Horse Racing in OZ

[Firkinelle]

Didn't do your lay bets last week so guess I was lucky. Hopefully this week will be perfect

[Charles49]

Weather here has been a bit on the crazy side with excessive heat dominating the scene. Thankfully the indicators are that the temperatures will drop below 30deg Celsius shortly and we can get back to some sort of normality. Last Saturdays results were awful with the only highlight being the wins of two of the four Hail Mary bets, one of which paid $27.90, which saved my punting bank from finishing in the red. Number two son had his first win as an owner when Coastal Raider won well at Grafton on Sunday. The Raider enjoyed a comfortable sit in behind the pace and sprinted away in the straight to win well. I think he is still celebrating!! My old mate Screatch had a win too at Mackay at $24 which helped the coffers considerably. Have Coolmeans (Won $9) running around in Race 3 at Townsville on Friday. Barrier 11 wont help but he is an honest old horse and might just fluke a place at odds. His stable mate Focus (3rd) goes around in Race 4 and he is a place chance despite the outside barrier.
Highlights of Saturdays racing will be the running of the time honoured Golden Slipper which is a set weights race for two year olds. The first race was run in 1957 and its been an annual race on our calendar ever since. First winner was Todman and other noteable winners include Vain, Luskin Star and Bounding Away. The most talked about Slipper race was the win by Belle De Jour which buckjumped at the start and dropped out last. In the run to the post Belle De Jour shot through the middle of the pack and stormed home to win narrowly. Part owner was well known Sydney personality John Singleton, who was so impressed he shouted drinks for every punter in the Public Bar until the final race was over. When asked how big the bar bill was Singleton simply said "a lot!" But who cares when he stated afterwards that he had placed a $100,000 bet with Bookmaker Colin Tidy at 10/1 and collected $1m clear for the win. Ah those were the days!!

Saturday's fields and tips will go up progressively as we near start times and fingers crossed that this Saturday will be a winning one and all of my Lay Bets fail to salute!!


MOONEE VALLEY: Track Good(4)
R1 no 1 Marquess
R2 no 1 Spywire 4th
R5 no 1 Campionessa 3rd
R8 no 5 Imperatriz Won $1.85

ROSEHILL GARDENS: Track Soft (5)
R5 no 1 Think It Over 4th
R6 no 2 Riff Rocket Won $3.40
R7 no 1 Think About It
R8 no 7 Switzerland
R9 no 11 Sunshine In Paris 2nd

EAGLE FARM: Track Good (4)
R5 no 1 Outweighed 3rd
R6 no 13 Apophis
R7 no 1 Bubba's Bay Won $3.90
R9 no 2 Daytona Bay Won $2.40

ASCOT: Track Good (4)
R1 no 8 Yallingup Girl
R2 no 8 Bondo Plunge 2nd
R3 no 3 Sisu Warrior 2nd
R4 no 5 Oly's Choice 2nd
R5 no 6 Bleecker Street 3rd
R6 no 7 Wild Belle Won $2.70
R7 no 2 Angel's Impact
R8 no 7 Multinational
R9 no 5 Fat Roy Slim

BEST BETS:
ROSE: R8 no 7 Switzerland
MOON: R2 no 1 Spywire 4th
MOON: R8 no 5 Imperatriz Won $1.85

LAY BETS:
SR4 no 6 Schwartz Started 3rd Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
SR6 no 4 Tom Kitten Started 2nd Fav. Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
MR6 no 4 Mollynickers Started Even money Fav. Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won

HAIL MARY BETS:
SR8 no 8 Bodyguard e/w @ $41
SR8 no 9 Dublin Down e/w @ $51
SR10 no 8 Rainbiel e/w @ $20


Cheers 'n' Beers
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[Charles49]

