Red Rum

Was when I looked early today , mind you I had a few beers last night and I've been off the stuff a while . Nearly got home too, I would have been pissed it got home when I only had the place .I was looking at wrong horse in run anyway . Anyway placed as I said it definately certainly with no doubt at all would do like night following day easy money and at better odds . Now to Gruffs one tomorrow .

OK, you guys seemed to have at the 50 mark some kind of stopping power however it was proved not to be powerful enough as he fought on, shut the gate straight to the window better that bank interest. Well done . Now for Super Mario to place .

16 from 16 in Victoria this year anything under 1.30 , that's from Racing Com or one of those other top notch Aust websites . That's better than bank interest if you can get a decent bet on . Iam not one for hotpots but back in day in UK the early season 2 year old races were ripe for backing favorites March April May until good ones came out . Plenty run up quick sequences in uncompetitive conditions races , like shearing a sheep each run .The problem nowdays is heavy restrictions on big punters .To be fair I love an decent priced ew go nowdays , Addeyeb was a masterstroke pulled off long range by Haggas , chk normal weather in Sydney in Autumn tick, class horse tick , no nonsence easy traveller tick, flys through mud double tick . Genius move .

Good stuff Gruff the more samples to put in the little dish thing those labs have got the better . No one should label a Stanaway 100 start maiden because that will mess up the control samples.

To be fair to Jamie Richards he is very good at looking after a horse , TAS has been handled so well for a fragile horse , likewise Melody Belle to back up reasonably well into the Mackinnon in Spring and yesterday . I thought she went ok yesterday on backup from huge run last week. They have sweetened up a couple of ex Euros they got from OZ that looked past there use by date to win races here as well . Was a tough ask of Probabeel yesterday but the stable have the skills to rebuild her imho .

Since earliest humans the quest for knowledge has been the goal, Fred Flintstone invented the square wheel, the Baker in London learnt when you overcook buns and clock off for five minutes with fire the whole Fxxking city goes up in flames when it's made of firewood and then humans most famous achievement making a real good knock up of a grainy image in a Hollywood studio of a person making out they landed on moon. Anyway for a long while CT has been labelled a " stopper " . Funstar being an example however she did look a wee bit unders yesterday . Now I got to thinking posters say he has mystical powers , voodoo or as the old punters in old country would say " he puts the mockers on them " . But to prove or disprove this like all scientific experiments we need control samples, others labelling hot pots the best best , best horse in country , best horse in the universe including the fake Hollywood moon set that kind of balls of line stuff . For anyone willing to post over next few weeks and put head over trench top please label a hotpot , could be hot pot for a place , or win . Ideally odds on .We can then get a real guage as to the " stopping " power ratio. I will start . Towoomba Today Race 3 Horse 5 . Super Mario (owned by dude in Melbourne I think who likes a Sophia (Italian ) Camberwell feed . 1.90 the place fixed , get on he's a champion , he's faster than Dick Turpin's Black Bess , he's faster than a stinging butterfly , and floats like a bee . Get on .

They replayed that QE2 win on formline , dealt to the field in big way . Australian racing was still a mystery to most punters up North in his racing days , no Internet etc but most racefans with even half an interest knew of Might and Power. What a name for a Champion .

That's the one Memphis thanks . I see your pic is Bonecrusher , another legend passed away yesterday Might and Power , two legends those two.

That was some voodoo magic that one , 9 for 3 and 3 bolts in .

DP put some serial group 1 winners away though even finishing in third so he's a class act .He just met a freak in the mud , I doubt even the very best up in Europe would trouble winner today on that track in that form .

Came up against a top class horse who gets better the deeper it gets , trained to the minute , experienced one race in OZ to tighten up , ridden by a young man in top form, DP busted it's guts trying to get past just came to end of it in end he ran well , just think what Addeyeb would do to them in really heavy ground . Three top class horses , and imho good effort by TAS and MB in behind the place getters. Both probably run roughly to form on lines through Magic Wand .

