Maurice Bevin

zzzpardstown race only 6 in it. Haydock had 6 runners and Azrur by Sir Percy was last too.

If Sir Percy was that good he would have been bought back to NZ. So why keep up this propoganda thread?

Gruff what a stupid statement. "Talking on a cell driving isn't dangerous,texting is a different story"

I read the article in the NZ Herald and I think this judge is totally out of order and this guy should have got a prison sentence. An investment banker has been sentenced to 250 hours' community work for breaking the legs of a man he ran over - a sentence his victim cannot believe. "Why no jail? I don't understand. I don't understand," Sung Jin Kim said when he learned of the sentence given to Forsyth Barr senior market analyst Guy Hallwright yesterday. As well as the community work and an 18-month ban from driving, Hallwright was also ordered to pay Mr Kim $20,000 reparation. "$20,000, that's it?" his victim said yesterday. Mr Kim still hobbles, two years after he was run over by Hallwright on Mt Eden Rd. His lower legs are swollen, bruised and scarred and he winced as he slowly lowered himself to sit on the steps of the South Auckland warehouse he calls home. He said the surgery on his legs - he would probably need six operations in total - would cost about $150,000. Hallwright was found guilty by a jury in June of causing grievous bodily harm with reckless disregard over the incident in September 2010 in which he hit Mr Kim with his Saab. He drove off, but later called police about the crash. Hallwright had been taking his daughter to an appointment when he and Mr Kim got into an argument in their cars. Mr Kim got out of his vehicle and banged on Hallwright's bonnet before he was hit. In Auckland District Court yesterday, Judge Raoul Neave criticised the media for referring to the offence as a hit-and-run, saying Hallwright was driving "away" from the situation, which had been escalated in seriousness by Mr Kim banging on the bonnet. "What I know of your character ... I consider it highly unlikely you would have driven at him," Judge Neave told Hallwright. He said describing the incident as a hit-and-run was "irresponsible and inappropriate". "[Mr Kim] has gone under the wheels of your car, you've driven over him before carrying on with your manoeuvre [of pulling back on to the road]," Judge Neave said. He told Hallwright he was a contributor to society with a "spotless reputation" and "impeccable character" but he did not want it to be thought that he was overlooking the "very serious" effects on Mr Kim. "[it caused] very significant and severe injuries to Mr Kim ... though it goes without saying you never sought out to cause those injuries." Judge Neave said the reparation represented Hallwright's remorse and was not a loophole of the legal system that allowed rich people to buy their way out of more serious sentences. Hallwright's employer, Forsyth Barr, felt he had brought the company into disrepute as a result of media coverage of the trial, and the judge criticised the media's "prurient" interest in the case as "vulgar in the extreme". The media had "seized upon and reported for no reason other than a desire to take an unhealthy degree of glee" from someone of Hallwright's esteem being on trial in a criminal court. "The Germans have a word for it: schadenfreude." Associate Professor Bill Hodge of the University of Auckland law faculty said he had no sympathy for Hallwright over the publicity surrounding the case. "I don't think the judge is on target when he criticises the media for featuring the person's position in society or profession ... I suspect someone who wasn't a merchant banker wouldn't have quite got the same consideration." Prosecutor Ross Burns said it was unlikely the Crown would appeal against the sentence. Mr Kim said he would consider appealing against the sentence but was unsure how to go about it.

Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) (4yo+) (1m2f110y) 1m2½f Good £108,500.00, £33,250.00, £15,750.00, £5,250.00, £1,750.00 « 1 3 So You Think (NZ) 2/11F 6 9-1 A P O'Brien 125 * * b h High Chaparral (IRE) - Triassic (NZ) (Tights) J P O'Brien Settled in 3rd off clear leader, closer 4f out and led entering straight, in command from over 1f out and stayed on well to stretch clear, very easily (op 1/5) « 2 4 6 Famous Name 7/1 7 9-1 D K Weld 115 * * b h Dansili - Fame At Last (USA) (Quest For Fame) P J Smullen Settled in 4th off clear leader, closer after halfway and went 2nd early straight, tried to challenge 2f out but soon no chance with easy winner, kept on same pace « 3 5 7½ Robin Hood (IRE) 33/1 4 9-1 b A P O'Brien 97 * * b c Galizzz (IRE) - Banquise (IRE) (Last Tycoon) Seamie Heffernan Soon led and clear after 3f, reduced advantage after halfway and headed entering straight, ridden and no extra in 3rd under 2f out, kept on one pace « 4 2 1¾ Bible Belt (IRE) 9/1 4 8-12 Mrs John Harrington 113 * * br f Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Shine Silently (IRE) (Bering) F M Berry Held up in rear, closer after halfway, 4th and ridden early straight, soon no extra (op 8/1) « 5 1 7 Elusive Ridge (IRE) 66/1 6 9-1 p H Rogers 96 * * b g Elusive City (USA) - Woodwing (USA) (Indian Ridge) C D Hayes Chased leader in 2nd, closer after halfway, driven along and dropped to 5th entering straight, weakened 5 ran TIME 2m 15.60s (slow by 4.10s) Total SP 112% 1st OWNER: Smith/Magnier/Tabor/Dato Tan/Tunku Yahaya BRED: M J Moran & Piper Farm Ltd TRAINER: A P O'Brien 2nd OWNER: K Abdulla 3rd OWNER: Mrs John Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith TOTE WIN £1.40 PL £1.02, £2.20; Ex £2.30; CSF £2.21

Watched this race this afternoon and the results from the Racing Post. I read some where this was O'Briens 27th classic winner equalling Vincent O'Brien's record. O'Brien powers to another Guineas win By Stuart Riley 3:19PM 26 MAY 2012 Report: Curragh, Saturday Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 1m, 3yo only AIDAN O'BRIEN continued his dominance of the British and Irish Classics, training the first, third and fourth home in the Irish 2,000 Guineas with Power defying a pre-race drift to win comfortably. RELATED LINKS Irish 2,000 Guineas result After winning both Guineas with Camelot and Homecoming Queen in England, he claimed the first Irish Classic of the year in fine style, with the Bryan Smart-trained Foxtrot Romeo breaking up the O'Brien horses and finishing in front of Reply and Daddy Long Legs. Trumpet Major, the 7-4 favourite, disappointed, finishing last. Roderic O'Connor finished down the field in the English 2,000 Guineas before romping home at the Curragh under Joseph O'Brien, and 12 months on it was a case of history repeating itself as Power put right his Newmarket flop in fine style under the trainer's son. "Weput his Newmarket run down to the soft ground and the fact it was his first run of the season and we were prepared to forgive on both fronts," said O'Brien. He added: "He's showed today how much he's come on in the past few weeks. He was solid at two and has lots of class. I would imagine it will be the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot next for him." Settled towards the rear, Power, a 5-1 shot, sat well off the strong pace set by UAE Derbywinner Daddy Long Legs. He blazed off in front at Meydan, never seeing another rival, and as he entered the final three furlongs at the Curragh he didn't look like getting caught. The field were hard at work in behind and Colm O'Donoghue looked to have exploited a soft lead perfectly, but the Curragh's stiff finish saw him fade and O'Brien jnr weaved his way through the field to deliver Power late and win decisively in the end. O'Brien, who turned 19 this week, was tasting Classic success for the first time in this race last year, but one year on it's a flavour he has fast become accustomed to. Curragh (IRE) Result 26 May 2012 « 3:15 » Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1) (Entire Colts & Fillies) (3yo) 1m Good To Firm £145,000.00, £47,500.00, £22,500.00, £7,500.00, £5,000.00, £2,500.00 « 1 3 Power 5/1 3 9-0 A P O'Brien 114 * * b c Oasis Dream - Frappe (IRE) (Inchinor) J P O'Brien Settled in mid-division off pace, moderate 6th halfway, closer in 4th over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, kept on well (op 10/3) « 2 2 1 Foxtrot Romeo (IRE) 33/1 3 9-0 Bryan Smart — * * b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Hawala (IRE) (Warning) N G McCullagh Chased leaders in 3rd, closer over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong « 3 5 ¾ Reply (IRE) 25/1 3 9-0 A P O'Brien 109 * * b c Oasis Dream - Cap Coz (IRE) (Indian Ridge) F M Berry In rear of mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, headway and closer in 5th 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong « 4 7 nk Daddy Long Legs (USA) 7/1 3 9-0 A P O'Brien 117 * * ch c Scat Daddy (USA) - Dreamy Maiden (USA) (Meadowlake) C O'Donoghue Led and set strong pace, driven along over 2f out, strongly pressed and headed inside final furlong, no extra (op 8/1 tchd 6/1) « 5 1 ½ Born To Sea (IRE) 9/1 3 9-0 b1 John M Oxx 105 * * b c Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Urban Sea (USA) (Miswaki) P J Smullen Held up in rear, 9th 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 9/1 tchd 10/1) « 6 9 1½ Hermival (IRE) 4/1 3 9-0 M Delzangles — * * b c Dubawi (IRE) - Bibi Karam (IRE) (Persian Bold) Gregory Benoist Settled towards rear, moderate 7th halfway, never a factor, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out (op 5/1 tchd 7/2) « 7 11 nk Wrote (IRE) 12/1 3 9-0 A P O'Brien 112 * * b c High Chaparral (IRE) - Desert Classic (Green Desert) Seamie Heffernan Chased leader in 2nd and clear of remainder, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong and weakened (op 10/1) « 8 6 nk Alkazim (IRE) 40/1 3 9-0 David Wachman 95 * * b c Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Tumbleweed Pearl (Aragon) W M Lordan Always towards rear, never a factor (op 33/1) « 9 10 nse Takar (IRE) 6/1 3 9-0 t John M Oxx 105 * * b c Oratorio (IRE) - Takarouna (USA) (Green Dancer) J Murtagh Chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no impression well over 1f out, no extra (op 11/2 tchd 13/2) « 10 8 ¾ Trumpet Major (IRE) 9/4F 3 9-0 Richard Hannon — * * b c Arakan (USA) - Ashford Cross (Cape Cross) Richard Hughes Settled in 4th well off pace, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra (op 4/1) 10 ran TIME 1m 39.04s (slow by 2.04s) Total SP 121% NON RUNNER: Parish Hall (IRE) 1st OWNER: M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs John Magnier BRED: Norelands & Hugo Lascelles TRAINER: A P O'Brien 2nd OWNER: Andrew Tinkler 3rd OWNER: Mrs Magnier/Tabor/Smith/Mordukhovitch TOTE WIN £6.30 PL £1.70, £11.00, £10.20; Ex £146.70; CSF £162.61

