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Hahaha hehehe, but he ran past many others on rail infront of him including BD Joe. And he was held up as tiring runners were dragging him back, while top 2 skipped away. So if he didnt botch start & had a cushy run & had his sprint left as he did. If he had of lead or trailed then he could of won. See how he won in latest video I posted from trail. He will be a year older. So good age. Potentially stronger. I like him, Im sticking with him as my pick in Nov. I think Self Assured who is a goodie & NZ Cup winner, gets allegies that time of year, plus will be older too. Plus hes had a bit of racing, as has Merlin & DSD. Whereas RP is just coming back. The 3 later mentioned & others will have been up for a long time.

You & Globe are cracking me up hahaha hehehe. Great banter guys. Ok so "but has he stepped up". My reply is from, what? he beat Akuta (after working to find front early & he was a rating 100. (Pretty good UDR too 32 starts 14 wins, 5 places, 2 thirds). Just dropped to 98 hence he has to give your fav Jollimont 25m & others 35m. If you take a look at his rating you see how he progresses thru the grades consistantly up & up & up. Til hit 100. In his only 2 starts this year (rebuilding fitness) he dropped 2 points. If small field Id say he could win. But its a bit big to get around all at Camb while hes still building fitness. Altho Jollimont may botch start & he could tag on quickly to 10m horses if he makes a quick get away. So you never know. Id say Messenager is more the goal. Key positive is stand start practice & long distance practice. RP winning after making a clean fast beginning. Beating Akuta & others.

Ill have a go.

Last years NZ Cup. Republician Party was last with 600 to go, 2nd last with 400 to go, as a result of galloping away & settling miles off leaders. He comes 3, then 4 then 5 wide, final result 5th in a field of 15. He ran past many horses & coming wide. NZ TAB have him as 3rd equal fav for 2700m Messenger & 3rd fav for 3200m Auckland Cup. Must see him as a stayer like me & factoring in fitness rebuild. Copy That another example of rebuilding fitness, went on to win 2nd NZ Cup. I read here Self Assured another fitness rebuild to win FFA last year. Picking RP will be same. I can put Lightening back down for DSD.

Oh yes Millwood Nike. Forgot about her & also I made mistake Lightenig said he liked Jollimont (Lou) not DSD for NZ Cup. Rusty - Millwood Nike Lightening - Jollimont Globe - Self Assured Karrots - Republician Party Ill do a The Race prediction on here too once field is out. Think I gave a pre race commentary how field position & race placing last year & it was exactly as predicted. With Maxi saying impressive hehe. Prob wont be able to it 2 times in a row. But will have a crack. Other people can put down their predictions too for The Race & pre race commentary.

Just checked Merlin, (he is available for someone to select NZ Cup) & spotted he had 5 months off then when he came back was building fitness. Got 3rd, then another (3rd by 8 lenghts! to DSD & a Grimson runner ex Telfer), then bang, bang, bang winning, once fitness was at peak. Kango will be replacement for The Race for The Doo. Kango ran a nice 4th. So great for connections. So maybe as they might draw 11 in field IF so would mean RP would be E1. Camb is such a funny lil track & I prefer RP for NZ Cup. He hasnt been at full fitness, like Merlin wasnt as per my example 😀

Great we have some early selections NZ Cup picks Globe - Self Assured Lightening - Dont Stop Dreaming Karrots - Republican Party Closer to time if your runner doesnt start can pick another. A friendly reminder Grimson runners if any are void for this fun comp. Where is Swayzee? Still on that extended vacation.

Missed race but watched replay. As soon as RP didnt keep going forward at start & ended up 4 back running line it was over. As per my post & also on Gallops post Camb front runner rail bias. Lead 2nd, trail 4th, 3- back unlucky 5th. Winner was up near front parked. Race was mile. Cant be building fitness & go 3 wide entirely around final corner without cover over mile against stiff opposition & win unless you are a Grimson runner with endless stamina. So yip still on RP for NZ Cup. Go RP.

Hehe there you are Lightening. Wont be changing my NZ Cup pick, unless he is injured. Im not counting any of Grimsons as starters even if they start. They r void for this banter fun RP pick. Ok re tonight. Even if he doesnt win tonight Camb is such a front runner, rail bias track, so cant really judge tonights race comparing to Addy NZ Cup track unless straight to lead, but then if so he gains the advantage. Hes gaining fitness, so will take improvement. Cant wait for the NZ Cup. Go Rupublician Party.

Ok have to update this to get it right. So the $100 million sale for Puke was why they ok to do Golden nite. $50 mil sale is to pay off debt. Sorry I edited some of my last post as wasnt sure I was allowed to say yet re HOF info. But hear its all going well. Gosh that land Alex P sits on is so prime from what I hear. Dont quite think racing people really understand or appreciate how prime it is nowadays & how incredibly fortunate Harness racing is to have it! Altho I have no idea how much they own if any anymore. How incredibly sad. People Im talking to say they feel like a minority in Auckland now. Immigrants are the majority (if you start getting out of your bubble). Auckland is a very different beast nowadays. Forget the term JAFFA. Its more like pick out the Kiwi. (Of course trotting as is an older generation is kiwis).

