Magnus Benrow 3yo Fillies?

[Newmarket]

What are your views on this race yesterday? Wine light showed speed to lead….driver didn’t want to hand up to Carter…. But Blair got to front easily? If you punted fav you did your dough, big run by Winelight  for 3rd

[the galah]

15 hours ago, Newmarket said:

What are your views on this race yesterday? Wine light showed speed to lead….driver didn’t want to hand up to Carter…. But Blair got to front easily? If you punted fav you did your dough, big run by Winelight  for 3rd

 

team driving is just part of the sport and punters i'm sure have a negative view of it,but realise it happens and also expect it to a degree.

i also think theres a threshold,where team driving is viewed as crossing the line.

the question about the race on friday was,would m white have elected to take a trail when pressured in the back straight,if he was focused on driving to achieve the best possible placing for his horse.

i think the answer to that is,he would very obviously have taken the trail ,had he not been thinking of team driving for the others from the same stable.

so reality is m white,the cullen stable ,the marketplace connections,they all have shown that harness racing has an element that is not fair play for punters.Thats just the way it is.That aspect is never going to change.

it doesn't reflect well on those involved.After all,it shouldn't be too much to expect that drivers are there to drive in a way to achieve the best possible placing.

Of course the punters who backed the winner would have just laughed,thought that was all a bit dodgy,but happily taken their winnings.

[Withadream2]

I think had Winelight handed to Beside Me it would have finished a lot closer.  A very poor tactical drive by M White that set it up for a swooper.