She forgot the most basic rule in driving!

[Nowornever]

Never come off the trail at Cambridge onto the back of the parked horse. H Moralde Sands on Grace Elegance was sitting pretty in the trail and was going to win and I thought I was only a place chance with Ordained, but miracle of miracles and the trail horse rolled off the fence into a not so good position behind the parked horse and the one I backed got home easily up the fence at 31.00. Racing is a funny game sometimes.

I could write a book on horses coming off the rails from the trail or three deep the fence and getting beaten by the horse behind them. At least 4 or five every week.

[Brodie]

Never heard of Holly Moralde Sands?
Who does she work for? Bernie Hackett?

Was a nearly a certainty beaten but she mustve thought the leader wasnt travelling that well?

[the galah]

15 hours ago, Brodie said:

Never heard of Holly Moralde Sands?
Who does she work for? Bernie Hackett?

Was a nearly a certainty beaten but she mustve thought the leader wasnt travelling that well?

yes it looked like the driver was very inexperienced and lacked confidence in her own tactical decision making at this stage of her driving career.And i guess,thats to be expected because she is inexperienced. 

actually i watched that race in real time and i thought the pulling off the trail was a smart move as i expected her to then come to the  outside over the following 200m,when she had no one boxing her in.Had she done that she probably wins. But turned out i overestimated her tactical abilty as she simply decided not to take the clear run that existed had she simply pullied out.Now we are talking about her,she's gotten a mention in the stipes report and every punter who watched the race would be thinking either,thats why i put a line through anything she drives or,if they backed her,what was she doing? The joys of punting i suppose.

all drivers seem to start off with a lack of confidence in their own decision making and tend to err on the side of caution with their tactical moves. I've always thought its because they think its better not to get noticed doing something that may draw attention to themselves,not wishing to look a bit silly.

some of the inexperienced drivers up north have really improved in recent times. J dunn jnr has been given a lot of oppotunities and he had used them to be what i think is the most improved driver up there.H orange has a natural talent which you don't see very often and horses just run for him,but even he makes quite a few tactical moves that you think aren't the best. Mind you,its always easier driving them while sitting in front of the tv.

Edited 11 hours ago by the galah

[Spatchcock]

16 hours ago, Brodie said:

Never heard of Holly Moralde Sands?
Who does she work for? Bernie Hackett?

 

Herlihy