Chief Stipe Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 MEETING NEWS Whangarei RC | Wednesday 9 February Withdrawal Morning Weather: Cloudy Track: Dead 4 Rail: True Weather and Track updated at 8.37am Saturday 5 February Nomination Morning Weather: Cloudy Track: Dead 4 Rail: True | Irrigating Today Weather and Track updated at 8.50am Friday 4 February Please note this meeting will be run as a closed door meeting, essential workers only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) A test for the track. There has been over 75mm (3 inches) of rain since about 4pm yesterday Sunday to 8am Monday i.e. in 16 hours. Edited February 6, 2022 by Chief Stipe Corrected the days of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Please note this meeting will be run as a closed door meeting, essential workers only. Lot of good the NZTR directive obviously did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: A test for the track. There has been over 75mm (3 inches) of rain since about 4pm yesterday Monday to 8am Tuesday i.e. in 16 hours. Interesting. Since it's still only Monday where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 WTF is going on in comic zone? A D4 reading and 104mm of rain last 24 hours? That just doesn't make sense, or does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 55 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said: WTF is going on in comic zone? A D4 reading and 104mm of rain last 24 hours? That just doesn't make sense, or does it? Been very dry here and a considerable amount of the rainfall will have just washed off the surface. That coupled with the intensity - the majority of the rain fell in three hours. Add to that the sandy track...possibly only a D4 but I doubt whether a penetrometer was used. 1 hour ago, curious said: Interesting. Since it's still only Monday where I am. Sorry I meant Sunday to Monday (as you know!). These holidays one after another stuff me up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 59 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said: WTF is going on in comic zone? A D4 reading and 104mm of rain last 24 hours? That just doesn't make sense, or does it? Dead 5 at 11.04 am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, curious said: Please note this meeting will be run as a closed door meeting, essential workers only. Lot of good the NZTR directive obviously did. Shame really as there are a lot of the enthusiastic locals hanging out for a race meeting. Plus Ruakaka has acres of room under cover in their main public stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 6, 2022 Author Share Posted February 6, 2022 1 minute ago, curious said: Dead 5 at 11.04 am More like it. Very warm (26 C) and humid here at the moment 12:29pm. Met Office says the "feels like" temp is 29 C! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 Foxton a slow 8 this morning after 100mm rain last 48 hours. Probably come back a couple of points by the time the trials start tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, curious said: Foxton a slow 8 this morning after 100mm rain last 48 hours. Probably come back a couple of points by the time the trials start tomorrow. It will certainly be interesting if Foxton is able to conduct a trials meeting on a reasonable surface tomorrow, given all the manoeuvring away from unusable tracks in the CD. Must be very embarrassing if there is a perfectly usable track sitting there unwanted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, Doomed said: It will certainly be interesting if Foxton is able to conduct a trials meeting on a reasonable surface tomorrow, given all the manoeuvring away from unusable tracks in the CD. Must be very embarrassing if there is a perfectly usable track sitting there unwanted. Hasn't one of the arguments in the past been that they don't have sufficient facilities for the public? Doesn't hold up at the moment. The other red-herring excuse was they needed high bandwidth broadband installed to be able to broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 100 horses due to go round. Brand new jockeys, stipes, JCA rooms etc. Refurbished tea rooms. No problem. 43 minutes ago, Doomed said: It will certainly be interesting if Foxton is able to conduct a trials meeting on a reasonable surface tomorrow, given all the manoeuvring away from unusable tracks in the CD. Must be very embarrassing if there is a perfectly usable track sitting there unwanted. 100 horses due to go round. Brand new jockeys, stipes, JCA rooms etc. Refurbished tea rooms. Fibre at the gate. No problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Doomed said: It will certainly be interesting if Foxton is able to conduct a trials meeting on a reasonable surface tomorrow, given all the manoeuvring away from unusable tracks in the CD. Must be very embarrassing if there is a perfectly usable track sitting there unwanted. Unwanted, but not unloved........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curious Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 21 hours ago, curious said: 100 horses due to go round. Brand new jockeys, stipes, JCA rooms etc. Refurbished tea rooms. No problem. 100 horses due to go round. Brand new jockeys, stipes, JCA rooms etc. Refurbished tea rooms. Fibre at the gate. No problem. Dead 6 this morning. Warm with a drying breeze. Should suit all horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 MEETING NEWS Whangarei RC | Wednesday 9 February Tuesday Morning Weather: Cloudy Track: Dead 5 Rail: True | 8mm Rain Last 24 Hours Weather and Track updated at 8.59am Tuesday 8 February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Not as humid today but still warm and a good breeze. Track should keep improving at Ruakaka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Hot and very humid at Ruakaka today. Currently 25 C and 130% humidity....OK I've exaggerated with the humidity. I hope the local club has a great day - they've had a raw deal compared to other clubs over the pandemic. Shame it is a closed meeting as there are 100's of locals gagging to get out to see the races. Ruakaka - the track where Verry Elleegant won her Maiden! Race Day Weather: Cloudy Track: Dead 5 Rail: True Weather and Track updated at 6.48am Wednesday 9 February Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Shame about the scratchings today at Ruakaka. Surely you would want to race on a confirmed decent surface than take the risk that your next opportunity will be worse or even worse abandoned!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 Actually upon further analysis the scratchings aren't that too bad. 94 horses going around over 10 races. 3 races hit a bit hard with scratchings. Two of them R65's. Is that a programming problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said: Actually upon further analysis the scratchings aren't that too bad. 94 horses going around over 10 races. 3 races hit a bit hard with scratchings. Two of them R65's. Is that a programming problem? The worst scratchings are in the $15,000 maiden they moved from Tauranga. Only 6 starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: Hot and very humid at Ruakaka today. Currently 25 C and 130% humidity....OK I've exaggerated with the humidity. I hope the local club has a great day - they've had a raw deal compared to other clubs over the pandemic. Shame it is a closed meeting as there are 100's of locals gagging to get out to see the races. Ruakaka - the track where Verry Elleegant won her Maiden! Race Day Weather: Cloudy Track: Dead 5 Rail: True Weather and Track updated at 6.48am Wednesday 9 February Hard to know how good she might be, didn't beat much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 7 minutes ago, Doomed said: Hard to know how good she might be, didn't beat much. LOL. I remember comments like those at the time. Standard line for some who didnt watch the entire race or understand the effort. She did everything wrong and was put off stride at least three times. It was that effort that got me excited topped off by the ease of win. She hasn't changed often throwing that head up and around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Chief Stipe said: LOL. I remember comments like those at the time. Standard line for some who didnt watch the entire race or understand the effort. She did everything wrong and was put off stride at least three times. It was that effort that got me excited topped off by the ease of win. She hasn't changed often throwing that head up and around. I see in the TAB form guide for the Apollo Stakes this weekend she is described as a "Handy galloper. Class drop helps." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Doomed said: I see in the TAB form guide for the Apollo Stakes this weekend she is described as a "Handy galloper. Class drop helps." Which proves that the TAB NZ form is computer generated. So much for integrity for new punters. I'm surprised it didn't say - "Won Maiden well at Ruakaka, this is a step up". The Australian Form line says this: Back after 14 week break. Placed at Randwick when last fresh and won one of seven first-up. Ran in two trials. Hard to beat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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