Keith's Legacy (R1 No. 3) - would be the bet of the year if only we could guarantee a wet track. One must be mindful of Keith's Legacy's record on good tracks as 12s 0-4-0 against his slow track C.V of 5s 4w and 2 from 5 on heavy. On the positive side, he is a genuine Saturday class horse who has performed well fresh in the past and we dare anyone to find fault with his 3rd to Albrecht and subsequent big winner Entirely Platinum at HQ on Feb 11. The tempo aspect is a major factor playing to the David Vandyke galloper's strengths if they all race to their pattern.
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Koroibete (R6 No. 6) - is the early favourite to win the Derby and makes his return to racing in the same race as Triple Crown winner It's A Dundeel did 12 months ago. Okay, he's no It's A Dundeel but this field is nowhere near as strong as it was then of course. Gerald Ryan's near black galloper has a fabulous record of 6s 3-1-2 and is arguably unlucky not to have won both first-up/debut runs. Granted he has a long and ambitious campaign ahead of him timed to peak on Derby day but he is a quality horse ideally suited to 1400m first-up and we have taken close note of his Feb 18 trial, it was a pearler. Is in desperate need of a genuine tempo.
Hue And Cry (Bunbury R3 No.5) from Bunbury 13/2, we said: ''a bit slow to get going and was pushed up to improve and quickly made it to about sixth. Hemmed between horses coming to the turn and went back towards the inside to run on. Finished the race off well and was only beaten narrowly so the start was costly. First-up and can improve as well.''
- extra 200m looks in his favour and he should go very close. Pago Rock (Flemington R8 No. 1) - This Hayes trained gelding resumed here when a cracking 4th in the Lightning recently and despite conceding weight all round should prove very hard to beat.
Junoob (Rosehill R5 No. 6) - this import has hit his straps in no uncertain terms winning his last two starts in grand style and looks impossible to go past despite the short quote. Balbowa (Ascot R8 No. 12) - has impressed in his two runs since a spell and despite this being a harder race does get the weight relief to compensate for that and appeals here. RANDWICK: Ecuador (Rosehill R1 No. 2) - Tuesday, course proper, 1400m in1:33, last 600m in 36.1, final 200m in 11.1
ROSEHILL: Junoob (Rosehill R5 No. 6) - Tuesday, 1000m in 1:10, last 600m in 39.95, last 200m in 12.50. BROADMEADOW: Dream Choice (Rosehill R2 No. 2) - course proper, 18m out, going good, 800m in 53.75, last 600m in 37.70. CAULFIELD: Strawberry Boy (Flemington R6 No. 4) - Tuesday, course proper, 11m out, going good, 1000m (with Quick Snitzel) in 1:09.40, last 600m in 37.90. FLEMINGTON: Eurozone (Flemington R7 No. 3) - Thursday, inside grass, 6m out, going good, 1400m in 1:43.76, last 600m in 27.44. On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Ben