Speaker 1Very good morning to you all, it is Giddy Up for this Tuesday morning, November 10. Hope you're all having a fantastic start to your week. Gareth is off today, Paul Sebastiani in the studio with you, guiding you through for the next four hours. Got a big, big program coming your way and we're going to get stuck straight into it. Of course, Giddy Up brought to you by Bet365. It's never ordinary when it's brought to you by Bet365. What's gambling really costing you? For free and confidential support, visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The text line, it is always open. Send in your text to the Garage Horse and Hound text line 0499-736-736, Garage Horse and Hound for all your canine and equine essentials. And of course, this weekend, it's the big group one, C4 Stakes. It headlines 10 thrilling races at Sportsbet Sandown this Saturday. Tickets are only $15. And 1%. One of the horses going around in the zipping classic that plenty of people are going to be keeping a keen eye on is small fry and OTI's Terry Henderson is going to join us off the top to commence Giddy Up. After we chat with Terry, we'll head out to Sandown, the MRC's very own Josh Roddy. You'd have seen his fine work on here multiple times on Giddy Up. He's going to join us to have a chat about the horses that galloped there this morning. A little bit of mail going around. James McDonald is down there at Sandown this morning as well. So he is working the clock. To ensure that he can hopefully have a whole heap of winners for you this weekend. So Josh will join us just after Terry. We'll hopefully find you plenty of winners as well with the midweek masterclass for tomorrow afternoons racing across Australia from around about 8.30. Adam Blenko. He is going to join us to recap the weekend's racing champions day as well. I've got some really good take your picks, which I really want you to get involved with as well off the text line. So Adam will join us before we end the hour. Trent Mason held out the owl. He will join us as well. For a big racing news update. Of course, we've got updates from runners over the weekend. Runners heading to Perth as well for the Ascot Carnival. So definitely one to keep an eye on there for punters who have had their players with futures for Bet365. So Trent will update us with runners heading over to Ascot and runners heading to this weekend's races across Australia. Again, the midweek masterclass race. Goodwin's going to join us. Chris Nelson, Matty Reid. And we'll hopefully have some tips at a WA for you too. Chris Ward. We've got a very, very big. We've got a very big announcement. The director of Bloodstock at Triple Crown. He will join us at approximately 10 a.m. So ladies and gentlemen, you're going to want to hang on to your hats for this big announcement at approximately 10 a.m. So Chris Ward will join us then to announce what's happening with regards to Essie and Track and our slots. Breeding and Bloodstock will continue. Mick Malone from North Bloodstock. He's going to join us as well. He's got a great story. He foiled a pretty special horse, a pretty special filly we saw progress through the Flemington Spring Carnival and of course up there in Sydney as well called Proxima Dea. And he sold her as a yearling. So it'll be great to get the backstory of this pint-sized filly for David Payne, who has done a phenomenal job so far in her racing career. Six from six to start her career. And she is hopefully going to go on with it for Connections in the spring. Barry Bowditch will join us too. The Magic Millions is starting to creep closer as well. Of course, the middle of January is when they have their big race. But we'll have race meetings in preparation for those juvenile horses. And of course, we've got a whole heap of sales going across Australia too. So he'll join us to have a chat about the Gold Coast yearling sales and what's to come. And over in WA for the final hour at about 11am our time here, Australian Eastern Daylight Time, Lucy Fiore will join us to have a chat about King of Light. Now, amazingly, she retains the ride. So William Pike, he's going to be looking for another ride. Great to see Dan Morton with a hand of faith aboard Lucy Fiore, who is going to retain the ride with King of Light, who has been sensational since resuming from his spell. And so far, he's gone two from two and his favourite to take out that big, big feature mile over in WA. And then, of course, bag of tips. We're going to hopefully find you a whole heap of winners on the Mornington program today as well. And then we'll wrap it up with Facing the Breeze. Adam Hamilton will join us. Will Rickson and Paddy Lee. Hammo's out in New Zealand. We've got a massive New Zealand trotting cup coming for you. Today from Addington, just after 3:00 PM, the champion Leap to Fame goes around. So for those harness racing fans and those who may not be of the harness racing code, it's definitely one you want to watch today. Leap to Fame going head to head against Swayze. And as we know, Gareth, he said Kingman is back. He's given some sort of hope in the market with Bet365 as well. So a big program coming your way and we'll hopefully get some greyhound news out the way. Some great, great action there at the Meadows on Saturday, the weekly chase. Boys will join Gareth tomorrow, but we'll be out chasing out a whole heap of greyhound news out of that meeting there at the Meadows on the weekend. But let's get stuck into Giddy Up for this morning. All brought to you by Bet365 because it's never ordinary when it's brought to you by Bet365. What's gambling really costing you for free and confidential support? Visit gamblinghelponline.org.au. The boss of OTI in Australia, Terry Henderson is our first guest and he's got a pretty important runner going. Around at Sandown this weekend, we speak of Small Fry. Terry, a top of the morning to you. A very good morning. Hope you're well. Thanks for joining us on Giddy Up. Pleasure, Paul. Small Fry, you probably would have looked at point of law during the Melbourne Cup and thought what could have been. Hey, that's the great racing caper, isn't it?
Speaker 2That is. You can never bank on anything in this game, as we know.
Speaker 1No, you can't. You can't. How did he pull up from the run there at Geelong and how is he going into this zipping classic this weekend? It looks at least the market's suggesting it's a race. It's a race at his mercy.
Speaker 2Well, he didn't pull up all that well because he didn't pass the vet test on the Thursday before the Cup. So, he seems to be perfectly fine now. He's galloping very well. He's had two weeks off and we'll have a really good look at him on Thursday morning with the Racing Victoria vets and hopefully we get the tick to proceed to Saturday.
Speaker 1Fantastic. That's all good to hear. So, hopefully all good news heading into the big one on Saturday. The Sandown track. How will it benefit a horse like him because we saw him really run on strongly in that Geelong Cup and it seems as though that Sandown track with that beautiful, big, spacious straight will definitely suit him down to the ground.
Speaker 2Yes, you're right, Paul. It will. We're delighted that he'll be at Sandown because it's, as you say, it's a spacious track. The horse has got a very strong finishing burst and he can sustain it. So, look on. Look on paper for the sort of race that it is, the sort of track we're going to be on. And I think even at weight for age, given the relative competition we're going to be facing, he should be very, very well placed in it.
Speaker 1Yes, no doubt about it. Now, just moving forward outside of the race on Saturday with Small Fry, is there a possibility, does he remain in Australia after these runs, Terry?
Speaker 2Yes, he certainly does. Phil Stokes will take him home from the track on Saturday. And Phil will prepare him towards next year's Melbourne Cup, obviously.
Speaker 1Okay, fantastic. So, the Melbourne Cup for next year is the aim. What about after this race at Sandown on Saturday with regards to the autumn? What are the aims for the autumn carnival with this horse?
Speaker 2Well, we'll have a look at, I think it's the Roy Higgins that precedes the Sydney Cup. See how he comes through. Obviously, he's now got to go through the formal acclimatisation process. If that works well. We'll give him an autumn prep. If not, we'll just be conservative and maybe take him to Queensland. That's been a very good method of getting these imported horses ready for the spring of Melbourne. But the first objective would be see how he comes up for the autumn. And if he comes through a race like the Roy Higgins, he can then go on to the Sydney Cup and have that conventional double cup, you know, objective. So, you don't really know until, you know, you. You have them, especially with a change of trainer, how they're going to respond.
Speaker 1Okay. So, Phil Stokes to take over. And there's a little aim for the autumn. And the big aim, of course, Terry, is the Melbourne Cup next year. Now, looking to one of your juveniles, Terry, who was brilliantly performed over the spring racing carnival. She ran a really, really strong race in the Oaks. And she won really well in the lead-up to the Oaks, the Wakeful. I speak of Diamus. How is she going after her. Her Oaks placing there last week, Terry?
