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Morning RC'ers, 1. Otaki R2 3 2. Otaki R5 4 & 8 3. Te Rapa R3 1 4. Te Rapa R5 5 (BB) 5. Randwick R2 11 & 12 6. Randwick R8 4 & 7 7. Randwick R10 14 8. Caulfield R4 4 & 10 9. Caulfield R5 6 & 10 10. Caulfield R6 5 & 10 11. Caulfield R8 7 & 10 (BB) 12. Caulfield R9 8 & 13 Good luck Richie. I didnt have the best of weeks fresh up last week - hopefully no 'second up syndrome' this week

Pretty sure it was all bet types when I looked earlier today. EDIT TO ADD: Yes just checked a random Albion Park greyhound race and it was showing the quaddie will pay:

Not sure if this has been discussed already but I know the missing "will pay" button was a cause for concern during the TAB website changeover. I just noticed it for the first time today, slotted in amongst the toolbar with the flucs and speedmaps. Maybe its been there a while and I am just blind...

Give yourself some credit, perhaps it's just that you haven't made a mistake and needed correcting....yet

Would be interesting to see the betting turnover numbers for NZ tomorrow. Awapuni Synthetic with an average field size of 9 vs a Rotorua H10 with an average field size of 10.

At this point its effectively a gamble that he will win a Cox Plate or an ASM. But even so, the ROI is probably better spending the 110k on a place bet for him in the plate Then again, how many can say they had a slice of a champion like Mr B.

To prove Pams point, just take a look at some of the comments on the most recent Loveracing facebook posts from some trainers who appear to be defending the abandonments and the handling of them.

Gidday all. A day to saddle up for some AUS racing! Good luck 2. Eagle Farm R4 5 & 6 3. Eagle Farm R6 8 & 11 4. Eagle Farm R7 13 (BB) 5. Flemington R5 5 & 9 6. Flemington R8 6 & 12 7. Rosehill R5 2 & 4 8. Rosehill R6 9 9. Rosehill R7 2 & 10 10. Rosehill R8 1 & 13 11. Rosehill R9 10 (BB) 12. Rosehill R10 7 & 15

Perhaps one wouldn't, which is a fair argument. But the bigger question is why would an owner buy into a heavy 10 horse, nominate it for Puke, HB, New Plymouth or Rotorua and then ultimately not get to run the horse at all. And the more owners start asking that question, the closer we get to the demise of winter racing.

Thats saying something if true, as Lisa is quite often the more conservative of riders, and for a bit there the Trackside pictures of her walking and inspecting tracks made her the face of abandonments

The statement may have been true at the time, and the intended use of the track was indeed to save lost days of racing... But for me the problem now lays with those coordinating race days, scheduling, and getting full use out of the AWTs. There appears to be no consideration for backup plans and shifting tracks until the 11th hour and then its all too late to arrange a plan B. Piss poor to have a Saturday with no NZ gallops. The scheduling from May to August needs to be better managed to ensure a late track switch is easy to achieve, +1 day meetings can play out without hassle or flow on effects, and AWTs can be utilised on short notice (assuming buy in from connections which is a whole other problem). If that means a decision on a track surface needs to be finalised on Friday afternoon in order to save a days racing, then sobeit I say.

I quite liked the dual harness meeting idea with back-to-back races and a lot more pre-race analysis. Loads more interviews with industry participants too. Made it worthwhile leaving trackside on the TV in the background without having to deal with the Wagga trots and Ipswich dogs in between a single harness meeting. Its certainly not Mooney Valley Friday night level just yet, but worth a try. Not sure how it would clash with a day time Puke meeting though, if Bob is correct..

Only just seen your reply when the thread kicked off again. That is strange... They must have done a draft version initially, and then corrected it the day after.

The problem is "time to time" is starting to become more regular. Stop being an apologist.

No jockey listed so perhaps its not running, but $20 for MM in the last tomorrow. Thought the first up run had some merit.