Re: Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Dyer'ere said:
Bad luck on the dub, lads. The second leg was a sh!t race. Better to set fire to your money than bet in it. Umbula. What a a joke. It was funny to see the three gay deceivers fighting it out over the final 300. I thought they might all turn around and start running the other way. ;D
I have to admit that this race got me out of the poo! I look at the odds I need to get and those offered by IASbet and the ACTTAB and only take those horses where I can get the odds I want - Perlin and Umbula were the only two in this race -
Melb Race 9
1 Perlin $2.40
7 Kindjhal $7.00
4 Umbula $10.00
9 Sarrera $10.00
I dropped Perlin because I felt the distance was against him and also his poor last start. I then backed Umbula straight out and had it as a Quinella stand out with horses that needed to win to get into the MC. Kindjhal, Sarrera. I then added Bazelle as she needed to show form for Tuesday week and Soi Cowboy as the lightly raced roughie.
You know the result Umbula pays $9.30 and the quinella pays $63.40 and I am out of the *smile* for the day.
So to me it was the best race on the program.
From a MC viewpoint - Bazelle raced like a two miler IMO - Kindjhal will not go passed horses once he ranges up to them (Hayes has his work cut out here but he is a very good trainer - look for a solution from him for Kindjhal) - and Umbula has to be a question mark over the two miles but being a grinding type of one paced stayer could be a surprise.
The MC for me is looking like Makybe Diva (if she runs), Railings, Eye Opener, Bazelle and maybe Kindjhal, Umbala, On a Juene. Mr Celebrity might be an inclusion depending on his Hotham Hcp run.
I am warming to Gallant Guru in the Derby - its Geelong Classic win (Old Derby Prelude Race) was very good and it is under the radar IMO.
Question -
Next Saturdays Distance Race was originally known as the Hotham Handicap! 49 years ago the running of the Hotham Handicap was written into Australian Turf History books! Why?