Speaker 2Oh, she's well. She's really well. She came out of that race well. It was a very brave effort against a very, very good filly, as we know. And she'll go to the paddock now only for three weeks. Right. We haven't had a detailed discussion with Chris yet on the campaign. But fundamentally, we've got the Kiwi New Zealand in the middle of March, which leads into the binary. And whether Chris thinks she's capable of doing. Doing that, going to New Zealand, coming back, going onto the binary, or whether he would rather stay with the binary, or whether we skip the binary, go to New Zealand, and then aim at something like the Australasian Oaks. So, you know, we've got a little bit of thinking to do there. But I think we'll get her ready to be racing early March, irrespective, and then make a decision on whether we head to New Zealand for the Kiwi or not.
Speaker 1Okay, right. Is there, as a horse herself. Terry, is there an inkling into improvement with regards to her her physicality and her growth, because she's still a young horse. She's only a three-year-old filly. We saw the Oaks winner who's not even 400 kilos approximately a day. Has she still got physical growth left in her, at least scope on that end?
Speaker 2Well, I hope she's got more than 400 kilos. I haven't seen a horse at that weight. She's not 500 kilos. I think she's, at other fillies, about 470. But she's an amazing, amazing filly. Our filly, look, yes, she has. You know, these fillies have still got plenty of time to fill in their frame. She's a very nicely developed, very correct filly. She's going to make a beautiful broodmare in time. But we'd expect her to strengthen up. I wouldn't necessarily think that she's going to strengthen up to the point of being an AJC Oaks type horse. Because, you know, she's not bred that way for a start. And there are plenty of other horses attending. She comes through the system once we get into ultimate, really, a made staying types.
Speaker 1Now, two others, the punters off the text line and audience off the text line are asking about Soverato. What happens with the preparation moving forward after the run at Flemington there on the weekend?
Speaker 2Yes, well, we couldn't find anything wrong with her. It was a race out of character. Personally, I felt that she was being buffeted around a fair bit. Frosty Lane was trying to keep that. Position went off the fence while the horse on his outside was trying to knock him in so that he could get some cover. That happened for about 800 meters in the race. And it just may have taken the wind out of her because she is a very honest filly and she just didn't finish off. So but she comes through the race well. So we'll give her a little break now and get her ready for the autumn.
Speaker 1OK, and there were two stayers over the weekend or over the last couple of weeks that that one returned off a long break. And I speak of warm. I'm got what what's the aim for for him, this preparation and how did he return and pull up from his run after that long spell?
Speaker 2Poorly, unfortunately, he really suffered a tendon injury. No, as a result, we're going to look at what we do with him. We'll probably put him in a paddock for six months, but we're just waiting for the final results of the scans to come through. So that was very unfortunate. OK, unfortunately, we won't see him for quite some time.
Speaker 1OK, right. So warmunger will be out for a couple of months. Hopefully all goes well there and the recovery could well be retired. OK, right. OK, well, we'll keep an eye on that. We appreciate the update with warmunger. So that's unfortunate news there for that talented stayer. What about Highland Bling? Didn't he run a bottler in the in the Heritage Cup? What's the plan with him moving forward?
Speaker 2He goes to the Sandown Cup. Right. OK, beautiful. So looking forward to that, I think that's his race. And and then in the autumn, I think a race like the Adelaide Cup is about his level. But, you know, Phil's done a fantastic job with this horse. He, to be frank, he arrived. OK. Over here is a almost a midweek city class handicapper at best. And he's brought along gradually. And we're getting some really good results with him now.
Speaker 1And two more that we'll ask about. We know you're very, very frank with your time here. So thank you very much again for being with us, Terry. Niako Freud, geez, didn't he rise to fame over the over the handicap months and the handicap races in the autumn? I assume he'll he'll come back because he showed that he really loves Flemington. He's a climber. I'm a ties to Australia really, really well. And he was in in stunning form heading up to those staying races. And he handled all tracks, good tracks, heavy tracks. And he was in really, really good form when he was tipped out for a spell.
Speaker 2Yes. And he's done remarkably well. He actually did so well in the paddock. I think he put on 50 kilos and was going to put on 70 kilos. So the McEvoy's have brought him back into training a little bit earlier. We'll take him through the grades. Obviously, he'll get a chance in races like the Roy Higgins. I think he's really, he really benefits if there's some sting out of the ground, but he's been a remarkable little horse. And, you know, he, you know, is owned by a lot of guys that are on relatively what you might call modest budgets because he didn't cost a lot. But the way he progressed through the classes in the winter was really, really exciting and fantastic for his ownership group.
Speaker 1OK, so exciting to hear for those who have followed Niako Freud. One more, Terry, just before we let you go. Just heading overseas, Docklands looks like he's going to be running in the, or one of the lead ups to the Hong Kong Jockey Club Cup with Harry Eustace, who's done a sensational job so far overseas. And that looks as though it's a race that's going to prep him up, hopefully nicely for a tilt at the big one.
Speaker 2Yes, it's back to 2,000 metres for him for the first time. The Noms came out last night. There are nine Hong Kong horses in the race and Docklands is the only imported horse. So it doesn't look, you know, always hard to win, but it doesn't look an overly strong field. We'll have the beneficiary of James MacDonald on board. So it's a real plus. And, you know, we're going to go into this race with a bit of confidence, actually. It'll also tell us whether we should be in the 1,600 or the 2,000 on the champions weekend. So the race, as well as being a valuable race in itself, will be a good indicator for where this horse's future lies.
Speaker 1Fantastic, Terry. Appreciate the update with all those horses in the not too distant future and especially immediately this weekend with Small Fry going around in the Zipping Classic. Plenty of people will be keeping a keen eye on him. Have you got any winners for us aside from Small Fry on Saturday throughout the week, Terry?
Speaker 2Look, have a sneaky look at Skipper's Canyon on the weekend. He races well fresh. He's returning to racing. He's had a terrific prep and he probably out in the, you know, double, four-figure odds and it wouldn't be the worst bet to have an each-way bet on him at the weekend.
Speaker 1OK, Skipper's Canyon, one to keep an eye on this weekend. Terry, appreciate your time here on Giddy Up. We'll chat again very soon and good luck for this weekend and moving forward in the rest of the spring.
Speaker 2Thanks very much, Paul.
Speaker 1Here we go. The boss of OTI Racing in Australia joining us, Terry Henderson, to provide an update on a whole heap of gallopers. Right. Josh Rotter is going to join us momentarily. He's going to provide us with an update with regards to horses that have worked there. At Sandown this morning in preparation for the CFR Stakes. But before we clear out our break, Trav Noonan, he has joined us this morning. He's on the buttons out the back, but he's going to be my co-host this morning. And we're going to have plenty to talk about with regards to the Spring Racing Carnival, our performers of the Spring Racing Carnival and moving forward to Ascot. Very good morning to you, Trav.
Speaker 3Have you well, mate? Good morning, Paul. Good morning to all the listeners out there. Yeah, looking forward to this coming week at Sandown. The Zipping Classic, one of my favorite days on the calendar because it usually lands on my birthday. Oh, there you go. Which it does on Saturday. So I spent plenty of time at Sandown over the journey. And that CFR Stakes is shaping up as an absolute ripper. The Zipping Classic, the Sandown Guineas. I really like what the MRC have done with that card there on Saturday, Paulie. So it just keeps rolling on, doesn't it?
Speaker 1It does indeed. Will you be out there on Saturday? Are you going to celebrate your birthday out there?
Speaker 3I'm still yet to know if I'm going out there for RSN. Okay. Well, possibly. I'd say there's probably a big chance that I make my way out there to Sandown on Saturday.
Speaker 1I'm going to ask you, actually. So far, over the Flemington Carnival, have you had a performer of the Carnival? Outside of the Cup winner, though. It's got to be outside of point of law.
