Brodie Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Not sure why, but the Greg and Nina Hope team have gone Nil tonight? Nina will probably advise us why, must be a virus thru the racehorses as I have never seen them all go so poor, Mossdale Mac, Enghein and King of Love showed nothing in the straight after having very easy runs, after all 3 going well at their last starts! With the runs they had they all shouldve been in the first couple but no they showed NOTHING! Puzzling indeed! Edited August 19, 2022 by Brodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robalan Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 They haven't won a race for quite some time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the galah Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 16 hours ago, Brodie said: Not sure why, but the Greg and Nina Hope team have gone Nil tonight? Nina will probably advise us why, must be a virus thru the racehorses as I have never seen them all go so poor, Mossdale Mac, Enghein and King of Love showed nothing in the straight after having very easy runs, after all 3 going well at their last starts! With the runs they had they all shouldve been in the first couple but no they showed NOTHING! Puzzling indeed! Well its a forum where we give our opinions, so mine is Mossdale Mac-i've backed it a handful of times but have come to the view its a horse that doesn't seem to give 100% in a finish and its level of performance in some better races isn't replicated when it runs in fields of not as well performed horses. Of note it was driven by blair orange just the once and won well. Enghein-Well that performance last night was a bit puzzling because it seemed to be travelling so well in front,but ran out of puff.Maybe they gave it an easy time in training since its previous run or maybe that 1st up run for so long took the edge off it or maybe its not 100% like you suggest. King of love-Another horse i have followed-A couple of times i have felt Ben hope may taken the wrong option a few runs ago,but recently he has been giving it every chance in what i thought were winnable race but not quite delivering. I actually thought it pretty much ran up to its most recent form last night and was just beaten by better horses on the night.Its a horse that should win if it drops back a grade or so,and with the confidence it would get from that may be competitive in its current grade again. Of note Ben hope drove the perfect race on all 3 last night. I do think some of the hope pacers become too familiar with the driver and seem to not always put in. However i think when he drives the trotters for some reason he becomes one of the best in nz and any perceived under performance by the trotters is more due to the horse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 18 hours ago, the galah said: Well its a forum where we give our opinions, so mine is Mossdale Mac-i've backed it a handful of times but have come to the view its a horse that doesn't seem to give 100% in a finish and its level of performance in some better races isn't replicated when it runs in fields of not as well performed horses. Of note it was driven by blair orange just the once and won well. Enghein-Well that performance last night was a bit puzzling because it seemed to be travelling so well in front,but ran out of puff.Maybe they gave it an easy time in training since its previous run or maybe that 1st up run for so long took the edge off it or maybe its not 100% like you suggest. King of love-Another horse i have followed-A couple of times i have felt Ben hope may taken the wrong option a few runs ago,but recently he has been giving it every chance in what i thought were winnable race but not quite delivering. I actually thought it pretty much ran up to its most recent form last night and was just beaten by better horses on the night.Its a horse that should win if it drops back a grade or so,and with the confidence it would get from that may be competitive in its current grade again. Of note Ben hope drove the perfect race on all 3 last night. I do think some of the hope pacers become too familiar with the driver and seem to not always put in. However i think when he drives the trotters for some reason he becomes one of the best in nz and any perceived under performance by the trotters is more due to the horse. Galah, think u pretty well summed it up, but all 3 shouldve gone much better in the straight! None of them showed what they shouldve after having easy runs so think there must be a virus as I doubt they wouldve missed work due to the weather! Mossdale Mac has gone far better than it did, Enghein showed little and King of Love just stopped after having a cozy run! Something amiss with the team, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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