Horse Racing in OZ

[Charles49]

17 Winning picks last Saturday and a further 11 managed to run the place. Don't expect this to happen too often however we are now in the best time zone for picking winners as Spring is here and that means all the good horses come out to play for the big prizemoney. Hope you managed to hop aboard a few last week including Triple Ace which was the Late Late Mail selection and it arrived at $20.
Of course the big news here remains Covid-19 and the lockdowns. Victoria has now hit the world record for the longest lockdown and the workers are revolting. Some large gatherings have taken place in the last few days and the police turnout has been fierce with a fine around AUD$5,000 if you are arrested and found guilty of not having a bloody good reason, or a permit, allowing you to being out and about. Of course protests have their downsides for police too, particularly when a 72 year old grandmother was pushed to the ground, fell and hurt the back of her head, and then was sprayed twice in the face by police. Not a good look for the Police Force as this was captured on tape and replayed many times on home television sets.
And yesterday the protest mob decided to use the Victorian Shrine of Remembrance as their staging post to voice their anger at ongoing lockdowns, particularly within the construction industry, which of course went down like a lead balloon to all of us that know the reasons why the Shrine was erected. Not a good move from the Hi-vis clan.
The other news dominating our screens is the curtailment of the French submarine contract that Australia had for outdated subs that were behind in construction time and were suffering cost blow outs. Of course the French Prime Minister has had a dummy spit and that hasn't helped Australia but probably is a good move domestically for him.
Enough of the local news...lets move ahead with racing matters and see if we can pick some winners again this Saturday.
On the personal punting scene this week I have had 44 bets so far. Results were good with 13 winners to date, 9 ran second and 3 ran third. Best winners were Triple Ace ($20) and He's A Balter ($7). Hopefully I can add a few more winners before the weekend arrives.!!
Saturday racing for the events below commences with Rosehill at 11.55am AEST, which converts to 2.55am London time. The final race will be at Belmont in Western Australia at 17.30pm AEST which should be around 8.30am London time. Not sure why Western Australia has changed its timetable to make their races two hours earlier but I suspect its because someone thinks that by doing so their turnover in WA will increase due to better patronage from Eastern Australian bettors.
So here are the early fields for Saturday and the selections will go up am tomorrow (Friday) followed on Saturday morning by the deletion of scratchings, addition of late mail, and then about two hours later the final update will be the Late Late Mail where we try and sniff out market movers at value prices.
Hope you enjoy the day and you manage to find a winner or three and your punting Bank for the day concludes in the black.
Please take care and stay safe.


TOOWOOMBA:
R1 no 2 Fortified
R3 no 4 Lyrical Girl 3rd
R4 no 4 Mishani Embrace
R5 no 2 Whitewater

ROSEHILL:
R4 no 6 No Compromise
R5 no 2 Home Affairs.. Won $7 .no 3 Pauele 2nd is the late mail
R6 no 10 Love Tap 4th
R7 no 2 Entrieve 4th
R8 no 1 Anamoe 2nd
R9 no 6 Profondo 2nd
R10 no 5 Kiku

SANDOWN:
R1 no 4 Esta La Roca Won $2.80
R2 no 12 Sirileo Miss Won $2.50
R3 no 7 Taunting.....no 2 Sandy Prince Scr is the late mail
R4 no 5 Literary Magnate
R5 no 2 Elephant. Won $2.30...no 3 Harbour Views 3rd is the late mail
R6 no 9 Don't Doubt Dory...'Late mail gives strong chances to No 5 Floating Artist Won $2.45 and no 7 Skyman 2nd
R7 no 2 Zaaki Won


BELMONT:
R1 no 2 Spin The Knife Won $2.80
R2 no 1 Red Fifty Three Won $2.90
R3 no 2 Ginger Flyer 2nd
R5 no 8 All Day Session Won $4.80
R6 no 6 Come Magic Won $2.70
R7 no 2 Laverrod
R8 no 1 Born To Try
R9 no 1 Ohbeeh


LAY BETS:
MR4 no 2 Zouzarella Started $2.40Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
TOOW R8 no 3 Apache Chase Won $4.10 Lay bet Lost

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR7 no 9 Icebath e/w @ $10 or better
SR9 no 2. Head Of State e/w @ $4 or better Won $5.50
MR2 no 3 I Am Vinnie e/w @ 50/1
SR2 no 19 Who's Shout e/w @50/1


Cheers ' n' Beers

[Charles49]

"We live in interesting times" is an old English expression and it seems a very appropriate quotation for what's now happening in our world. Earlier this week a strange object clearly emitting a waste fuel trail flew over the eastern seaboard of Australia. It was later identified as a Chinese Long March 3B rocket...."nothing to worry about here"...its just an experimental rocket is what we were told. Really!! Then we learn of long lines of vehicles waiting for fuel in the UK due we are told because of a shortage of drivers!! As I do every week I record every bet I have had and compare the results with statistics that have been compiled daily over several years. In a nut shell Win percentages hover around 30%, Place percentages around 32% and the rest are Unplaced. Lovely nice consistent figures that are honoured by time. But this week the stats have gone haywire and that suggests to me that something is amiss or the world has really gone crazy!! My bets this week total 39 bets to date which is slightly below the average number. Of the 39 bets, just 4 have won,7 ran second and 4 ran third which means 24 ran unplaced. There was a run of 14 unplaced results which is now the record. Clearly something is wrong with our planet.!!
The missus has her horse Loburn Lass running around at Beaudesert on Monday. It will probably start first or second favourite and does have a solid chance. She was also entered in a 1200m race but drew badly so the trainer opted for a 1400m race where she has drawn barrier 2. Weather permitting we will be off to Beaudesert to cheer her on.
This Saturdays racing includes several Group races where the country's best and brightest come out to play. Spring time is always the prime period of racing in Oz which culminates in the time honoured best race of all in the Melbourne Cup, run and won on the first Tuesday of November.
Racing for the events below commences with Randwick at 11.50am AEST, which converts to 2.50am London time and the last race will be run at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia at 7.20pm which converts to around 10.20am London time.
The early selections will go up shortly and these will be followed by the removal of scratchings, the addition of the Late Mail and then some 3 hours before kickoff the Late Late Mail will be the last post. Hope your day is a good one.
Please stay safe and may all your vehicles be filled with fuel asap.

