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R3. Placid Ark Stakes -  1 January 1970 preview

R3. Placid Ark Stakes - 1 January 1970

Scott Embry | Thu 20 November, 2014

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Leader Bias and Weight Advantage

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I found it quite hard to split my top two in Hobart Jones and Fuld's Bet. But with the barrier advantage, weight pull and the leader bias nature of the Ascot track to date I'm happy to go with Fuld's Bet. She was flying first-up and was casually reeled in by sharp Peter's gelding Disposition. Second-up in the Burgess Queen put in a good sight but found 1400m a tad too far. Drops back to 1200m here and looks very hard to catch. Hobart Jones ran a ripper first-up against older, stronger opposition. Beat home the likes of Tiger Pete, Fiddler's Elbow and Cool Trade. Rises to 60kg here but I think is still definitely the main danger. Keen to quinella them here. Palace Intruder has been ticking along nicely this preparation and with Australia's best hoop Damien Oliver aboard is well worth an eachway ticket to round out the trifecta.

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$20 x $30

All bets represent a maximum confidence rating of $100 expenditure.

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User peleus

peleus 01 Dec | Posts: 70

Overall, I think this went fine as planned. 

User DamienWyer

DamienWyer 24 Nov | Posts: 7463

The crowd was affected by the International rules game at Pattersons,I know quite a few mad Irishmen who did not stay for the Railway Stakes as they would have missed the start.would assume that quite a few did not attend the races at all.especially with the R...

User hash

hash 24 Nov | Posts: 7333

crowd was alright I'd say. whose the person on the far right drinking a can of Mid, is that a sheila on stilts or a bloke with a blonde wig on, would hate to run into her down a dark northbridge alley on an early sunday morning :-))

User IntoIt

IntoIt 24 Nov | Posts: 642

When I had a place getter in the pert cup, when itit was 3200m the crush from the grandstand to the yard was just .....beautiful :\">

User Tivers

Tivers 24 Nov | Posts: 7689

Too many bloody people in my books.Struggled to even get a view of my own horses racing...............and forget managing to get to the mounting yard in a hurry (if the need had arised)

User IronMike

IronMike 24 Nov | Posts: 502

I know several people who left the races to get there for the start of the footy. So yes, it would have had some effect. Yeah may be true mate but they still came in thru the gate The crowd was a beauty I thought hats of PR bloody hard getting people to...

User thefalcon

thefalcon 24 Nov | Posts: 20212

I reckon it was a terrific crowd and well behaved. re the lack of cars...a lot, like me, caught a cab...no use dicing with "the blue light disc". 8-X

User TheDiva

TheDiva 24 Nov | Posts: 11782

crowd was alright I'd say.

User TheDiva

TheDiva 24 Nov | Posts: 11782

I know several people who left the races to get there for the start of the footy. So yes, it would have had some effect.

User IronMike

IronMike 24 Nov | Posts: 502

The crowd was affected by the International rules game at Pattersons,I know quite a few mad Irishmen who did not stay for the Railway Stakes as they would have missed the start.would assume that quite a few did not attend the races at all.especially with the R...