
31st December 2005, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Jan 1970
Location: Tasmania
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Imagele
Being a student of form (self proclaimed), I was a little bemused by the win of Jugah Shar in the last race of the day (Stony Creek Dec. 27) at TAB odds of around $63-00.
That race was the last leg of the TAB quadrella.
Prior to that race, Jugah Shar had won a picnic maiden at Balnarring in June 2002, and a C1 hcp. at Mgt. over 1500m on a hvy track in July 2003.
18 runs and 18 mnths. later, Jugah Shar comes out at Stony Creek and is allowed to lead on it's ear to win a C2 hcp. over 1600m., inflating the quadrella dividend to a healthy $6200-00 with the first 3 legs won by horses at dividends of less than $4-00. ($1-00 all up at Tab divs on the 1st 3 winners amounted to around $42-00)
Looking at times for the day at Stony Creek, the 3yo maiden hcp. run over the same distance was won in a time of 1.38.1 secs.
Jugah Shar won the C2 in a time of 1.39.6 secs.-1.5 secs slower than the maiden winner.
Amber Folly, the fav. for this race, had run a corrected time of 1.38.65 in winning a C1 over 1600m. at it's prior start at Stony Creek in dead going.
I am unable to find a stewards report for the latest meeting but if it does appear, I'll wager their will be no mention of rival jockey tactics in this race in allowing a horse to dictate terms at such a pace as to make it impossible to run down in the sprint home.
I wonder if the riders of the 2 well fancied horses wil be asked why they were sitting back in such a slowly run race.
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Race 8 – GOURMET GALLOPS – MON JAN 2 - 1614 metres: Diamonds For Me was slow to begin.
Passing the 1500 metres Illegally Blonde shifted out abruptly and bumped Sir Brave Heart out onto Better Toy resulting in these three horses becoming unbalanced.
Shortly after this Illegally Blonde again shifted out and bumped Sir Brave Heart.
Illegally Blonde which was laying out and overracing brushed Sir Brave Heart on several occasions near the 1400 metres.
When asked if he could offer any explanation for the improved performance of Jugah Shar, Mr J. Keane, trainer of Jugah Shar the winner, stated that after a reasonable first up effort over an unsuitable distance of 1000 metres at Mornington after a long break, Mr Keane felt that Jugah Shar would appreciate stepping up in distance today with the benefit of the first up run.
So, stewards are appearing to be seen to be doing a job.
I reckon Mr. Keane might have been surprised by the win considering the win tote divs.
Bit of a joke really!
No mention of the lack of judgement by riders of the two favourites.
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