Every now and again you run into one of those weeks where little goes right. Its been one of those weeks as I write commencing with last Saturdays results which were, lets just say well below par. Then to add to the sorrow one of our best friends saw the dogs bowl in the middle of the driveway as she was driving out in her large 4WD, stepped out to grab it and was hit by the drivers open door and knocked partly under her 4WD which managed to pin her there. Fortunately her screams were heard by her son who happened to be home on a rare day off and he quickly called triple zero and they arrived to find her with most of her ribs crushed and broken. Three other ambulances also arrived including one that has a small operating theater inside and they went to work to keep her alive. She is now in hospital in Brisbane still in a serious condition but expectations are she will survive. Lets hope Saturdays race results are much better than what's happened in the past week.!!
Have a runner at Townsville on Friday in the form of Coolmeans. (5th) He wont beat the favourite Demon Award (4th) but hopefully he can grab second place and some decent prizemoney! Number two son has Coastal Raider (Won) running at Grafton on Sunday. Topweight Shaggy Rogers(4th) will be hard to beat, but the Raider is a rough chance if it gets to the front and is allowed to bowl along.
Here are the venues for Saturday's races and as per usual the tips and selections will go up on Friday followed by the late mail on Saturday.
Fingers crossed for a good day on the punt!


CAULFIELD: Track Good (4)
R1 no 7 Carini 3rd
R4 no 1 Jigsaw
R5 no 6 Arran Bay
R6 no 2 Bold Bastille Won $1.65
R7 no 11 Peace Treaty
R8 no 1 Mr Brightside 2nd


ROSEHILL: Track Good (4)
R1 no 13 Mad Darcey
R2 no 2 Dasho Lennie 3rd
R4 no 7 Gatsby's 4th
R5 no 3 Lindermann Won $2.10
R6 no 1 Airman 3rd
R9 no 13 Amor Victorious



EAGLE FARM: Track Soft (5)
R1 no 1 Can't Recall One Won $1.50
R2 no 13 Grand Meteor
R5 no 4 Tribeca Star 2nd
R6 no 2 Sharp Dazzler 3rd
R8 no 2 Press Link Won $3.20


ASCOT: Track Soft (5)
R1 no 1 Bustling 2nd
R2 no 6 Almighty Class 2nd
R3 no 1 Ice Pick Nick 3rd
R4 no 5 Sonoftheboss
R5 no 3 Lord Gannicus Won $2.60
R6 no 2 Miss Skyhigh 4th
R7 no 8 Wubin Gold Won $2.90
R8 no 2 A Lot Of Good Men 4th
R9 no 10 Sapphire Street 4th


BEST BETS:
ROSE: R4 no 7 Gatsby's 4th
CAUL: R8 no 1 Mr Brightside 2nd

LAY BETS: (Sorry Firky for the bad selections!!)
CAUL: R2 no 1 Fists of Fury Won $2.90 Lay Bet Lost
CAUL: R5 no 4 First Immortal Won $4.80 Lay Bet Lost
CAUL: R10 no 9 Rey Magnerio Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won


HAIL MARY BETS:
ROSE: R1 no 6 Huon e/w @ $12
ROSE: R4 no 3 Dublin Down e/w @ $18 Won $27.90
ROSE: R9 no 2 Detonator Jack @ $9 3rd
CAUL: R8 no 12 Pride of Jenni e/w @ $4 Won $4.50


Cheers' n' Beers
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[Charles49]

That's good Firky. You were one of the lucky ones as it was a pretty sad day when I tallied up the paltry return to my betting account after todays results!!
Never mind. They go around again next Saturday, so fingers crossed!!

[Firkinelle]

Did all your lay bets this week so gained a little this time

[Charles49]

Nice to see a total of nineteen win bets last Saturday. That's the goal that's expected for every Saturday however Lady Luck doesn't visit the site as often as I would like so a lesser number of winners normally prevail. Lets hope this Saturday is a good one on the grizzly grunt.
Venues are a little different this Saturday with Ascot in Perth taking a rest in favour of running an event at Bunbury. And not to be outdone Brisbane has handed their meeting over to the Gold Coast where the surf meets the turf!!.
Here are the venues for Saturday. Tips will go up shortly followed by the Late Mail on Saturday morning then its off and racing for another day where the outcome rests firmly in the Lap of the Gods!!
Big race here in Oz today is the running of the time honoured Newmarket Handicap Race 5 at Flemington. The favourite is the New Zealand visitor in Imperatriz who has raced 24 times for 18 wins and prizemoney of around $6m. Plenty of knockers around to say she cant win with 58 kgs on her back, however champions seem to find a way to be the first to salute. Danger is Magic Time at around $8.


