RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.
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Michael Guerin Trackside Rehabilitation.

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Note that Michael Guerin has reappeared on Trackside.I remember his vicious attacks on Brian O'Meara and Warren Stapleton.The TAB should open a book on which next trainer he is going to villify.

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Mick is far more balanced in his writing/presentation these days.Formerly he seemed to have a personal vendetta against a number of South Island trainers.Nothing personal but just stating facts.

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No shue 25 Mick doesn't have a speech impediment.Even if he did I would not mention it because it would be insensitive.He has a tendency to speak rapidly at times in a style similar to Robin Williams.This may be what you are referring to.

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He's no longer relevant to harness racing as being in the collective pockets of HRNZ, TAB and ATC means he can no longer be objective in any way. So that's him gone as a journalist.

As a tipster/form analyst he knows little about NZ harness racing and certainly not in the same class as The Whale.

 

 

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Whale is boring and picks so many in each race and doesn't give his true opinion. Mick will tell you if he thinks one has no chance and personally I prefer that rather than beating round the bush saying something nice about a horse the sometimes clearly has no show

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another vote from me for Mick.

 

Says what he thinks and I reckon always interesting and professional to listen to.

 

Sometimes I shake my head when people criticise people with a bit of personality (Mick, Steve Davis)...... probably the same people who complain about the other boring presenters... :rolleyes:

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Frankie I am one of the 14 contestants in the Christchurch Casino N.Z. Trotting Cup Survivor Competition.In Round One at Addington on Friday night I blew the Whale away.I am ranked second amongst the 12 survivors.I expect the Whale to blow me away next Friday night.Ha Ha!I have one slight advantage over the other 11 survivors.I am the only one to have trained a winner!

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He's no longer relevant to harness racing as being in the collective pockets of HRNZ, TAB and ATC means he can no longer be objective in any way. So that's him gone as a journalist.

As a tipster/form analyst he knows little about NZ harness racing and certainly not in the same class as The Whale.

 

You are kidding, right? Mick ran circles around The Whale each week on The Box Seat when he came back last season. It got to the point where it was almost embarrassing for the big fish because he was getting absolutely schooled and looked out of his depth. 

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How can anyone even try to compare Mick Guerin with Duane Ranger? Michael Guerin is a witty racing guru while the Lone Ranger is 'a do gooder' with extremely limited racing knowledge and a face and dress sense that is best suited to radio. Duane is passionate I'll give him that much but I think he is perfectly suited in his current position as Mick is in his!

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Swede ditto for Mike Dillon on the gallops side.My favourite Mick anecdote is about a mare called Pullover Brown.Mick was the Trackside presenter at Alexander Park and was hailing her as the second best mare in New Zealand after Mainland Banner.The more he enthused about her the lower her price fell.She started about $1.50.I think she finished 9/12.

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Swede ditto for Mike Dillon on the gallops side.My favourite Mick anecdote is about a mare called Pullover Brown.Mick was the Trackside presenter at Alexander Park and was hailing her as the second best mare in New Zealand after Mainland Banner.The more he enthused about her the lower her price fell.She started about $1.50.I think she finished 9/12.

 

Gee you must be a good tipster Camici if you are prepared to pull out an example of someone else getting it wrong 10 years ago... :rolleyes:

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I've always thought of Mick as being much better at reporting the "news and gossip" side of racing, than as a tipster. His stories of what going on behind the scenes are usually pretty interesting, but if you're relying on his selections to back a winner, you'll struggle to make a quid!

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Thanks Chelseacol! For the record I am one of the 12 survivors in the Christchurch Casino Survivor N.Z. Trotting Cup Challenge.In the first round at Addington last Friday night I finished2/14.Will probably bomb out this Friday though.Ha Ha! If I am one of the 10survivors I am going to put my money where my mouth is and get Duane Ranger to do my selections on his home patch at Alexandra Park.

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