Perkins<[email protected]> wrote: UPDATED RACE 1 WATERHOUSE HAS A MORTGAGE GATE ON THIS.. WHICH ONE COMES THRU THE GATE FIRST IS THE FORECASTING TRICK.. NO 2 ECUADOR 2.60 IS THE LIKELY WINNER AS ITS FITTER FOR 1ST UP WIN, 3 KEITH'S LEGACY 6.00 IS A SLOW TRACK MAESTRO. HAS BEEN BACKED EARLY, SO MUST BE GOING REALLY WELL. DID TRIAL WELL. AND THE BIG IMPROVER IN NO 7 ALMIGHTY CHARGE 6.50 HAS A POOR RECORD THIS TRACK.. I WILL HOWEVER PUT IT IN FOR SECOND AND FOR THIRD THE OTHER WATERHOUSE HORSE NO 1 THE OFFER.16.00 4TH PLACE GETTER NO 4 KAYPERS 13.00 FINISHED OFF STRONGLY V ECUADOR,SO THATS THE FORM LINE… GOOD WET TRACKER ALSO. 2,3 ----BOX 1,2,3,4,7…. 7 IS A 17TH STARTER… SO MAY TAKE QUINELLA WITH THE 2 AS A SAVER. RACE 2. NO 7 LONACE 3.40 WAS DEFINING BEFORE SPELLING AND HIS 2 WINS WERE EMPHATIC. BOUND TO BE READY FOR THIS. IF MONEY COMES CLIMB ON QUICKLY I SUGGEST. HAS COMMANDS IN BREEDING AND HAS WON ON A SLOW TRACK. NO 2 DREAM CHOICE 3.70 WILL RUN 2ND I THINK. LOVES THIS DISTANCE AND TRACK. GREAT QUINELLA IN THIS. SECRET TEACHINGS SUGGEST WILL NOT BE WINNING. NO 6 EARNEST ERNEST 6.00 MIGHT GET 3RD PLACING? NO 5 BOSS LANE 7.00 IS 1ST UP FOR QUINTON. HE IS TRAINING WELL KEEN 7 AND 2 HERE……. 5,6…
RACE 3. NO 1 RED TRACER 1.70 IS A TERRIFIC HORSE AND HER FRESH FORM IS EXCELLENT ON ANY TYPE OF GOING AND SHE TOTALLY LOVES 1300 METERS! VERY WELL PLACED HERE…LOOKS A CERTAINTY…TRAINER SAYS LOADS OF IMPROVEMENT IN HER…
NO 2 ROYAL DESCENT 7.00 IS ALSO 1ST UP, SAME STABLE,AND CAN FIGURE IN PLACING..NEVER MISSED A PLACE FRESH. 2 TRIALS HAS HER READY.CANT BEAT RED TRACER…BUT WALLER SAYS IS FITTER THAN RED TRACER…. ERRRRR… NO 5 A TIME FOR JULIA 15.00 IS WAY BETTER 1ST UP THAN 2ND SO I AM TAKING HER ON A LITTLE HERE… NO 3 LONGPORT 17.00 IS 1ST UP, LIKE LOADS OF HORSES HERE TODAY… GOES WELL. 1-----------2--5.3. RACE 4. NO 1 UNENCUMBERED 2.80 COMES BACK FROM A BIG WIN AT GC.. BRILLIANTLY RIDDEN THAT DAY FOR SURE. SAME JOCKEY HERE. N BERRY… SET FOR GOLDEN SLIPPER NOW… CANT KNOCK HIM. TESTA ROSSA AND MORE THAN READY IN BREEDING SAYS SWIMMER. NO 2 LAW 6.00 IS GOING FOR 3 WINS IN A ROW FROM GATE 3…SO WILL GET THE RIGHT RUN TO HAVE A CRACK. STABLE CONFIDENT.. MORE THAN I AM. NO 3 RISEN FROM DOUBT 4.00 SMASHED JABALI AT ONLY START, AND THEN PUT AWAY TO GO FOR SLIPPER! BOUND TO BE IMPROVED ALSO.. AND MCEVOY A TOP CLASS TRAINER. BRED TO LOVE THE WET. NO 6 MOSSFUN 5.00 HAS WON ON SLOW AND GOOD GOING, SO HAS ABILITY. STABLE ARE IN SCINTILLATING FORM!! I MIGHT GET THEM TO FEED ME AND I MIGHT IMPROVE AS WELL… I TAKE ALL KINDS OF PILLS, BUT I ONLY LAST 6 HOURS A DAY.. THEN STOP… WHAT IS HAWKES DOING DIFFERENTLY THAT HAS IMPROVED HIS TEAM? I AM SCARED TAKING ON ANY HAWKES RUNNER… NO SHAME IN SAVING ON ANY OF THEM…DUMB NOT TO REALLY. TRAINING IN BEST FORM OF THEIR CAREER..LONG CAREER. 1,2,3----6. JUST BOX THEM UP AND YOU SHOULD WIN SOME THING. BOX 1,2,3,6… AND COLLECT. BOXING 1,3,6 ALSO.