FLEMINGTON: Track Good(4)
R1 no 4 Hedged Won $4
R2 no 2 Young Werther Won $2.50
R5 no 1 Imperatriz 2nd
R6 no 4 Grinzinger Belle
R7 no 3 Amenable 2nd

RANDWICK: Track Good (4)
R4 no 8 Ballroom Bella 3rd
R7 no 1 Think About it 2nd
R8 no 1 Militarize 2nd
R10 no 3 C'est Magique 2nd

GOLD COAST: Track Soft (5)
R3 no 4 Heleva Deel
R6 no 3 Boom Torque 3rd
R7 no 3 Chinny Boom Won $1.75

BUNBURY: Track Good(4)
R1 no 7 This'll Show Ya
R2 no 2 Insyde Success
R3 no 3 Ultimate Command Won $2.60
R4 no 4 Vampi At Play 3rd
R5 no 1 Snazzler
R6 no 5 Filthy Habits 3rd
R7 no 1 Trix Of The Trade
R8 no 3 Black Fantasy
R9 no 3 Sisu Warrior Won $4

BEST BETS:
RAND: R7 no 1 Think About It 2nd
FLEM: R7 no 3 Amenable 2nd
FLEM: R5 no 1 Imperatriz 2nd

LAY BETS:
FLEM: R2 no 7 Fawkner Park Started 2nd Fav. Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won
FLEM: R8 no 10 Eternal Flame Won $4.20. Lay Bet Lost
RAND: R10 no 5 Call Di Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
GOLD: R6 no 8 Viminele Started $3.40 Ran unplaced. L:ay Bet Won

HAIL MARY BETS:
RAND: R1 no 9 Cut On A Dime e/w @ $9
RAND: R4 no 9 Confess Our Dreams e/w @ $15
RAND: R5 no 4 Bodyguard e/w @ $10 4th
FLEM: R5 no 3 Buenos Noches e/w @ $5.50
FLEM: R5 no 6 Magic Time e/w @ $8


Cheers 'n' Beers
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[Charles49]

Gotta say Firky you were unlucky to pick the only lay bet that lost on a day where there were nineteen winners in total with the best being Boab Boy at $10.30 !!
Notwithstanding the above I will try harder to make it three successful lays for next week!! But then I did back the Broncos to win in Las Vegas yesterday so maybe I need to realign the crystal ball!!
Cheers.

[Firkinelle]

Picked Sans Doubt

[Charles49]

Some nice quality racing appears this Saturday with the running of the Verry Elleegant Stakes and Surround Stakes at Randwick and the Australian Guineas, and the Blamey Stakes at Flemington. Cant see anything that's likely to beat Fangirl in the Group One Verry Elleegant Stakes but unfortunately she will be at short odds.
Had a runner during the week in the form of Coolmeans who finished 3rd. Would have been closer if he hadn't tried to bite the horse next to him prior to the winning post. Trainer wasn't happy so no treats for poor old Buddy for a while! His stablemate in the form of Focus won the next race so that helped the punting bank. Number two son has Coastal Raider in at Grafton on 7th March in Race 5. Looks like a tough race but I'm sure he will run well based on his last run at the Doomben course. Wife is very unhappy because her horse Strawberry Lady fell over on a boat ramp where the trainer was taking her for a swim. That will put her prep back a few weeks adding to the many frustrations that have occurred with SL over the past couple of years. Oh the joys of racehorse ownership!!
There are some strange stories circulating around race courses and racing folk from time to time but this one I read about yesterday takes the cake!

"Former trainer Todd Balfour has been disqualified for five years after "dacking" a Racing South Australia compliance officer in front of other participants. The offence took place at the Kangaroo Island racecourse (just south of Adelaide) in February."
Personally I think it was a bum rap!!

Here are the venues for Saturday racing in Oz. Selections will follow on Friday and the late mail will tidy things up on Saturday morning.
Hope your investments return an acceptable dividend.

