Turffontein Thursday

The Witness with Fortune up clearly runs up 3rd in the last yet Nico calls a different horse, I nearly chucked my placie in the bin :dry: :dry:

Are u serious Frodo ? The rest of the field besides Greasepaint were not trying ?
Seriously ?

louisg wrote: Are u serious Frodo ? The rest of the field besides Greasepaint were not trying ?
Seriously ?

Well firstly let me say 'Really well done' on producing Trip Tease at his best - I know it is not just a case of pushing buttons to get a horse to perform at his best

Secondly perhaps 'not trying' is not the right expression - what I was trying to say is that most of the field seemed to have some sort of excuse - not sure if your comments came over correctly via the presenter, but as I understood it, you were of the opinion that as a result of the virus, One Man's Dream would need the run, and your other horse *name escapes me now) was being aimed at a feature in the next week or so?

Frodo wrote:

louisg wrote: Are u serious Frodo ? The rest of the field besides Greasepaint were not trying ?
Seriously ?

Well firstly let me say 'Really well done' on producing Trip Tease at his best - I know it is not just a case of pushing buttons to get a horse to perform at his best

Secondly perhaps 'not trying' is not the right expression - what I was trying to say is that most of the field seemed to have some sort of excuse - not sure if your comments came over correctly via the presenter, but as I understood it, you were of the opinion that as a result of the virus, One Man's Dream would need the run, and your other horse *name escapes me now) was being aimed at a feature in the next week or so?

One of the consistent patterns of plate races ,is that if a horse stands out on handicap,it is amazing how often the next few best weighted "miss" (horses that would be expected to win if the fav was scratched)-could be coincidence,but it seems some are not punished to place!
I have often watched re-runs of those runs with interest,so maybe you not entirely off the mark.........but not sure what the correct expression is!

what have those next best weighted horses got to gain by missing the places in a plate race?

pirates wrote: what have those next best weighted horses got to gain by missing the places in a plate race?

Nothing that I can see,as they are not penalized !- but before you run around looking to rubbish everything written, check the patterns ...................you will see how frequently it occurs...............I made no suggestion other than an observation which has quite a high incidence!