RACE 5. NO 6 JUNOOB 2.20 OVERCAME HOODOOS BUT WAS AIDED BY RAIN THAT CHANGED TRACK FORM HORSES THAT THEN IT DID NOT SUIT.. JUNOOB BOLTED IN… CAN DO IT AGAIN! I AM BACK ON! NO 3 BAYRIR 14.00 IS A STABLE MATE TO JUNOOB… AND SO IS OPINION SHOULD BE READY TO DO SOME THING HERE. NO 8 JACQUINOT BAY 12.00 IS RACE FIT AND WAY DOWN IN WEIGHTS..SHOULD BE IN IT FR A LONG WAY WITH 54. NO 4 LIGHTINTHENITE 5.50 IS 2ND UP, OSHEA IS NOT FAMOUS IN MY MEMORY IN HAVING HORSES WIN OVER DISTANCES AFTER ONLY ONE RUN IN.. GOOD HORSE ON ITS DAY HOWEVER,,,, NO 1 CARLTON HOUSE 8.00 IS A GREAT WATCH HORSE HERE.. JUST TO SEE HOW HE GOES... 6---3----8,4.1 RACE 6. NO 1. DISSIDENT MARKET PRICE 7.00 MY COMPUTER SAYS 5.00 NEVER WON 2ND UP, NEVER WON AT THIS TRACK, AND JIMMY CASSIDY WILL BE OUT TO CHANGE ALL THAT.. AS HAS RUN 2ND A NUMBER OF TIMES. HAS TO MAKE UP GOOD GROUND ON EL ROCO TO DO SO. DROPS 1- KILOS HERE ON THIS WEIGHT SCALE. RUN WELL. PLACE BEST! 2.ROMANTIC TOUCH 12.00 8.00 I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF HE GOES BACK SO FAR THIS TIME. VERY HANDY TYPE WHEN RIGHT. BEAT ZOUSTAR LAST TIME IN… RAN HOME NICELY 1ST UP FROM WAY BACK…BUT HAS TACTICAL SPEED IF NEED BE.. IMPROVER HERE FROM A GOOD GATE. 3.ATLANTE 4.80 12.00 1ST NZER WHO IS SAID TO BE GOING VERY WELL. DID TRIAL WELL BEHIND A SHARP SPRINTER IN HOWMUCHDOYOULOVEME. DRAWN WELL SO HAS SOME HOPE. NOT SURE MYSELF. My guts says NEEDS LONGER! 4.SAVVY NATURE 10.00 15.00 GOOD FRESH HORSE WITH MCDONALD RIDING WELL. HAS KNOCK OUT CHANCE MAYBE, BUT MOST PUNTERS WILL THINK NEEDS LONGER. GOOD WHEN RIGHT, AND BOUND TOP BE BIGGER AND STRONGER NOW. ONE TO THROW IN QUADRELLA. 5. EL ROCA 3.00 2.60 LOVELY WIN 1ST UP AND NOW GOES UP TO 1400 WHICH LOOKS IDEAL TO ME. STING OUT OF TRACK LOOKS BEST SITUATION. SHOULD BE VERY HARD TO HOLD OUT HERE. GOOD HORSE. 6.KOROIBETE 12.00 21.00 RYAN HORSE WHO PROBABLY NEEDS THE RUN HERE. WAS STRONG AND DETERMINED LAST TIME IN, SO IS NO PUSH OVER IN ANYTHING. HAS GREAT 2ND UP RECORD, SO LOOK FOR BOLD RUN HERE TO GIVE CONFIDENCE FOR NEXT START. 7.HOOKED 31.00 101.00 NEEDS LONGER. NOT SURE IS QUITE UP TO THIS GRADE, IF RAN 4TH WOULD NOT SHOCK. 