The publication of the nominations for major Autumn races always puts a spring in the step of the keen punter. Scanning the Australian Cup nominations I wonder to what level Heart Of Dreams, Purple, Road To Rock, Raffaello and Roman Emperor will reach and have we seen the bottom of Speed Gifted yet.? Can Lorne Dancer overcome his injury problems (he displayed some guts winning an ordinary handicap last Saturday) and what about the old warrior, Zipping: an Australian Cup is not out of reach for t
The publication of the nominations for major Autumn races always puts a spring in the step of the keen punter. Scanning the Australian Cup nominations I wonder to what level Heart Of Dreams, Purple, Road To Rock, Raffaello and Roman Emperor will reach and have we seen the bottom of Speed Gifted yet.? Can Lorne Dancer overcome his injury problems (he displayed some guts winning an ordinary handicap last Saturday) and what about the old warrior, Zipping: an Australian Cup is not out of reach for this marvel.
The Newmarket has me salivating about the younger brigade in Headway, Irish Lights, Nicconi,Avenue, Black Caviar, Denman and Eagle Falls just to name a few: which of these will kick on and which will fall by the wayside? Each week a new story, a new set of combinations and even an emerging star we may have glossed over will add to the enjoyment we punters will experience.
I note another huge pre post plunge is in the news with one punter plonking $18000 on the double Bank Robber (tonights Canterbury Classic) into Secession in the Blue Diamond Stakes to win $250000 at the odds of $14.30. There is an old saying the great racecaller Bert Bryant used to use: "where there's smoke there's blue cod" which translated means if someone is betting $18000 they are not doing so just for the exercise. Considering Bank Robber will be close to $2.00 tonight (he is $2.70 but betting is suspended no doubt to scratchings issues) and Secession is $5.50. $10 on Bank Robber (say 1/1) into Secession would return you $110 or 10/1 which is a bit over 2% of overs compared to the $14.30 taken.
Personally, I would back Bank Robber tonight and wait until Blue Diamond Stakes day if I were that punter but then again I am not that punter. We will know tonight at some time after 9pm.