RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.
eljay

D G Jones Trotting Cup

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Why was "discretionary handicaps" a condition of this race?    It was a group race so surely O.C. horses should start together regardless of their present form.      But no, Stent & Habibti were penalised 10 metres over the other O.C. runners.     Also The Fiery Ginger which had dropped back to a C.7 assessment was made to start with the O.C. horses - so much for drop backs!     Perhaps further thinking is required by the handicapping sub committee!

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I thought Habibti starting off 20 metres was a disgrace.Clover Don has won 23 races(14 while in cup class) while Habibti has won only 14 and 11 of them was as 2yo/3yo.Did not win in NZ as a 4yo and has only won once as a 5yo.Even Stent has won less open class trots than Clover Don so i dont know what handicapper was thinking.I have heard that the connections of Habibti were considering not starting but decided to as needed a race.

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