I was at the races today Gil and saw that race. But I viewed it from
front on and I didn't have a bet in it so it didn't make a great
impression on the brain cells.
Peter.
Gilbert Dymock wrote:
>
> Confession Time:
>
> I backed a horse today because of its jockey. Or, to be more precise, the
> jockey was the clincher . . . I probably would have backed it anyway, but I
> had a smallish bet instead of a small bet.
>
> The horse was Mac Five in R2 at Te Rapa and the jockey was L Rutherford.
>
> Whenever I come across a race with ten or fewer starters I look through the
> racing patterns of each runner and hope I can identify a sole leader. Mac
> Five seemed pretty certain to fill the bill in R2 . . . there was one other
> candidate (I've misplaced my Best Bets and can't recall who it was), but it
> seemed more likely to trail; just as MF could have turned out to be a
> trailer but was more likely to lead. I did break one of my rules when
> backing MF in that it was having its first start past 1600m. But I figured
> that, as five of its six starts had been at 1600m, it would be match fit and
> the longer journey would increase its chances of becoming the pacemaker.
>
> When I saw Rutherford engaged, I figured the chances of the horse leading
> had increased to about 99 percent. If N G Harris is the uncrowned king of
> the back runners, then Rutherford is the queen of the front runners . . .
> this girl has a metronome in her brain. The Ritchies were putting her on
> because they wanted the horse ridden in front.
>
> Now, I didn't see the race nor hear it. I've seen the result, of course, and
> notice that the margins are a �hd, a hd and 6�L. What I want to know is . .
> . was I right? Did Mac Five lead all the way? Please don't tell me it
> settled down last, swept around them on the turn and charged home to get up
> on the line. I'd have to donate the money to charity if that's what
> happened.
>
> Gil
>
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