GR1 Comp Blue Diamond & Oakleigh Plate

[Raw Instinct]

6-3.30 AAMI BLUE DIAMOND STAKES 1200 M
Of $1015000 Of $1000000 and $15000 trophy. 1st $600000 and trophy of $15000, 2nd $180000, 3rd $90000, 4th $45000, 5th $25000, 6th $20000, 7th $20000, 8th $20000. For Two-Years-Old. Set Weights. (GROUP 1). This race carries a SUPER VOBIS Nominators Bonus of $10,000 for qualified horses. No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 16+3 EM
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 NADEEM David Hayes D Dunn 12 55.5
2 ROYAL PERICLES (NZ) Bruce Wallace G J Grylls 9 55.5
3 DUE SASSO Brian Mayfield-Smith N Rawiller 10 55.5
4 WONDERFUL WORLD Bart Cummings N Ryan 7 55.5
5 GAIT John Hawkes B Shinn (a) 14 55.5
6 SNORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Newitt 5 55.5
7 SWINGING BACHELOR Lee Freedman N Callow 13 55.5
8 MONTFORT Rick Hore-Lacy C Brown 6 55.5
9 NEDIYM'S GLOW Mathew Ellerton D Nikolic 3 53
10 MISS FINLAND David Hayes C Williams 8 53
11 SATIN ROBES Lee Freedman Steven King 4 53
12 MY ONLY HOPE (NZ) Danny O'Brien S Baster 11 53
13 PERSONIFY David Hayes G Boss 2 53
14 GLOBAL START Marc Conners D Moor (a) 1 53


8-4.50 OAKLEIGH PLATE 1100 M
Of $352000 Of $350000 and $2000 trophy. 1st $210000 and trophy of $2000, 2nd $63000, 3rd $31500, 4th $15750, 5th $8750, 6th $7000, 7th $7000, 8th $7000. (GROUP 1). No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 18+3 EM
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No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt Pen RTG
1 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak J Ford 2 57 (111)
2 ECONSUL (NZ) David Hayes C Williams 3 53 (103)
3 WHAT'S THE MAIL Mathew Ellerton C D Symons 10 52.5 (102)
4 PROPRIETOR Paul Perry S Baster 9 52 (101)
5 STRATUM Paul Perry P Mertens 8 52 (106)
6 WILDLY John McArdle D Gauci 6 52 (101)
7 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan Steven King 7 51.5 (108)
8 MISS ANDRETTI David Mueller K N Forrester 12 51.5 (104.5)
9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan C Newitt 5 51.5 (104)
10 SOLAR ANTIQUITY Robbie Griffiths B Shinn (a) 1 51.5 (102)
11 GRACE AND POWER David Balfour D Dunn 11 51.5 (99)
12 GONSKI Tim Martin C Brown 4 51.5 (93)

[The Big O]

i didn't see the race here in Sydney (surprise),how good a win was Due Sasso's and do you think he is the real deal?

[Horse Whisperer]

TAKEOVER TARGET
RES: GONSKI

SATIN ROBES
RES:NADEYIMS GLOW

[Raw Instinct]

Good win The Big O hard to say really IMO they are a very very even bunch nothing is dominant there.

[Duritz]

Good win Big O but the weight will level them. Also for mine Due Sasso peaked on the line, run ending. Risk from the gate.

[crash]

Strewth, what a couple of class acts these races are!

I might wait for the weather forecast on this one. It might get a bit wet on Sat. and the track favours leaders when wet [well it used to before the rebuilt surface].
Failing rain making it a bit easier, I might just stick to track performers to pick from. 2 very hard races but the odds will be there.

[ijuandaQLD]

arghhhhh i hate 2 year old races. worst damn races in the world. i run more consistent than these nags.

I'll go Miss Finland with Satin robes my reserve

even more arghhhhhhhh wanting to go against a horse that won 4 me last week and that i think is just as good a chance this week. ah well i guess ill just **** up by taking cabbie joe. takeover target with virage my reserve

[Real Deal]

satin Robes
Takeover Target

[Tenacious Spirit]

Thought i would start up a general thread for saturday racing, with an excellent (and extremely difficult) card at Caulfield, but with some quality racing in Sydney aswell. Adelaide and Brisbane looks average this week.

One question I pose is are people getting carried away with certain horses. These big pressure races never seem to go according to how everyone thinks. I seem a bit bemused about people throwing around so called "good things" in Group races.

In the Oakleigh, yes it looks like either VDF or TT but one of the most interesting runners in the race i thought was Solar Antiquity. It had been Group 1 placed behind Alinghi (champ) in the Sangster last prep then 2.7 lengths behind G1 Glamour Puss (i believe will go on her winning way after that first up run), if Solar has come up you would have to rate her a rough chance wouldn;t you. Other interesting runners are Whats the Mail and Miss Andretti IMO.

