Chief Stipe Posted October 22, 2020 Author Posted October 22, 2020 My two are Russian Camelot and Probabeel. Quote
Mardy Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 I'm a fan of Humidor,so i will plonk for him, But the draw does him no favours as he will have no option but too go back,and then hope for a lot of luck,but stranger things have happened. And for some reason am warming a little too Probabeel,i saw her gallop the other morning,and she looked to stride out nicely. Drawn nice so is not without a decent chance in my opinion. Am sure it will be a cracker of a race again. Quote
aquaman Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 Sir Dragonet with Glen Boss in the saddle. Am picking a very heavy track well and truly churned up. 12's at the moment. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 22, 2020 Author Posted October 22, 2020 Yep I've had to recalibrate my picks. Heavy rain forecast today and tomorrow. Racing tonight on the track won't help at all. Quote
aquaman Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 Interesting runner in race 2 tonight at the Valley, should be worth a bet. Feel The Rush 3rd in the NZ Oaks to Jennifer Eccles. Loves the mud and presently paying 41's. Distance will suit. I got 71's yesterday. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 22, 2020 Author Posted October 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, aquaman said: Interesting runner in race 2 tonight at the Valley, should be worth a bet. Feel The Rush 3rd in the NZ Oaks to Jennifer Eccles. Loves the mud and presently paying 41's. Distance will suit. I got 71's yesterday. Are you sure the track will go off that quickly? The Strathayr holds up pretty good and doesn't get heavy as we know it. Currently a Good 4. Quote
aquaman Posted October 22, 2020 Posted October 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Are you sure the track will go off that quickly? The Strathayr holds up pretty good and doesn't get heavy as we know it. Currently a Good 4. Last time it rained at the Valley when racing was in progress, and from memory that was about two months ago, it opened up very quickly. But whether this will be the case in the 2nd is a moot point. Suppose it will depend on how much rain falls this afternoon. I'm banking on the Manikato which is the last tonight being a very heavy track, and for that reason have backed Bella Vella at 12's, now into 11's. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 They may get through the night without rain. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 11 hours ago, theshu said: Magic Wand and Acadia Queen. Magic Wand scratched Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 Upgraded to a G3. Go figure! Quote
nomates Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Upgraded to a G3. Go figure! Looks like the weather forecasters are as average as here . Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 Just now, nomates said: Looks like the weather forecasters are as average as here . They predicted it raining 8pm Melbourne time. Quote
nomates Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said: Race 1. 2:05.5 last 600m 34 Lack of brain not rain for a cpl of riders there . Quote
nomates Posted October 23, 2020 Posted October 23, 2020 did i hear one of the commentators say track was a slow 6 ( aust 6 ) ? still good on our TAB . Might have misheard . Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 7 hours ago, nomates said: did i hear one of the commentators say track was a slow 6 ( aust 6 ) ? still good on our TAB . Might have misheard . I was reading the track conditions off the OZ racing sites. Dont trust the NZ TAB information EVER! Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 They ran 1:08.76 in the Manikato - would suggest that the track wasn't a Slow 6. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, curious said: Should hardly affect the Strathayr? The racing.com review of the Manikato said the track firmed as the night went on. 14mm plus what is forecast for this morning will downgrade the track. But the Strathayr does improve quickly. Just checked now up to 18mm but forecast to stop raining by 8am. Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 This was written BEFORE the Manikato! https://www.racing.com/news/2020-10-23/news-triple-g1-winner-can-cause-upset 1 Quote
Chief Stipe Posted October 23, 2020 Author Posted October 23, 2020 Still raining but easing. Track now a Soft 5. 23mm since 9am yesterday. Quote
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