Kumaon (No. 6), ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, made Ken Callander's best run of the day.
I AM going to put a line through Glyn Schofield. I cannot back him at the moment.
I am still getting over his ride on The Alfonso at Randwick on Villiers Day and then comes his tearaway ride on Number One Gun, which the stewards are inquiring into, at Randwick on Friday followed up by Northern Glory at Rosehill on Saturday where Schofield missed the jump and gave the only other horse in the betting Calming Influence an impossible start.
It is too much for me with a top class jockey.
I hope Glyn is riding better when Boban returns from a spell. Otherwise Chris Waller might be tempted to look elsewhere.
One horse I thought Schofield rode a treat on Saturday was Vilanova, the day's best backed runner, and ironically, with the horse needing speed on, he had things made to order when Nash Rawiller set a record-breaking pace on the $15 chance Almighty Charge. Vilanova just wasn't good enough.
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You will notice in the $190m redevelopment of the SCG the "new" stands are still named after cricket's heroes such as Don Bradman and Victor Trumper.
Yet when Kate and Will visit Sydney at Easter the move is strongly alive to christen the new Randwick grandstand as the Queen Elizabeth Stand. Michael Crismale, the new ATC chairman, and his committee can't be so out of touch. We would become the laughing stock of the world, even of the Poms.
There is only two possible names for the stand, the Tommy Smith Stand, after our all time Sydney racing hero, or the Punters Stand, after the people who paid for it.
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I think Peter Snowden is certain to take over John O'Shea's 72-box Randwick stables when the Darley changeover occurs in May.
Snowden going to Randwick would be a good fit. Firstly Pete wouldn't be subconsciously looking over his shoulder at the Darley horses each morning as he may if he stayed at Warwick Farm and secondly I understand a large number of the current O'Shea owners would be agreeable to Snowden taking over their horses.
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If the stipes had let the punters who backed Cyclone determine Nash Rawiller's suspension after the second race on Saturday the hoop would have got a lot longer stint on the sidelines than an extra six meetings.
Rawiller's carelessness on Franceso cost his stablemate Cyclone any hope of winning and cost punters thousands. For all of those punters who thought one Waterhouse runner would not protest against another, let me assure you the stewards would have fired in a protest if it had not been forthcoming.
The margin between second and third was a length and a half, but I am certain upholding the protest was the correct decision.
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Peter Snowden and Kerrin McEvoy's incredible hot run gathered more pace at Rosehill with the wins of Kumaon, Limes and Emblems.
I have said it a few times recently, but Kerrin MvEvoy seems to be riding with a new found aggression. He's my new pin-up hoop - when you back him you feel he has tried everything possible to get his horse over the line first.
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I think I must have been the only punter on Auld Burns on Saturday, who eased from $4 to $7.50 before running last in the four horse first race, the weakest Sydney Saturday field in memory.
Unless David Hayes can pull off a last to first form reversal like Glastonbury in the Metropolitan 20 years ago, he should be aiming Auld Burns at Gundagai or Bourke.
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A happy and healthy Christmas to all of my readers and may you have some luck in the New Year.
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RIDE OF THE DAY
Nathan Thomas on Mighty Lucky. If it was a higher profile jockey in the saddle the critics would be raving.
RUN OF THE DAY
Kumaon. Did heaps wrong and had little luck but still won the prize.
FORGET IT RAN
Cyclone. Was knocked flat and denied his winning chance.
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