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FLEMINGTON: Track Good (4)
R2 no 7 Aramco Won $2.20
R3 no 6 Big Watch Won $5.60
R4 no 1 Bold Bastille Won $2.30
R5 no 7 Bonnie Amore Won $1.65
R6 no 6 Another Wil Won $1.70
R8 no 1 Riff Rocket 3rd

RANDWICK: Track Soft (5)
R3 no 2 Perennial 2nd
R4 no 1 Storm Boy Won $1.20
R7 no 9 Fangirl 2nd
R8 no 5 Tiz Invincible
R9 no 2 Hinged 2nd

EAGLE FARM: Track Good (4)
R1 no 2 Appellant
R2 no 3 Jungle Prince 4th
R5 no 5 Centrestone
R6 no 10 Petersham
R9 no 2 Sharp Dazzler Won $2.30
R10 no 9 Ocean Zar

ASCOT: Track Good (4)
R1 no 7 Bonjoy Won $1.60
R2 no 1 Angel's Impact 3rd
R3 no 2 Boab Boy Won $10.30
R4 no 5 Ginnivan
R5 no 8 Snow Prince Won $7.10
R6 no 6 Patron Of Kings
R7 no 1 Russian To The Bar Won $ 2.85
R8 no 3 Own The Queen Won $3.30
R9 no 8 Alaskan

BEST BETS:
RAND: R4 no 1 Storm Boy Won $1.20
RAND R7 no 9 Fangirl 2nd
FLEM: R8 no 1 Riff Rocket 3rd
FLEM: R6 no 6 Another Wil Won $1.70
ASCOT: R1 no 7 Bonjoy Won $1.60

LAY BETS:
FLEM: R1 no 4 Sans Doute Won $2.40 Lay Bet Lost
FLEM: R9 no 5 Ayrton Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won
RAND: R10 no 2 Coal Crusher Started Fav. Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won


HAIL MARY BETS:
RAND: R1 no 14 Mad Darcy e/w @ $5.50 Won $6
RAND: R7 no 1 Think It Over e/w @ $10 Won $9
RAND: R8 no 4 Leaning to Fly e/w @ $4 4th
FLEM: R8 no 10 Verdad e/w @ $22
FLEM: R10 no 1 Belle Plaisir e/w @ $25 3rd


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[Charles49]

Excellent. Nice to hear that you had a positive result. Well done.

[Firkinelle]

I did a couple of lay bets and they came in good, thanks

[Charles49]

Well there we were sailing along with 13 winners on the scoreboard, and some 8 place-getters as well, and then along came the meeting at Pinjarra Park, and everything then went to putty. That's the worst result from a Western Australian meeting that I can recall ever with just one lousy winner from the nine event program. How did I feel about the Pinjarra Park results? Bit like the cartoon image below!! Excuses? Well it was a very hot day and the lead up days had also been hot so that's got to have an effect on racehorses, as well as jockeys, and the track is only used when the Belmont & Ascot tracks are being rested. But that doesn't fully explain such a poor result. Lets hope that was just one of those off days that we experience from time to time and look forward to this Saturday and a return to normality. Fingers crossed!!
I do have one nominated to race next Tuesday at Townsville in the form of Coolmeans (Ran 3rd). Its a 1400m race and he has drawn barrier 3 so I think he must be in with some chance going on his first up run. The market framers don't like him so I'm expecting a decent price at double figure odds. .
Here are the respective venues for Saturday. Selections will go up on Friday followed by the Late Mail & Hail Mary Bets on Saturday morning (AEDT) . Lets hope the Betting Gods smile on us this time around!


Pinjarra Park results are in !!!!



