Horse racing and betting

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A couple in my black book for today.

Geelong Race 7 - Heroic Chief - will be around the 8/1 mark, he's second up after a spell and the extra distance here will suit him today.

Pinjarra Race 8 - There's A Thought - 12/1, had no luck last start and is a solid E/W chance in this. I like the jockey change with Donga taking over.

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Heroic Chief went berserk in the barriers and was scratched.

There's A Thought got too far back, did run home nicely, beaten into 6th by about 1 1/2 lengths. The wide barrier over the 1700m was the killer. Definitely one to follow.

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Aha... I'm too late! How did he go?

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3rd, paid $3 for the place.

Mates horse won on debut at Geraldton on Friday. Dream To Me, she paid $5 and the boys had some very big wagers on her.

I lkie Willie Pikes ride in the 3rd at Kembla today.
Cushy, paying nice each way odds and Pikey is riding in some great form lately.

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Grubs horse, Dream To Me going around again tomorrow.
She looked very smart in her debut win, albeit against a pretty average bunch.

Replay here - https://cris.rwwa.com.au/horse.aspx?horse=5282265

She meets a slightly stronger field, but there's no obvious stand out amongst them. She should go very close to notching her second win and I'm expecting her to be about the 4/1 mark again.

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Opened at $3.10 and has been backed in to $2.50.
I won't be backing her at that price and actually like a roughie @ 33/1, Global Conflict.

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Well I've done what I said I wouldn't.... gone into another horse.

He's called - The Knight. He'll be racing over 1900m at Kilcoy in a few weeks. All Jeed Up will be in a 1500 on the same day.

Kelly doesn't know yet so, mums the word.... I might tell her when we're at the Casino for my birthday next week and she's drunk and loving sober Paul on his birthday.

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Both running over 1500m. The Knight (Bruce) in race 4 and All Jeed Up (Jimmy) in race 5.
We should get some good odds about Bruce and Jimmy will probably be the roughest in the race. He's been training really well, just needs to bring it to the races.

Both horses loving life in their big yards at Nanango with Nicole Vuille. She's part of Freedom Equine Movement, you can check them out on FB. Love the way they go about business and the way they care for the horses.

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Kilcoy abandoned.

Jimmy and Bruce nominated for Gymie on Saturday, Bruce will also be nominated for the Sunny Coast on Sunday.
Hopefully the rain stays away for a while.

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Jimmy races at Gympie, he's 10/1, on Saturday.

Bruce runs in the last on Sunday at the Sunshine Coast, no price as yet.

The stable also has another one running at the Sunny Coast on Sunday. Barnsbury recently ran a handy third over 870m. The 1000m will suit and she'll have a tongue tie added. She got her tongue over the bit last start, and would have finished much closer to the winner if she hadn't choked down.

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Well that's the end of Jimmy's career as a racehorse. He just doesn't want to race. Loves training and running around with the other horses at the stable, hates racing.

Going to a new home https://maryvalleyequinetrainingcentre.com.au/meet-naree/

The vet had to check him after the run today. 47 lengths from.the winner of a pretty average field isn't ideal. He loved him, showed him to his wife and she wanted to buy him on the spot.

The Knight @ Sunny Coast, 50/1 in the last. He doesn't mind a contest

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Bruce was only average in his first up run. A late rider change didn't help.

Backing him up over 1600m on Friday at Gatton.

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He ran fifth (3.3 lengths) at Gatton. A pretty good run considering he got his tongue over the bit in the straight and choked down.
Tongue tie to be added next start which will be on his home track in the Nanango Cup Saturday week.

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Terrible track in the cup. If it was a TAB meeting it would have been abandoned. Bruce copped a wad of mud straight in the eye not long after leaving the gates and that was it, he spat the chewy.

Running in Race 9 @ Gatton tomorrow. Drawn a good gate and I've had a little E/W on him @ 18/1... with no confidence at all . I am having a good run at the minute though so here's hoping it lasts another day!!