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blossom1956 · #1 09-08-2007, 16:50

Hi any aussies be in pattaya on 6th november for melbourne cup let me know and we will meet up for a drink thanks

blossom1956

Mav · #2 09-08-2007, 17:21

l'll be at the track......can l put a bet on 4 ya.......l'm trustworthy, just ask Alfie

aussie dollar · #3 09-08-2007, 17:39

Marasco is my tip for the spring
the Liston Stakes 1400 metres at Caulfield should be his first melb run.
XCELLENT
EFFICIENT
early melb cup tips

IRISH JONNY · #4 09-08-2007, 18:07

i wonder is there any english -irish going for it this year.................
yeats was dissapointing last year.yet he has been top class again this year........

Mav · #5 09-08-2007, 18:21

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Originally Posted by IRISH JONNY

i wonder is there any english -irish going for it this year.................
yeats was dissapointing last year.yet he has been top class again this year........

Yes IJ...there is a heap of them....plus other countries as well....including the two Japanese horses that ran 1st and 2nd last year.

Both Dylan Thomas & George Washington from Aiden O'Briens stable have been nominated for the Cox Plate WFA 2040m 1st prize approx 900k euro.

Yeats was slaughtered by the hoop last year......cnut on it had a brain freeze.....must of thought he was riding a fcukin motorbike.

Yes Cliff, l saw Marasco's win in WA last week....had the dream rails run, but gapped em pretty quick with 62.5kgs on his back. Good to see Fred Kersley with another good horse.....good trainer IMO and comes across as a genuine nice guy in the media.

aussie dollar · #6 10-08-2007, 03:50

RaceTAB (NSW)

early field some overseas raiders in there.

yea mav made a killing on northerly the year he won cox plate caufield cup

IRISH JONNY · #7 10-08-2007, 13:49

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Originally Posted by aussie dollar

RaceTAB (NSW)

early field some overseas raiders in there.

yea mav made a killing on northerly the year he won cox plate caufield cup

TNX MATE.........

Goong · #8 15-09-2007, 20:08

I'll be in Patong on MC day and just wondering if is there a certain venue that gets in the spirit of things?
Assuming we can keep the flu under control and we have a cup that is.

dogblower · #9 15-09-2007, 20:22

Wondering about that - will there be a cup this year? Is it only NSW with the problem or is it countrywide?

Mav · #10 15-09-2007, 20:24

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Originally Posted by dogblower

Wondering about that - will there be a cup this year? Is it only NSW with the problem or is it countrywide?

Still contained in NSW and Qld at this stage DB.........rest of nation on high alert.....especially Melbourne of course.......only needs one slip up and it's finished.

dogblower · #11 15-09-2007, 21:08

How do foreign breeders and trainers feel about bringing their horses to Oz while this is on? Might that also have an effect on the big day?

Goong · #12 15-09-2007, 21:43

Yeh DB, there would be a few overseas trainers thinking twice about it. It would be a big call for a trainer to set a UK or Japanese horse for a race that may or may not be on. And even if it is on, they would still have to be a bit nervous about bringing their multi million dollar beasts half way around the world and put them at risk. With only about 6 weeks to go, if things don't improve in the near future, it could well be only horses that are currently in Victoria that will be able to run.

dogblower · #13 15-09-2007, 22:16

That's what I thought. Still, they can't abandon the race altogether.

Goong · #14 15-09-2007, 22:45

Hopefully not. There is still some fairly classy stayers in Vic at the moment so if they can keep the flu out of there it should be all go.

IRISH JONNY · #15 15-09-2007, 23:43

our main contender....... .septimus...trained by aidan o brien got 9 stone weight..........if he turns up...........he is a cert !!!!!!!!!!! watch him romp home again yesterday...a classy individaul.........

Goong · #16 16-09-2007, 08:08

Septimus sure looks like he has the goods. I understand he broke the track record by 3 seconds in his win in the Doncaster Cup.....very impressive.
I wouldn't write of the chances of some of O'brien's other contenders either, or Dermot Weld's for that matter. Scorpion, Bellamy Cay and Yeats could all be a big threat if they come down for it.

Mav · #17 16-09-2007, 08:28

On the Oz side of things, Efficient & Maybe Better are progressing very nicely.

aussie dollar · #18 06-11-2007, 13:15

I didnt back it,had 2nd and 3rd.
what about you mav

Mav · #19 06-11-2007, 13:23

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Originally Posted by aussie dollar

I didnt back it,had 2nd and 3rd.
what about you mav

GET FCUKED AD

Efficient's form has been pretty ordinary leading up......so not many people were keen on it.....was quite easy in the betting as well.

l did very poorly same same Derby Day........left early today with my wallet empty.

aussie dollar · #20 06-11-2007, 13:36

I havnt backed a winner at the horses for 3 weeks doing my ****,thank god one of my dogs won at $16.50 on sunday.
we both tipped efficent early on mav
both of us stupid.

IRISH JONNY · #21 06-11-2007, 15:22

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Originally Posted by aussie dollar

I havnt backed a winner at the horses for 3 weeks doing my ****,thank god one of my dogs won at $16.50 on sunday.
we both tipped efficent early on mav
both of us stupid.:beurk:

shit happens boys..............

nelsonone · #22 07-11-2007, 08:17

only had one bet...and that was on Mahler for a win and place

came out slightly ahead.....I also thought of Efficient (thanks to AD + Mav)when I read back on this thread yesterday.....but had just seen a performance of Mahler's 6th Symphony on the weekend and he was in barrier 6......so I just had to go with it!....

dogblower · #23 07-11-2007, 13:42

The old scientific method again N1?

nelsonone · #24 08-11-2007, 04:00

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Originally Posted by dogblower

The old scientific method again N1?

yep.....I'm shite on the geegees dogstar....never pay much attention until the MC comes around......but ya gotta have a bet on it.....it would be unaustralian not to