DOOMBEN:
R2 no 3 The Pines
R3 no 3 Contemperous Won $3
R5 no 3 Our Rebel Won $5.50

RANDWICK:
R1 no 4 Capital Reign 3rd
R2 no 2 Coolangatta Won $2.60
R3 no 13 Victory Moments
R5 no 1 Think It Over Won
R6 no 1 Masked Crusader Won $2.70
R7 no 5 Startantes 3rd
R10 no 1 Big Parade Won $5

FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 7 Robusto...late mail is no 9 Cavallo Rampante
R2 no 4 Footlights (each way)
R3 no 2 Elusive Express Won $4
R4 no 3 Kemalpasa 3rd
R5 no 1 Ingratiating
R6 no 3 Mystic Journey 3rd...no 2 Instant Celebrity is the late mail
R7 no 4 Verry Elleegant. 4th..late mail suggests no 3 Incentivise Won $2.70 is a clear danger

KALGOORLIE:
R1 no 5 Green And Shady Won $4
R2 no 4 American Grin Scr
R3 no 4 Pink and Purple 2nd
R4 no 3 Trade War
R5 no 2 Staralign Won $2.90
R6 no 8 Little Ses
R7 no 8 Beret 2nd
R8 no 9 Sugar Cain 3rd
R9 no 7 Jackpot Legend

LAY BETS:
SR6 no 5 Rothfire Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won
MR7 no 3 Incentivise Won $2.70 Lay Bet Lost

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR8 no 7 Icebath e/w @ $10
SR9 no 17 No Compromise e/w @ $10
MR2 no 8 Gunstock @ $3.50 3rd
MR8 no 8 Port Guillaume @ $15 e/w



Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

Wife's horse Loburn Lass had another win last Monday in the first event at Beaudesert taking the tally to 3 wins from the 9 starts that she has had the horse. Its also managed to place 5 times so its been a good little money earner so far. Interesting side story here is that on the way to the barrier, whilst being escorted by the Clerk of the Course's horse, she managed to avoid two strikes by a snake, and then the third strike hit the clerk of the course's horse, which then was inspected and injected by the vet, who then called for a replacement Clerk of the Course horse, which held up the start for some ten minutes. Oh the joy of racing in the Australian bush!!
Well Spring is certainly now here in Brisbane and for the first time this season the pool temperature has gone above 21deg, so yours truly can now enjoy a daily swim. That's probably the latest I can ever remember being able to use the pool so so much for global warming here in Queensland.!!
We have been rather fortunate here in Queensland this year as life has in many ways been pretty normal. That's in stark contrast to the mistake ridden State of Victoria which now holds the world record for the longest period of a lockdown of its citizens due to Covid-19. And its getting worse down there despite draconian laws that are enforced by an aggressive police force . Go figure?
On the personal punting scene this week I have just 28 bets to date resulting in 8 winners, 2 seconds and 4 thirds which is consistent with ballpark expectations. I'll update these numbers before the weekend arrives. Should be a good day on the grisly grunt as the racing here now is packed with the stars of the Spring. Lets hope we can find you enough winners to make it worthwhile.
Racing for the Saturday events below commences with the first at Caulfield at 12.15pm AEST, which I think is 2.15am London time, and the last race will be run at Ascot at 20.35pm AEST, which is 10.30am, London time.
Hope you are staying safe and well and the Punting Gods have been kind to your wallet.
Here are the venues for Saturday which will be followed by the tips, followed by the updates and removal of scratchings, followed by the late mail, followed by the removal of the still working sign and then some two hours before the first race the Late Late mail will be posted and the fun begins. Hope you managed to "follow" all of that!! And if you like this a thumbs up tick in the box at the bottom of this page would be most appreciated.


CAULFIELD:
R3 no 7 Lombardo Won
R4 no 3 Crystal Bound 2nd
R5 no 4 September Run
R6 no 2 Zaaki 3rd
R8 no 1 Anamoe..Won $2.50.no 2 Artorius 3rd is the late mail
R9 no 4 Elephant
R10 no 5 Delphi Won $2.10


RANDWICK:
R1 no 1 Whatsin
R3 no 7 Solar Apex 3rd
R4 no 2 Coastwatch 2nd
R5 no 2 Paulele Won $2
R6 no 3 Kiku 3rd
R8 no 2 Profondo... Won $3.50.no 1 Head of State is the late mail
R10 no 3 On The Lead 2nd

EAGLE FARM:
R2 no 3 Palazzo Spirit Won $2.60
R5 no 2 Deep Sceiva
R6 no 10 Master Larabee
R7 no 2 Apache Chase Won $2.40
R8 no 2 Honourable Spirit Won $3.20
R9 no 9 Ingear 2nd

ASCOT:
R1 no 8 Pot Shot Won $5
R2 no 2 Ginger Flyer Won $2.30
R3 no 4 Axel 'R' Right
R4 no 9 Reliable Star
R5 no 1 Marachino
R6 no 6 Pure Devotion
R7 no 1 Charlton Eddie
R8 no 2 Miss Conteki 2nd
R9 no 13 Arcadia Grace...No 3 Spin the Knife 2nd is the late mail
R10 no 10 Secret Plan


LAY BETS:
MR1 No 1 Brereton Started $3.60 Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
MR9 no 11 I'm Thunderstruck Won $2.90. Lay Bet Lost


LATE LATE MAIL:
MR9 no 1 Tofane @ $12 each way Ran 2nd @ $13
R1 no 18 Lord Desanimaux e/w at $10 or better Won $10

