Horse Racing in OZ

[Charles49]

Morning all. Its the silly season here with the Big Bash 20 overs Cricket competition in full swing.International cricketers can be included in the local sides so Ian Bell and Stuart Broad plus Freddie Flintstone in the commentary box are some of the English contingent that are enjoying Christmas in Oz.
Racing is disjointed at this time of year with South Australian racing at Gawler today and Melbourne racing at Sandown Hillside. Lets see if we pluck a few winners again today.

SANDOWN HILLSIDE:
R3 no 4 Crystal Dreamer Won $5.50
R6 no 6 Rewarding Effort Won
R7 no 2 Shikarpour 3rd

ROSEHILL:
R1 no 1 Ipso Facto
R2 no 1 Pipeline
R4 no 5 NudieRudie
R7 no 7 Snoopy 2nd
R8 no 4 Sir Plush
R9 no 2 Ziggy Willie 2nd

ASCOT:
R7 no 8 Dark Musket...each way 3rd

LAY BETS
R5 No 9 Bassett Ran 2nd. Lay bet won
MR7 no 6 Hardern Ran 2nd. Lay bet won
SR5 no 9 Madame De Ban Ran 3rd. Lay bet won

BETFAIR BSP estimate: 90.5 Actual is 71.5 so bet today is overs.



Cheers n Beers

[Charles49]

Morning all. Australia is well poised to win the opening Test against Pakistan which is good new for our cricket team which has struggled in recent times against the likes of South Africa. Todays racing highlight is the Group 2 Villiers Stakes at Randwick. Ascot in Perth also has a Group 2 race both of which are worth AUD $250k in prizemoney.
Here are todays selections.:

FLEMINGTON:
R3 no 1 Miss Wonderland Won
R5 no Lord Van Percy (Dual acceptor) 2nd
R7 no 10 Gallic Chiefton 2nd
R8 no 10 Tucano......20/1 shot with a rough place chance

RANDWICK:
R2 no 5 Redoutable Heart 3rd
R5 no 5 Iggy Pop 2nd
R6 no 9 Time out of Mind....20/1 shot with a place chance
R7 o 7 Fabrizio....place chance to Rudy at odds.
R8 no 3 Kuro (dual acceptor)

DOOMBEN:
R3 no 1 Winning Rupert Won
R5 no 7 Man of His Word Won $6........ strong place chance to Feltre
R7 no 3 Miss Cover Girl 3rd

ASCOT:
R5 no 5 Silverstream 2nd
R7 no 14 Perfect Reflection.Won


LAY BETS:
SR6 no 15 Miss Debutante Ran unplaced. Lay bet won
Mr6 no 4 Odyssey Moon Ran unplaced. Lay bet won
BR 8 no 4 ArchitectRan unplaced. Lay bet won



BSP INDEX. Estimate is 93.5. Actual is 86.5 Bet today is overs. Overs Wins

Cheers n Beers

[Charles49]

Australia has some interesting rules regarding betting in-play. There has been a lengthy debate over the effect of such laws and how much of our gambling dollar is lost to overseas operators. Its a silly situation where I can bet on a horse race right up to the winning post but I cant bet in play on a five day Test cricket match.
For those who like reading proposed Bills of Legislation here is the latest attempt to resolve this issue.

http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/IGA/Report

[Charles49]

Results have been very ordinary of late so here's hoping for a turnaround today. Once again the spotlight is on Ascot in Western Australia with black type racing on their program.
Here are todays selections.

FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 3 Very Choosy 3rd
R2 no 2 Galaxy Raider 2nd
R3 no 5 Domino Vitale.2nd.......Khutulin 4th is a $25 chance here and worth a place ticket.
R7 No 8 Snoopy Won $2.30 ...dual acceptor..looks well placed here. Master of Arts 4th is a $40 chance with a very rough place chance.
R8 no 3 Black Sheep

ROSEHILL:
R2 no 1 Zumberlina Won $2.60
R5 no 14 Sugar Bay Leonard Won $4.20....dual acceptor with a better chance here.
R8 no 14 Most Exalted.....rough place chance to Gold Ambition @ $20. 2nd

EAGLE FARM:
R1 no 6 Charlie Royale...each way chance at odds4th
R2 no 2 Mishani Bullitt
R4 no 7 Beckoning Light
R8 no 3 Ravi Won $2.40
R9 no 10 L'entrecote

ASCOT:
R4 no1 First Among Equals 3rd
R5 no 3 Gigante
R7 no 4 Dark Alert

LAY BETS:
MR5 no 2 Charlievoix Started $2.20 fav. Ran 2nd. Lay bet won.
Mr9 no 13 Ma Deuce Ran 2nd. Lay bet won
SR2 no 2 CadoganRan unplaced. Lay bet won
SR7 no 8 Painte Ran unplaced. Lay bet won

BETFAIR BSP Index. Estimate is 83.5. Actual is 85.5 so bet is Unders. Unders won

Cheers n Beers

[Charles49]

Morning all. Scorcher of a day predicted for Brisbane today so wont be surprised if a few races are called off because of high temperatures. Today is another one of those days when the city goes bush in Victoria and today its Pakenham's turn to take the Saturday spotlight. Best racing is again at Ascot today with the running of the AUD$1m Kingston Town Classic.Still waiting for final scratchings to come through so here now is an early set of selections which will be updated or amended as required.

PAKENHAM:
R6 no 2 Mihany Won $3
R7 no 1 Puccini 2nd

ROSEHILL:
R2 no 8 Montreal
R4 no 5 Nudierudie 2nd
R7 no 14 The Bull
R8 no 6 Religify Scr
R9 no 8 Sir Plush 2nd

ASCOT:
R8 no 11 Vanburgh each way at odds.

LAY BETS:
Pak R7 no 2 Pilote D'EssaiWon Lay bet lost
Rose R4 no4 Dee Nine Elle [ Won Lay bet lostCOLOR="#0000CD"]

BETFAIR BSP INDEX. Estimate for Pakenham is 123.5 Actual is 88.5 so Overs is the bet


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