I don't mind a fair thing WM, but where are the stewards in these sort of instances. The horse was looking to improve it's position naturally but kept getting snagged back in. Don't say it would have won, but it should have finished a darn site closer.
We have got a million ways to spend our $$ nowadays as far as a flutter goes, so this sort of stuff doesn't exactly instill confidence in the game does it.
As far as laying goes, getting beaten because you are not good enough and getting beaten because you are dead set robbed are 2 entirely different things.

Well said fellas......!
However, so it continues.....:-
Balaklava Race 5:
the short-priced runner misses the start and takes no further part in the race finishing last.
I am not suggesting anything other than statistically speaking...why is the favourite over represented in such instances....ie. missing the start?
I'll leave it for you to ponder........

Cheers.

MR5,
did any form students have concerns with the way this race unfolded?
The leader sets a good steady pace and into the straight it is swamped by "swoopers" and it weakens to finish at the tail of the field.
Makes you/I wonder doesn't it?

Cheers.

The Brisbane stewards have given the 3kg boy that who rode the odds on fav on Saturday 6 weeks for "not giving the horse every chance to win".
I wish someone could tell me the difference between that ride and the ride on the sydney horse. And the Sydney horse was ridden by a senior.

Phil P. has a bit to say about the boy on his website. Worth a read it is.

Yeah JoeF,
it seems that older riders seem to escape the same scutiny....you make your own mind up.....,


Cheers.

Blanket finishes seem to be the order of the day nowadays because most races are not being truly run. For form students this is a disaster as it becomes almost impossible to line up runners form correctly. Mid-pacers and back-markers don't get a fair go due to the lack of pace. Even races with several leaders in it, is no guarantee of a decent race time. We may as well use darts to select winners.

Couldn't agree more Crash. Have been tinkering with times for a while now with mixed results. Some days good, some shocking, doesn't seem to be any middle ground.
Haven't done much on pace, but I suppose that is the next thing, as it is the factor that has probably the most bearing on the outcomes.

I had heard WA runs mostly true races. Changed my bets to Ascot last Sat. and did well. Last Wed. scored 3 from 4 winners there too.

SR7,
two stable-mates fight out the finish with the longer priced runner winning.
Hmmm....you decide for yourself.
I wonder if the stewards will check the betting sheets thoroughly.....
NB. I backed Hoystar returning 50%POT so I have no monetary interest in this result.
crash-are you still winning in Perth?

Cheers.

Brisbane races,

even the commentator expressed his frustration as to why some jockeys continued to run near the fence even though they knew that it was the worst going. You figure it out...........!
As I have stated previously, if any punter continues to wager in Qld then he/she will be eating at a fast-food outlet while the rest of us frequent top-class restaurants.

Cheers