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

AUD $15million is the prizemoney for this Saturdays Everest at Royal Randwick. And the stud value that could flow from the victory is estimated to be some AUD $50million dollars. So one of the 12 contestants will bring home more than a smile from the owners when he crosses the line in first place. It will be a life changing result for some and an unbelievable financial result that one can only dream about. But that's racing....full of dreams and nightmares.!!
This Saturday I should be able to get the results of the last race posted before I hop onto a Qantas place for Alice Springs which is in the dead center of Australia. The Alice is in interesting place and this time I'm going to spend some time exploring Kings Canyon and a few other places that I haven't been to before. I say interesting because I was there some 12 months ago for a day and when I went to a bottle shop at the entrance stood two armed guards. I'll let you know if things have changed for the better or worse since my last trip as the Alice is a hot and dry place and I will certainly have need to visit the bottle shop again.
Next weeks normal post wont go up as I return on Saturday afternoon, however it will be business as usual thereafter.
Has been an interesting week on the punt so far as I have had 38 bets to date resulting in 14 winners, 7 seconds and 6 thirds. Best winners paid $11.20 and $10.00 so happy days. I'll update these as the weekend nears.
Racing on Saturday for the venues below commences with Caulfield at 12.15 AEDT which (I think) converts to 2.00am London Time. The last race will be run at Ascot at 20.55 AEDT which should be 10.55am London time. Sequence for those unfamiliar with this site is that the early selections go up on Friday, followed by the late mail and removal of scratchings on Saturday morning, and then finally the Late Late Mail goes up about 2 to 3 hours prior to the first race. Last week the two late mail selections delivered with a second at $12 and a winner at $10 so if you like a bet you could do a lot worse then follow these picks as they have had a good run over time.

CAULFIELD:
R2 no 1 Vianello.... Won $3..no 2 Morioka 3rd is the late mail
R3 no 4 Sandy Prince. 3rd..no 6 Cheerful Legend is the late mail
R4 no 4 Adele Amour
R5 no 6 Gunstock Won $4
R8 no 2 Varda
R9 no 2 Incentivise Won $2.70

RANDWICK:
R4 no 5 Fan Girl Won $4
R5 no 1 Handle The Truth..2nd. is the late mail
R6 no 2 Signore Fox
R7 no 2 Classic Legend
R8 no 1 Think It Over Won $2
R10 no 1 Equation


EAGLE FARM:
R1 no 2 Vendidit Won (Dead Heat) $5
R2 no 7 Modele
R4 no 9 Salateen 3rd
R6 no 4 Prometheus
R7 no 3 Royal Hale Won $3.40


ASCOT:
R1 no 2 Devoted 3rd
R2 no1 Roman Flirt Won $2.35
R3 no 1 Apple Schnapps Won $6.50
R4 no 2 Karijini Aurora 2nd
R5 no 9 My Fury...no 6 Spritely Star Won is the late mail
R6 no 2 Triple Missile Won $2.20
R7 no 4 Stageman. 3rd..no 2 Indian Pacific is the late mail
R9 no 12 Real Charisma Won $2.20


LAY BETS:
MR6 no 1 Zoutori Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won
MR7 no 2 Collette Won $2.50. Lay Bet Lost


LATE LATE MAIL:
Mr3 no 3 Extreme Flight Won $3
MR9 no 16 Nonconformist e/w @ $10 or better 2nd
MR9 no 9 Chapada e/w @ $70 or better
SR3 no 14 Kings Trust e/w @ $40 or better
SR 5 no 16 Irish Songs @ $34 or better 4th

Cheers 'n' Beers

NOTE: There will be no post next Saturday as the wife and I are off to the Alice.

[Charles49]

This years Melbourne Cup has been run and won. Prizemoney was an incredible $7.75m AUD so horseracing here is alive and well. The winner Verry Eleegant paid $27 on the Fair and whilst I didn't manage to get my bet set at that price it still was a nice win. The wife has a horse in Loburn Lass running in Race 2 at Toowoomba on Saturday late afternoon so will do the 2 hour plus drive up to there and she how she fares. That means no updates on Saturday after the posting of the late late mail......these will have to wait until Sunday when we return.
On the personal punt scene I have had 64 bets so far this week with the results to date being 17 winners, 12 seconds and 4 thirds. Best winner was Verry Eleegant at 20/1 followed by See You In Heaven at $10.
Racing this Saturday is highlighted by the running of the time honoured Mackinnon Stakes for $2m AUD in prizemoney. Its a 2000 meter race and there is a field of just 10 contesting this great race. At Rosehill the top race will be a 2 year old event, the Inglis Property Golden Gift where some $m AUD is there to be won.
Racing this Saturday will commence for the events below at 12.40 AEDT which I think is 2.40am London time, and the lucky last will be at Ascot at 8.45pm AEDT, which converts to 10.45am London time.
Hope you are all coping well with life post lockdown and you are staying safe and well.
Take care and enjoy the racing below.

FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 5 Hosier
R2 no 1 Warning Won $3.50
R3 no 6 Alcyone Won $2.50
R5 no 1 Nimalee
R6 no 1 Nature Strip Won
R7 no 4 Dice Roll......no 11 Chailot is the late mail and there is specking for No 1 Ranier @ $12
R8 no 4 Zaaki... Won $2.50....no 9 Colette is the late mail


ROSEHILL:
R1 no 4 Suppression Won $4.10
R5 no 2 Dream Runner
R6 no 4 Pandora Blue
R7 no 1 Sejardan... Won $6. is the late mail
R8 no 1 Rocha Clock 2nd
R9 no 8 Fox Fighter 2nd

EAGLE FARM:
R1 no 5 Lady Liguna Won $8
R2 no 1 Go Wandji Won
R4 no 6 Shamaton Won
R6 no 2 Litulate Won $3
R7 no 2 For My Annie

ASCOT:
R1 no 1 Pot Shot
R2 no 2 Advanced 4th
R3 no 3 Secret Pearl 3rd
R4 no 7 Speed Dream 2nd
R5 no 3 Timely Outburst
R6 no 3 Comfort Me Won $2.70
R7 no 8 Devoted
R8 no 10 Dance Music 3rd
R9 no 5 Angelic Miss 3rd

