u wont be seeing him wear the blinkers again

I would seriously hope not that was one of the worst performances he has put in for along time very disappointing for all involved I am sure.

indeed it was, but its not as if all the other big name horses ran well

I wont be righting him off just yet...i still like him better at Eagle Farm or the Sunshine Coast where he has more room...i just got excited yesterday as i'm not used to him drawing a barrier...i dont think he apprecited Danny niggling him along most of the way either...
must of been hard training him this prep..target would have been the Straddie so he wouldnt have been peaking...just not sure the change in programing is good or not yet...i've heard a few trainers very critical of it..
Dont right him off yet Raw...to good a horse for that..

Good thread guys. I noticed Fiveoclockshadow was scratched from a 7k 1300 Maiden at the GoldCoast on Saturday to race in the 100k 2yo Doomben Slipper. A genuine nomination?
Of the others, Lasoron won her races at the Coast but on yesterday's run looks an Eagle Farm horse.

Anchor,

Not sure what the wisdom of nominating a horse for a 7k maiden and a 100k listed race is...connections obviously knew the bloke had ability...but i guess its just a fallback option if they saw something they didnt like in the acceptances in the 100k race? *Shrugs*

As for Lasoran, i totally agree that he looks an EF horse. He looked so good winning at the coast because he was running past slow ones. Put good horses in those races, and he won't appear to run as well. Also, run that race yesterday (the slipper) at the Coast and he wouldn't have finished as close. Its all a matter of judging what the class of opposition is. Mind you, i don't think the field yesterday was top notch, they were just better than a maiden at the gold coast.

As for Show Biz Kid, he is just a money-muncher. I've seen horses like him all too many times - they win far too infrequently to make a go of it. Plus, you'll lose your hair following them :D. But, to each his own.

Sven

Frustrated I guess Mav there is no way this horse should have been missing the Straddie and he has no chance of making the field the weights are just ridiculos. I may back the horse again but there won't b much going behind it again and it certainly will never happen with Nickolic on his back, He was the only reason why I had any reservations on Saturday I have never been a fan of Danny far to inconsistent in my opinion.