Speaker 3Outside of point of law? That's a really good question. Seeing Autumn glow at Flemington on Saturday was probably one of the highlights for me. I know maybe not her absolute best performance, but that was pretty special to see her in Melbourne beat Lindemann. I'll go with that as the star performer for me for the week at Flemington.
Speaker 1Autumn glow. Okay. I like it. I like it a lot. Trav, we'll chat to you throughout the morning. I appreciate you popping in and helping us out with Giddy Up because Gareth's off the poor bugger. So, no, and people off the text line, no, it's not because of what Wayne did in the studio during the show. I can confirm that. Albeit, next Monday, we may be up to some trickery next Monday for the means test. They're all down, Trav. They're all down. John's down. Wayne's down. Gareth's down. Gareth's down. That's what happens at the end of the carnival, Paulie.
Speaker 3The viewer just knocks them over, doesn't it? Rotten immune systems, mate.
Speaker 1Rotten immune systems.
Speaker 3You and I, though, we're sweet here. Power through. So, you know, we're all good.
Speaker 1Power through. Power through. Righto. Josh Rodder from the MRC is going to join us. We will have a chat about all those horses that galloped there this morning. And Josh, he's one of the gun form experts as well. Just sneakily. He's a very, very good tipster. So, I'm sure he's going to have a track work tip for us out of Sandown. From earlier this morning. He will join us. Don't go anywhere. Plenty more of Giddy Up to come.
Speaker 4Join the conversation. Text us on 0499 736 736. Live across Australia. This is Giddy Up with Gareth Hall.
Speaker 1The Group 1's here for stakes this weekend. Ladies and gentlemen, headlines 10. Thrilling races at Sportsbet Sandown this Saturday. Tickets, guess what? They're only 15 bucks. So, if you're not doing anything on Saturday, make sure you get out to Sandown. Big, big Group 1 meeting. Angel Capital versus Bivac versus Jimmy Star. A very, very big Group 1 race. This is Giddy Up on Tuesday, the 10th of November. Paul Sebastiani here with you in the hot seat for Gareth Hall, who's off this morning. He's hopefully going to be back with us tomorrow morning. But the MRC. Josh Rotter is about to join us. He He kept his watchful eye over horses who galloped at Sandown earlier this morning. And a very big announcement, of course, regarding the Blue Diamond to come. And Josh joins us. Josh, a very good morning to you. Good to see you. This time it's in studio. You're at Sandown. I'm in the Giddy Up studios and I'm not piling into sandwiches there at the MRC media room. How are you, Josh?
Speaker 5Good morning, Paul. Good morning, everyone in the land of Giddy Up. We're here at sunny Sandown. It was a picture-perfect morning this morning here at Sportsbet Sandown as we saw some of the stars of the turf stretch their legs. Not only equine, but human. Jay Mack was out here with Chris Waller. We had the Kieran Ma team, Damian Lane, Mark Zara. And it was fantastic to see some fantastic horses headed by Sportsbet Caulfield Cup winner Kingswood, who looked in great shape for his assignment on Saturday.
Speaker 1Okay, fantastic. Now, James MacDonald was out there. How did he do? How did Jay Mack look at Sandown, Josh?
Speaker 5He had a twinkle in his eye, Chris and Jay Mack. They were very, very impressed with Sandown. You know, the wide open spaces. Chris mentioned that it reminded him of, you know, training, looking at the training tracks out in England. Beautiful, spacious tracks. Of course, we were working on the hillside track. And I really liked the way Afari worked. She heads to the Move to Strike Thoroughbred Club stadium. It was a great race. There on Saturday, the million-dollar race for three-year-old fillies. She was an eye-catching run in the vanity behind the high-class Regal Ambition during Cup week. And Stephen Arnold was in the saddle on Afari. And I really liked the way she found a way around Sandown, stretched her legs out beautifully. And she could be one that's ready to peak later in spring. Angel Capital also looked very, very relaxed as he worked around Sandown. And Biwak was sharp as usual as Jay Mack put him through his paces. So certainly very exciting. The build-up. The build-up to the Sportsbet C4 stakes. And the other one was Kingswood. Wow, he looked really, really fit. This horse wouldn't have blown a candle out after his work here on Saturday. And he'll be one of the ones to beat in the Zipping Classic on Saturday.
Speaker 1Fantastic. Some beautiful, sunny surroundings in the background there. And obviously heading to Sandown this weekend. Josh, how's the track looking as well? I know much has been made of tracks over the spring. I think they've all raced fantastically well. The Sandown track, how's it look to be holding up? And what do Connections say, if anything, out there this morning?
Speaker 5Yeah, everyone was really, really impressed. It's the sound of the hooves galloping on the track. It was like they were galloping on pillows. Beautiful, soft sounds. Mark Zara said between a four and a five. We had a nice bit of rain over the last fortnight. We haven't raced here since September 5th. So it's nearly 10 weeks. We've been able to give the track a good renovation. And this track will be beautiful. We've got a nice, warm day. Today, it'll really kick with the sunshine. And I'm sure there'll be a little bit of water go on later in the week. So expecting a great racing surface. It really is, Paul, a time for Sandown to shine. We've got premium race, the best horses, the best jockeys, the best trainers. Sandown's now been saved. So it's time for everyone to vote with their feet. Get out to Sandown. Embrace it. It's a beautiful track to watch racing. Beautiful open grandstands where you get to smell the liniment, hear the hooves. And it doesn't matter where you are on track, behind the glass, out in the grandstands, in the mounting yard, you get those beautiful sweeping views. So get your accounts ready. It's time to have a bet. It's time to get out to Sandown and really embrace this premium racing.
Speaker 1Outside of Afari, what are we going to have a bet on based off what you've seen there at track work this morning before we get onto the Blue Diamond?
Speaker 5Obviously, we always want to have a look at the prices, Paul, before we launch. Afari's won on her work this morning. I just think there's a sense of timing about this filly as she heads to the Million Dollar Three Old Fillies race. So I look forward to having something on her. And let's see what markets come up in the zipping. But the way Kingswood looked this morning, he looked hard fit, ready to rock and wouldn't have blown a candle out. So keen to play those two. Let's see what they come up on. I don't know if there's any futures out there at the moment before the fields come out, but be interested to see what the markets look like.
Speaker 1We'll have a quick squeeze with our friends. But bet 365 when we let go of you. But just on the Juveniles now, Josh, of course, first declarations for the Sportsbet Blue Diamond will be taking place this afternoon. And we've seen the Hayes boys. Of course, Lindsay Parker comes as no shock. They've got two pretty smart horses called Soldi, who's an undefeated filly. She won there at the Heath on debut. She did a really, really good job to progress onto Flemington and win that listed English banner. And of course, ACT UP. ACT UP, who is at least Ben Hayes confirmed yesterday on Giddy Up, is likely to be targeted at one of the Blue Diamond and Golden Slipper. But they look like two pretty nice Juveniles. But first declarations today, Josh.
Speaker 5Yeah, first declarations. Thanks, Paul, for the Sportsbet Blue Diamond $2 million race closed today at high noon. So anyone that's nominated, make sure you get your first declarations in. And it is a final chance to play a late nomination. If you haven't nominated. Five and a half thousand dollars. And that'll give you a chance to be in the running for the 2027 Blue Diamond Stakes. And what a dynasty Lindsay Parker and the Hayes family have on this race. I think since the race was run in 1971, they've won a Blue Diamond between the Hayes family sort of every four to six years. So it's an amazing dynasty. And standing here at Sandown, the last Blue Diamond that was run at Sandown, Little Bros was able to take it out. And that really set the young Hayes brothers on their way. And haven't they done an amazing? They've done an amazing job with their team. They've got some fantastic young horses and a salty professional does everything right. It's fast. Looks a perfect Blue Diamond sort of profiled horse. So really exciting and look forward to seeing what they pay up with today at 12 noon.