Race 2 Sub in 9 to replace scratched 4 please Thanks

R1 1 2 3 R2 2 1 4 R3 4 12 10 R4 2 7 1 R5 9 12 4 R6 4 7 2 R7 2 1 4 R8 1 2 12 R9 8 14 17 R10 3 9 12 Thanks to organisers .

Actually he is a hard luck story himself , hit the rails near post and lost some momentum , iam sure it was him did that .

These top Japanese horses rarely get a go on soft or worse at home . The odd good race on soft , big fields top class only 1 can get the win . Deep impact the sire struck a good track in Arc ran 3rd then failed dope test . Dam went on soft/ heavy . Deep Impact few stock in Europe can go well with give , look at high class Saxon Warrior unbeaten at 2 in top level , in 3 races at that age soft or worse . The Japanese horses generally go well in Arc and Longchamp in Oct normally good or worse , Orfevre a champion at home , went nicely in soft at Longchamp twice .

One of toughest hard luck stories horse wise imho must be Red Cadaeux and the ultimately fatal quest for the Melb Cup . Esha Ness ridden by John White " winning " the 1993 Grand National that never was at Aintree , risk life and limb over 30 huge fences , and nearly 7000 metres . He must have thought , why's everyone got a face like a slapped arse , I've just won the Grand National. Poor bugger , hard luck John .

That age disadvantage would be just that slight little query in Derby if he comes up against a tough bugger , but he's proved he is forward and northern 3 year olds can take on elders pretty quickly , more so in lower grades . Guineas to pound to nzd about 260k , a good buy . These agents picking up these unraced northern horses doing really good job .

I like Addeyeb , more rain the better, flew through heavy at Haydock last year and I read while ago that's one of reasons trainer decided on coming out as normally give in ground in Sydney this time year , going was bit quick for him last time out according to pre race interview few weeks ago . Danon Premium never tried on heavy however the dam went well with give in it in Ireland.

Hosed home after pulling a bit , could have doubled distance , formlines out Flemington race were great and he starts on terms he wins that race , now he knows how to start he will go close in South Australia Derby .Foaled 29/3/17 so he's doing well as Northern 3 year old . Should see out trip of Derby , half bro No Trouble by sprinter No Nay Never won over 2400 in Feb and races well over 2000 plus . Damside from Meon Valley Stud line, stamina in there , very very good horses come out of their families . No qet rich quick at 1.40 though OM, would have been 1.01 in running after 100 metres.

I think he likes 9 in race 9 , not sure why ?

15 horses have started at under 1.30 in Victoria this year, 15 have won but 1.22 nothing in that for me at my stake levels . Rusty , V and D will need binos to see Addeyeb and Danon Premium down the straight , jockey should be charged an entry fee as he will be a spectator as they pull away, Vow and Declare would be better off staying home in Melbourne with a Sophia ( Italian ) Restaurant Camberwell lockdown takeaway with your mate Super Mario , they will have to eat it all as fridge outta gas for leftovers I read .

Genius work OM, 4700 on at 1.30 , take profit and pay out Super Mario his wedge and a 20 buck Pizza Hut voucher , contract cancelled, no horses heads in bed , problem solved . Rusty when he's finished talking with horses can maybe contact Mario at 10.35 pm tonight as RC passes the post .

David Icke's an absolute legend of the 90s , he was the biggest WTF of the 90s if in fact the words WTF were used then , if they were it was WTF have I just heard has David Icke claimed to be GOD , one minute he's giving the rundown on Barnsley v Stockport County in Cup reply midweek mid winter but the next he is GOD , that don't happen often .

Drawn wide , second up from long layoff , trip way too short , Waller don't take them in to fill a box he don't need to . Moved up a little down side , not punished when clear he wasn't making any progress . There's a race in him against those Aussie midweek stayers, they ain't much chop .

Invasor was pretty handy and Forli appears in many pedigrees. The Argentines know their horses . San Isidro looks a beauty of a course , on my bucket list of courses for retirement tour .