Also i wouldn;t be so quick to declare Lad of the Manor, Vroom Vroom looks a vary vary capable type. I thought it might be a good quin (no value) and a good tri race by putting Lad/Vroom - Lad/Vroom/Rizon/Khindjah - Coupe of others.

Gods own looks the goods but at the price i can't back him. Think Zigotto is the best roughie in the race. Thin and Crispy is poorly weighted but that finishing burst whoa!!

Opinions/Thoughts/Criticisms/Tips/Ratings etc welcome
Espec anyone who has done some speed maps.

Cheers

[Tenacious Spirit]

I just realzed i didnt start a new thread but actually just posted in the comp thread. Sorry.

[crash]

The odds are going to be crap for the favorites.

BD: Wonderful World
Oak: Snitzel

[jim curran]

MISS ANDRETTI
SATIN ROBES

[Victim2005]

Satin Robes

Gonski

[Silver_and_sand]

Nediym's Glow (Due Sasso)
Takeover Target (Virage de Fortune)

[feather]

RACE 6
MISS FINLAND

(DUE SASSO,
SATIN ROBERS)

RACE 8
TAKEOVER TARGET

(VIRAGE DE FORTUNE)

[TESTAROSSA]

Wonderful World (Due Sasso)

Takeover Target (Virage De Fortune)

[Sportz]

Satin Robes (Nediym's Glow)
Virage De Fortune (Takeover Target)

[Goldcoaster]

R6
9,3,10,13

R8
7,8,3,1

[umrum]

nadeem (gait)

snitzel (virage de fortune)

[Raw Instinct]

Thanks to the downpour my selections have changed alot

Royal Pericles (Gait)

What's the Mail (Wildly)

[ijuandaQLD]

well im gunna follow in the footsteps of raw and alter my selections

ill leave miss finland for the blue diamond with satin robes still reserve but i will change my oakleigh selection from takeover target to grace and power with virage still the reserve

[mad]

Going for a roughie that likes the ground, fitness a worry but stuff it.
Wildly (Virage)

Haven't a clue, going with me old mate Sportz here.
Satin Robes (Nediym's Glow)

[Sportz]

I'll keep my Blue Diamond selections (although I'm not really confident about them), but in the Oakleigh Plate, I'll put Solar Antiquity in as my reserve in case Virage De Fortune is scratched.

Satin Robes (Nediym's Glow)
Virage De Fortune (Solar Antiquity)

[Sportz]

Haven't a clue, going with me old mate Sportz here.
Satin Robes (Nediym's Glow)

Oops, sorry mate. You shouldn't follow me. I was simply covering myself with these tips. The ones I really wanted to win were the ones I had in the Fantasy comp. :o

[mad]

Not a worry, didn't have a clue me-self and that was before the rain.

[Raw Instinct]

That was a very hard blue diamond made even harder by the rain impossible to pick

[mad]

Raw i wasn't within a bulls roar of the winner. However big congrats go to umrum who jagged the winner and made it look easy.

[Raw Instinct]

I will update later on guys either tonight or tomorrow going out to celebrete a very good day on the punt still can't believe Snitzel won in the wet backed it last night @ $11 with all intentions of lining up again today for another dig but when the rain came I lost any confidence at all in it doing much. That went very well some very nice pickups off of Shannon Bank and Ike's Dream made for an extremely good day.

[crash]

I backed it too mate and got the tri and exacta in 3 [my sportz comp.tips] where are we going to celebrate?

Umrum, If you picked the winner of the BD you are a genius. Well done. Caulfield was a bookies picnic for most races.

[umrum]

I backed it too mate and got the tri and exacta in 3 [my sportz comp.tips] where are we going to celebrate?

Umrum, If you picked the winner of the BD you are a genius. Well done. Caulfield was a bookies picnic for most races.


Hey mate,

picked but ended up backing gait : (
had a good bet on snitzel though(although i halved my origional stake due to the track) also backed shannon bank in sydney so was a good day all round.

cheers

[Raw Instinct]

Huge congrats to Umrum scoring over 50 points for the day and moving from 20th spot to 10th spot very well done indeed there mate. Congrats to Crash who also managed to select Snitzel outside of that there were some solid performances.

[ijuandaQLD]

hey raw i tipped miss finland in the blue diamond not satin robes

[Raw Instinct]

Sorry mate got it mixed up some how must have been the influx of choices for Satin Robes I was just getting used to writing it's name in there.