October 15, 200817 yr Racing - one at a time. Caulfield Cup this weekend. All the rage has been Weekend Hussler. Some horse up to his last start failure in the Turnbull when he was 3 and 4 wide for the entire 2000m trip. Ran 5th or 6th. Conjecture that Ross McDonald was 'foxing' with him and had done zero work with him in the preceding week; just using the race to keep him at a level for the big one this Saturday. Wonderful horse. I have a slight doubt about his ability to get a strongly run mile and a half but top liners can often prove you wrong. Marvellous animal. Main dangers have to be Littorio and Master O'Reilly (last years winner and trained to the minute for Saturday). Up in the weights from last year, however. I hope Weekend Hussler wins as he has been magnificent this time in. Too many doubts to tip him strongly. Littorios win in the main lead up race was mightily impressive and may be the one to be on. I hoped they would skip the Caulfield Cup with the Hussler and go straight to the WS Cox Plate (2040m) where I would have been tipping him. At the moment, however, I would strongly suggest that you look at a Kiwi horse called Princess Coup for the Cox Plate. Has all the right credentials and has been braining them in kiwiland. At this point in time, last years Melbourne Cup winner, Efficient, seems to be bang on target for the first Tuesday in November. We'll know more after the Caulfield as the first 5 in that race nearly always contains the Melbourne Cup winner.
October 15, 200817 yr Author Caulfield Cup: I've gone for Weekend Hussler too at 13/2 to win and an each way bet on Mad Rush at 16/1.
October 15, 200817 yr Traf, if you'd had a saver on Littorio, I would be feeling more confident about your chances. Husslers trainer on TV tonight. Had the wry smile and a glint in his eye that makes you think everything about the Hussler is spot on. Handles Caulfield well. Just need him to get across from barrier 11 and be able to switch off just off the pace. If Rawiller can manage that, he'll be hard to hold out in the straight. The more I examine Littorios lead up races, the more nervous I am about him being the knockout horse. Don't know owt aboutr Mad Rush. Must be a good un from the Cumani stable? The best race in Australasia is next week. The WS Cox Plate - weight for age championship of Australasia. I have already mentioned Princess Coup. If the Hussler also goes around after winning the Caulfield Cup (assuming he does), it should be one hell of a clash.
October 16, 200817 yr Author Mad Rush The Cumanis are fairly keen on its finishing ability. The only snag is stall 17!
October 16, 200817 yr Author Hussler is in 11, next to Littorio and has been backed well today down to around 9/2. If it gets much shorter, I'll be laying off and greening out.
October 16, 200817 yr Hussler is in 11, next to Littorio and has been backed well today down to around 9/2. If it gets much shorter, I'll be laying off and greening out. Mate, I have today e-mailed you Racenet and Bet Busters offerings for this weekend. The latter are very well respected down here. A free service with an uncanny ability to name the winner form their main three selections. Obviously doesn't happenevery single time but they are bloody good with their analyses of the major races in particular. As you will see, they have gone for Littorio also. Should have won the two major Derbys last year and had no luck. Brained them in the lead up race. Please consider a saver on him. A lot of the pros etc been dismissive about the Husslers chances.
October 16, 200817 yr Author Mate, I have today e-mailed you Racenet and Bet Busters offerings for this weekend. The latter are very well respected down here. A free service with an uncanny ability to name the winner form their main three selections. Obviously doesn't happenevery single time but they are bloody good with their analyses of the major races in particular. As you will see, they have gone for Littorio also. Should have won the two major Derbys last year and had no luck. Brained them in the lead up race. Please consider a saver on him. A lot of the pros etc been dismissive about the Husslers chances. Nice one, mate. I'll have a good read later.
October 16, 200817 yr Author Interesting stuff there, Bolty. The race is at 6.05 at caulfield: what time is that in the UK?
October 17, 200817 yr Interesting stuff there, Bolty. The race is at 6.05 at caulfield: what time is that in the UK? 1605 hrs at Caulfield, Melbourne mate. Where did you get 6:05 from? We are currently 3 hours behind Melbourne so that's 1305 hrs here. As we don't change our clocks until Sunday 26th October, you are currently 8 hours behind us so it's 5 past five in the fecking morning your time. Keep checking your e-mails and have a read about on pace runners. By the time the Cup comes around, we'll know if it's a leaders track in which case the Hussler and Guillotine will start to look very good.
October 17, 200817 yr Author So, it's 5am Saturday morning here? I like the look of your Littorio, but there's also a Kiwi that looks a danger! It actually looks like it could be a cracking race: I always find it ridiculous that many trainers just use it as a Melbourne Cup warm-up, when Caulfield offers so much prize money in its own right.
October 17, 200817 yr 1) So, it's 5am Saturday morning here? 2) I like the look of your Littorio, but there's also a Kiwi that looks a danger! It actually looks like it could be a cracking race: I always find it ridiculous that many trainers just use it as a Melbourne Cup warm-up, when Caulfield offers so much prize money in its own right. 1) Yes mate. 2) You'd be on about Red Ruler. Second to Cox Plate favourite Princess Coup recently. Fantastic form. I agree with you about the Caulfield Cup and that is where foreign invaders have had most success (what was that Herries thing that won it a few years back? Taufans Melody or summat?). Plenty of Kiwi horses have won the Caulfield (one of my favourites was a horse called Ethereal). Aussies so enthralled by a fooking 2 mile handicap. I just don't get it. Mind you, I don't get bowling underarm balls at cricket either!
October 17, 200817 yr Bloody hell, Bolty. Taufan's Melody's going back some! 1998! Sticks in my mind because these Aussie grubs didn't like English landed gentry like Lady Herries coming down here and fecking awf with their spondulicks. I rather enjoyed that Conversely, they were over the moon when Dermot Weld won the Melbourne Cup with Vintage Crop and Media Puzzle. I, too, was over the moon with the latter as I'd had it in a feature double with Helenus in the VRC Derby and smashed into it into the bookies ring on the day at 9-1. Cleaned up big time that day!
October 17, 200817 yr Author So, it's 5am Saturday morning here? I like the look of your Littorio, but there's also a Kiwi that looks a danger! It actually looks like it could be a cracking race: I always find it ridiculous that many trainers just use it as a Melbourne Cup warm-up, when Caulfield offers so much prize money in its own right. The race is actually at 6.05am here! I knew I'd seen it billed as 6.05!
October 17, 200817 yr ive been thru to 5am many a time on atr b4. fairly confident the cauld will be on. MATT C has mentioned it a few times.
October 17, 200817 yr The race is actually at 6.05am here! I knew I'd seen it billed as 6.05! So you're only 7 behind us at present then? GMT site sez 8!!! Changes next weekend but who cares. By now you will have read that Guillotine is supposed to be a weight special. Barrier 21 is the query. I will be watching the earlier races with great interest. If, as is being suggested, on pace runners are winning everything, hard to go past Weekend Hussler, Guillotine.
October 18, 200817 yr Winner was the English ALL THE GOOD. Fly the flag, Bolty, lad! Oh aye, the bookies were singing Land Of Hope & Glory! Trifecta paid a squillion dollars. Run of the race from a Melbourne Cup perspective? Cumanis horse. Don't forget to back up Traf on the first Tuesday in November. Enormous run and a first four finish in the Caulfield is usually pure gold for the Melbourne Cup.
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November 3, 200817 yr Author Mad Rush The Cumanis are fairly keen on its finishing ability. The only snag is stall 17! Sticking with Mad Rush for the big one.
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