arjay 451 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 Gary Grylls very well done, last at 600, sure things opened up, but a no panic effort. Littletramp, Caroline, Tauhei Notts and 1 other 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer 296 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 Yes, well done indeed ... from last at the 600 ...  And how did Milford pay $3 a place when he was a joint 4 dollar favourite at lunch !!!  Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patiti 274 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, arjay said: Gary Grylls very well done, Yes bought him up well. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis3 1,260 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 55 minutes ago, arjay said: Gary Grylls very well done, last at 600, sure things opened up, but a no panic effort. Yeh great ride. Tried it again in the last but didnât work this time. Mai Tais  run was another forget run Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponderosa8 1,351 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 Was also a great ride by Craig Grylls too.. Memphis3, Baz (NZ) and Archer 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlahan's Dream 533 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 Well done the winner. Iffie Shows - better than a $150 shot especially with the wet.... Shad 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseacol 2,488 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 51 minutes ago, Houlahan's Dream said: Well done the winner. Iffie Shows - better than a $150 shot especially with the wet.... Had a decent punt on Iffie Shows each way and in tris and first 4s. I will confess I don't rate jockeys at the best of times - but I look back at that ride and wonder what may have been...  Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,553 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 55 minutes ago, Houlahan's Dream said: Well done the winner. Iffie Shows - better than a $150 shot especially with the wet.... Have to agree, big run by the iffrag horse, especially being caught wide, and working to front, but yeah winner to strong and no excuses for the others. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Bukowski 411 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, Shad said: Have to agree, big run by the iffrag horse, especially being caught wide, and working to front, but yeah winner to strong and no excuses for the others. Ummmm it's by Showcasing , the Ifraaj ran 2nd last ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houlahan's Dream 533 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 I thought the mid race move was ok. But I don't get the rails hugging into the straight?  When all winners came down the middle of the track, exactly where Grylls headed off the bend....Stuck on well enough on the inside but clearly that middle lane 3/4 meters out was faster.  Yes, I am talking with my pocket ( to a $10 degree so...).  Anyway. Winner was very good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,553 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Charlie Bukowski said: Ummmm it's by Showcasing , the Ifraaj ran 2nd last ... Oops, my mistake, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stodge 1,937 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 Just watched the Derby - a curious race to my eyes. The pace varied as two or three wanted to be up the front so they led and immediately dropped anchor and the whole field was stacked up on the home turn. 2:35.21 isn't a bad time given the conditions which were obviously slower than might have been expected and you needed a horse who got he trip. I thought IL AFFARE got an interesting ride - Parkes got the ground off the home turn but the rail clearly wasn't the place to be though to be fair I don't think IL AFFARE got home. The favourite and top rated prevailed which you always like to see. ROCKET SPADE's dam did her best running on a slow surface and was proven at 2000m so he had all the credentials on breeding to go 2400m on a Slow 8. MILFORD got closer to the winner than in the Avondale Guineas but not by enough and I just wonder whether on a faster surface you might get a different result. Maybe the one to take out of the race is the third, FRONTMAN. Obviously, he was fancied to out run his rating but this was a considerable step forward Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 1,095 Report post Posted March 7, 2021 I believe Frontman is Aussie bound so he's still very much on the way up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel57 429 Report post Posted March 8, 2021 I thought Frontman was Value Bet of the Day at Ellerslie,..couldnt believe the price ..ticked all the boxes for me -  except for racing experience/ miles under the belt ...phenomenal effort for close 3rd given the fact that he missed a lead-up race (Matamata abandonment). Could do a 'Jon Snow' and be a true revelation in Sydney.  And so could Milford. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
