Wayyyy to close that 1:eek:
Only paid 1.30 which sucked oh well 30 bucks is better than none:D

... and all was right with the world. :) :cool:

Good boy!

& i quote my my undying love ;)

Sounded like it was a great race.. Read that it was his 30th start too!:eek: What a horse!:)

Funnily enough it wasnt a great race he almost got beat:eek: for a field that really didnt have anything in it, but does set it up for the Doomben 10000 in a couple of weeks:)

The Noms
 

1- CARLTON DRAUGHT DOOMBEN 10,000 WEIGHT FOR AGE (1350 METRES)
Of $650000 and $6600 trophy. 1st $416000 and trophy of $6600, 2nd $130000, 3rd $65000, 4th $26000, 5th $13000.
Standard Weight for Age. (GROUP 1).
No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 19 + 5 EM
No Horse Trainer Handicapper
Rating
1 APACHE CAT Greg Eurell
2 DOUBLE DARE (NZ) Chris Waller
3 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff
4 HELIDECK Brett Cavanough
5 JUSTE MOMENTE Danny O'Brien
6 LA MONTAGNA Barry Baldwin
7 MURTAJILL Tim Martin
8 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea
9 TAN TAT DE LAGO Peter G Moody
10 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent
11 TURFFONTEIN Anthony Cummings
12 VORMISTA Mark Minervini

This will be his last race this prep Greg said he isnt going to worry about the stradie & spell him ready for the start of the carnival:cool:

Five in a row, baby. :cool:

Cats blood scare
 

May 21, 2008 12:00am
RAGING Doomben 10,000 favourite Apache Cat was at the centre of a health scare yesterday, but trainer Greg Eurell is confident the horse will run on Saturday.

A blood sample taken on Monday suggested Apache Cat was not at his best.

But Eurell said yesterday two blood reports since had been much brighter and he had told stewards Apache Cat would be among the final acceptors for the 10,000 (1350m) when they were declared this morning.

The Cranbourne trainer will have another precautionary test taken this week, but is confident Apache Cat will be fit to run.

The first report was so lopsided Eurell feared something was amiss because the horse appeared to be in good health. A veterinary examination yesterday found no signs of a problem.

Earlier, Apache Cat had worked solidly at Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland.

Speculation about the horse prompted punters to back other 10,000 fancies, including Vormista, Reigning To Win and Murtajill.

Bookmakers reacted to the move by briefly suspending betting on the Group 1 race.

The market reopened after stewards released a clarifying statement, but Apache Cat eased half a point with Darwin Sportsbet to $1.85, and was out to $2 with some agencies.

The gelding was "smoking" in his final workout.

He was made to work along in a gallop with an unnamed companion and drew away under gentle urging as steam billowed from his nostrils.

On a cold morning when the popular chestnut needed three rugs to keep warm in his paddock, Apache Cat looked better than ever.

"He loves it here. You can really see he looks forward to everything he does," assistant trainer John Baker said.

"He probably does not do as much work as normal horses, but he does plenty of long work and he just needed something to make him work along.

"That was just what he wanted. He had something to chase and then run away from."

Eurell will fly to Brisbane on Saturday to saddle the gelding, who is chasing his fifth successive Group 1 this year.

:cool: Cat clear to pounce..... :cool:

http://www.thoroughbrednews.co.nz/sp...cing/?id=34981

The field
 

7-03.45 CARLTON DRAUGHT DOOMBEN 10,000 (1350 METRES)
Of $650000 and $6600 trophy. 1st $416000 and trophy of $6600, 2nd $130000, 3rd $65000, 4th $26000, 5th $13000.
Standard Weight for Age. (GROUP 1).
No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 19 + 5 EM
No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Handicapper
Rating
1 APACHE CAT Greg Eurell Corey Brown 3 59
2 HARD TO CATCH Pat Duff Brad Stewart 10 59
3 REIGNING TO WIN John O'Shea Hugh Bowman 8 59
4 THE JACKAL Paul St Vincent Robert Thompson 5 59
5 DOUBLE DARE (NZ) Chris Waller Danny Nikolic 9 59
6 HELIDECK Brett Cavanough Ric McMahon 7 59
7 MURTAJILL Tim Martin Glyn Schofield 4 57
8 TURFFONTEIN Anthony Cummings Brad Rawiller 11 57
9 LA MONTAGNA Barry Baldwin Glen Colless 1 56.5
10 JUSTE MOMENTE Danny O'Brien Shane Scriven 2 56.5
11 VORMISTA Mark Minervini Damien Oliver 12 56.5
12 TAN TAT DE LAGO Peter G Moody Jim Byrne 6 54.5


Although he just won his last race & this is his last before a spell ,bet against him at your own pearl !!!!!!

Agree with RTW... nice horse.

A little bit about him...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/horseraci...182992483.html

I like Vormista too. Good girl!

Has the The jackal run recently? Haven't noticed that name in a while.

That said, doubt anyone can beat the Cat.

RTW should be his main opposition in saying that barrier 3 is a huge avantage on this track as it is tight & usually favours the inside runners 1-6

I respect Apache Cat a whole lot, however he looked a little bit beatable in his last to Vormista. I'm going to take a shot tonight/this morning with Reigning To Win. If he has a pace to run at he might surprise.

Wow! :eek:

Anilation.................................................. ...........
He Wins Easily .....................................
pisses In!!!!!!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>great Odds 2:40

2.40? And I thought 4/5 was a gift. :p

Haha nice choice of colour for the "pisses in" bit. Adds effect.

Great run eh ed :D

inside barriers up here make it abit easier on the horse:cool:

Reckon that blood count was nothing more than a smoke screen:rolleyes:

maybe they should call greg into the stewards to explain why the horse went so well;)

Hopefully we will see Apache Cat in Hong Kong in the not too distant future.