CAULFIELD: Track Good (4) Betting - Markets Closed
R1 no 1 Dunkel Won $3.90
R2 no 7 Midtown Boss 2nd
R6 no 7 Campionessa Won $3.70
R7 no 1 Mr Brightside Won $1.50
R8 no 4 Coleman
R9 no 15 Kings Gambit



ROSEHILL: Track Soft (6 ) Betting - Markets Closed
R2 no 2 Belvedere Boys Won $4.10
R3 no 8 Dipsy Doodle
R5 no 6 Diamil
R6 no 6 Kinloch
R7 no 6 Lady Laguna 2nd
R8 no 1 Tom Kitten
R9 no 2 Derry Grove
R10 no 19 Gently Rolled Won $4.40



DOOMBEN: Track Soft (5) Betting - Markets Closed
R4 no 3 Cryptostar
R6 no 2 Boom Torque Won $2
R7 no 1 Wairere Falls
R8 no 10 Golden Boom 2nd
R9 no 4 Highbar 2nd



ASCOT: Track Good (4) Betting - Markets Closed
R1 no 3 Filthy Habits Won $3
R2 no 7 Siren Assault 3rd
R3 no 5 Bisector 2nd
R4 no 6 Cheeky Charlotte 3rd
R5 no 3 Live To Tell 4th
R6 no 1 Ruler Rocket
R7 no 6 Bonjoy Won $2.50
R8 no 2 Marocchino Won $2.60
R9 no 3 Cerridwyn 3rd



BEST BETS:
CAUL: R7 no 1 Mr Bightside Won $1.50
ASCOT: R5 no 3 Live To Tell 4th
DOOM: R6 no 2 Boom Torque Won $2
DOOM: R8 no 10 Golden Boom 2nd


LAY BETS:
CAUL: R3 no 2 Autumn Angel Started $4.60 2nd Fav. Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
CAUL: R6 no 1 Gold Trip Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won
CAUL: R8 no 13 Lady of Camelot Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
DOOM R9 no 11 She's A Rogue Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won


HAIL MARY BETS:
CAUL: R9 no 3 Skew Wiff e/w @ $22
ROSE: R2 no 5 Ollies Heart e/w @ $30
ROSE: R6 no 9 Blondeau e/w @ $51 4th


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[Charles49]

Another Saturday of racing approaches and lets hope that we can go one better (or more) on last week where we managed to notch up 17 winners. Wife has Strawberry Lady (Ran 4th) running around at Grafton in Race 5 on Saturday, in a 1310m maiden race. Its drawn barrier 3, which will help, and must be some chance as its been placed second in its last two races. I also have one going around next Tuesday in Race 9 at Townsville in the form of Coolmeans.(Ran 5th) He will probably need the run. His stablemate Focus (Ran 3rd) is also in the same race and he would be my preference as he is racing consistently. Number two son has Coastal Raider (Scr) nominated for Grafton on Thursday so plenty of action this week for the family!! Very heavy overnight rain here in Brisbane last night and continuing on this morning. Rain gauge recorded 140mil overnight in just 12 hours Swimming pool has gone up 6 inches (15cm) so that's enough rain to fill the tanks and keep the lawns and gardens happy for a while. Outside temperature today is expected to go up to only 28 deg Celsius, that's a drop on all of the recent humid temps which have been an uncomfortable 30 deg Celsius plus. Here is a photo example of just how much rain has come down in Brisbane in the last 24 hours!! .



Here are the venues for Saturday's events. Tips will go up on Friday and late mail will appear on Saturday morning. (Brisbane time!)
Good luck with your investments.


FLEMINGTON: Track Good (4)
R1 no 3 Aramco 2nd
R2 no 1 Ouroboros 2nd
R4 no 4 Who Dares
R6 no 2 Mollynickers 3rd
R8 no 4 Imperatriz Won $2
R9 no 12 Jimmysstar 2nd
R10 no 13 Punch Lane

RANDWICK: Track Soft (6)
R1 no 2 Switzerland Won $1.90
R3 no 13 Brok Cafe 3rd
R4 no 9 Tashi 2nd
R5 no 4 Buenos Noches 4th
R6 no 2 Semana Won $4.60
R7 no 8 Fangirl Won $2.45
R8 no 2 Tiz Invincible
R9 no 7 Redstone Well Won $7.20
R10 no 9 Thunderlips Won $2.60

EAGLE FARM: Track Soft (7)
R1 no 6 Apophis Won $5.20
R2 no 1 Ain't He Grand 3rd
R3 no 8 Bedford Square 3rd
R4 no 6 Blue Spinal Won $4.40
R6 no 7 Majorelle 4th
R8 no 8 Castillian