TOOWOOMBA:
R2 no 1 Loburn Lass 2nd
R3 no 1 Festival Prince Won

LAY BETS:
MR7 no 2 Sinawann Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won
MR9 no 14 Duchess of Dorset Started $2.70 Fav. Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR5 no 13 Wichita Warrior e/w at $20
SR8 no 8 Spiranac e/w @ $18
SR9 no 8 Fox Fighter @ $4 2nd


Cheers'n'Beers

[Charles49]

last weekxxxxxx

[Charles49]

14 Winners last week but unfortunately the wife's horse wasn't one of them. However it did run a gallant second beaten a head. The run was a good one as it drew the carpark. There was a shower of rain just before the start and that made the turn into the home straight somewhat slippery. She did respond when challenged just before the post which is a good sign as we think she needs a longer distance than 1400m so her next start will be a 1690m race at Ipswich. Stay tuned for further updates.!!
News here in Oz is currently dominated by the Glasgow summit and climate change issues. One gets the sense that there seems to be the makings of a stampede here to move from fossil fuels to electric powered vehicles, however here in Oz our cars are mostly powered by petrol and diesel, which is the only arena in this country which cops double taxation in the form of excise and GST. Lets see how the pollies handle this as they wont want to eliminate such a large income stream and therefore there will be resistance, or some form of compensating replacement taxation.
On the personal scene last week I have had 45 bets this week resulting in 12 winners, 4 seconds, and 3 thirds.
The Melbourne Carnival has come and gone and thanks to depleted crowd numbers and extended lockdowns it was the quietest Cup event that I can ever recall. Bookies I spoke to indicated they all had reduced turnover this year, partly because of the above, and partly because the race was dominated by a short priced favourite.
The wife has interests in other horses including an unnamed filly that will be set for the Gold Coast ladies events that have large bonuses attached to them. Rules are the horse must be female, the jockey female, and the owners are all females. The filly she has is a 2yo ratbag, as it cant get enough food and constantly attacks the feed bin in such a manner that she rips it off the wall. Stable name is Jina so she may end up being named Binjina or Bin Wrecker or Bin Destroyer. Will be interesting to see how she fares once she gets to the track!
Saturday's racing has disappeared into the bush with meetings at Cranbourne and Newcastle so picking winners this week will be a challenge.
Here are the racing venues below and will do my best to find some winners for you. First race starts at Newcastle at 12.20 AEDT which converts to 1.20am London time, and the lucky last will be at Ascot at 20.35 AEDT which converts (I think) to 9.35am London time.
Good luck.


CRANBOURNE:
R1 no 12 You Ess Ess Are
R4 no 4 Our Lone Star 3rd
R6 no 2 Dexelation Won $4
R8 no 3 Mankayan Won $2.15

NEWCASTLE:
R2 no 2 Ma And Pa 2nd
R3 no 2 Ceasefire
R4 no 13 Harvey's Way 2nd
R5 no 1 Love Tap 3rd
R8 no 7 Standout E/w @ $15

DOOMBEN:
R1 no 1 Heroic Son 2nd
R3 no 4 Rebel Salute
R9 no 12 Morethannumberone 3rd

ASCOT:
R1 no 9 Ultimate Command
R2 no 5 Megadon
R3 no 8 Secret Plan.. 2nd..no 7 Triple Missile is the late mail
R5 no 3 Kaptain Kaos...no 6 Kissonallforcheeks Won $2.10 is the late mail
R6 no 13 Temptacion
R7 no 1 Buzzoom 2nd
R8 no 1 Elite Street Won $3.60
R9 no 10 The Front Bar Won $4.50

LAY BETS:
NEWC Race 8 no1 Lost and Running Won $2.40. Lay Bet Lost
NEWC Race 10 no 6 Gravina 2nd. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
NEWC Race 8 no 2 Top Ranked $4.50 Each way 3rd
CRAN: Race 7 no 11 Our Playboy $3.50 Each way 2nd

WORLD CRICKET CUP: Australia to win! Won!

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

Betting on racehorses has its ups and downs. Two weeks ago we had 14 winners to gloat about and last week just half that number saluted....and that included a pick in the World One Day Cricket final !!. One of the certainties about racing and racing results is that there is no certainty and perhaps that's what makes punting on the ponies so interesting because life is a bit of a lottery.!!
Lets hope this week some sanity returns and we can find at least a double figure number in terms of winners.
News here in Oz continues to be dominated by the Covid monster. In Queensland, where this post is emerging from, we are about to open up our State borders to allow all the other States and Territories, with the exception of Western Australia, to enter our State of Sunshine. Currently we have 71.6% of our adult population vaccinated so we should be pretty right. Not so according to some local health experts, who believe that we aint seen nothing yet, and once we open up all hell will break loose. We do know that our hospital system is already a shambles and this is partly to do with some strong anti-vaccine attitudes that seem to be prevalent amongst our doctors, nurses and ambulance personnel. I hope the pundits of doom and gloom are wrong but I fear that once we push the button to open all borders then there is a strong chance that all hell will break loose.
This weeks personal punts have amounted to 58 to date of which 14 have won, 6 have run second, 5 ran third and the rest failed to trouble the judge. So no damage to the Bank, but it would be nice to have a few less non place-getters amongst the results!
The wife's little filly Loburn Lass goes around on Friday in race 9 at Ipswich (an outer Brisbane suburb) and whilst this is her first go beyond 1400m its expected she will handle the 1690m distance okay. We expect her to go to the lead and lob along in front, and if she is allowed to do that, then she'll be hard to beat.
Saturday's racing in Oz is back to the bush as city racing takes a breather. Its a fact that we always have weird results when the city goes to the country so bet carefully on Saturday as the winners are usually well concealed.
Saturday racing for the events below will commence with the first race at Ballarat at 12.10 (AEDT) I think that's 1.10am London time, and the final race will be at Ascot at 8.57pm AEDT, which converts to 9.57am London time.
May the punting gods be kind to you.


