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More lashes was reported to have ‘run flat’. No ‘..stewards enquired as to the running of….’. I can only hope every horse I bet on is running as flat as this horse with a furlong to go. If this explanation is adequate then Fallon missed a trick by not using it after he got beat, when 10L clear a furlong out. I suppose at least he’s had his 3rd race and can now get a handicap mark, not that i’m linking the two issues you understand, and recoup some of the $125000 he cost.
The horse was strutting along on the bridle and it appeared the jockey had no intention of asking it to improve its position. If the stewards do not require an explanation of this ride, then the non trier rule can be removed from racing altogether.And yes, I noted the the somewhat odd looking flailing of an arm by the jockey,not quite in keeping with the motionless other 99% of the ride.
All good points. The horse has been up with the pace and on the wrong side of the track previously.He was given plenty to do today though.
ps Rob, i left school at 14 and have lived to regret my lack of a formal education however i very much enjoy listening to Stephen Fry correcting peoples grammer !
Ok Rob,lets just agree to differ. I will have a look at the sites you mention, thank you.
thank you, 10 out of 100 not too shabby. i found your earlier points interesting yet my point was shouldn’t racing be seen to be ‘keeping its house in order’ this seemed to take a back seat. The debate was then bogged down by emotional responses,some evoked by my initial post which i have taken on board. The focus shifted to the particulars of this horse and so I replied with stats that countered some of the opinions made. It was at this stage, when weight of argument should prevail, that comments became personal. I left myself open to some criticism and have duly taken it yet pedestals are notoriously difficult to perch on and, alas, how the mighty have fallen.
Ken, you’re the man! I may reconsider. Rob, I have tried to improve my punctuation to standards that you approve of. Marks out of ten?
pS’ roB, what real ly hurts is da harrsh coment bowt me compoota skills dat is infinitesimally minded off ya.
oh dear. i have upset you! you constantly avoid the overriding point i make.you attribute inferences to me that are inaccurrate and away from the point yet criticise me for doing so.i give you fallon ,dean mak,fergal lyn and many trainers and owners.i have noted a poor level of debate with the increase of the mares profile being shown. i thought this was an open forum to air views and perhaps change opinions , my own included, based on argument and stats.it seems that is not the case and you require a closed shop. AS FOR THE SHIFT KEY YOU MUST BE VERY PROUD INDEED. i now withdraw to private life and leave you to bolster each other in the time honoured way .
we are clearly looking at this from very different perspectives.i accept i could have worded it more tactfully.yet horse racing is a tarnished betting medium which, in my humble view,should be seen to be looking at how it is perceived. as for your point, if the horse was ‘in’ the hc proper what price would it have been? morning perhaps 5s,4s and sp 13/8, 11/8. as you accept there are some questionable goings on, on occasion, can you not see how the ‘bookie punter’ without any real knowledge of the inner sanctum of racing would view this profile? if such punters walked away how long would racing survive?
why so personal. its a point of debate and argument. i responded to your points ,point for point?
just looked at the ncs race.the horse was not ‘sis’ , was well placed and going along on the bridle. after 6months off ‘ring rustiness’ certainly did not play a part at bev’ and her previous best after 36 races was a lowly top speed of 54.given an OR range low of 45 and high of 56 going off at 54 does not scream ‘good thing’. an average price on the 3 races last year was 28/1 and average distance beaten was 20L. as you attribute this gamble to ‘professional punters’,do you believe they just took a chance all was rosy in the shekan star garden or that whoever backed it (granted not all) certainly knew things were in the full flush of spring. though you say you are certain, i am less so.
