hi westi
 

Any other good runs / horses to follow?

Yep, have some feedback steve but have to duck off quickly now. I'll get back to you a bit later.

Sandgroper Seafarer make his eastern states debut for David Hayes today at Sandown. Good first-up record & a winner in both slow & good. Should do ok.

thanks for that watsonnek. would have missed it completely. wasn't giving melbourne a glance.

Apache Cat Could Be Heading West
 

Trainer Greg Eurell has confirmed that the Railway Stakes is definitely on Apache Cats program.

Interesting! A clash with Marasco on home turf could be on the cards.

ok run but he needs to improve race manners.
When hit with the whip, he went backwards.
Jock then resorted to hands and heels and came back to run 4th.

Congrats sandgropers. WA’s Miss Andretti has been rated the world’s best sprint mare.

Well she is, isn't she :)

Wait no more partypooper. This Wed. Dropping back to the mile ;)

Yeah, the Fighting Tigress received a rating of 120 putting her in the same class as the males, El Segundo, Takeover Target and Pompeii Ruler (all 120).

Fred Kersley dropped a bombshell yesterday when he revealed that Marasco was no certainty to run in the Cox Plate. Marasco could be switched to the Australian Mile Challenge.

The Challenge offers a $1 million bonus to the connections of the horse who can win the $1 million Emirates Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on November 10, $1 million Carlton Draught Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot on November 24 and $700,000 Futurity Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield on March 1.

Initial reaction, very surprised. But when you think about it, the type of horse to pull it off!

Wednesday
 

What's going on with Perth racing. 3 horse race yesterday (R1) 9 races Sat most small fields!

The 9 race card is a result of the last race being canned on Wednesday, due to 'dangerous conditions'.

Yes the small fields are a little concerning. There seems to be plenty of horses resuming from winter spells, yet the numbers are down??

I expect when we finally get back to ascot there will be some monster fields again and we will be complaining about how hard it is to find the winner!

There may also be another culprit; RBH. Perhaps the new handicapping policy has pushed a few more runners out to the provincials and country where they can compete against others with similar ratings??? rather than carry the minimum in town and give away sometimes 20 ratings points...

...and no Paul Harvey...has commenced his 19 days suspension

my time in the first
 

easy money in the first at belmont, My time should do it easy in the small field

Scenic Blast
 

Great to see Jason Brown tasting success over east (Caulfield) today on the promising sandgroper Scenic Blast. That horse now set for the Caulfield Guineas.

And Scenic Blast owners Elio Galante and Bob Peters each managed a two state double - Elio Galante with Capuchin & Bob Peters with Special Reserve (both winners at Belmont)

Kalgoorlie, Sunday 2/9/2007
 

R6
Matador
Royal Fire
Regal Raider

R8
I Command
Garbo's Storm
Sun Konyah

Makes you wonder what Roman Time or Universal Ruler could be doing over east?

Kalgoorlie, Sunday 2/9/2007
 

R3
tri 1,2-1,2,3,4,6-f
3,4,6 win

Kalgoorlie, Sunday 2/9/2007
 

R4
tri 11,13-11,13,5,6,2-f
5,6,2 win

Sure does ;)

I suspect Scenic Blast has trained on ENORMOUSLY over the winter, he went 57.49 first up under a hold the WHOLE way, and i dont mean under a hold going past the post i mean literally under a hold pretty much the entire straight!!!

Nice return Jestatune today. Patiently ridden by Pike to just get up on the line.

Marasco! No longer a bridesmaid!

Strong win! Good ride Beadman!

beadman should keep the ride imo
thoughts?

I couldn't fault the ride

nor could I

Sandgroper Scenic Blast not disgraced in finishing 2nd to Tan Tat De Lago yesterday
Nice ride Jason Brown
Has this horse improved heaps or what!?

Hannan's Handicap
 

1 Field Commander (B) 15 OPN 57 C H Webster
2 Keyton Grace (B) 7 OPN 56.5 A G Durrant
3 Wingate Street 14 OPN 56.5 R A Lockwood
4 Beyond Dispute (B) 3 OPN 56 N D Parnham
5 Casual Wolf 4 OPN 56 S J Wolfe
6 Cat In A Hat (B) 10 OPN 56 T M Andrews
7 Diurnal 20 OPN 56 P R Smythe
8 Foxy Boy (B) 5 OPN 56 H S Mc Laren
9 Hardrada 19 OPN 56 M J Harding
10 Innovation 9 OPN 56 N D Parnham
11 Just A Halo (B) 1 OPN 56 B P Corver
12 Matador 2 OPN 56 A M Bazeley
13 Regal Raider 13 OPN 56 P R Smythe
14 Royale Harvest (B) 16 OPN 56 L P Luciani
15 Tarzi 17 OPN 56 N D Parnham
16 Wire Detonator 8 OPN 56 S L Miller
17 My Empire E 1 11 CL5 56 B A Mc Clune
18 Juggernaut E 2 6 CL3 56 M J Harding
19 Big Jaw Macgraw E 3 12 CL4 56 S J Wolfe
20 Commandments (B) E 4 18 CL5 56 R T Brown

Here's the current market for the Hannans...

Royale Harvest $4.20 $1.80
Keyton Grace $6.00 $2.25
Matador $7.00 $2.50
Foxy Boy $9.00 $3.00
Innovation $10.00 $3.25
Regal Raider $10.00 $3.25
Field Commander $12.00 $3.75
Wingate Street $12.00 $3.75
Just A Halo $12.00 $3.75
Beyond Dispute $14.00 $4.25
Tarzi $14.00 $4.25
Juggernaut (2e) $14.00 $4.25
Cat In A Hat $18.00 $5.25
Wire Detonator $18.00 $5.25
My Empire (1e) $18.00 $5.25
Casual Wolf $21.00 $6.00
Big Jaw Macgraw (3e) $41.00 $11.00
Hardrada $51.00 $13.50
Diurnal $71.00 $18.50
Commandments (4e) $81.00 $21.00

Ellicorsam is a mum
 

If you didn't know already Ellicorsam has recently produced her first foal. Mother & daughter doing well.

good news westman
thanks for the update

Hannans
 

win Royale Harvest
ew Wingate Street

so who is riding marasco next race
beadman or harvey?
reading conflicting reports

Beadman ;)