BALLARAT:
R1 no 4 Lighthouse Won $2,20
R2 no 7 Decent Raine Won $3.70
R3 no 11 Fly Nice
R4 no 6 Duchess of Dorset Won $2.15
R6 no 8 Marabi.. Won $2.60 .no 7 Litchfield County is a rough chance at odds
R7 no 5 Alcyone
R8 no 11 Thought of That
R10 no 7 Marine One

KEMBLA GRANGE:
R2 no 5 Lord Desanimaux.. 2nd..danger is No 2 So Say You
R3 no 8 Dragonstone.. Won $2.60..No 3 He's Super Lucky is a rough chance @33/1....3rd @ 33/1
R4 no 4 Black Duke
R7 no 3 Malkovich 2nd

SUNSHINE COAST:
R6 no 3 Stellar Magic
R7 no 2 Zoustyle Won $2.30
R8 no 1 Ligulate 2nd
R9 no 6 Sir Warwick

ASCOT:
R1 no 1 Pure Devotion Won
R4 no 2 Ginger Flyer
R6 no 10 Hot Zed Won $2.80
R7 no 13 Treasured Star Won $3.15
R8 no 16 Western Empire Won
R9 no 11 Angelic Miss.. Won $4.20 .no 9 Bright Diamond is the late mail
R10 no 11 God Has Chosen 2nd

LAY BETS:
BALL: R5 no 5 The Gauch Started Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
BALL: R8 no 11 Thought Of That Started Fav. Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
KG: R1 no 6 Suppression
KG: R3 no 4 Satin Ribbons 2nd
BALL: R6 no 1 Proper Rogue is a speckie @ 20/1 3rd @ $41


Cheers n Beers

[Charles49]

13 winners last week...one short of the target...however we did have a $41 shot that ran third and that helped kick the Bank along...and then there were five seconds any one of which could have saluted instead of running second and the 14 winners target would have been achieved. Close but no cigar. Lets hope this Saturday brings us 14 winners although as I write this, heavy rains are around, and many race events have been cancelled this week. In any case we will do our best to find you a winner or three, or even perhaps 14.!!! UPDATE: The rain has now really settled in along Australia's eastern coastline so it wont be a surprise to see a number of meetings cancelled today and also on Saturday. Flooding is occurring in numerous towns so the good news is that our dams will be full and that's badly needed as its been a while since that's occurred.
We have some crazy rules here now in Oz that surround the Covid issue. Each State and Territory in Oz has its own rules and they seem to change at the drop of a hat. On top of that the rules for entry to premises are different with some like Queensland insisting that you must be double vaccinated before you can enter licensed premises. Its a nightmare for hospitality staff and I do feel sorry for those who cant go to their favourite Club or Pub because of their genuine beliefs. The sooner we get back to normal the better for everyone.
The wife's horse ran last Friday and ran into more trouble than the early settlers so that's it for a month or so, as she can now enjoy the country air before coming back for a shot at some Class 3 races around the Gold Coast areas. She does have another one that's an unnamed 2 year old which is being aimed at the lucrative Gold Coast Magic Millions races so it will be interesting to see how she fares.
On a personal note my punts this week have totalled 52 bets of which 12 won, 11 ran second, 6 thirds and the rest failed to place.
Racing for the events below commence with Rosehill at 12.20pm AEDT, which converts to 1.20am London time, and the final race will be run at Ascot at 8.20pm AEDT, which is 9.20am London time.

WARNING: Heavy rain has affected most Australian racecourses this week. Bet with caution!!


CAULFIELD:
R1 no 1 Brereton.....no 6 Ebhaar Won $3.80 is the late mail
R2 no 4 Accountability
R3 no 1 Decent Raine 2nd is a topical tip!
R4 no 9 Enthaar Won $4
R6 no 12 Festival Dancer 3rd
R8 no 6 Our Playboy


ROSEHILL:
R1 no 8 Vinnie's Spirit
R3 no 4 Rebel Rama 2nd
R4 no 2 Blue Soldier 4th
R8 no 10 Elsberg....Won $2.50 .no 3 Order Again is the late mail


GOLD COAST:
R5 no 5 Tamilaide ABND
R7 no 3 The Harrovian ABND
R9 no 10 Ingear ABND

ASCOT:
R1 no 1 The Front Bar Won $2.30
R2 no 2 Cockney Crew 4th
R3 no 6 Triple Missile Won $4.10
R4 no 2 NoWhiteFlag Won $3
R5 no 3 God Has Chosen Won
R7 no 4 Midnight Blue
R8 no 2 Elite Street 3rd
R9 no 6 Beret Won $4.20


LAY BETS:
MR7 no 1 Spanish Mission (currently $1.65!) Started Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
SR4 no 5 Mightybeel (currently $2.) Started Fav. Ran 2nd, Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR2 no 8 Kings Trust @ 33/1 2nd
SR7 no 2 Tambo's Mate 3rd
MR4 no 5 He's A Balter @ $10

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

10 winners last week from a shortened program. Best results came from the Lay Bets with Spanish Mission failing to run a place at 5/2 on whilst the other pick started Favourite and ran second. Rain continues to dominate racing here on the eastern seaboard with several cancelled meetings and others that ran under very wet conditions. Lets hope the weather improves for Saturday and we can again find a reasonable number of winners for you.
Racing in Victoria will head off to the outer burbs as Pakenham plays host to the city meeting. And in the west, where border restrictions are the heaviest in Australia, racing there will be at Ascot. Yes its the start of the silly season however racing in the outer areas is a welcome addition to these areas and do attract a good share of the local population.
My personal punts this week have been fairly ordinary without doing any damage to the Bank. To date there have been 56 bets for 15 winners (Best was Crackalacka at $16!) 11 seconds, and 8 thirds.
If you are new to this site the routine here is that the early stage of the post here includes the venues and early selections which are followed on Saturday morning (AEDT) by the early late mail, the scratchings are processed, which is then followed by the late late mail approximately 2 to 3 hours before the first race. Time permitting updates will occur during the program so you see the trend of how the selections are pending. If you like this please feel free to tick the LIKE box or leave a comment as its nice to know at least someone is reading these posts.
Racing for the venues below commences with Rosehill in Sydney at 12.20 (AEDT), which I think is 1.20am London time, and the last race will be at Ascot in Western Australia at 8.20pm (AEDT), which again I think is 9.20am London Time. Past history shows that the Ascot results are usually the best here overall in terms of consistency, so you may like to keep that in mind.

