voice of reason 83 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 opie bosson suspended till april 2 and questioned about his ride on hot favourite te akau shark ...he cant do what he wants ,like he does over here ...proper stewards will ask questions...it involves sitting 3 wide ,as he stated he thought the inside was off and he didnt want to be there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,778 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 What could he do? He got beaten by Dreamforce when it lead here last time giving him more of a start ,albeit over slightly shorter. If he goes forward and sits handier and gets beat the stiles do him for racing against his normal pattern and the punters get Disgruntled. The Track suited the better positioned Bostonian ,who as you know has a great sprint so the run was better than it looked. Given the bias must of been a slight risk with the benefit of hindsight lump on next time when theres pressure up front over further elvis 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,080 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 Nothing to do with the running of the race but I saw a couple of interviews with him explaining how he was handling the isolation. He mentioned trying to keep active and keep the boredom at bay. With the B word in mind he didn't seem as alert and upbeat about things as he did a fortnight before. Dont know if it had any bearing on the result. Just an observation. arjay 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,759 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Blue said: Nothing to do with the running of the race but I saw a couple of interviews with him explaining how he was handling the isolation. He mentioned trying to keep active and keep the boredom at bay. With the B word in mind he didn't seem as alert and upbeat about things as he did a fortnight before. Dont know if it had any bearing on the result. Just an observation. Missing the Mrs more like..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted March 22, 2020 Given the way the track was playing, I thought The winner was one of the best value bets of the day. It was always going to be hard for TAS. Maybe OP thought he was on a “certainty” and misjudged the pattern of racing? The Stipes can be very unforgiving when it comes to beaten faves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
voice of reason 83 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 careful trump ,according to gruff and uneasy ,there is no such thing as race patterns or track bias.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,778 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, voice of reason said: careful trump ,according to gruff and uneasy ,there is no such thing as race patterns or track bias.. You obviously havnt seen my Ellerslie posts from late last year Pitty knows his craft, been there done that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,321 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 Heres why Opie was suspended. The adjourned inquiry was just part of an unwanted post-script for Bosson, who was hit with a suspension for causing interference to Super Seth near the 1100m when he shifted in aboard Te Akau Shark. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,778 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Ohokaman said: Missing the Mrs more like..... Can you blame him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uneasy 497 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, voice of reason said: careful trump ,according to gruff and uneasy ,there is no such thing as race patterns or track bias.. Bulls&@t where have I ever said there is no such thing as track bias. It's just that I can't tolerate fools who make it up to suit themselves like you were about Trentham have you watched the videos again yet. I am a massive believer in track bias but can't stand fools Insider and Trump 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,080 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Gruff said: Can you blame him Should be used to it Had enough practice. Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
voice of reason 83 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 cheers mr pitman....all the best to you....your right ,i am a total fool Gruff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,778 Report post Posted March 23, 2020 49 minutes ago, voice of reason said: cheers mr pitman....all the best to you....your right ,i am a total fool We all have our moments Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...