Manduro - best horse on the planet

[gallant bloom]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Rule #1 is still the same, right?

Never bet a horse who Gallant Bloom has played.





(I'm ready for the backlash, don't worry....... I need to say something outlandish for her to speak to me)

remember to
ignore silly boy
this weekend.

hopefully
he gets a
different
jock.

nunes sucks.
this list sucks
u suck.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by gallant bloom

remember to
ignore silly boy
this weekend.

hopefully
he gets a
different
jock.

nunes sucks.
this list sucks
u suck.

See, I knew a sarcastic message would bring her out of her shell.

Was the "u suck" comment aimed at me? Why am I guess you were looking in a mirror when you wrote this?

[gallant bloom]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

See, I knew a sarcastic message would bring her out of her shell.

Was the "u suck" comment aimed at me? Why am I guess you were looking in a mirror when you wrote this?

lol but u
still suck.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by gallant bloom

lol but u
still suck.

That's not very nice, is it......
I do know all of your secrets, remember

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by gallant bloom

remember to
ignore silly boy
this weekend.

hopefully
he gets a
different
jock.

nunes sucks.
this list sucks
u suck.

Nah nah nah na nah, Nunes is up.

(Sorry).

I don't have a pick for race 1..... yet.

Did you see this? HKJC inquiry.....

The Stewards today concluded their inquiry which commenced on 1 January 2008 into the running and riding of SILLY BOY. On 1 January 2008, evidence was taken from M Nunes, rider of the horse, and Mr K L Tsui, assistant trainer to Mr A T Millard, trainer of the horse. As Mr Millard was absent from Hong Kong, the Stewards adjourned the inquiry.

On that day, Jockey Nunes said he had been instructed by Mr Tsui to ride the horse back in the field due to the horse having drawn the outside barrier. He said accordingly when the gates opened he took hold of SILLY BOY in an endeavour to carry out his instructions. He said SILLY BOY proved difficult to settle in the early stages but then relaxed rounding the turn at the 800 Metres and was able to close the race off quite well.

Mr Tsui confirmed he had been directed by Mr Millard to instruct Jockey Nunes to ride the horse at the rear of the field due to the wide draw.

Further evidence was today taken from Mr Tsui and Jockey Nunes and evidence was also taken from Mr Millard and Mr K W Hui, manager of AA84 syndicate, the owner of SILLY BOY.

Mr Millard confirmed as he was not in Hong Kong at the time, he had advised Mr Tsui by telephone to instruct Jockey Nunes to ride the horse quietly due to the horse racing over 1400 Metres but in particular the fact that it had drawn the outside barrier and that the race was being run on the A course which in his opinion favoured horses coming from back in the field. He said he made this decision as in the horse¡¦s three race starts since last winning over 1200 Metres on 9 September 2007, the horse had weakened in the Straight after being ridden in forward positions. He said he was of the belief that from barrier 14 too much use would have to be made of SILLY BOY in the early stages for the horse to be able to take up a forward position and then be able to finish the race off. He said he was particularly mindful of the fact that SILLY BOY had not been finishing its races off of late when drawn relatively good barriers, so he was concerned that the horse would again fail to finish the race off after having to be made use of in order to cross from the outside barrier. Mr Millard said after viewing the videos of the race, he was completely satisfied with the manner in which Jockey Nunes had ridden the horse in that he had been able to have SILLY BOY settle for the majority of the race and therefore it was able to close the race off fairly.

Jockey Nunes reaffirmed his earlier evidence that after proving somewhat difficult to settle in the early stages when being taken in behind FLYING KENNY, the horse then relaxed well for him and that he was satisfied with the position that he had obtained in the race with the favourite STEEL NERVES racing to his inside. He again said when ridden in this manner over this course and distance the horse had closed the race off in his opinion better than it had done of late.

Mr Hui advised the inquiry that he was somewhat surprised by the instructions issued to Jockey Nunes on this occasion as SILLY BOY had been a horse which had usually assumed a forward position in its races. However, for the reasons outlined by Mr Tsui in Mr Millard¡¦s absence, he respected the decision to ride the horse quietly from the outside barrier. Mr Hui further advised the inquiry that he was satisfied with the manner in which Jockey Nunes had ridden the horse in that he had been able to get the horse to travel kindly for the majority of the race and that the horse had been able to finish the race off. Mr Hui confirmed he had supported SILLY BOY in this race.

When questioned regarding the riding instructions for SILLY BOY in the Michael¡¦s Choice Handicap scheduled to be run at the Sha Tin racemeeting on Sunday 20 January 2008, Mr Millard said as the horse has drawn barrier 3, it would be his intention to instruct Jockey Nunes to have the horse race in a forward position. However, he added that in the future should SILLY BOY draw a wide gate and the circumstances of the race be such that SILLY BOY may be suited by being ridden more quietly, he would give consideration to adopting those tactics.

Mr Hui was advised his evidence was accepted. Mr Tsui and Jockey Nunes were advised their evidence would be reported. Mr Millard was advised in the circumstances the Stewards would take no further action other than to report his evidence, however, he was reminded of the importance of horses trained by him being ridden in a consistent manner wherever possible.

[Exterminator]

I asked this on a different thread, but is Manduro the first German bred to get top ranking?