mumbles Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Overhyped galloper Aalaalune makes a reappearance on Saturday at Te Rapa. Ran some nice races in last preparation without living up to trainers opinion.Showed a bit of greeness in a few of her starts and seemed to get to far back. Will be interesting to see how she travels on Saturday.I would expect a good run. Also returning Saturday is her full sister De La Terre who also showed promise last preparation. Bold run should be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Beau Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 On 1/07/2020 at 8:16 PM, mumbles said: Overhyped galloper Aalaalune makes a reappearance on Saturday at Te Rapa. Ran some nice races in last preparation without living up to trainers opinion.Showed a bit of greeness in a few of her starts and seemed to get to far back. Will be interesting to see how she travels on Saturday.I would expect a good run. Also returning Saturday is her full sister De La Terre who also showed promise last preparation. Bold run should be expected. That’s if they weren’t total screwed last preparation which I suspect they were. I guess one of us will be closer to the mark than the other. I hope that it’s you as I have a vested interested in Reliable Man and the two horses in question could have been a wonderful advertisement for him. Sadly I think that it’s now the opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Dark Beau said: That’s if they weren’t total screwed last preparation which I suspect they were. I guess one of us will be closer to the mark than the other. I hope that it’s you as I have a vested interested in Reliable Man and the two horses in question could have been a wonderful advertisement for him. Sadly I think that it’s now the opposite. No expert but imo i think that the Reliable Mans will get better with age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickintheKods Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Nice win. Not knocked about at all. Has certainly furnished since last campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, KickintheKods said: Nice win. Not knocked about at all. Has certainly furnished since last campaign. Must be special , ran the 1000 mtrs in 51.91 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Beau Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 1/07/2020 at 8:16 PM, mumbles said: Overhyped galloper Aalaalune makes a reappearance on Saturday at Te Rapa. Ran some nice races in last preparation without living up to trainers opinion.Showed a bit of greeness in a few of her starts and seemed to get to far back. Will be interesting to see how she travels on Saturday.I would expect a good run. Also returning Saturday is her full sister De La Terre who also showed promise last preparation. Bold run should be expected. They were bold runs by both. Great to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlum Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 18 hours ago, Dark Beau said: They were bold runs by both. Great to see. I didn't see anything in Aalaalune's run to inspire confidence to back it anytime soon to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 Provided they don't get stuck into her and with natural improvement i can see her saluting the judge again soon. Still looked a bit shy to stretch out imo. Don't forget she beat plenty home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitman Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 7 hours ago, Noodlum said: I didn't see anything in Aalaalune's run to inspire confidence to back it anytime soon to win. Are you blind 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlum Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) On 5/07/2020 at 8:43 PM, Pitman said: Are you blind Apparently not.....still waiting for that win.... On the tail of the winner at Te Rapa but couldn't quicken when Communique went forward. Surely not the Windsor Park Plate next up..... Edited September 9, 2020 by Noodlum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 (edited) my opinions on the (terrible) way Aalalune has been placed are well documented. Too many races too close together at too early an age, given her pedigree and racing style. Should have been given much more time to furnish and set for middle-distance campaigns away from hard ground. But its the owners' prerogative to do what they want cos they pay the bills. Wont be surprised to see De La Terre do the same as a spring 3yo. Looks a genuine type. would like to see Aalalune race on rain-affected ground at say Te Rapa over 2000m+ ...mebbe Waikato Gold Cup / Counties Cup horse? but needs to get confidence back by winning a couple along the way Just my opinion looking on from afar. Edited September 9, 2020 by Weasel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlum Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Or has the horse been overrated? My observation of its first start this time in was that it wasn't as great as some made it out to be. Seems in the case of Aalaalune rational thought flies out the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLB2.0 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 It's nothing more than a "gunna". Good horses win, it doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlum Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, SLB2.0 said: It's nothing more than a "gunna". Good horses win, it doesn't. I dont think it is comfortable wearing the hood. Type of horse you send to Dummy Myers to sort out. I think young McKay would have learnt a few things about how to manage Owners. Bart Cummings had it sorted - charged more if the owner had an input or sacked the owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlum Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 On 5/07/2020 at 1:03 PM, Noodlum said: I didn't see anything in Aalaalune's run to inspire confidence to back it anytime soon to win. On 5/07/2020 at 8:43 PM, Pitman said: Are you blind On 4/07/2020 at 6:47 PM, Dark Beau said: They were bold runs by both. Great to see. 8 starts since July.....the predicted win must be soon. Perhaps when it gets wetter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I have noticed that Mrs Rogerson hasn't been as prominent in recent times , are they still running seperate barns ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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