Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 20, 2018 With the closing of the "AS 10 in a row" thread I was not able to respond to the issue of Blair meekly handing up. I remember Natalie saying Sheriff was a danger in the Yearling Sales race on Auckland Cup day. I hadn't had Sheriff as anything special upto then but Natalie seems pretty on to it so into the race tracker he went. After the draw for the Derby I considered Sheriff could make it a contest based on him leading and keeping up a good pace and winning in 2:40.2 at Invercargill. I thought Sheriff would lead easily and the only decision Blair would have to make is whether to hand up to Chase Auckland when he came looking. I thought there was a better than 50/50 chance he would park Chase Auckland. Much better the longer Natalie left it. I hadn't considered Brent Mangos coming off the gate as hard as he did. So I had not forseen the spreading out of the field and the opportunity for Sicario to be first around to challenge for the lead. Right about then I knew my win bet was toast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted March 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Kotare_Hunter said: With the closing of the "AS 10 in a row" thread I was not able to respond to the issue of Blair meekly handing up. I remember Natalie saying Sheriff was a danger in the Yearling Sales race on Auckland Cup day. I hadn't had Sheriff as anything special upto then but Natalie seems pretty on to it so into the race tracker he went. After the draw for the Derby I considered Sheriff could make it a contest based on him leading and keeping up a good pace and winning in 2:40.2 at Invercargill. I thought Sheriff would lead easily and the only decision Blair would have to make is whether to hand up to Chase Auckland when he came looking. I thought there was a better than 50/50 chance he would park Chase Auckland. Much better the longer Natalie left it. I hadn't considered Brent Mangos coming off the gate as hard as he did. So I had not forseen the spreading out of the field and the opportunity for Sicario to be first around to challenge for the lead. Right about then I knew my win bet was toast. I dont think Sticks thought that either. Good example of how plans can always go pear shaped in any race. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted April 10, 2018 The real Sheriff turned up the other night, well done to the connections especially Nigel and Blair who i thought drove an absolute cracker of a race as did DD Who says the AS team win all the big races- The silence is golden again Kotare_Hunter and Thejanitor 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunterthenutter Report post Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Fartoomuch said: The real Sheriff turned up the other night, well done to the connections especially Nigel and Blair who i thought drove an absolute cracker of a race as did DD Who says the AS team win all the big races- The silence is golden again nigel and blair will win the oaks to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