PINJARRA PARK: Track Good (4)
R1 no 4 Arnie's Boy
R2 no 2 Captain Pluto 4th
R3 no 4 Comic Hero
R4 no 3 Petula Won $3.60
R5 no 3 Sunny Honey
R6 no 7 Supersession
R7 no 2 Stormchaser
R8 no 8 Golden Vale
R9 no 2 Snazzler


BEST BETS:
RAND: R7 no 8 Fangirl Won $2.45
FLEM: R8 no 4 Imperatriz Won $2
FLEM: R9 no 12 Jimmysstar 2nd
PINJ: R7 no 2 Stormchaser

LAY BETS:
FLEM: R7 no 2 King Colorado Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
RAND: R5 no 3 Golden Mile Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
RAND: R7 no 5 Attractable Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won

HAIL MARY BETS:
FLEM: R9 no 2 Berkeley Square e/w @ $28
FLEM: R9 no 10 Carini e/w @ $12 4th
RAND: R3 no 13 Brok Cafe e/w @ $5.50 3rd
RAND R8 no 4 Mumbai Muse e/w @ $8


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[Charles49]

Nice to see the figures starting to return to "normal" with 16 winners,7 seconds and 3 thirds last Saturday. Lets hope we can better that on Saturday.
Number two son has one going around at Doomben on Saturday. Don't give it much hope as its a tough field, however if you want to back Coastal Raider at around 25/1 or better then you'll find it in Race 5. On the positive side it has run a place in five of its seven starts including one win. Not to be outdone the missus has one circulating on Monday at Ballina (Race Meeting Abandoned) in the form of Strawberry Lady. Change of trainer seems to have helped her as she was quite nervous but is slowly settling down. Maybe she can go one better on her last two second placings?.
Here are the venues for Saturday Racing in Australia. Selections and track updates will follow as we get closer to start times.
Best wishes for a successful day on the grisly grunt.
NOTE: I'm off to watch Coastal Raider go around at Doomben today so race result updates wont occur until late this afternoon. I do have an invite into the Members area so if I end up Brahms and Liszt then it may be as late as tomorrow morning before results are posted.!! Apologies in advance.


CAULFIELD: Track Good (4)
R1 no 1 Bermadez
R3 no 9 Another Wil Won $2
R4 no 4 Sporting Tycoon 2nd
R6 no 1 High Octane
R7 no 1 Bold Bastille
R8 no 4 Asfoora 2nd
R9 no 1 Mr Brightside Won $2

RANDWICK: Track Soft (5)
R2 no 1 Anode 3rd
R5 no 7 Gently Rolled Won $3.10
R7 no 4 Fully Lit Won $3
R8 no 8 Frilled 3rd
R9 no 8 Amor Victorious Won $2.20

DOOMBEN: Track Soft(6)
R1 no 5 Miss Busslinger Won
R2 no 2 Fukubana Won
R5 no 1 Russian Mystic 3rd
R6 no 8 Damo Dayz
R7 no 5 Northern Express Won $3.60
R9 no 3 Boom Torque
R10 no 4 Viminele Won $4.10

BUNBURY: Track Good (4)
R1 no 1 Bonjoy Won $3.20
R2 no 5 Gift Of The Heart
R3 no 2 Shell Bell SCR
R4 no 1 Brazen Bid
R5 no 7 Autumn Rebel
R6 no 5 Ruler Rocket Won $4.30
R7 no 2 Trade War
R8 no 4 Real Danger Won $3
R9 no 3 Exceltrain 3rd


BEST BETS:
CAUL: R9 no 1 Mr Brightside Won $2
BUNB: R1 no 1 Bonjoy Won $3.20

LAY BETS:
RAND R4 no 10 Rapbidash Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
RAND R7 no 1 Odinson Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
CAUL: R9 no 9 Veight Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won


HAIL MARY BETS:
DOOM R5 no 7 Coastal Raider e/w @ 26/1
RAND: R4 no 4 Outback Ringer e/w @ 20/1
RAND: R4 no 1 Overlord e/w @ 70/1
RAND: R7 no 15 Belle Khadijah e/w @ 61/1




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[Charles49]