Speaker 1Fantastic. And Josh, just with regards to the MRC moving forward to the summer, we're going to get plenty of good weather, plenty of racing, of course, at Caulfield, Sandown, Mornington. It's a perfect time of year now with the weather heating up as you see. Get those beading accounts. Get down to the races. The sun's out. And it's the perfect time of the year to follow the horses. It is all year round. But with the weather starting to heat up, there's nothing better than getting out there and having a cold one with friends and having a bed as well. And hopefully one of the Fari and Kingswood could win this weekend.
Speaker 5Yeah, well, anyone that doesn't have any work commitments today, we've got a beautiful, fantastic car at Mornington today. It's going to be a top of around 27, 28 degrees. The track's in great order. It raced really well on Penn Cup Day. It goes out to four metres today. So a beautiful spot. Mornington to watch races on a sunny day. And just a reminder, the Caulfield is closed. The resurface is still going on. The grass has nearly been completed. The laying of the turf on the course proper. And the heath is undergoing a double renovation. So really looking forward to probably the end of January, getting back to racing at Caulfield. But the next big meeting here at Sandown on November 28th, where we'll be celebrating National Thoroughbred Week with a big, big family day. So, you know, we look forward to that. The Sandown Cup will be on over 3,200 and also the Eclipse Stakes. So really looking forward to back-to-back feature meetings at Sportsbet Sandown in November.
Speaker 1And Joshy, just before we let you go, I really rate the gear change for the first time. Sunglasses on, first time, giddy up. Look sensational, mate. Keep with that gear change going forward if you're out and about in the weather, mate. Don't worry about that. Very, very sharp.
Speaker 5Yeah, hide the squint. And yeah, looking forward to it. We've got, we're about to film a couple of really good content pieces out here. Not forgetting that we're still celebrating 150 years of the MRC and Sandown opened in 1965 for horse racing, for car racing before that. And this Saturday we'll be celebrating both forms of horsepower. And we're just going to continue to put some historic pieces out there. So everyone keep your eye on MRC on socials leading into Saturday.
Speaker 1Josh, thanks very much for your time this morning and that. Update with regards to those who have galloped around the Sandown course this morning. We'll chat again very soon, mate.
Speaker 5Thank you. Happy racing to all the listeners.
Speaker 1Josh Schirotta there from the MRC joining us. So Afari and Kingswood, the horses to follow, Trav. The Caulfield Cup winner, Kingswood, who looked a picture of health, according to Josh there. And Afari for the Star Thoroughbred horses, the Star Thoroughbred syndicate there, Trav. Kingswood. She was really good, Afari. Yeah, she was, wasn't she? Ran on really strongly behind Regal Ambition. That might be a strong form reference. Yeah, and the Vanity.
Speaker 3So drops back to the 1200 on Saturday. Of course, the Million Dollar Thoroughbred Club stakes, as Josh was referencing, now at Group 3 level for the three-year-old. At least a race that the MRC no doubt want to elevate its status in years to come. Natural Fling going around in that race as well is great to see. So you've got some real talent in the Thoroughbred Club. He's going to be, you'd think, the favourite against Small Fry. Kingswood, wouldn't he?
Speaker 1Oh, that's a good question. I did see Small Fry about 250 in Futures Markets with our friends at Bet365.
Speaker 3I'd say, wait for age. I'd want to be with Kingswood. Okay, all right. Who's the Caulfield Cup winner.
Speaker 1Okay. Well, if Josh has given us a push for Kingswood and Terry's given us a push for Small Fry, it leaves us at a slight impasse, doesn't it?
Speaker 3It does. Possibly just a Quinella exactly. Oh, we could do that.
Speaker 1We could do that. So Afari and Kingswood, the horses, to keep an eye on, according to. Josh Rotter saying. He also said Angel Capital and Bivac work very, very strongly in the morning as well. Of course, James McDonald has been confirmed as the rider for Bivac. Then we assume Ben Mallum will likely be on Angel Capital as well there, Trav. So we will keep an eye on all those acceptances as they come to pass tomorrow morning.
Speaker 3That Zipping Classic field's an absolute ripper. So just looking through it, Zsuzsa Kibo, of course, who ran third in the Melbourne Cup. Still going around. He hasn't done anything wrong. Middle Earth, also through the Melbourne Cup. Vauban through the Melbourne Cup. And you've also got another Melbourne Cup runner through in Strictly Business, who wasn't absolutely terrible in the Melbourne Cup. No, no. Sort of building towards something. And Torrenzino, who finished third in the Queen Elizabeth. He's amongst the nominations as well. So shaping is a pretty good zipping, I would think.
Speaker 1Usually those horses that drop back from the Melbourne Cup, you think, oh, it's grand final, end of preparation. But invariably, they do go quite well.
Speaker 3Yeah. Recent history. Because the Zipping Classic had been moved back to that final week of November, you didn't have as many Melbourne Cup runners. But you go back to that mid-2010s period, and the Melbourne Cup runners absolutely dominated the Zipping Classic. So, yeah, it often is the case that on that sort of quicker turnaround from the Melbourne Cup, they are some of the horses to beat. But not often you get a Caulfield Cup winner in the Zipping Classic, though, either, Paulie. No, that's true.
Speaker 1That's true. How well did Josh Sell stand down this weekend to you? Oh, pretty well. It's got me. The sunglasses got me. Yeah. That got me over the line. That definitely got me over the line. He's got to keep those. I reckon I've put together one of the hardest ever Take Your Picks, because Adam Blenko will join us, like he usually does on a Tuesday, to go through what's happened so far during this Flemington Spring Racing Carnival and what's to come for the remainder of the spring and the summer racing. Now, we quickly went over the Take Your Picks in the back there, and you boys out the back, you were struggling. You came up with some hard ones.
Speaker 3Gareth's usually, like, they're pretty easy. You know, they're pretty simple ones sometimes with Gareth. It's like, come on.
Speaker 1He's had a tough 24 hours, Gareth, so let's not. Well, I'm just saying.
Speaker 3Usually with Adam, he doesn't have to think pretty hard, so they're pretty easy ones to select. But this morning, I reckon you might have him on a few curveballs, so looking forward to that. He wouldn't want to get offside with a
Speaker 1few that I've suggested either, Trav.
Speaker 3No, there was a few that could upset a few connections.
Speaker 1Yeah, okay. Right. There we go. 0-4-double-9-7-3-6-7-3-6. Any questions you've got for Adam, send them through on the Gareth's horse and hound text line. He is going to join us next. This is Giddy Up on Tuesday morning for the 10th of November. So far, we've had Terry Henderson and MRC's Josh Schroder. If you have missed out on those, you can go back to Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your main podcasts from, and you'll be able to listen back to those very, very shortly.
Speaker 4Adam Blinko. Text us on 0-4-double-9-7-3-6-7-3-6. Live across Australia, this is Giddy Up with Gareth Hall.
Speaker 1Gareth's not in. He has taken the day off. Paul Sebastiani here with you for Giddy Up, Tuesday, the 10th of November. Adam Blinko is going to join us very, very shortly to recap what was a sensational Flemington spring racing carnival, and now, of course, the racing heads over. It's a Perth for their big group ones, but we've still got a big group one coming up at Sandown this weekend. I speak of the CFL stakes. Just going through some markets for Bet365 before those final acceptances come through tomorrow morning. We just had Josh Schroder on from the MRC, who went over those runners who were galloping there at Sandown track earlier this morning, at the Sandown track earlier this morning. Byvac and Angel Capital, according to Josh, galloped very, very well. Byvac, the Ford. $1.33 favourite in futures markets for the CF4 with Bet365. Angel Capital, $5. Jimmy Starr on the same line of betting as well. Pericles is NOM to come down after a pretty impressive win last start there in Sydney. It's a $5.50 hope. Shadovar, who is racing in scintillating form at the moment as well, has to take a bit of a step up in grade. He's a $7.00 elect and splashback $12.00, and it's $13.00 for the rest of the field or longer. But Chris Waller and Kieran Mark, comes as no shock in a big Group 1 race, have a stranglehold on the market at $4.33. Angel Capital, $5.00, and Jimmy Starr at $5.00. Yes, Gareth is okay. He will be back very, very soon. And again, I can promise you, it's not because of what Wayne did yesterday in the studio. For those who may have been with us, yeah, you can just check out the SEN Track social media reels and Facebook videos to see what unfolded in the SEN studio. But as far as we know, Gareth will be back tomorrow or the day after. Blinko's going to join us very, very shortly. A very, very difficult Take Your Pick coming up for Adam. Probably the toughest we've ever done, and I really like this text through. Early nomination for a Take Your Pick. This could be the audience one here. Tricky one for Adam might be Proxima Dea or Regal Ambition. Very, very good Take Your Pick off the text line. Keep those coming through on the Garrard's Horse and Hound text line, 0499-736-736. Adam Blinko to join us very shortly.
