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Video quality is awful.

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They clearly must have satisfied some sort of conditions to be racing again because they had racing stopped there after that disastrous winter meeting.

First one on Feb 29.

I had a longshot I liked in the Cup. Cruised along nicely until the turn, rider goes the inside route, challenges for a about 5 strides and that was it. The horse concerned was an out and out stayer and I don't understand the rider's thinking. Agree 100% about form.

Not being rude but where exactly is 'here'?

To my fellow Seagulls. To quote Steve Hansen let's flush it down the dunny and move on. Just one of those days where everything went right for them and not for us. I've been doing these comps for a long time and have learnt that you can go from hero to zero and vice versa within the space of a week.

The Seagulls cannot win Could've written that after the first.

Bags I don't do it.

No

I can beat Howie if Delexo wins the next. Our other 3 picks are the same. Talk about clutching at straws 🙄

Start praying.

Surest bet on a bad day mate.

I don't think your name is Pete is it?

Max has to celebrate collects - they don't come that often 🤣

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Pete for the Super Sexy Seagulls. 1. Trentham R4 - 1.50pm - The Oaks Stud Remutaka Classic - $350k, 2100m, spec conds 10/16 2. Trentham R5 - 2.23pm - NZ Bloodstock Desert Gold Stks (Gr3) - $120k, 1600m, 3yo fillies SWs 5/9 3. Rosehill R2 - 3.05pm - TAB Highway Hdcp - $120k, 1400m, Class 3 hdcp 9/20 bb 4. Trentham R8 - 4.07pm - Harcourts Team Group Thorndon Mile (Gr1) - $400k, 1600m, open SW+Ps 8/12 5. Trentham R9 - 4.42pm - NZ Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (Gr3) - $300k, 3200m, open hdcp 7/12 bb 6. Trentham R10 - 5.18pm - John Turkington Foresty Douro Cup - $65k, 1600m, R75 BM 2/8 7. Rosehill R7 - 6.00pm - Chandon Hdcp - $160k, 1400m, BM88 hdcp 4/5 8. Rosehill R8 - 6.40pm - Bisley Workwear Hdcp - $160k, 1500m, BM78 hdcp 5/7 9. Rosehill R9 - 7.20pm - TAB Hdcp - $160k, 1100m, BM78 hdcp 4/6 10. Rosehill R10 - 7.55pm - James Squire Hdcp - $160k, 1500m, fillies/mares BM78 hdcp 4/9

Barb for the Powder Puffs. 1. Trentham R4 - 1.50pm - The Oaks Stud Remutaka Classic - $350k, 2100m, spec conds 9/16 2. Trentham R5 - 2.23pm - NZ Bloodstock Desert Gold Stks (Gr3) - $120k, 1600m, 3yo fillies SWs 1/6 3. Rosehill R2 - 3.05pm - TAB Highway Hdcp - $120k, 1400m, Class 3 hdcp 9/20 4. Trentham R8 - 4.07pm - Harcourts Team Group Thorndon Mile (Gr1) - $400k, 1600m, open SW+Ps 3/7 5. Trentham R9 - 4.42pm - NZ Campus for Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (Gr3) - $300k, 3200m, open hdcp 6/11 6. Trentham R10 - 5.18pm - John Turkington Foresty Douro Cup - $65k, 1600m, R75 BM 2/8 bb 7. Rosehill R7 - 6.00pm - Chandon Hdcp - $160k, 1400m, BM88 hdcp 3/5 8. Rosehill R8 - 6.40pm - Bisley Workwear Hdcp - $160k, 1500m, BM78 hdcp 8/9 9. Rosehill R9 - 7.20pm - TAB Hdcp - $160k, 1100m, BM78 hdcp 1/4 10. Rosehill R10 - 7.55pm - James Squire Hdcp - $160k, 1500m, fillies/mares BM78 hdcp 1/3 bb

Your post got me thinking about the old adage about mares improving whilst racing when in foal. I always felt that was the case but this article uses statistics to prove otherwise. Interesting. https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/do-fillies-really-improve-when-racing-in-foal/

Remember Sun Ruler? Zabeel - Sunline. Should've been a champion on that. Total dud both on and off the track.

I think the risk for me would be that top class racemares don't seem to produce high class offspring very much. I'm wondering how the syndicate owners who got into the Wolverine syndicate are feeling at the moment. She looks headed for the broodmare paddock in my opinion.

This isn't a Te Akau beat up.

Te Akau purchased a Wootton Bassett - Avantage filly from Coolmore for AUD 2.1 million and are syndicating her.

Would you pay $57,125 for a 2.5% share of a yearling? Even if I had that kind of money to splash around I know what my answer would be.