...................................... In Play - updates will occur as the program progresses .................................


PAKENHAM:
R2 no 5 Groovy Kinda Love 2nd
R4 no 1 Marine One Won $3
R5 no 7 Frankie Pinot Won $2.10
R6 no 6 Ranting 3rd
R7 no 7 Pappalino is a roughie with a chance @ $25
R8 no 1 Yulong January

ROSEHILL:
R1 no 8 Shihonka Won $2.50
R2 no 2 Lord Desanimaux 2nd
R3 no 1 Snitzonfire 4th
R4 no 4 I Am Power
R8 no 1 Francesco Guardi 2nd
R9 no 1 Brutality.. 3rd.no 8 Katalin Won $3.50 is the late mail
R10 no 13 Queen Bellissimo is the late mail 3rd

DOOMBEN:
R3 no 3 Ashgrove 3rd
R7 no 3 The Harrovian
R8 no 8 Glitter Strip is a rough hope @ $33
R9 no 5 Zoustyle Won


ASCOT:
R2 no 8 Scandolo...thought No 6 Vadette De Star had a good each-way chance at odds
R3 no 4 Written Matter Won $2.50
R4 no 4 Reliable Star 2nd
R5 no 6 Comfort Me
R6 no 2 Flying Missile 2nd
R7 no 4 Angelic Miss. Won $8.50..No 9 Bright Diamond is the late mail 2nd
R8 no 7 Western Empire 2nd
R9 no 9 Memorable Miss Won $8.40

LAY BETS:
PAK R1 no 4 Lyrical Lad Started $2.40 Fav. Won. Lay Bet Lost
PAK R5 no 1 Hi Stranger Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
ROSE: R8 no 5 Casino Kid 3rd


Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

Went to the Test Cricket yesterday. Second day of a five day match. Highlights included two streakers, fully clothed, both of whom didn't get past a couple of 100 meters tops and both of whom will face very large fines and banishment from most major local sporting events. So why do it? Only reason I can think of is that an agency such as Sportsbet may have given them odds to do it or they were challenged by several locals who made the stake worth their while.!
Don't mind a day out at the cricket, but yesterday made the mistake of going to the Cricketers Club with family. My youngest son is a member there so we hopped into the Moet, and cheese and meat platters and between 4 of us managed to knock off several bottles of overpriced but very drinkable champers!! Needless to say didn't get home to very late last night and its with some difficulty that I'm now writing this post.!! For the record I thought Travis Head's unconquered 112 was a sound effort, Warners 94 was fortunate as he was lucky to survive a couple of close chances, and streaky at times, and Marcus Labuschagne's knock of 74 was good but I wish he wouldn't wave his bat around like it was a magicians wand.!!
Last week the best results came from the Ascot selections where three winners saluted at $8.50, $8.40 and $2.50. These have been reasonably good over a long period and I do take more time over these selections than others because its the one area that those of you in London and thereabouts can bet on with daylight outside at the time you place your bets.
On the punt this week its been quiet because of the cancellations caused by heavy rain so have had 45 bets resulting in 9 winners, 7 seconds, and 5 thirds.
Normality returns on Saturday with all major races being run at Metro courses. Yes I know its lovely to give the country and outer metro areas a go with a major race meeting, but personally I'm not a fan, as the form is usually inconsistent compared to the major tracks where you know from past experience what the track peculiarities of each of the regular city venues are. On the flip side there are benefits to these areas both financially and elevation in terms of promotion of a better class of horse racing for the local patrons.
Racing for the venues below will commence on Saturday at 11.20 AEST which is 1.20am London time, and the last will be run at Ascot at 7.00pm AEST which is 9.00am London time.
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Here are the venues for Saturday's races and the early tips. These will be followed by the Late mail, the deletion of any scratchings, and then the Late Late Mail will be the final adjustment roughly about 2 to 3 hours before the first race. Time permitting updates will follow as each race is resulted.


FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 5 Stupendo Won $6
R2 no 2 Eluding 2nd
R3 no 2 Modear.....late mail each way chance
R4 no 5 Seawhatyouthink Won $3.75
R5 no 4 Arran Bay 3rd
R6 no 2 Lighthouse Won $2.35
R8 no 1 Royal Mile........no 3 Sign of Ussuri is the late mail

RANDWICK:
R3 no 9 Bacchanalia.. Won $3..no 2 Dragonstone 2nd is the late mail
R4 no 1 MightyBeal Won $4.20
R5 no 2 Boldinho 4th
R8 no 15 Steely
R9 no 8 Lackeen 3rd

EAGLE FARM:
R3 no 1 Palazzo Spirit Won $2.40
R5 no 1 Apache Chase Won
R6 no 3 Expat
R7 no 3 Shooting For Gold
R8 no 7 Garibaldi Won $2.50

GOLD COAST:
R7 no 2 Alpha Go...is the late mail Won $4.10

ASCOT:
R2 no 4 Rockin Rupert 3rd
R3 no 4 Beads Won $2.10
R4 no 5 God Has Chosen Won
R5 no 4 Proconsent 2nd
R6 no 1 Island Missile
R9 no 10 Bragwell 4th

LAY BETS:
MR3 no 9 Dance to Dubai Started $4.20 Fav. Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won
MR5 no 4 Arran Bay Started $3.30 Fav. Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL
MR6 no 4 Bermadez 2nd
SR8 no 7 Order Again @ 20/1 or better

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

13 winners last Saturday which is around the mark that we have come to expect from Saturday selections that run around in various States of Australia. Hopefully we can top that this week as sunshine has returned and the tracks will be better than what we have experienced here in the last fortnight. Very sorry to learn that Covid-19 continues to be frontpage news in the UK. We all hope and pray that this virus disappears and we can all get back to normality. Here in Oz the rules are slowly being eased although that comment doesn't apply to Western Australia where they want to achieve absolute elimination and their borders remain closed. I do have a flight booked to go to Perth in February but at this stage its 50/50 that I will permitted to leave good old sunny Queensland for Perth. Fingers crossed as I haven't been there for several years and its time to resample their extraordinary wines.
Personal punts have not resulted in a positive this week so far but that happens and no real damage done so hopefully today and tomorrow will reverse the trend. To date I have had 61 bets resulting in 17 winners, 4 seconds, 11 thirds and the rest unplaced. Top priced winner was just $6.
Test Cricket is on again in Adelaide today and my money will be on the green and gold as they look much stronger than the English team.
Racing for the venues below will commence with Randwick at 12.20pm AEST, which is 1.20am am London time and the last race will be at Ascot at 9.35 pm which is 10.30am London time.
Good luck with your investments.