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Speaker 1Giddy Up for Tuesday, the 10th of November. Paul Sebastiani steering the ship this morning all the way through to midday. Hope you're all having a fantastic start to your Tuesday. We'll get stuck straight into it. Adam Blinko joins us to go through what was a brilliant Flemington spring, a carnival here on Giddy Up, like he usually does on a Tuesday. Adam, good to do it with you for the first time on air. We bumped into each other at the Rising Sun Hotel for that Melbourne Cup dinner. It was a brief and fleeting moment, but now we get about half an hour to go through what was, at least in my opinion, a fantastic Flemington spring racing carnival. Good morning, mate. Good to be with you.
Speaker 6Yeah, morning. Yeah, I joined the queue there to get Paulie's autograph. But as you say, my moment at the front of the line, it was only fleeting, but I enjoyed it very much.
Speaker 1You and many of others. You and many others, Adam. You and many others. How was the wash-up from Flemington and the spring carnival over in Sydney as well, mate? What have you made of it all holistically?
Speaker 6Holistically? Yes. I would say we're operating on a higher plane, Gareth Free, aren't we? Holistically, fleetingly. It was a wonderful carnival, I think, and Flemington served up the, the perfect stage for the grand finale. I know we've still got, I think, the all this week, which is a bit of a faux group one, isn't it? It's a good race, but it's a faux group one. And then the pinnacles, of course, in WA, which have their role to play. And I love the pinnacles in December there as you get to talk about Flemington being a lovely stage to close the spring carnival. The pinnacles gives us a whole new set of characters just going into the Christmas period there, which is enjoyable as well. So there's more racing to come. It never stops, and that's one of the joys of the game. But I suppose the end of Cup Week does give you a moment to pause and look back and say, yeah, okay, that was the spring that was, and I'm officially marking it down as a good one.
Speaker 1On the crowds, Adam, just delving deeply into the crowds and the demographic and how they all celebrated what was the Flemington Spring Racing Carnival, what did you make of the fervour around the races, how it all unfolded, and then all the post-race events which occurred at Hedges? Yeah, I think it was a good quarter over the last fortnight or so because it seems as though there's a shift. And, I mean, this comes through on the text line and it comes through via a lot of businesses now that there's a shift towards a younger demographic and, you know, some people like it, some people don't. What did you make of it all just with regards to the demographic and how that's developed over the last fortnight and maybe the last couple of years as well with the carnival?
Speaker 6Yeah, it does feel like a younger demographic, but then again, I'm getting old. You can shake hands on that. And I tell you, by the end of Cup Week, I feel old.
Speaker 1We could definitely shake hands on that.
Speaker 6Yeah, and it's not just Fisher, it's the lot. I think the vibes were, particularly on Cup Day this year, and of course, you know, a whole bunch of things have to sort of interweave to take those vibes, if you like, to a higher plane. I think they got it very right and they're lucky that, of course, they had brilliant weather as well, which, you know, played ball on Cup Day. A sun-soaked Flemington. Flemington with good horses parading around, champagne glasses chinking and people smiling. It's very hard to stuff that up, I would say. But if you were going to get someone to sort of bring it to a climax, I guess Robbie Williams is, now I wouldn't claim to be Robbie Williams' greatest ever fan, but he is absolutely tailor-made for that. So they got that very right and he got it very right, as he would, because he is a showman. I was saying I felt very aura-mogged at Flemington there. But it was all right, because he got put in his place very quickly because Point of Law came strutting into the parade ring and made him look low testosterone after that.
Speaker 1Speaking of aura-mogged.
Speaker 6Aura-mogged. There was a couple of big cults on show there and Point of Law ended up being the winner in that testosterone-off with Robbie. But it was a good duel and I'd say that hour on course does, and I've been lucky enough to go racing all around the world. I've been to big races in multiple countries around Europe and around Asia and such. I've been to, you know, Japan derbies at Tokyo. I've been to the to triumphs and such and that hour there the build up around the melbourne cup and even just the being around the parade ring there and the the big groups of owners and and how egalitarian the cup remains i know it's top end of town stuff let's be honest of course it's huge money these days it's big it's corporate um it's all those things but there's still groups of small-time owners which is very unique i would say to australia where you know we've got just flicking around you know you've got shakes mine you know letting through you know old copper from mckay who owns one you know and i'm sure he owns a small share but um there is still that in the the parade ring and that does create an electricity as well in the air so that hour i reckon building up to and during the melbourne cup and we're lucky to have an outstanding melbourne cup that had a moment of its own that that little 10 second burst there where point of law went from the 400 to wrapping the race up passing the furlong is um that'll stick that sears in the mind that and um yeah that hour was as good as you get on a racetrack i'd say yeah
Speaker 1completely agree on point of law adam just based on numbers and and i assume you've run ratings on on your database where where does he rank in in melbourne cup winners of let's just say maybe the last decade or two if you've done that comparison he i mean to the eye he just looked incredibly dominant and the numbers of the sprint look to back that up too because the reports that came out immediately after the race or after meeting was that he ran the fastest 200 meters of of the of the of the of the race meeting there at flemington on on cup day which is astounding to to think given it's at the end of a 3 200 meter race
Speaker 6adam yeah so i've got the sheet here actually so i can tell you exactly cross counter one two five and very elegant one two seven without a fight one two four other three so point of law one two four but there's a plus and that plus has a lot to do with um that late speed that he showed it was a very interesting shape of race actually with um the royal supremacy just kicking away the way he did and it was um probably one of the slight knocks on on melbourne cup week this year and maybe most years is the the funky camera angles but what it did create was a bit of chaos and a bit of uncertainty in the crowd as well because you sort of don't have any real feel for how things are developing and you look up at the screen you said okay yeah that's chiquita lodge is it okay and then all of a sudden the bell rings uh and you look up and you think wow okay royal supremacy is um he's a long long way in front here um so that he was going at a just an even clip if you like or you know a good gallop without being outrageous so ben allen got that very very right the rest of them were obviously a little bit nervous about you know making their move and not wanting to stand out from the crowd if you like um don't want to make a goose of yourself on melbourne cup day with the whole nation watching um but point of law was enough horse as you said they were going at a steady gallop so he was able to quicken and he quickened best and and by a ways um that that speed you saw in that moment that we all saw there with our eyes was backed up you know by the numbers themselves that was um breathtaking brilliant speed so there's some chance that he could drop back and be just as effective at 2 000 meters he'd certainly be effective at 2 400 meters so um that opens up a lot of doors for him if not in australia around the world as well so he's um he's posted a performance there on the high end of melbourne cut winners but it's probably as much about what he might have done had he had a more exhaustive test as well there's there's probably a bigger shot in the locker
Speaker 1and he looks brilliant enough to be a wait for age horse as well just based off of what he's been able to do so far in australia and there probably is adam there's probably improvement to come and there's no other trainer than kieran ma to get that improvement out of him the way in which he raced fiercely there at geelong but was still still able to put them away and then the way he raced and paraded calmly there on the high end of melbourne cut winners on cup day in front of a big audience would suggest that again there's still arguably not just physical improvement to come but mental improvement to come which is probably a scary thought for opposition i'd have thought
Speaker 6adam yeah absolutely and yeah his profile overall tells you that not just that he's three and he's only had a handful of starts but his pedigree is um off the charts as well there's a lot to like there so i think um racing fans from all angles can probably get around him i think the pedigree nuts will be into it with sectional and speed figure folks we're keen in your old school form guys who love to see a melbourne cup winner winning like that or um they're going to be keen so we can all get around him i think he's a um there's not much to um there's not many threads to pull if you want
