Chief Stipe Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 MEETING NEWS Riccarton Park - Hororata | Saturday 27 March Nomination Morning Weather: Fine Track: Dead 4 Rail: True Weather and Track last updated at 9.35am Tuesday 23 March The following races will remain open until Wednesday 24th March 9.00am - OPN 1800 - OPN 1400 - R74 1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 I guess they won't be running down the track 11m out - that was off last time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomass Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Brill for the Horror Rata's of this World... Sucked if you were a Marlborough Devotee Maybe Pitty can get his stick out..do a few stabs where Timmy Mills did his... ....and let us know where the irrigation hit and where it missed.. Thanks Pitty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 So Thomarse you know that 11m out the lane is stuffed. Can you explain to us how you will use that information in your selections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) I see there is a 'pipe burst' preventing irrigation there today after they watered it even on a day when it was wet anyway earlier in the week. Good 3 rating this morning and afternoon - does that mean it will be a slow 7 on the fence and a fast 1 on the outside? Here's hoping the dust will be flying!!! Edited March 26, 2021 by Reefton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 To long for for most of them, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomass Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 So finally some transparency with Timmy Mills producing a Going Stick map... ..something Ellerslie refused to do Faster on the bends and more than likely the rail...after a water pipe burst...so no irrigation today https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/NRB Meeting News/Riccarton Park - NZ Going Report - 2021-03-25 08_57.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Green i reckon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Thomass said: So finally some transparency with Timmy Mills producing a Going Stick map... ..something Ellerslie refused to do Faster on the bends and more than likely the rail...after a water pipe burst...so no irrigation today https://loveracing.nz/OnHorseFiles/NRB Meeting News/Riccarton Park - NZ Going Report - 2021-03-25 08_57.pdf So what the hell does that tell you? How have you adjusted your bets with the this fantadtical information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 MEETING NEWS Riccarton Park - Hororata | Saturday 27 March RACE DAY Race Day Weather: Fine Track: Good 3 Rail: True Weather and Track last updated at 6.22am Saturday 27 March Friday Afternoon Weather: Fine Track: Good 3 Rail: True | No Irrigation Will Take Place Today Due To A Burst Water Pipe Weather and Track last updated at 3.52pm Friday 26 March Friday Morning Weather: Fine Track: Good 3 Rail: True | No Irrigation Will Take Place Today Due To A Burst Water Pipe Weather and Track last updated at 9.55am Friday 26 March Thursday Morning Weather: Fine Track: Dead 4 Rail: True | 1mm rain overnight, Irrigating 5mm Today Weather and Track last updated at 9.01am Thursday 25 March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 Pitty must have stood on the irrigation pipe. Of course they don't have any spares in Canterbury. Don't they get their water from a bore on course? Rosehill Gardens - 360mm of rain in 10 days! The track is rated a Soft 7 and improving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 (edited) 360mm in ten days? Thats called a sun shower on the Coast. Reefton would be hard and fast. Mind you Reefton is lucky enough to have track people who know what they are doing. Edited March 27, 2021 by Reefton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Lisa's goat track has moved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 9 minutes ago, Mark D said: Lisa's goat track has moved? I think calling Riccarton today a "goat track" is being rather kind. But I guess that is what you get when you forget to water the grass so it can grow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 I know my eyesight and memory is being challenged by advancing years but.....is the rail in the "true" position not actually the "true" position as we used to know it? It looks to me that the width of the turf track has shrunk presumably because it has been consumed by the AWT development on the inner. Surely once the AWT track is up and running they are going to repair the main track? Does anyone know if the CJC has indicated they are going to do that? If so what are they going to do? Aside from hiring Reefton dairy farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 39 minutes ago, Reefton said: 360mm in ten days? Thats called a sun shower on the Coast. Reefton would be hard and fast. I think you are referring to Omoto. They ran 1:10 in the first so definitely on the improve from a Soft 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: I think you are referring to Omoto. Omoto used to be like that in days gone by but they made the mistake of letting 'experts' renovate it -predictably they f#*"#d it up. Lucky for the GJC though Jim Findlay their trackman contacted O'Malley a couple of years back - they got the chisel plough onto it and it is considerably improved. Not as good as it was but when you let idiots near tracks that is the consequence. In the state it was in it could never have handles three consecutive days last season . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freda Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Riccarton firm, Pitty is flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Freda said: Riccarton firm, Pitty is flying. Well at least the horses will be getting used to dirt in their faces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Like watching a meeting from the outback of aussie . Very disappointing that a so called metropolitan track keeps dishing up shit tracks . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huey Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 Just now, nomates said: Like watching a meeting from the outback of aussie . Very disappointing that a so called metropolitan track keeps dishing up shit tracks . Venue Plan is working so very well!!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Huey said: Venue Plan is working so very well!!! That's part of the issue isn't it , a meeting there every 2 weeks almost , so all the clubs forced to move there will have their meetings run on the all weather cause that track isn't gonna improve enough to handle even half the meetings scheduled there . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefton Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, nomates said: Like watching a meeting from the outback of aussie . Very disappointing that a so called metropolitan track keeps dishing up shit tracks . Dunno Just been talking to the man and he is fairly chipper about the way the track was today. First half decent track since the middle day of Cup week. For all that they will make a point, piss irrigation on close to raceday and turn it into another shit hole in a week or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Reefton said: Dunno Just been talking to the man and he is fairly chipper about the way the track was today. First half decent track since the middle day of Cup week. For all that they will make a point, piss irrigation on close to raceday and turn it into another shit hole in a week or two FFS shows where our standards have slipped to if the South Islands leading trainer calls that a half decent track. It was an absolute disgrace for the South Islands premier racecourse. Where's the plan to fix it? This track has a Polytrack for training too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomates Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Reefton said: Dunno Just been talking to the man and he is fairly chipper about the way the track was today. First half decent track since the middle day of Cup week. For all that they will make a point, piss irrigation on close to raceday and turn it into another shit hole in a week or two Maybe he's chipper because he won 4 races , but sorry the overheads around the top bend showed how threadbare it is , no idea what the next meeting will be like , simple not acceptable for a metropolitan club . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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