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Originally Posted by Barny
S&S, No form guides to check but I did have a critcal look at the race. Paddy O'reilly was entered for the Metro races the day after the Gold Cup. From memory Paddy O'Reilly's secodn up run was in a higher grade ??
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G'day Barny. Yep, Paddy was nominated and scratched from racing at Caulfield the day after the Albury Gold Cup. If you want to look up past form/results, I can recommend the racingvictoria.net.au website. I find it a pretty handy website anyway.
Here's Paddy O'Reilly's results leading into the Albury Gold Cup (excluding trials and scatchings):
4-11 CAUL
19-Mar-11 1800M Good3 (HCP) No age restriction Hcp Limit 53.0 $70,000 ($3,150) Jack Hill(a2) (3) 51.5 Rtg:77 1st WIND SHEAR 53.5: 2nd KUTCHINSKY 53.0: 1-50.25, Margin 1.9L 3rd at 800m, 4th at 400m, Betting $9/$9.50/$9. 400m attempted to shift out from behind heels but was prevented from doing so.
3-12 SANH
02-Mar-11 1800M Dead4 (0 - 82) 0 - 82 No age restriction Hcp Limit 53.0 $30,000 ($2,542) Glen Boss (1) 58.5 Rtg:77 1st BASE (NZ) 57.0: 2nd MA SHANG (NZ) 59.0: 1-51.34, Margin 1.5L 3rd at 1200m, 3rd at 800m, 2nd at 400m, Betting $17/$19/$19.
8-15 SANH
09-Feb-11 1500M Dead4 (0 - 78) 0 - 78 No age restriction Hcp Limit 53.0 $30,000 ($350) Glen Boss (3) 58.5 Rtg:77 1st GOLD SAND 55.0: 2nd SHAVILLE 55.5: 1-30.92, Margin 3.9L 2nd at 800m, 5th at 400m, Betting $18/$13/$13. reminded to ensure he rides his mounts out hands and heels to the winning post.
73 week spell.
And here's Playwright's:
3-6 M V
18-Mar-11 1600M Good3 (HCP) No age restriction Hcp Limit 54.0 $50,000 ($4,342) Kyra Yuill(a1.5) (2) 58.0 Rtg:103 1st ADOPTME TWO 52.0: 2nd ERASET 54.0: 1-36.19, Margin 1.0L 3rd at 1200m, 4th at 800m, 4th at 400m, Betting $3.80/$4.60/$4.60. unable to improve its position when held up from 400m until obtaining clear running near the 200m.
4-10 FLEM
05-Mar-11 1400M Good3 (SHAFT AVENUE LR) No age restriction Hcp Limit 53.0 $126,000 ($5,625) James Winks (8) 56.5 Rtg:103 1st LAUNAY 53.0: 2nd ORBIT EXPRESS 56.5: 1-23.28, Margin 4.5L 6th at 800m, 6th at 400m, Betting $31/$51/$51.
6-14 FLEM
19-Feb-11 1200M Dead4 (HCP) No age restriction Hcp Limit 53.0 $75,000 ($750) Jordan Mallyon(a2) (8) 56.0 Rtg:103 1st DIPLOMATIC FORCE 57.0: 2nd BELGIETTO 53.0: 1-10.90, Margin 5.3L 9th at 800m, 9th at 400m, Betting $61/$81. jumped awkwardly.
13 week spell.