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Charlie Appleby seems just a bit off from last couple years , still getting winners but the ones hes got in a moment seem very hit and miss . Ebbs and flows as intakes come in i suppose , still a great trainer.
Its great when certain races stick in the mind , Soba winning that year did as i was only 12 and my nan used to put on some 10p wins 5 p win yankees for me . Got me hooked and also taught me good lessons to bet only what you can afford to lose , although my stakes are a bit higher 41 years later . Millfontaine was another winner that year i remember backing . Weird really as it was only few pence winnings but good times .
David Chapman a legend , didnt he win that channel 4 trophy plenty times , Chaplins Club and Glencroft would win days in a row when on song and in well .Venture to Cognac , seeing the name Wicky Wicky Wheels takes me back , i remember the first Wiki Wiki Wheels , i recall he was named after a Cayman Island Taxi firm . I think i backed him at big Goodwood meeting in early 80s , sure he won but memory hazy . Was the year Soba won , and i definately backed her .
I think a few years later a horse called Miki Miki Motor went round for while .The owners rep quoted in racing press drawn wide they were going to go back and hope for luck day before race so in that respect Murphy followed instructions .
I dont think start cost him too much , he had no choice from outside gate but to drop in and ride for luck . Just needed a bit of space to move forward into the last bend . Not far from being a great ride from the 12 stall . Shame he couldnt quite get there .Started quicker could have been trapped out wide in the breeze and doing it tough round first bend .
Going to have little each way interest Howth , running into form , dropping some rating points and first try at trip may suit .
Managed to drag my Dad to 1987 Eclipse , went to most winter meetings at Sandown at the time but took a bit to get him to the flat as a lifelong jumps man. Still remember him whinging on and on that he didn’t want to buy the course just watch the races after paying the entrance , sure it was 20 quid , a lot at the time . Mtoto beat a top notch field , a good days racing .
Mtoto , sure he had hoof issues they had real trouble with .I see Roberts almost got the big winner in South Africa last weekend .5 runs for last trainer 4 on good , one soft ,take out the soft , on good 3 runs he beats 4 in total beaten out of sight , the other 3rd of 18 beaten 3 lengths . Just seems no pattern to form at all
His form throughout career makes weird reading purely on SPs , goes out at 250s , does nothing, drops to 40s in handicap , fair enough I suppose ,maybe light in first time , does not a lot , then goes out at 11/2 in broadly similar race next up . All those races mid prep so no real fitness issues youd think . Goes out at 100s at Chepstow beaten 70 lengths , then next up similar race Exeter 11s . All way through his form to me looks odd .
He was crawling all over those first two this week on 11st odd , if it were me I wouldnt be paying the training fees for those behind too much longer .BBC Look East sports trophy looks the one , if my Nan was still alive in Clacton as i think thats the TV area covers Clacton id pay big for that for her to put up .
In Germany they have approved stallions and non approved . Offspring of approved race for 30 pc more prizemoney . Not sure if thats all races . Approved must pass soundness , and other set criteria .
Ballydoyle has lost The Cliffs of Moher and Anthony Van Dyck in the Melbournne Cup and The Pentagon and Witchita to trackwork injuries in OZ . A lot has been written about those . Some say its the training on a tight turning track at Werribee that rides fairly quick , compared to at home generally up a straight gallop and their bones and joints not strengthened enough for it .
They race their horses a lot so i guess more chance of injury percentage wise .
Mogo Magic bolted in , very green , done it the hard way on the lead ,maybe on this occasion owners were right , targeting a restricted 2 million buck race in spring , and on yesterdays run will be very hard to beat if he gets the rails .
As for Packing Sissoko , I will keep an eye out if he pops up in OZ or NZ . Owner sends a few down if they fail up there .Couple of Packing this and that going round at moment .Different distance range but i see today owners of a horse called Mogo Magic from OZ have turned down in region of 1.2 million AUD , about 700k real money . Hes gelding with two wins in country midweek NSW and one highway at Randwick a race restricted to out of City trainers . Bird in hand sometimes best but if he lives up to hype in OZ he can win that easy . But hes a long way from that a moment . In light of that Waipiro would imho worth at very least double that formwise ,
Id always take the money , years ago owners of horse called Kinane turned down silly money from HK , he had won grp3 at Randwick i think , horse couldnt pick his feet up after that , everytime he turned out peools said ” should have took the money !!!”
Mogo races today Rosehill , he had better win !!.If AR has off day and he will need to Up and Under form solid around other runners , and was well ahead of Tower of London this season and he looks smart . At 12s Ladbrokes his form with White Birch makes him decent each way value to me when viewed where White Birch sits in market .
Nice and fresh into race .Actually one I noticed back on the track last week was The Summit , 2 nd in French Derby few years back , went to HK I assume for big money ran poor . He has been gelded , had 2 and half years off . Went ok fresh up without trial , he will get a win in OZ , will need to shed some rating points but big yard has him so must be showing a glimmer of old ability .