Did you know that Henry Cecil is a Scotsman born up here in Aberdeen. I have a lot of admiration for him and he is a very good trainer and he has had a lot of hurdles to tackle through out his career.

If Black Caviar was trained in England and had these 21 wins I am sure her Timeform rating would be higher than it is now. If Frankel had his 10 wins in Australia I am sure his Timeform rating would not be what it is now.

I would seriously look at Reilly M 5L 1m 38.30. He got the distance correct and .16 secs off the time.

Jane can you not appreciate both horses? That statement is unnecessary.

zzz I watched it this afternoon on Ch4 Racing cant find any links. But racing Post has replays but they charge.

Just one of the facts, so why not publish it?? As I said before if Frankel is that good why does he need a pacemaker, cant he win the race with out one?? This practice should be banned up here in the UK. It seems to benefit the Arabs and Coolmore boys and no one else.

Hey Pongo funniest post??? Just some facts. Both horses are exceptional but you do not seem to appreciate that. The Aussie embrace their champion more so than the Poms it showed today.

Black Caviar and Frankel are both exceptional horses. Black Caviar 21 wins and Frankel 10 wins. Frankel has run over 1400-1600m and the numbers in his fields have been 12,3,5,6,6,13,9,4,8 and 6 today an average of 7.2 runners per race. He has won £1,372,709 Black Caviar has run over 1000-1200m and one over 1400m. Her field numbers have been 12,10,9,5,5,8,6,7,9,11,7,11,8,8,4,7,6,9,9,10,9 an average of 8.09 runners per race. She has won £3,630,401 Frankel has a pacemaker and if he is that good, why??? Should be banned pace makers. Black Caviar has won much more than Frankel and in the sprinting races with bigger fields there are more chances of been interferred with. So for me Black Caviar is the one.

Gruff there is some descrepency with your time of the race. The Racing Post has the time 1m 38.14s (slow by 2.54s). All the races I watched at Newbury the times were slow due to the track conditions.