if extend does what he did last start he might help set a real good tempo ,,,might suit the stablemates , littorio and Tuesdays Joy ..
could Loyd be using the pacemaker tactic ?? i've backed littorio and had a little on Zipping at the 81's ..

Proven!!!

wow.. nice work.. does this mean WH spring is finished? He got Pwned!

post21,
Aren't those tactics illegal under the Rules Of Racing?

WH's renowned flat spot just went on and on ! Is this the end?

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Not sure ?
might come under the rule "riding the horse different for previous start ect" Extend always leads or atleast takes off early ,, its only my opinion that thinks he was wasting his time and doing a favour for the stayers out the back.,,an opinion that was luckily right and very profitable.

With the track bias IN FAVOUR OF WEEKEND HUSSLER he still got his brains kicked in by opposition that are finally reaching their peak form.

Simply put HE WAS EXPOSED !!!

Until today Weekend Hussler had never done anything "OUTSTANDING" yet we had people talking him up in the class of Phar Lap....INSANITY !!!

How quickly we forget a horse like Octagonal who followed up his Cox Plate win in the Spring with four Group 1 wins in the space of five weeks against horses like Saintly, Nothin Leica Dane and some other class horse with a stupid name.....yet Weekend Hussler wins Group 1's against an EI ravaged field and some decent sprinter-milers and next thing we know he's installed favourite for the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup....

I honestly thought I was going mad, which is why I'm so glad he flopped today as it justified my original belief that I'm the only sane punter in the whole damn country.....snapping up the overs on horses like Zipping and Co. as everyone else got swept up in the Hussle...

C'mon, surely I earn't bragging rights on this one. In fact if any of you gave some long, objective thoughts to my post then there was plenty of value to be had on the Hussler's opposition.

That said I didn't back Littorio in the Turnbull and I don't have him in any of my futures at fixed odds so it may all be for nothing in that respect.

I did however snare;

Zipping 20 (Caulf. Cup) x Samantha Miss 16 (Cox Plate) @ 320/1 9th Sep.

Zipping 20 (Caul. Cup) x Efficient 10 (Melb. Cup) @ 300/1

and a few others that are in with a chace.

Hope you had something on him today or at least in the Caulfield Cup where he'll carry 52.5kgs.

My best Caulfield Cup bets revolved around Zagreb at 50's and even a couple at 60's and with 50.5kgs I still think it was a good investment but after watching today's performances I would much rather be on Littorio at half the price if I had the chance.

The first three over the line in the Turnbull all went super.

must admit i didnt think he'd be gone so early,,then again i suppose any other horse facing the breeze 3 wide the whole way around a flemington 2000m would have excuses...

anyone heard what the plan is for him ?? do they go the Cox ??

When you start talking Phar Lap and Kingston Town you expect a horse to do better than he did against the horses that belted him today.

Champions can overcome unfavourable circumstances when required and to be honest I didn't see Weekend Hussler's situation as any reason for him to be so soundly defeated.

It wasn't as though he got badly checked and almost fell....had to be pulled across heels and forced to start his run again with only 150m to go...in a race like the Australian Cup against Makybe Diva, Elvstroem, Mummify, Pentastic and Delzao.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R29N...feature=related

I doubt that McDonald would throw their plans on the scrapheap after one loss because he has such a huge opinion of him but if they were to change anything you'd have to think that the Cox Plate over 10f at WFA would suit him better than a handicap at Caulfield over 12f.

On NSW TAB fixed odds he's still favourite (just) at 5/2 while has lost favourtism to Littorio for the Caulfield Cup.

He is 25/1 for the Melbourne Cup....

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