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Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 19 May 2017 00:27
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Just throwing it out there, but I reckon the 2017 Sandown Cup is the best field for a staying final I've seen. Not just the Sandown Cup, but any stayers final. Ever.
Andrew Varasdi Australia (Verified User) Posts 1287 Dogs 2 / Races 11 19 May 2017 01:07
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Totally agree michael. Is there any chance you can chat to sky and stop them running audio of some international racing right up to race time. It is infuriating to not be able to hear the commentators apart from outright annoying.
And I think it shows complete disrespect to the greyhounds.
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 19 May 2017 01:14
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During these big meetings, the international racing which is just there to strangle more $$$ out of punters should be on the 2nd channel for those who are interested
Howard Moshinsky USA (Verified User) Posts 886 Dogs 3 / Races 0 19 May 2017 01:56
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michael felt the victory thrill 10,000 miles away as he neared the final turn you knew he would not be denied love it
Jamie Quinlivian Australia (Verified User) Posts 8727 Dogs 10 / Races 0 19 May 2017 03:46
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Am I the only one who thinks GRV should put out some sort of press release to tell us why Jason Thompson is still training??? Wasn't he DQd for 3 months??? Have I missed something??? Cannot find any info on the stewards or radb pages, just a main feature interview on his chances of winning the Sandown Cup.
Bewildering. Good dog that.
Michael Barry Australia (Verified User) Posts 7404 Dogs 26 / Races 9 19 May 2017 04:29
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Jamie Quinlivian wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks GRV should put out some sort of press release to tell us why Jason Thompson is still training??? Wasn't he DQd for 3 months??? Have I missed something??? Cannot find any info on the stewards or radb pages, just a main feature interview on his chances of winning the Sandown Cup.
Bewildering. Good dog that.
here you go jamie . its been on there for a while Pending Hearing 05/06/2017 Jason Thompson VCAT - Stay Order granted in relation to RADB decision 3 April 2017. VCAT Directions hearing set for 5 June 2017 at 2:30pm.
Jamie Quinlivian Australia (Verified User) Posts 8727 Dogs 10 / Races 0 19 May 2017 06:35
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Well bugger me, how did I miss that??? Carry on GRV, love your work.
Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 20 May 2017 01:00
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The box draw for all three group 1 finals have been completed -
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 20 May 2017 08:28
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Well done, Sandown. That would have to be one of the CLEANEST nights racing I have seen in many a year. The best dog on the night won the race with most having every chance if they were good enough.
Keep it up. Good job.
Jason Adams Australia (Verified User) Posts 32 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 May 2017 01:42
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Striker Light and Up Hill Jill meet again in Thursday's $145,000 Group 1 Sapphire Crown.
It will be the seventh time they've met and sixth in a Group final.
Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 24 May 2017 02:52
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She's one of the most exciting staying prospects in the country, but a nomination mic up nearly cost Midnight Elsa a spot in the world's richest race for stayers - EXTERNAL LINK
Bruce Teague Australia (Verified User) Posts 2092 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 May 2017 00:23
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What a big call - but certainly a difficult betting proposition. The running will play a big part.
Nominally, Burn One Down is comfortably the best performed but is prone to mistakes. Two runners cannot quite run out the trip and another is having her second only run over 715m so we can't be sure how she will handle it this time.
All have been running in the high 41 sec bracket or slower (record 41.17) and all are now backing up 7 days after tough runs. That's problematic itself.
Useful field on current standards but no way is this the "best ever". That would be insulting to past champions.
Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 May 2017 01:39
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Did say it's the best I've seen. I've never seen a better all round final, certainly not one off the top of my head.
Fanta Bale is a chance to create some history, good to see Robert Britton's American experiment starting to pay dividends - EXTERNAL LINK
Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 May 2017 05:01
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All you need to know ahead of tonight's group 1 triple bill - EXTERNAL LINK
Bradley Miller Australia (Verified User) Posts 82 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 May 2017 11:55
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A couple of upsets in the G1s tonight but how good is Fanta Bale!!! Not many dogs win a G1 let alone 3 in 3 month over all distances 525,600 and 715 huge effort!
Bruce Teague Australia (Verified User) Posts 2092 Dogs 0 / Races 0 25 May 2017 21:46
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Fine effort by Fanta Bale, especially coming from behind.
Aside from Dundee Osprey, all runners including the winner ran slower time than in the heats. 2, 3, 4, 5 faded while Dundee looked weary.
A few can handle two 700s in 7 days - most can't.
Hayden Gilders Australia (Verified User) Posts 993 Dogs 29 / Races 0 25 May 2017 22:20
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I tend to agree with what you say - generally backing up takes its toll but surely in this instance a couple may have been underdone ie burn one down publicly stated as only having one 600 mtr run in 10 weeks and midnight elsa having only a handful of starts may have gone better under different circumstances
Michael Floyd Australia (Verified User) Posts 803 Dogs 0 / Races 0 26 May 2017 00:01
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Plus Teddy Monelli has a less than ideal prep, Brolly Bale has a 42.32 best at the track.
Take nothing away from Fanta Bale - she's an absolute super star. Summary and replay - EXTERNAL LINK
Hayden Gilders Australia (Verified User) Posts 993 Dogs 29 / Races 0 26 May 2017 02:31
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cant take anything away from the winner she ran somewhere near her best but some were half a second below their best
James Shaw Australia (Verified User) Posts 59 Dogs 3 / Races 0 26 May 2017 08:11
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Bruce - your theory on stayers not backing up is complety flawed. If you bother to look only one bitch ran faster in the sapphire crown final and that was the winner, while only 2 dogs ran faster in the Harrison Dawson final an they ran 3rd an 4th. Does this mean only a few dogs can handle two runs in 7 days?
Common sense would tell you that when 8 dogs of similar ability have to race each other things an never going to be the same as last week. I.e Fanta from box 1 in the heats could lead a lot easier than last night. I see grv credit her with being checked 2 lengths. That brings her time down to 41.75. Only 0.02 slower than her heat win, an I believe it's safe to say the track was 3 lengths slower than the previous week (515 best of night was 5 lengths slower) so really it could be argued Fanta has actually gone faster...
And if your going to bother replying with some silly reasoning please include a final where every dog has run faster than their heat times.
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