Matthew Howard of Mounting Yard Mail was at Royal Randwick on the weekend with 4 on top selections getting home. Other weekend highlights were our horse to follow from its previous start KINGS OF LEON winning and our roughie SALERNO that saluted at $41 last start, came out and won again at $31 on Saturday.
Royal Randwick: Australian Turf Club Saturday 22, July 2017 | |||
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Race 1 – 11:35AM ATC MEMBER FOR A DAY HANDICAP (1200 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
DRACARYS | 1st up | Returned in good order this horse with the dapples already on its hind. Top Selection. | 2nd |
ASSIMILATE | 1st I’ve seen | Very fit horse, coat in great order. Up on the toe a little but not getting warm. Should run well. 2nd selection. | 1st |
COMMANDING WITNESS | 1st I’ve seen | The horse is fit however lacks class of these other runners. Can oppose the money coming for it. | 4th |
COLOSIMO | 1st I’ve seen | Very forward (even a bit light) this horse which is unusual for a Waller runner 1st up. Coat has some natural improvement to come but needs to eat. | 5th |
GRETZKY | 1st up | Needs the run this horse, strong hind quarter but has improvement to come both in fitness and in its coat which is a little dull. | 6th |
GRESHAM | 1st I’ve seen | taking everything in as it walks around the yard. Bright, healthy, fit horse. Should run well. | 3rd |
Race 2 – 12:10PM TAB HIGHWAY HANDICAP (1400 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
NIC’S VENDETTA | improved 1 length | Moving well around the yard here. Coat is excellent order and moving particularly well. | 5th |
APPOINT PERCY (NZ) | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
LAST TRY WINS | Neither in 2 starts | One leg has small strapping on it. I think the drop back in distance will suit as it looks better placed this distance. | 2nd |
SUNCRAZE | Improved 3 lengths | Clear top selection here. Horse looks a class above these. | 1st |
CARE TO THINK | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
POOR CORNER | 1st I’ve seen | Doing everything wrong this horse. Really playing up and being led by the clerk of the course. | 3rd |
SALESMAN | improved 2 lengths | Fit horse, does parade better than last start however still displays some key behavioral negatives. | 7th |
D’BEAK | 1st up | looking for further. | 4th |
ON THE FIDDLE | 1st I’ve seen | Key behavioral negatives. | 6th |
MAGIC ARLI | 1st I’ve seen | best of the roughies in the race. Horse looks fit, coat in good order and moves well. | 8th |
GENTLE ANNIE | 1st I’ve seen | Winter coat on (it gets cold in Canberra). Looks plain. | 9th |
QUIRIMBAS | 1st I’ve seen | Looking for its mother. Little thing. | 10th |
Race 3 – 12:45PM ATC OWNER BENEFITS CARD HANDICAP (1100 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
MEMES | Improved 1 length | Hasn’t gone backwards in the yard that’s for sure, matter of fact has improved slightly between runs. Top selection here with the dappled coat. | 1st |
MAGIC ALIBI | improved 3 lengths | Big improver between runs this horse, still with slight fitness improvement to come but coat has cleaned right up now. | 6th |
SECRET TRAIL | Improved 2.5 lengths | Horse couldn’t parade better. Know it well and this is the best this horse has looked. | 4th |
SANGIOVESE | Improved 1 length | Rock hard fit this horse now. Looks like she will appreciate track conditions. | 3rd |
UPSCALE | Backwards 2 lengths | Looked better last start than today. Strong mare than moves perfectly however may have had enough this prep. | 7th |
POSITIVE PROBLEMS | 1st up | Very forward first up this horse, looks a wet track type to my eye. | 8th |
CLIPPER | improved 2 lengths in 2 starts | For a horse running around in highways this horse has really come on recently. Parading in very good order here. Should be competitive. | 2nd |
NASSAK (NZ) | 1st up | Light. | 5th |
SHEMAI (NZ) | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
Race 4 – 1:20PM SYDNEY SPRING CARNIVAL NOW ON SALE SPRINT (1000 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