Speaker 1to be knocking him no no doubt about that uh i'll keep you there and we'll chat more about the melbourne cup and the spring carnival of joseph o'brien at this point in time tuesday the 10th of november they've still got a very important runner going around this weekend called small fry but i want to get your opinion on how his carnival has fared so far where they've gone wrong where they could potentially get better on the other side of this adam blanco is with us this tuesday the 10th of november we're going to go through all of that and more over the next 20 minutes or so keep your texts coming through as well 049-736-736 on the garage horse and hound text line we'll get to those after nine o'clock
Speaker 4join the conversation text us on 049-736-736 live across australia this is giddy up with gareth hall
Speaker 18 53 this tuesday morning the 10th of november paul sebastiani here with you for giddy up this morning gareth hall he's got the morning off he'll hopefully be back in the hot seat tomorrow of course giddy up brought to you by bet 365 it's never ordinary when it's brought to you by bet 365 what's gambling really costing you for free and confidential support visit gambling up online dot org dot au we've got adam blanco with us like he always is with us on a tuesday morning we glossed over the brilliant victory of point of law in the melbourne cup only moments ago and we need to get on to joseph o'brien and his stable charges over the spring carnival here adam is he just victim of circumstance small fry was brilliant in the geelong cup and unfortunately didn't get a start in the melbourne cup and just based off that effort and the point of law form line it'd have been a a real live chance in the melbourne cup but i reckon joseph would probably the first to admit that the carnival's been a little a little disappointing
Speaker 6yeah so has kevin blake left the country yet because he's a reasonable amateur boxer so before i slag joseph o'brien i want to make sure his uh wheels are off the ground i don't want him hearing this
Speaker 1he he he is he is out of out of the country and mind you one of the best one of the best we've had on on giddy up just with regards to his time his insight and the way in which he's he's led us into the stable and the insights he's given us since the runners have come down here he he did a phenomenal job and and that that have all been flat with with how it all unfolded at uh at flemington and
Speaker 6over the spring yeah so i think they did add something and i do like that he brings a and did bring a team down here but also sent someone down here to um communicate with everyone so i think you know you're right that that was we can probably get those um you get the odd fly in fly out sort of situation where they you know we barely get to know these people these horses and they come in and it's a bit of if anything it probably just puts people off having a bet um i don't think joseph's putting anyone off having a bet when he turns up with a series of horses that are largely you know with australian owners involved as well they would be flat because they walked away with zero winners i think i'm almost certain that's true i did have a look at this yesterday and there was only if you summed the um implied probabilities of their sps there was only one expected winner really from them um i know that's true yeah i think that's true i think that's true yeah i know they had a few horses in the market but i suppose it's you know they were they were here to play in the cup and the races surrounding the cup and to win those races is really hard um so um yeah they would be disappointed not to have had a winner but i think they they there was a reasonably good chance that that was going to happen given where they were placing their horses and what some of their horses were as well so even a horse like kisly are i mean he's a he's a boat um he's a big slow boat and so he comes down here and you know he adds to the he adds to the l column but of course he does because you know he needs he needs obstacles um so he actually i think he and um maybe not starford but he and james j braddock did sons and lovers did even omni man did it at geelong when he ran third there they all came down here and ran to form um they just needed to to do more they just ran into some some good ones sons and lovers i think was really good in the velvet cup um and there was a couple disappointments there like trust your instinct and co but it didn't really develop for trust your instinct he ended up too far behind so i think that's back goody two shoes was disappointing who else did he run down here stafford was probably a wet tracker and i don't want to say stafford was a total boat but he was probably up against it if it didn't pour rain um so yeah they would be disappointed but when you actually look at the the outcomes um and we know from our own horses traveling overseas that there is a disadvantage to it you know you give something up there's a home track advantage when horses are traveling around the world and that is accentuated in different parts and it's maybe not such a disadvantage coming here because i think the setup tends to work pretty well for for international horses and the irish have had great success here but um across the board they performed ratings wise they didn't really underperform i suppose is what i'm rambling along to say they sort of they didn't overachieve but they didn't understand yeah yeah and you raise
Speaker 1a four point you raise a fair point as well with regards to the sps and market expectation and how all that played out uh we'll hold the melbourne cup conversation there we will come back we'll have a chat about autumn glow and where she ranks in proceedings back straight after this live across
Speaker 4australia this is giddy up with gareth hall where'd
Speaker 1that hour go first hour's done here on up for Tuesday the 10th of November. We tick over to 9am Australian Eastern Daylight Time. If you're wondering why Gareth is not here, he's off for the day. Paul Sebastiani here with you, guiding you through Giddy Up for this Tuesday. We've got Adam Blenko with us just to set up the rest of the hour. Trent Mason-Helder, the owl, is going to be joining us to give us a racing news update. Midweek Masterclass, where we can hopefully find you some winners for Wednesday Racing. Chris Ward, the Director of Bloodstock at Triple Crown, is going to join us for a very, very important announcement in the next hour or so. But we've got Adam Blenko with us. We were chatting about the Melbourne Cup, and we've got some really good texts that have come through with regards to Joseph O'Brien and the Melbourne Cup moving forward as well, which we will get onto very, very shortly. But Adam, I want to get onto Autumn Glow. Now, she pulled up, looked like she pulled up with a bit of a bruise after that win there on the weekend in the Champions Bowl. Just overall, what did you make of her performance just on the raw numbers and what she was able to do?
Speaker 6Yeah, it was clinical. It was bloodless, really. It felt a little too easy, but she's probably a victim of her own high quality in that sense. There's not a lot of jeopardy with her. I think that's probably one little it's an absolute win for her, and if you own her, and it's an asset as a racehorse. But she puts these races in her keeping so far from home that it's at times it feels like a mere formality. But the speed she showed between the eight and the 400, admittedly from a very soft first half mile, was that that we expected. And I know, yeah, as you say, she pulled up with a little bruised heel there or something along those lines, but it can't really have affected her performance because she's dropped the shoulder there from the eight to the four and put the race to bed. She's left them all gasping there. There's a lot of horses that have run on from soft positions, but she's a world better than them. And given how soft that first half mile was, the way she's able to string them out tells you how much better than them she is. She's the best horse in the country, and it's not competitive anymore, I don't think. That was probably coming into the spring, something of a debate about who was the best horse in the country. I think most people would have defaulted and said, okay, it is her butt, whereas now I think it is her full stop. She's the best horse in the country. But yeah, it is, you'd love to see her just how good she is examined and tested a little bit. We'd love to explore just how good she is, because sitting outside Lindemann, who's a grand horse, absolutely, and gave a great kick himself, and probably ran as well as Lindemann can run, which we know is a really high level, but as much as that's a nice testing point, we're convinced, we accept that she's better than Lindemann, substantially better than Lindemann, and we want to know how good she is. And to do that, we need to test the limits a little bit more. I'd hope we will.
Speaker 1Adam, it's a lovely extrapolation on what you said about her being the best in Australia, and then also saying at the same time, she needs to be tested a little more. Are you privy to the discussion that the connections have placed her perfectly, and she hasn't been tested, and maybe that's why she's not the number one horse in Australia? What are your sentiments with regards to that discussion? Because if you look at a horse trainer, and just look at any sport, as a coach or as a manager, is it not your job to set up your athlete, to use a David Gately quote, as best as possible to win these races? Isn't that the idea of it all?