...........................................................................result updates will follow after each race is run...........................


FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 1 Luna Cat.. 2nd...Late mail is No 2 Lavish Girl Won $3.80
R2 no 2 Squid Game Won $2.20
R3 no 6 High Emocean 2nd
R5 no 14 Way To Go Paula
R6 no 5 Second Slip Won $2.65
R7 no 5 It's Sour Time 2nd
R8 no 9 High & Dry Won $3.50


RANDWICK:
R2 no 5 Starman....no 3 Toomuchtobear Won $12 is the late mail
R4 no 4 Queen Bellissimo Won $2.60
R6 no 3 Saigon
R7 no 8 Francesco Guardi Won $2.50
R8 no 9 Bigboyroy

EAGLE FARM:
R2 no 2 Motomiss...no 5 Purroni is the late mail
R3 no 5 Tamiliade 2nd
R4 no 1 Wapiti 3rd
R5 no 5 Gypsy Goddess Won
R7 no 2 Far Too Easy 2nd...no 3 Tiger Heart is the late mail
R9 no 8 Indian Dreamer 3rd

ASCOT:
R1 no 1 Revitup Won
R2 no 8 Em Tee Aye 3rd
R3 no 1 Regal Power Won
R4 no 10 The Velvet Queen
R5 no 1 All Day Session
R6 no 9 Miss Vasari
R7 no 1 Dance Music
R8 no 12 Written Matter
R9 no 7 He's A Lucky Lad 2nd
R10 no 2 Kerman Rock

LAY BETS:
SR1 no 7 Uncorked Started $3.30 Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
SR6 no 1 Nicci's Fling Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
MR4 no 7 Rose Quartz Won $4.40. Lay Bet Lost

LATE LATE MAIL:
MR8 no 11 Real Sensation
SR10 no 1 Princess Rihanna e/w @ $34

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

13 winners last Saturday and that includes an Ashes tip.!! Several close finishes so it could have been better!. Best result was Toomuchtoobear which won at the nice odds of $12. This Saturday no racing because the Big Man in a Red Suit needs everyone at home to open their presents. Sunday will take its place so the tips this week will run on the day after Christmas Day.
Has been an action packed week on the punt with 55 bets resulting in 14 winners, 6 seconds, 2 thirds with the best winners returning $12.00, $11.10 and $10.00. Disappointing end to the week with several unplaced runners.
The news here is saturated with Covid related stuff which suggests Omnicron will dictate our lives well into the New Year. It looks like we will endure a flood of this invader in the next few days with warnings that it will get much worse in the next few days. And yes I have heeded the medical advice and headed down to the local quack's office yesterday to get my booster shot.
Australia are at 2/1 on for the Ashes win in the Third Test on Boxing Day. They should win, weather permitting but there's no value at long odds on and the possibility of rain interrupting the match so no bet for me.
Racing on Sunday will commence with Randwick at 12.40 AEDT ( 1.40am London time) and the lucky last will be at Albany in Western Australia at 20.42 AEDT which converts to London time 9.42 am.
My very best wishes to you all and may you all remain safe and well and back plenty of winners in 2022.
Here are the early fields. Selections will be next to go up followed by the removal of scratchings, delivery of the late mail and then last of all the Late Late Mail will finish off the process. Where possible updates will occur as the meetings progress.
Enjoy.


CAULFIELD:
R1 no 1 Decent Raine 3rd
R2 no 5 Jacquinot Won $5
R3 no 13 Jezoulenko Won $4.20
R8 no 17 Marabi Won
R9 no 8 Blazerro

RANDWICK:
R1 no 3 Hard to Say
R2 no 5 Casino Lord 3rd
R4 no 7 Spaltet
R9 no 5 Snippy Fox
R10 no 2 Waihaha Falls

DOOMBEN:
R4 no 3 Morethannumberone
R5 no 2 Garoppolo
R6 no 9 Coolangatta Won
R8 no 2 Zoustyle.....late mail is no 1 Beau Rossa 4th
R9 no 14 Glitter Strip is a roughie with a chance.

ALBANY:
R1 no 1 Ginger Green Late Scr.
R2 no 1 Acting God Won
R3 no 3 Ruby Green
R4 n 4 Classic Rogue Won $3.20
R5 no 1 Morgs Freeman
R6 no 1 Corporate Larrikin.....Each way...currently 66/1
R7 no 6 Candijay 2nd

LAY BETS:
RAND R5 no 10 Niffler Started 2nd Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won.
DOOM: R3 no 5 Indiscreetly Won $1.70 Lay Bet Lost

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR8 no 9 Super Effort....each way @ $12 3rd
MR7 no 7 Winning Partner....each way @$12
MR9 no 6 Eluding...each way @$13
SR9 no 4 I Am Vinnie...each way @ $5

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

Just 7 winners last week which must rate as one of my worst results, if not THE worst result for tipping winners on this site since I started doing this decades ago. Not happy so this week hopefully will see a return to what has been a consistent numbers of winners over a long period. Perhaps it was Saturday racing on a Sunday that upset the punting gods but no point agonizing over it...just get on and find those winners.
Australia pulled off a remarkable victory in the Test Match at the MCG during the week. A standby bowler was introduced by Australia because of injury and walked away with 6 wickets for 7 runs in the second innings. Yes the world is obviously out of kilter when things like that happen.
News here of course is dominated by the virus. Authorities here have given up trying to control it so its now a case of let it run and hopefully herd immunity will prevail. Personally I took the early advice and had my jabs followed up by a booster. There are of course those around who staunchly support the anti vacc scenario and spruik their views on why that wont have it, and at the same time putting strange things in their bodies without any knowledge of the true contents or origin of the stuff. Go figure!!
Here are the fields for Saturdays racing. The early selections will go up and as per the usual format the scratchings will be removed am on Saturday, and the late mail will go up followed by the Late Late Mail. Time permitting the results will be posted as the meetings progress.
The first meeting below will commence at Flemington at the early time of 9.35am AEDT and the last meeting at Ascot will be run at 7.20 AEDT.
May the punting gods be kind to you and may 2022 be a much nicer year for you all then 2021 has been.



