Melbourne,Australia Summer Carnival 2010

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Originally Posted by magic_idol

Race 4 - 4. KATIE LEE
GRAEME & DEBBIE ROGERSON

Barrier 1
55.0kg (8st 9lb)

11 Sep 10 RUAKAKA Race 04 - 12:52 1200m - LJ HOOKER WHANGAREI SPRING PLATE
[LR: 189 days]
Wins Pl Starts: 7 (43.8%) - 7 (43.8%) - 16
WPS Last 12 mths: 1 (25.0%) - 2 (50.0%) - 4
Good Tracks: 6 (54.5%) - 3 (27.3%) - 11
Dead Tracks: 1 (33.3%) - 2 (66.7%) - 3
Slow Tracks: 0 (0.0%) - 2 (100.0%) - 2
Heavy Tracks: no starts
All Weather: no starts
Distance +/-: 1 (33.3%) - 1 (33.3%) - 3

She should win this race on Saturday. The 1200m is a bit short of her best, but if she's anywhere near her peak she'll be way too good for them. I'll drive up north to see the races up there, so I'll report back on how she goes (and post a replay).

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Clyde, for once can you act like a grown up? If you want to contribute to a thread with something meaningful, by all means please do, but if you're just going to make childish comments about anything and anyone..... don't bother.

Good call, sir. Hope you have a great day at the Valley.

[clyde]

Ed.....





never mind.

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by _ed_

She should win this race on Saturday. The 1200m is a bit short of her best, but if she's anywhere near her peak she'll be way too good for them. I'll drive up north to see the races up there, so I'll report back on how she goes (and post a replay).


Good call, sir. Hope you have a great day at the Valley.

Where abouts is Ruakaka, Ed? I'm an Englishman living in Victoria and my NZ geography is terrible.

Should be a good day at the Valley tomorrow (as long as the weather stays dry...... unlikely). A few good races to be seen but only really going to see Hay List and his connections.

I think he's way better than these lot, but the race looks very unlikely to suit him and his style, so I'm a little worried. Hopefully class will see him through.

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It's in the upper North Island, about two hours north of Auckland.

It's a very small town, but it's a great track because it's sand-based, so the drainage is amazing. It's been a wet week, but the track looks set to be a dead 5 - fantastic.

And when you go around the back of the grandstand, you're basically at the beach, so the scenery is great on a nice day. One time I went out there between races and saw a whale in the bay.

I'll definitely find a TV to watch the Melbourne races tomorrow, though, and also some from Sydney - their fields look pretty nice. 2009 NZ Derby winner Coniston Bluebird is at a whopping 300-1 in the Theo Marks! Probably rightly so against that lineup over 1400m.

[NoChanceToDance]

Sounds like a great track to visit. I'll put it on the list.

Do you get to Karaka for the yearling sale in Jan/Feb? I might be heading over next year with a few to sell - but would prefer to stay at home to be honest.

Looks very competitive stuff at the Valley tomorrow, I'm looking forward to it. Been given a good word for Pitt Street in the first. Likely to be a big price, so we'll see how it goes.

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Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Do you get to Karaka for the yearling sale in Jan/Feb? I might be heading over next year with a few to sell - but would prefer to stay at home to be honest.

I usually make it out there, but I don't think I'll be able to this time - pretty busy with work and university between now and next June.

If you do come over, I'd recommend you check out the twilight races at Ellerslie the day before the sale starts if you get the chance. It's a terrific night at NZ's best racecourse.

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Katie Lee was a little disappointing today.

Here's a replay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnPoiQer62k

She might have had a few excuses. She's never been great fresh - she didn't win the first start of either of her last two campaigns - and she looked a little bit fat. Plus, most of the races were won from on or near the pace, and some rain on the day made the track a little shifty. It definitely didn't suit all runners.

But still, I think she's the 5th best horse I've ever seen, and that performance today wasn't anywhere near what I expected. She was 7-8 lengths below her best form, and will have to improve a lot to be competitive in the Melbourne campaign they've got planned.