No predictions yet ok Im still on RP. So he is not in The Race. How odd!! Altho looks like he's building fitness. Maybe a chance at getting as a scratching. In saying that Camb is such a tricky track where draw matters. Good chance for the race with a good draw (if gets in), but my preference for him is over distance over the younger new comers to open class Merlin & DSD. Hes beaten Akuta before. Have they? Umm no. Blew start last year Cup to run a good 5th or 6th. Nod get him practicing, stand start matters. Need it to gun to lead & win NZ Cup. Btw where is Cast No Shadow, back in thr Shadows suddenly from a sudden raise from nothing to winning G1 to just as quick nothing again.

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Haha yes. Its funny as people in private talk and at gossip tables, so much more wayyyyyy more than these forums. And they say so MUCH more. These forums are so mild! Hope ur well me mate Lightening.

Are you meaning BOAY. The owner who posted as Noodlum, but then denied publically he posted as Noodlum. Actually it was Mardi who alerted me and others publically to this. Mardi you bad boy. Chief admitted in a PM to me he posts as Noodlem. Reason he gave me was because when he posted on another platform called Race Cafe at the time the owner also did, so the posters didnt have fear when having a debate to argue against the owner. I got that. Because naturally one heels to an owner if you know what I mean. I couldnt care less if he tries to come after me. Hahahaha. Id deny cause he always tries to reveal posters ID & Im not in NZ anyway. Hi Mardi. Hope you are doing well. Gotta fly. Back when I can hopefully in a week or 2. Oh yes Im a good poster nah actually great poster but at times can be a lil toad. Ask Pete. Overall better having me than not :-) Happy Easter All.

What is Grimson doing to get dramatic change of results? Has anyone asked him?

Here we go. Put your NZ Cup predictions. Please do not include any Jason Grimson donkeys suddenly turned magically Group 1 winners hahaha just like magic he does it time & time again. Yet funnily he was done for betting against himself when he 1st started training. What has changed? As when the magic started he didnt have great horses nor did he have fab wealthy owners. Maybe need to re name this as J Grimson watch! Go Republican Party for 2024 NZ Cup! Go Nods horse.

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Hang on, now HRNZ CEO is up for grabs has Mr D Branch gone for this position. For hopes & HRNZ sake YES!

Hmm Im havent really heard of this Jollimont. Will keep my ears pinned out tho. Now both u & Lightnring have spoken about him.

Oh yip here we go. Sad tho it turned out to be health reasons.

Oh yip here you go Lightneing

Boom, barrier draw cost him the win in Northern Derby.

You are all so funny with your bickering about this subject hahahaha! You are all so fortunate & you have forgotten! No doubt worked your way to your place mind you. That was the 1st thing that I thought actually when started reading this topic. Love how some of your are pro punters! How gd! Beats being a wage slave. Whatever works for you eg Lightneing. I know you win your fair share & love your hobby. Ps I did some more Harness reasearch as cant help myself ha. And not ness found what I was looking for, but here are stats based on the 2nd last Camb meeting pace races only mobile start only 4 races to do stats. Based on lead & trail. R2 trail 1st, lead 2nd R3 trail 1st R7 3 bak wins, 2nd trail, 3rd lead R8 trail 2nd Sorry topic is funniest posts ever.

Oh hey Happy yes. I posted on here a while back well last year when I heard via the gossip tables that the $51 million sale went thru Glen Eagle. If you google Glen Eagle it shows pix. Go under property. It shows them. They look amazing! Be an asset to area. Aussie company. Sale went thru last year. Hence ATC can afford the Golden nite ot whatever its called $1 mil nite. Also heard just today. All things moving forward re HOF. I hear Mr B Litcher is doing an amazing job! That he has gone above & beyond. His vision for this is what it should be.

Yes do recall. A nice horse. Globe educated his mate about Sweet Lou. Globe had value figured out. Nice buy. Im all about Republician Party for NZ Cup. Ill explain later closer to time why. Dont forget he was next best behind Akuta who is out & dont forget Merlin & Dont Stop Dreaming are younger & new to OC big guns. Im surprised RP hasnt got a slot yet. Oh well. Hes not at his fittest yet. Long time til NZ Cup goal. Plus he has a stable mate in Krug. Who does younger Merlin & Dont Stop Dreaming have? Self Assured didnt race in NZ Cup I understand last year. Hope Grimson doest come with a donkey. Turned super star. Btw who was his latest donekey turned super star, turned burnt out and done just as quick? Hi My Name is Jeff to add to list so Im hearing. Hehe. The NZ Cup banter has started!