DOOMBEN:
R3 no 4 Soaring Ambition 2nd
R7 no 1 Release The Beans
R8 no 3 Apache Chase 3rd

RANDWICK-KENSINGTON:
R1 no 7 Secret Revolution
R3 no 5 Black Queen 3rd
R6 no 4 Kirwan's Lane Won $3.10
R7 no 4 Dragonstone Won $2
R8 no 1 Toomuchtoobear 2nd
R10 no 5 Queen Bellissimo 2nd

FLEMINGTON:
R1 no 1 Kin 3rd
R2 no 12 Way To Go Paula
R3 no 15 Unanimous 2nd
R4 no 2 Squid Game.3rd..no 3 Cilemenceau Won $2.70 is the late mail
R5 no 2 Bermadez...no 5 Somerset Maugham 2nd is the late mail
R6 no 3 Convict Sam. 4th..no 1 Irish Butterfly is the late mail
R8 no 9 Lighthouse Won $2.40

ASCOT:
R2 no 3 Gold Keeper
R3 no 2 Beads 2nd
R4 no 8 Go Forward
R5 no 11 Memorable Miss
R6 no 10 The Front Bar 2nd
R7 no 4 Ginger Flyer
R8 no 4 Beret Won $2.60
R9 no 12 Midnight Blue Won $4.50
R10 no 2 Billy Ain't Silly

LAY BETS:
Ascot Race 1 no 5 Scandolo Won. Lay Bet Lost
Ascot R9 no 15 Staffords Lad Ran unplaced. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
BR8 no 1 Kementari Won $5
MR3 no 7 Vardani is the each way pick @ $8

Cheers 'n' Beers

[Charles49]

"Djokovic Denied Entry to Australia"......were the words that greeted us this morning here in Australia. The worlds No1 tennis player arrived here to add to his 9 Australian Open wins and his 20 major wins but the eagle eyed border protectors noticed his paperwork wasn't up to scratch so unless there is a sudden change of mind then its turn around and head back to Europe for the Joker.. Mainstream media here has been openly critical of double standards that appear to apply to celebrities particularly those in the film industry, who have been allowed in to work and play here, resulting in some like Tom Hanks having to receive treatment here for the Covid virus. Don't get me wrong...Australians love their celebrities like Tom Hanks, and George Clooney and Julia Roberts who are currently here in Queensland filming, but there has been an undercurrent around that they receive special treatment in terms of entry requirements. Because the Joker has been reluctant to put the cards on the table re his vaccinations (or lack thereof) then understandably there will be some finger-pointing if the population here feels he has received special treatment...and they may also think its a bit of a racket!! Sorry, couldn't resist that one!!
UPDATE: The Joker has had his "expulsion" deferred until a hearing on Monday. Betting here suggests that he will be allowed to play and then once his commitment is over he will be escorted to the International Airport. Will be an interesting watch and see for the next few days as I'm sure there will be more twists and turns before this one is over.!!
Second cricket Test here between Australia and England has been badly affected by the unpredictable Sydney weather. Unless the weather gods decide otherwise then the Test is likely to fizzle (or drizzle!) off to a draw. Australia managed 8 for 416 before they declared leaving England 0 for 13 at stumps with just three days to go and showers predicted for all three days. UPDATE: England have fought back well in Day 3 and as I write they are all out for 294 trailing by 122 runs. Its now an interesting match particularly if Australia lose some early wickets.
Here below are the venues for Saturdays racing in Oz. These of course will be updated as the tips, scratchings, late mail and the late late mail arrive. Time permitting updates will occur as the meetings progress.

CAULFIELD:
R1 no 4 Philosopher Won $2.60
R2 no 2 The Awesome Son 3rd
R3 no 5 Rioyuki
R7 no 6 Sig Positano
R8 no 9 Itsourtime....3rd...No 13 Calypso Reign is the late mail
R9 no 7 Dance to Dubai


ROSEHILL:
R1 no 4 Steplee
R4 no 5 Metro Legend
R5 no 6 Wairere Falls
R6 no 1 Rule of Law Won $4.60
R7 no 6 Love Planet 4th
R9 no 2 Zegalo.. 3rd..no 12 Casino Kid Won $9 is an each way late tip.

GOLD COAST:
R2 no 2 Sir Rocket Won
R6 no 5 Palladas 2nd


ASCOT:
R1 no 8 Pierra Art
R2 no 1 Blazing Away
R3 no 8 The Velvet Queen
R4 no 1 River Beau 3rd
R5 no 3 Bruce Almighty Won $5
R6 no 5 Fairy Fast 2nd
R7 no 1 Come Right Back Won $3.50
R8 no 7 Proconsent.. 3rd..no 5 The Spruiker 2nd is the late mail
R9 no 4 Jedi Mind


LAY BETS:
MR5 no 7 Reliable Dude Started Fav. Ran 2nd. Lay Bet Won
MR8 no 9 Itsourtime Started 2nd, Ran 3rd. Lay Bet Won

LATE LATE MAIL:
SR1 no 12 Danzadel e/w
MR4 no 2 In The Boat Won $3.30
MR9 no 16 Jezoulenko

Cheers 'n' Beers