Speaker 6Yeah, it absolutely is. So we're, and Chris Waller is, I mean, there's no one better at managing a racing team, I would say. We can argue about trainers in certain situations here and there, but managing the sheer number of, not just horses, but owners that Chris Waller has to manage, and he's obviously meticulous and does a wonderful job of it. And he's able to do what he's doing with Autumn Glow, he's done it before, he's done it with V16, or he's done it with, you know, on a higher level with Winx. But I suppose as a racing fan, we can tip our hat and say that's what your incentives are to do that, absolutely. But I suppose I sit there and go, that's great, and I understand why you're doing that, and I'm not even saying I wouldn't do it in the same situation, but I'm going to leave the pom-poms in the cupboard, because what I really want to cheer for is some random stuff and some exciting stuff, and the sport. You know, it's all well and good to be economically sound. That's good, well done, but I'm not going to cheer for it. I'm not down there at the ringing of the bell at the opening of the ASX every morning saying, you know, "Play sensibly today, fellas." "Good on you guys." "Keep it in control." No, I want to see some chaos, and I want to see some sport, so that's what I'll be cheering for anyway. I can understand the other side of it, but I'm cheering for chaos.
Speaker 1I suppose that's why people love the Joker in Batman, Adam.
Speaker 6Well, weren't we all going for him? I thought we were all cheering for him.
Speaker 1He's an agent of chaos. Looks like you're channeling your inner Joker at the moment. But on Autumn Glow there, so you spoke of her, or you maybe wanting her to be, I say in inverted commas, "tested" a little more. What does that test look like for you?
Speaker 6Well, exploring, I mean, I know that they went to the Queen Elizabeth, but I think they put their tail between their legs far too quickly over a further. She ran really well. She just ran into a hot race on the day, and yeah, she wasn't at her absolute best, but she still run better than, you know, the top 1% of 1% of horses in this country can over 2,000 metres. It's not like she was awful, and she'll be better for having done that, so I'd like to see her explored over longer trips still. I think that'd be a good option. I know they could have, I mean, I'm talking about I want chaos, and I want to see her tested, and so people would say, "Yeah, they should have run her in the Everest." I'm not sure about that, because my read of her profile is that that might not be ideal for her. I'd love her to travel overseas, of course, and I understand that they sit there and go, "Well, you know, what's the point? What's the risk? We're racing for ribbons," all that sort of stuff, but again, I don't care. I don't care how much money you make or don't. What I care about is the horse itself and exploring the horse's talent, and to do that, you know, probably racing the world's best milers is. I think she deserves it, to be honest, as well. Again, I'm not too interested in the off-the-track stuff. I'm interested in on-the-track, and I think on-the-track, Autumn Glow deserves to be tested against the best horses. Her dad is a shining example of a horse who was an absolute superstar, the Autumn Sun, and we just never got a chance to fully explore how good he was. I could dig around in some numbers and tell you that the Autumn Sun was probably better than we rated him, and a superstar, and one of the better horses of the modern era in Australia. I could just about make that case, but I needed to see a little bit more, and I needed to see him tested, but they shied away from that because he was a valuable breeding prospect, and I, again, I understand the economics of that, and he's proving to be an outstanding sire, as he would, but I hope she doesn't go down the same path, and I know she's already raced beyond him, and she's stepped up and raced what she's had to race to date. I don't think they've done anything wrong to date. I'm not saying they should have done anything chaotic to date. I probably, if I was in her, I would have probably turned up on Cox's Plate Day, but yeah, I don't think they've done anything wrong to date, but if they did just, say we see her in a Canterbury and a George Ryder and retired. That'd be a shame. I won't. I reckon there's a chance that'll happen, and when it does, I'll be hanging. Surely not. No. No. Surely not. I'll be down on the fence. Well, come throw rotten tomatoes with me, Paulie.
Speaker 1I reckon I will. I might bring the oranges. You can bring the tomatoes, I'll bring the oranges. Come on, Mr Massaro, race her on. Have they missed a trick knocker? Sure, they have to go to Ascot, don't they? They have to tackle that mile race, surely.
Speaker 6Well, they did talk, they talked about it, not as if it was a pie-in-the-sky thing. They talked about it as if it was the grand plan, and now they're shying away from it because it's hard to travel, and that's kind of the point. It is hard, and there are obviously difficulties with it, but we do see stables all around the world travel, and I did say that she's the most valuable broodmare prospect on planet Earth, and, you know, how could we possibly, you know, such a risk to travel one so good, but then you look over the, look over the fence and you see Aiden O'Brien with one of the best two-year-old fillies of all time. She's running in her third country at her ninth start, having her first crack at a mile in the USA, dominating, and you think she's earned, like, she's earned everyone's respect there, and what she's done as well is instead of obsessing about what they might lose, they've focused on what they might gain, and there's far more. If you actually strip it down, there's so much more to gain than to lose by challenging these great horses, and she's, again, I should reiterate, Autumn Glow, I think, is a great horse. Maybe an all-time great, but we just need to see that. We need to find out, so there's so much more to be gained than lost in these adventures, I would say.
Speaker 1Completely agree, completely agree. We've got plenty of text coming through, Adam, so what we'll do is we will get to those very, very shortly. Don't go anywhere. For those who are with us on Giddy Up this morning, and you're wondering why my head is on the TV, Gareth's not with us this morning. He will hopefully be back tomorrow, midweek, if not the day after, and we are going to power our way through this discussion with Adam Blenko, who's always generous with his time here on a Tuesday morning. Keep the text coming through on the Garrards Horse and Hound text line. We're going to get to them on the other side, 0-4-double-9-7-3-6-7-3-6. Garrards Horse and Hound for all your canine and equine essentials, and of course, don't forget this weekend, we had the MRC's Josh Rotter on earlier. It's the Group 1 CF4 Stakes Headlines. Ten thrilling races at Sportsbet Sandown this weekend. Tickets are only $15 this Saturday, so if you're not doing anything, as Josh quite rightly pointed out, beautiful weather. Get down to Sandown. Your text, questions and statements coming up next with Adam Blenko. We'll be right back. 12 past nine for Tuesday the 10th of November. This is Giddy Up on this Tuesday morning. All thanks to Bet365 because it's never ordinary when it's brought to you by Bet365. For free and confidential support, visit gamblinghubonline.org.au. Paul Sebastiani in the hot seat this morning. Adam Blenko is with us. We've got a big edition of Take Your Pick, Adam, so absolutely no pressure. But I reckon we've put together one of the best ones that has ever been assembled. So absolutely no pressure. A couple of curveballs coming your way as well, Adam. But before we get on to that and just before we get on to the text slide, Proxima Dea, what an incredible preparation. She's had this beautiful filly who's trained by David Payne and she's only a pint-sized thing. But my goodness, she has got stamina to burn, this horse. Her win in the Oaks was very, very impressive. Not too sure exactly what she beat. Diamus looks a nice enough type for OTI. We had Terry Henderson on earlier who's suggesting that they may go towards an Australasian Oaks. But Proxima Dea, she's got to be one of the talking points of the spring, especially moving forward because she's won a. She's one of the favourites for the Caulfield Cup next year, Adam.
Speaker 6Sorry, you just broke up on me there. But I assume you're continuing to wax about Proxima Dea.
Speaker 1Yes, she's the favourite for the Caulfield Cup now. Can you believe that alongside Point of Law? Bit of a stretch, isn't it? Long way out.
