I had a $25 free bet, so I spread it around on a few. Yes, I got lucky picking Growl, but I had seen him run before on my live video. Futures must be a great deal for the books; only one winner to pay off on.

Regards,

Glenn

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I usually look at the odds available after acceptances come through on Thursdays. I only bet on Good tracks though, so sometimes I have to wait until Saturday to place my bets if I'm uncertain the track's conditions will be Good.

The past 2 Saturdays at Melbourne have been frustrating for me because in both cases the tracks started out as Dead tracks and were upgraded later in the day, which meant I was only able to place my bets Saturday afternoon after the odds available had really shrunk. This last Saturday was especially frustrating, considering they had already put 32mm (half of Melbourne's normal October rainfall) of water on the track during the week, and then added another 10mm on Friday! I wasn't sure the track would ever get upgraded to a Good track, so I missed out on some of the better odds that were available on Thursday. I still ended up with a healthy profit on Saturday, but it could have been oh so much better had I had the confidence that the track would have been rated Good, and placed my bets Thursday, or even Friday. Nature of the game I guess.

Yes, scratchings refunded.

I learn't of this a while back so i do my ratings as soon as fields are released late thursday using the weather report (even though they are rarily right) and get bets on 10.00 am Friday if i'm keen on something and the odds offered are "juicy". I have found doubles to pay best at this time as well.

Ignore those "dead" track conditions in Melbourne, SAS. It's a policy now down there to intentionally start with a dead track and upgrade it later on after the sun dries it out further. So, for the next month or so, if the official track reading for Melbourne is a dead 4, then just bet as if it's a good track, because basically it is.

I hear what you're saying Sportz, but this last Saturday it was cloudy with a few light showers drifting around and we were only heading for a maximum temperature of 20 or 21 (reached 22 in the end), so I thought there wasn't much chance of the track drying out.

Hi,

what sites do you use that allow you to bet so early.

S&S

The dry northerly winds we have had lately would leave you as dry as a wooden god !

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And what a ludicrous policy it is, I'm about to boycott Melbourne racing unless the track starts Good. Forget the punters who generate the revenue, just listen to a couple of trainers. The track on Saturday was dead because they overwatered on the Friday (10mm) and the expected heat never came.
What ever happened to dealing with the elements?

I don't see them out there with squeegeez or rollers on Slow or Heavy tracks.

We may as well run racing indoors to make everyone happy.

BAH!

The track should never start worse than good due to watering - ever.

Why don't all the Perth horses break down with the fast tracks over there - it's all nonsense.

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I know what you mean; Belmont Park(U.S.A.) continuously rates their track "fast" when horses are running in the wet and throwing mud on each other. Nonsense!

Regards,

Glenn

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Are the Perth tracks all sand based?
If so, maybe there is a lesson there for the Eastern seaboard clubs.