A sombre week for Australian racing particularly in NSW with the tragic loss of a fine jockey and a young man who was a credit to racing, his family and to Australia.Vale Nathan Berry.
The rejigging of the Sydney Autumn Carnival was bound to have some negative consequences and the first obvious one is that this day looks to have lost some of it's former lustre.Still there are three G1's and obviously it's very good racing just not quite what we have come to expect from "Slipper"day.
The Golden Slipper itself is lacking something this year and ultimately that may not be too bad a thing.The introduction of shuttle stallions and the great success imported horses have had over here in the distance races has breeders producing more stoutly bred stock.
The Australian obsession with breeding for speed has had a detrimental effect on the quality of Australian middle distance and staying stock over the last three decades.That trend is now gradually reversing and this race is likely to drop off a bit over the next decade.
Rosehill is a Heavy 8 and dry now but a possibility of afternoon rain.
There is one likely bet at Rosehill but I'm not on yet and not definitely committed and a couple of possibilities after I've seen how the track and weather are holding up.
Flemington is a Good 3 and it's dry so expect fast conditions.It's a very competitive programme and I've struggled to find anything that I want to back at early odds.Possibilities as the afternoon progresses and the markets open up a bit.
Bet's and updates via Twitter throughout the afternoon.Hopefully I can keep the run going-2 from 3 this week via twitter for a profit of 7.59 units
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