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more on the horse and links to video:
https://japanracing.jp/_news2022/220416.html
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16 April 2022:
Race favorite Oju Chosan claimed his sixth Nakayama Grand Jump title following a five-year winning streak between 2016 and 2020. At the same time, the 11-year-old son of Stay Gold renewed his own record for most J-G1 wins to nine total—he also renewed the record for career grade-race wins over obstacles at 15. Oju Chosan is the first jumper, ten years and over, to claim the title since Karasi (2005-2007) after the race was established under the Nakayama Grand Jump name in 1999.…The Nakayama Grand Jump, the biggest steeplechase event in spring, was spun off from the biannual Nakayama Daishogai (J-G1, 4,100m) steeplechase races in 1999. The history of the Nakayama Daishogai dates back to 1934 when the two races, one each in spring and autumn, were created for the purpose of making them the most prestigious and attractive races in steeplechase racing….
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my understanding of 中山大障害 (Daishogai) is shougai = obstacle, dai= big.
RP:
“The government’s gambling review white paper may not be published until October at the earliest after being delayed again by the recent political upheaval in Westminster.”
its still a fair point though Nath, given this:
“The Gambling Commission is “out of control” according to one MP, who was speaking after it emerged the industry regulator had imposed intrusive affordability checks on punters without waiting for the government to deliver its gambling review.”
The Gambling Commission has a fair degree of autonomy, and – if the above is true (MPs have the protection of parliamentary privilege, rest of us do not) – then acting in a fashion to defeat even the minimal democratic supervision over it would seriously question its trustworthiness.
but CAS where would that leave those who make a career of regulating/advising ?
https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/about-us/governanceGroup/board-of-commissioners
surely no finer band of people to decide how you spend your money.
judgment transcript here:
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2021/3470.html
reads as if the determining factor was the testimony of Ryan Moore as an unpaid expert witness.
winning this year’s jockey title without adverse incident likely would have expiated the cocaine incident in the eyes of the Japan Racing Association and likely resulted in his being welcomed back with open arms for another highly lucrative winter stint.
suspect he’s now made it very awkward for them to do that for this winter.
Terry Rice-Milton x 2:
Yesterday has just departed
And tomorrow hasn’t started
All that really matters
Is right nowAnd you should
Live a lifetime
In each minute
Take the sweetness
From within it
Yesterday has gone
Without a soundWhat’s the good
Of living in the past
Look around you
Things are changing fastDon’t concern yourself
With what’s ahead
It’s too late to live
When you are deadbrief descriptions of those behind the idea:
not much evidence there of any experience or understanding of horserace betting.
Tank,
sorry to hear of your trouble. a quick shufti at the terms and conditions on their website
https://www.thewrightbuy.co.uk/terms-and-conditions#cancellations_returns_text
suggests that they collect if notified of Damage within 48 hours of delivery (Damaged or Missing Items: “We reserve the right to request photographic evidence of the product(s) and/or packaging prior to collection”).
otherwise (Cancellations and Returns:) “You are eligible to submit a return request for a full refund up to 30 days after the day of delivery for a full credit or refund….
Should you wish to cancel your order please contact our customer services team to discuss returning your item at your own cost.”any reason that might have led them to categorise your circumstances under the 30 days rather than the 48 hours ?
Its fine to put an unfavourable review on sites like Trustpilot so long as you stick to facts and do not, in the words of the judge, “shoot wildly from the hip” (para 23) and allege things like fraud and dishonesty without any evidence to back it up.
There is a lively debate about this judgment in the Comments following the report in the Law Socety Gazette:
simply getting Japan there has been half the plan:
winning with that name and Yutaka Take up would be legendary in Nihon.
with you botchy on Sovereign on basis of Urban Sea influence.
lot of her progeny in this year:
– Japan, Mogul, Serpentine, Sovereign (all APOB, all thru Galileo as sire)
– Sottsass (Rouget, thru Galileo as damsire)
– Raabihah (Rouget, thru Sea The Stars as sire)
– Stradivarius (Gosden, thru Sea The Stars as sire)
and current biggest price among them is Sovereign at around 100/1, under Barzalona.
HKJC card for the simulcast is now up – 48 page pdf downloadable here by clicking Download Race Form (All Races) just above silks:
https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/overseas/english/racecard.aspx?para=/20201004/S2/1
HKJC simulcasting first seven races, so 49 page pdf card available, including following analysis of the 2000:
Overseas Expert Column by Bill Esdaile
Godolphin star PINATUBO will put his unbeaten record on the line in the G1 2,000 Guineas Stakes over 1,600m. He could hardly have been more impressive when blowing apart Britain’s top 2YO races last season. Having started in the uninspiring surroundings of Wolverhampton’s all-weather track in May, he went on to rattle up another five victories. The way he destroyed his rivals to win the Listed Chesham Stakes over 1,400m at Royal Ascot pointed to a colt with top-class potential. He then won the G2 Vintage Stakes over 1,400m at Goodwood by five lengths before an awesome nine-length victory in the G1 Vincent O’Brien National Stakes over 1,400m at the Curragh. His defeat of ARIZONA in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes, again over 1,400m, at Newmarket in October made sure he was crowned Europe’s champion 2YO by some margin. He lines up in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes as the hot favourite but he wasn’t a particularly big horse last season and there is a chance others will have improved more than him over the winter months.
KAMEKO is the only other G1 winner in the field. He showed some nice gears when storming home in the G1 Futurity Trophy over 1,605m on Newcastle’s all-weather surface after the race at Doncaster had been abandoned. It was a welcome change of luck for Andrew Balding’s colt as he had been narrowly beaten in two Group races following a successful debut over 1,400m at Sandown. The fast ground should be ideal for KAMEKO and he is just the sort of colt to have taken a big step forward during his time off the track.
Well-bred KINROSS was sent off favourite for the G1 Futurity Trophy having bolted up by eight lengths on his debut over 1,400m at Newmarket. The race didn’t go to plan for him and he eventually finished fifth behind KAMEKO. It would be too soon to be writing him off on the back of one performance less than a month from his first race.
Aidan O’Brien is gunning for his fifth 2,000 Guineas Stakes victory in just six years – the Irish trainer has won the Newmarket Classic a record 10 times in all. ARIZONA could be the best of his quartet having landed the G2 Coventry Stakes over 1,200m at Royal Ascot last season. That proved to be the highlight of his year as he came up short in G1 races in the following months. He couldn’t live with PINATUBO when third in the G1 Vincent O’Brien National Stakes over 1,400m and, while he got closer in the G1 Dewhurst Stakes over 1,400m, he still has plenty of ground to make up on the market leader.
Roger Teal, a trainer with a relatively small team, went close to winning this Classic two years ago when his TIP TWO WIN finished runner-up behind SAXON WARRIOR. He has another decent colt on his hands in unbeaten KENZAI WARRIOR. He was successful on his debut over 1,600m at Salisbury before stepping up in grade and down in distance to land the rearranged G3 Horris Hill Stakes over 1,400m at Newmarket.
MUMS TIPPLE has stamina to prove after running over sprint distances last year and CEPHEUS has inexperience to overcome after winning his only race last season.
SELECTIONS: 5. KAMEKO, 12. PINATUBO, 2. ARIZONA, 7. KINROSS & 6. KENZAI WARRIOR
https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/overseas/english/racecard.aspx?para=/20200606/S1/5
interesting how the resumptions of racing and other sports have all been shoe-horned legally into the one concept of “elite athlete”:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/558/regulation/2/made