The weather gods have gone crazy. First we have very high daily temperatures and humidity and then that's followed up by large chunks of rain. For example rainfall here in Brisbane in just one day exceeded 180mls; however a neighbouring suburb received 340 mls. Temperatures have exceeded 30deg Celsius for most of the days so coupled with high humidity life here hasn't been laid back as it normally is. But the good news is that racing here in Oz is surging along. Some facts are that racing in Australia provides around 75,000 full time jobs and a truckload of part time jobs. Prizemoney has gone from $491m in 2012-23 to more than $855m in 2020-21 which was the last year that I have figures for. The Everest (well named!) is the richest race on turf in the world in 2020-21 with prizemoney of AUD $20m. And how do punters fare...well I cant tell you how much they win because I don't know however they collectively average total turnover of $80m per day Other stats are the total of number of racecourses in Oz are around 380, there are 3520 registered trainers, about 800 jockeys and around 35,000 registered racehorses.
There are some concerns about problem gamblers and the word is that bookmakers will be restricted in how they operate and this in turn could see reduced holds and reduced contributions to the industry. There are also concerns that the existing heavy workload is creating fatigue amongst the participants. Changes to how the system operates in the future could see a reduction in working hours for stable personnel, jockeys and trainers. Time will tell.
I do have one going around at Townsville on Thursday in the form of Coolmeans. He is a handy horse and has more than paid his way so far as a betting proposition, but I expect he will need the run (Ran 7th) as he is first up from a spell. Wife has Strawberry Lady (Scr) going around in race 2 on Tuesday at Grafton. Trainer is happy with her and expects her to do well.
Big day at Ascot on Saturday with a mammoth program of 12 races.
Last week we had 11 winners and 8 seconds. Lets hope we can improve on that on Saturday.
Best wishes for a successful day.
NB: Off to a function in the city this afternoon so some updates re results wont appear until Sunday.

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CAULFIELD: Track Good (4)
R1 no 4 Excommunicado
R3 no 3 Johnny Rocker
R4 no 2 Eneeza 2nd
R6 no 5 Herman Hesse Won $2
R8 no 1 Wrote to Arataki 4th
R10 no 7 Who Dares 2nd

ROSEHILL: Track Good (4)
R1 no 9 Treize 2nd
R2 no 3 Cenotes
R3 no 1 Traffic Warden 3rd
R4 no 3 Lady Laguna Won $2.55
R9 no 6 Our Kobison Won $2
R10 no 14 The Black Cloud 2nd

EAGLE FARM: Track Good (4)
R1 no 3 Whisky Won $2.40
R3 no 10 Artful Girl
R5 no 2 Captain Fenkel Won $3.30
R9 no 2 Without Revenge
R10 no 4 Emperor 2nd

ASCOT: Track Good (4)
R1 no 4 The Candy Kid 2nd
R2 no 7 Deferred 3rd
R3 no 3 Sensessional Won $2.40
R4 no 3 Golden Vale Won $2
R5 no 5 Doctor Jay 3rd
R6 no 5 Currimundi 2nd
R7 no 5 Indie Ruler Won $5.70
R8 no 2 Rear Admiral
R9 no 12 Queen Nardi
R10 no 2 Captain Pluto
R11 no 4 Red Fifty Three Won $6.20
R12 no 7 Floro Neuro 4th

BEST BETS:
ROSE: R4 no 3 Lady Laguna Won $2.55
ROSE: R9 no 6 Our Kobison Won $2
ASCOT: R4 no 3 Golden Vale Won $2


LAY BETS:
CAUL R1 no 3 Barby's Doll Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won
CAUL R4 no 3 Scampi Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won
CAUL R6 no 1 Grand Promenade Ran 4th. Lay Bet Won
ASCOT: R9 no 2 Speak To Me Ran Unplaced. Lay Bet Won

HAIL MARY BETS:
ROSE: R2 no 11 Kaihoko e/w @ $26
ROSE: R10 no 5 French Endeavour e/w @ 7/1
CAUL: R5 no 5 Intrepid Eagle e/w @ 9/1
CAUL: R7 no 2 British Columbia e/w @ $10 2nd



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