


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36 minutes ago, Nice Option said:

I would argue that the true test was the other day when they had 50ml of rain on the day following heavy rain in the preceding days and the track was a 4 or 5 from memory. You seem to have a strange obsession with them failing Hesi

Read my post fully before you jump to conclusions

"but race day fortunately, looks like it will be fine."

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More rain today and then a clearance late afternoon before some heavy thundery showers in Xmas afternoon.

Gusty southwesterly then due to kick in with a pretty sunny Boxing Day.

The wind will certainly have a drying effect. If there isn't too much rain tomorrow afternoon then I'd be picking a Dead 5 or 6.

Just my opinion though so don't shoot me if I'm wrong.

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1 minute ago, pete said:

More rain today and then a clearance late afternoon before some heavy thundery showers in Xmas afternoon.

Gusty southwesterly then due to kick in with a pretty sunny Boxing Day.

The wind will certainly have a drying effect. If there isn't too much rain tomorrow afternoon then I'd be picking a Dead 5 or 6.

Just my opinion though so don't shoot me if I'm wrong.

Geez Pete didn't you know it is open season on honest opinion?  ⚔️

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11 minutes ago, pete said:

More rain today and then a clearance late afternoon before some heavy thundery showers in Xmas afternoon.

Gusty southwesterly then due to kick in with a pretty sunny Boxing Day.

The wind will certainly have a drying effect. If there isn't too much rain tomorrow afternoon then I'd be picking a Dead 5 or 6.

Just my opinion though so don't shoot me if I'm wrong.

Yea na

Its an 8 now with multiple piss downs on the way...

If it starts off 5 then I'll call meself a dickhead...

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At least a dozen slips on South Head Rd,(1 hour north of Ellerslie) enough to block one lane, never seen that before and we have been here 7 years.  So a lot of rain over a sustained period has fallen, with the last lot still to through Auckland.

If it is a dead track tomorrow Pete, then you would have to applaud the new track rennovations

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Kudos to the dedicated employee taking track readings on Xmas Day.

Still a Heavy 10 at 3.37pm.

60mm rain last 24 hours 16mm rain today. Anyone bagging the track should reflect on those figures.

Prediction revised to Slow 7. Strong SW kicking in will give some drying.

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5 hours ago, hesi said:

You would have to give the track a definite pass, the B grade open sprinters ran 1.13.60.

On the old track with that much rain, it would have been a mud bath and about 5 seconds slower.

Surprised that so many scratched

Agree 100%. 

As I predicted some months ago, the drainage would work and will work even better in the future when it all settles in.

 

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