PRO CONSUL | Improved 2 lengths | Looks suited on top of the ground. Big strong gelding. Should run well here. | 3rd |
LION COUCHANT | Improved 1 length | Another strong gelding who looks suited on top of the ground. Not the worst. | 8th |
STAR CROSSED | Neither | Condition wise looks excellent with the dappled coat on however resenting the strapper in the yard and as a result is getting agitated. | 6th |
DORF STAR | 1st I’ve seen this prep | Parades well here, query dropping back 10 1000m. Looks better suited over 12-1400 to the eye. | 4th |
SUPER TOO | 1st up | geez I was keen on this horse until it hit the parade ring. Looks awful. Coat dull and patchy, getting warm and displays key behavioral negatives. Betting against it here. | 5th |
SALERNO | improved 2 lengths | Called this horse out as the best roughie last start and it saluted at $40. hasn’t taken a step backwards and parading well again today. Best roughie again. | 1st |
LEGERITY | Improved 2.5 lengths | Looks better suited on a big track rather than the tight turning track of Canterbury. Next run will be at peak fitness level. | 9th |
WALK RIGHT IN | backwards 3 lengths | Displays my key behavioral negative I look for. No. | 7th |
CUDABEEN | 1st I’ve seen this prep | Worst parading horse in this race. Is melting in the yard. | 2nd |
Race 5 – 1:55PM SCHWEPPES HANDICAP (1200 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
KINGS OF LEON | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
SPENDING TO WIN | Improved 3 lengths | very good improvement between runs. Top selection here. Looks very hard to beat. | 2nd |
CADOGAN | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
DAM READY | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
ARGENT D’OR | improved 2 lengths | Fitness wise looks spot on, has some improvement to come in the coat. | 1st |
NICTOCK | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
PARLAY VOUS (NZ) | Improved 2.5 lengths | good improvement between runs here. One run short. | 5th |
SUPER STAR BOB | 1st up | Looks outclassed here. Head back to the highways. | 6th |
TIME OUT OF MIND | Backwards 1 length | not focusing in the yard. | 7th |
CHATUCHAK | 1st I’ve seen this prep | half a run short here. | 3rd |
AQUATIC | Improved 1 length | Should run well again here. 2nd pick from the yard. In good order and no signs of training off deep into prep. | 4th |
WOOMERA | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
Race 6 – 2:35PM ATC HERITAGE VOLUNTEERS HANDICAP (1800 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
SOUND PROPOSITION (NZ) | Improved 2 lengths | Good improvement between runs for this horse. Distance rise looks spot on. Top selection. | 1st |
MARENOSTRO (NZ) | Improved 3 lengths | Has shown good improvement between runs from a fitness perspective but coat still dull. | 8th |
MAN OF HIS WORD | Improved 1.5 lengths | Looked good at Rosehill and looks slightly better today. | 5th |
JACQUINOT BAY | 1st I’ve seen for a while | Used to know this horse well when it ran around in Sydney. Getting old now but parading in ok order. | 3rd |
LIAPARI (NZ) | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
LOYALTY MAN | 1st I’ve seen this prep | In good order this horse. Looks a miler to my eye so might find this just a tad to long however is parading better than most of these. | 2nd |
AUVRAY (FR) | Backwards 2 lengths | not stretching out well in the yard at all. | 6th |
SO WILLIE | Neither | Holding condition, no sign of training off however would prefer over a mile. | 4th |
LOOPHOLE (NZ) | improved 1 length | Still Big. | 7th |
AVROSON | 1st I’ve seen | Back to the country. | 9th |
Race 7 – 3:15PM JULY SPRINT (1100 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
THAT’S A GOOD IDEA | 1st up | Big strong gelding that needs rock hard dry tracks. Needs this run though. Not fit. | 6th |
FELINES | Haven’t seen for a few starts | Parades very well, my only query is the weight she has to carry today. 2nd selection. | 3rd |