8.LIBERTY'S CHOICE 17.00 26.00 FIT WATERHOUSE HORSE WHOSE 2 TRIALS HAVE BEEN STRONG… WINNING BOTH. PLACED BOTH TIMES FIRST UP, BUT NOT WON.. AND NOT AGAINST THIS TYPE OF HORSE OVER ALL. NOT THE WORST, BUT I DOUBT IT. SCRATCHED 9.WOODBINE 5.50 15.00 VERY UNIMPRESSIVE EFFORT LAST START WHEN FELL IN AGAINST A HORSE NOT CONSIDERED GOOD ENUFF TO RUN HERE. I THINK IT CANT WIN. 10. TAKEWING 61.00 101.00 REALLY DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW HE COULD WIN WITHOUT A RACE CATASTROPHE HAPPENING. SCRATCHED 11. SWIGGIN 101.00 81.00 HAS NO FORM TO GO ON AND ITS ANTHONY CUMMINGS GOING TO THE TRACK WITH A HORSE WHO LOOKS TOTALLY OUT GRADED FOR THIS RACE! IF YOU ARE RICH PERHAPS THROW IN FOR 4TH… AND THEN APPEAR SMUG… AND IN THE KNOW. BACK NO 5 EL ROCA MY TRIFECTA IS 5---1,2,--1,2,3,4,8. RACE 7. STRANGE RACE FOR RACE 7?? LOOKS MORE LIKE A RACE 2 TO ME…. RAIN MAKES IT VERY HARD… HAWKES..WHEN IN DOUBT? NO 3 MAYSOON 4.80 HAS HAD A NICE FRESHEN AND LOOKS AN EXCELLENT PLACE BET AT LEAST. HAWKES HAS NEVER BEEN THIS CONSISTENT! WINNERS EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. EW LOOKS FAIR! PLACE PUNTERS SHOULD CHIME IN HERE. NO 1 DIAMOND OASIS 6.50 HAS GOOD FORM JUST BEHIND LION OF BELFORT.. WHEN IT WAS CONQUERING ALL. 2ND UP WINNER ALSO. NO 8 COSMIC ENDEAVOUR 8.50 IS A BLOW OUT CHANCE FRESH. 2 TRIAL WINS MEANS READY FOR 1ST UP TILT.. MUST INCLUDE IN ALL BET TYPES. NO 6 ADAGE 6.00 IS GOOD FRESH AND LIKES IT A BIT WET,HAS CANNY LAD IN BREEDING… PLACED ON SLOW AT LEAST… MIGHT BE THE BIG WATCH HORSE HERE??
-3,8,1…6,12 GUN CASE 34.00 IS 1ST UP FOR BIRCHLEY.. SO WHY HAS HE TAKEN THIS HORSE TO SYDNEY? INCLUDE IN SOME THING. RACE 8. NO 2 FOREVER CRAZY 5.50 WAS FINISHING OFF STRONGLY LAST WEEK AND A FEW MORE STRIDES WOULD HAVE WON. WEIGHT IS A WORRY… BUT I DO GIVE BLACK JAG VERY LITTLE CHANCE HERE. SO DISMISSING IT. NO 10 RETORT COURTEOUS 7.00 IS STILL ON 54 KILOS WHICH IS A NICE WEIGHT PULL VERSUS 58…. LIKES TO GO FORWARD WHICH MAY SUIT HERE…? NO 3 TAMARIZ 4.80 LACKS SOME THING, BUT WILL GIVE A SIGHT.. PROBABLY PLACE CHANCE ONLY? NO 4 ULTIMATE GAZE 15.00 HAS FOREVER CRAZY FORM. 1ST 4 CHANCE MAYBE.. NO 7 DORMELLO 8.50 COMES TO TOWN.. I LIKE THE WAY HE CARRIES HIS HEAD, LOOKS VERY INTELLIGENT ANIMAL. REALLY BAD RACE TO BE LAST RACE.. LAST 2 RACES ARE BADLY PROGRAMMED IN MY OWN OPINION…UNLESS WE GET QUADDY.. THEN I APPLAUD ALL. BEST BETS EL ROCA………….. LONACE IF MONEY COMES KEITHS LEGACY VALUE EW CHANCE QUADRELLA 1,3,4,6-----5--------1,3,6,8,9,12----2,4,7,10,12.
SCOTT BACK ON DECK AS US MASTERS LOOMS Wednesday, 26 February 2014: FOLAU WANTS TO ADD TO HIS BAG OF TRICKS Thursday, 27 February 2014: WE HAVEN'T MASTERED JOHNSON: SAFRICA COACH Thursday, 27 February 2014: WANDERERS TAUGHT LESSON BY ULSAN: POPOVIC Thursday, 27 February 2014: |