BOSS LANE | Improved 6 lengths in 2 starts | Massive improver since I saw 2 starts ago. Love when they step this horse back in distance. I’m on. | 1st |
RELDAS | 1st I’ve seen | Doesn’t look like a sprinter to me. I think will find these too sharp. | 7th |
KUDERO | backwards 1 length | Others parading better today. | 4th |
HIGHLY GEARED | improved 2 lengths | looked pretty plain last start, better manners in the yard today however looks a little light to me. | 5th |
MAGIC ALIBI | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
PETROSSIAN | Improved 1ength | Liked this horse from the yard at Warwick Farm last start. Parades good again here today. Best of the roughies. | 2nd |
Race 8 – 3:55PM WINX IS COMING HANDICAP (1200 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
LORD VON COSTA | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
YOUR WAY (NZ) | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
TAILLEVENT | 1st I’ve seen this prep | Strong gelding this horse. Big strong bugger. Expect this horse to run well at a price. | 7th |
HE’S A GIVEN | 1st up | Legless. Melting in the yard here and hasn’t settled for a second. | 6th |
LAST WITNESS | Neither | Key behavioral issues in the yard again today. No. | 2nd |
BOLERO KING | Improved 1.5 lengths | nice athletic type of horse but displays my key behavioral negative. I cant back it. | 5th |
TORPENHOW | Improved 2 lengths | Great walk on it this horse. Will appreciate this firmer track here and the bigger Randwick track. | 3rd |
KINGS OF LEON | Improved 3 lengths | Was my horse to follow from the Saturday Warwick farm meeting. Parades with the dappled coat today and has come on 3 lengths since that win. Top selection. | 1st |
CHOICE LARGA | Neither | Will appreciate the firmer track here but looks more of a tight turning track sort of a horse. | 4th |
ANNANDALE LASS | 1st I’ve seen this prep | Not settling or focusing. No. | 8th |
Race 9 – 4:35PM #THERACES HANDICAP (1500 METRES) | |||
Horse | Improved/Backwards | Notes | Finishing Position |
ZIN ZAN EDDIE | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
GOLD AMBITION (NZ) | Backwards 1 length | Thought this horse paraded slightly better last start than today. | 10th |
INVINCIBLE KNIGHT | Improved 2 lengths | Continues to improve between runs this gelding and this is the best he has looked this prep. Should run well. Top selection. | 2nd |
OLYMPIC ACADEMY | Neither | Still needs this run from a fitness perspective. Not ready yet. | 12th |
DEL PRADO | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
PELETHRONIUS | Improved 1 length | Good moving gelding this that parades in great order and relaxed. 2nd selection. | 1st |
ADMIRAL JELLO | 1st up | Has returned in good order. As you’d expect 1st up coat and fitness have improvement co come but looks like it should have a nice prep. Couple runs short. | 4th |
HOLLYWOOD BOUND | Neither | Parades almost identically to how it did first up. Others better here. | 11th |
MURAQABA | 1st up | Think this horse would prefer a bit more cut In the ground. A run short also. | 13th |
KINGSGUARD (NZ) | Backwards 1 length | Paraded slightly better last start than today, marginally. Focusing and moving well however. | 7th |
BRAZEN | Improved 2 lengths | Big strong bugger this horse, will appreciate the firmer surface and the step up in distance but this still too short for it. | 9th |
DUBAIINSTYLE (NZ) | improved 1 length | Paraded well last start and slightly better today however one small behavioral negative I haven’t seen before on this horse. | 8th |
FRANCESCO | Improved 2 lengths | Should run well. Thought he looked good at the farm still with natural improvement to come. Has taken that improvement between runs. | 3rd |
MEINER FRECCIA (JPN) | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
STEYNE | 1st I’ve seen this prep | Horse looks fit and in good order. One minor behavioral issue though in the yard. Enough for me to oppose. | 6th |
IMANUI | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
LAY DOWN THE LAW | Backwards 1 length | Others parading better here. | 5th |