Speaker 6It is a long way out. I suppose someone's got to be favourite. That's true. Yeah, there must be a favourite and perhaps it is her. But she does. I mean, the Oaks winning performance itself. It was more about how she achieved it and she overcame a little bit of trouble in running, etc, etc. The performance itself spits out as basically an on-par Oaks, no better than that. But she was a bit better than that and, in fact, measurably better than that in the spring champion as well. So she's a good affiliate as we've got at the moment. I think probably the ratings guy line here will be much softer than the racing fan line. As you say, she's been winning all spring and she's put money in people's pockets. And she's done it in different scenarios as well. So that's where the massive tip of the hat goes to Proxima Day and the stable, who have got 15 horses and two of them are proper stakes winning fillies with Bangkok Hottie as well. So hat tip to them. But the ratings guy will probably look at this and go, OK, she wasn't really better than Saintly Dancer and a few other fillies that are in the three or fillies mix at the moment. So she's probably, you know, Caulfield Cup favourite sounds ahead of her station ratings wise, if you like. It's a long way. It's a long way, not just in time, but in ratings as well to get to that sort of level.
Speaker 1Here's one for you. Bit of a curveball as well, not just with the take your picks. Buckaroo, he's heading to Perth. Can he win over there?
Speaker 6Yeah, yeah, he can. And they've given him, I tell you what, haven't they prepped him for Perth? They have. By running two of the most Perth races you've ever seen. Sitting out the back and saving it all for 400 metres. That's big Perth areas from Buckaroo. So he'll be very familiar with the set up when he gets over there. Because we joke in the office all the time, the faster they are in Perth, the slower they go. So he'll enjoy walking to the 800 and squealing home at a billion miles an hour over there. He's still going really well, though, it should be said, Buckaroo. And his splits on the weekend were fantastic. I mean, they were entitled to be given the way it all set up for him. But yeah, I don't like the old he deserves a win or deserve to win that because it implies that there are others that don't. But I think if you say that, you should have to name two or three. That don't deserve a win. But he would be one that if he went over to Perth and won, I think everyone would go, yeah, fair enough. He probably heard that. He's worked pretty hard in some pretty tough spots over the last few years.
Speaker 1Just looking at some futures markets for Bet365, King of Light, 350 and Buckaroo is the $7.50 third elect there. Cosmic Crusade. Surely he's not going over to Perth and going to win races. Gareth is right. Gareth is right. He could be a standard. And Trav confirming he is definitely going on the plane. What a horse he's been. My goodness. He has just been a nought on the roulette wheel when it comes to the preparation of a spring racing carnival because he's been up forever. He's won at 1200. He's gone up through the ranks. He nearly won a Caulfield Cup. He's come back, won a Cox Plate and then nearly gone on and won a champion stakes. And he's going to go over. He's going to go over to Perth and he's got races at his mercy over there as well.
Speaker 6Yeah. And if he's, hey, if he's well and he's happy and he's thriving on it, well, why not? He's shown that he. He does thrive on his racing. And yeah, I think he's been probably the standout of the spring, really. I know he was beaten by Birdman and there's been a good duel between those two in a couple of really good races. But he won the biggest one, the one that really counts, the Cox Plate. And the fact that he, as you say, he kicked off so early at 1200. So he was the star of the show when we were desperate, you know, coming out of the cold winter months. We were shivering, us punters, and just desperate to cling on to something. He was the one who turned up and said, right, I can be the first shining light of the spring. And here he is at the back end of the spring. And he's still here. He's your Cox Plate winner. He ran favourite in a Caulfield Cup. And best of all for Melbourne punters, he dragged Willie Pike to Melbourne for three months. So I would argue that he has been the star of the Melbourne spring and one of the key storylines, if not the key storyline of the spring. So it'd be fantastic if he's happy, healthy and well to go back to Perth and race there. He can be the story of the pinnacles as well. I'm not sure if the railway is the spot for him with the big weight, but I'll make that decision. And if he's happy again. If he's happy, healthy, why not? Because he's a lot better than those horses. So he deserves to give them weight. The reason he's got 61 is because he's won a Cox Plate. And then the Kingston Town. Yeah, that's a, I mean, what a race for him. Perfect race for him. And he, the buckaroo and others there will be, I'll be tuning in. That's for sure.
Speaker 1So he is the rubber stamp performer of the spring for you then, Adam. Is that right?
Speaker 6Yeah, I think, I mean, he's not the highest rated, but he is the, I think he is the story just because of how he did it for how long. He did it and all the side stories that he brought along the way with him. And yeah, I think when you, when you write the tale of the 2026 Melbourne Spring Carnival, I think he'll, he'll be the picture on the front cover.
Speaker 1Who is the highest, highest rated on, on your end?
Speaker 6Autumn Glow is the highest rated horse. Yeah. And she's, I think she's fairly convincingly this spring said, you know, if she had Delius and she's Alibi snapping at her heels off the autumn. I mean, she shut those down, hasn't she? And even, I mean, if you think about it, I think Alyana, Sedelius and Chow Wolf between them are all high rating horses that didn't string a win together between them. And she's Alibi went one from four. So if I told you that that quartet of horses had win one from 20, you'd have to say they had a disappointing spring between them. And she's, she's just swept her way through again. So she's, she's the standout on ratings for sure.
Speaker 1All right, Adam, you're ready. The listeners and the audience and the punters have done a phenomenal job off the text line here. Some really, really high. High end questions, which is, which is fantastic. So Jamie asks, we'll get into these questions off the, the garage horse and hound text line. This is from Jamie and he asked, good day, Adam, the international trained horses continually fail in Australia. Listening to all their ratings, they should be as good or better than our stays. Is there below par performances due to the travel, the Australian climate, the Australian tracks or the way the races are run in Australia? I think Jamie might've answered his own question with that question there, Adam.
Speaker 6Yeah. So there is an element of that. As I said before, there is a home track advantage and we see that all around the world in some parts bigger than others. For example, I think going to Hong Kong is, is sort of really difficult, those horses. And when you see the Hong Kong horses moved and out, you see these little changes in patterns that don't, you know, you can measure it against other, other jurisdictions moving about as well. And you can get a fairly good idea of, of how these horses operate at home in a way. So there is that home ground advantage thing. I wouldn't probably argue that they, the idea that they've underachieved here in general is probably, that's a little bit of patriotic chest beating. I'm not sure that that's entirely true. It's only, you know, at the end of other spring carnivals, we, we sit here and, you know, we've had people, we've had trainers screaming and crying for, um, for mercy. Please stop sending them down here. Cause they're, they're beating us up and they're taking all our money. So, um, yeah, I, I don't think it's, um, yeah, we've had a good spring. The locals have, have had a good spring this time around. I mean, we took down the best in the world, so, you know, we've had a, we've had a good spring and we should be, we should be proud of our charges, but, um, there will be other springs where we, uh, we cop one as well.
Speaker 1Why doesn't the racing industry try and shuttle Frankel to Australia to send staying mares to him to fix up our staying ranks? That's a question off the text line here. Very, very holistic and long bred question.
Speaker 6Yeah. I mean, we've got a, we've had a fair sample of Frankel in Australia, but obviously not as much as, I mean, you'd love to have heaps of Frankel in Australia, because I think at the moment he and night of thunder are sort of the two best turf. Size in, in Europe at the moment, and you'd love to have them here, but, um, there's a bit of night of thunder here and he's done well with very limited supply as well. But the answer to that question is if autumn goes too valuable to stick on a jumbo jet and fly around the world. Well, Frankel's, um, Frankel's far, far too valuable. That'd be very, very long meeting with the insurer. I would imagine.
Speaker 1Will Joseph O'Brien be motivated to bring a better quality of animal next time?
Speaker 6Um, I'm sure he's motivated to, I'm sure he wants. to bring the best horses that fit the, you know, fit their job and fit the mold he's got a lot to um consider there as well he's got a big team he's got you know he's aiming teams at the breeders cup he's aiming teams you know first and foremost he has to look after home as well so he has to you know send his best horses are probably circled around champions day arc day and irish champions day back home um then he's got the breeders cup and other travels as well so he's got to pick the right horses so the horses for here are staying handicappers um essentially um i think he's probably picked reasonably well i mean this is this is a young fellow who's already won two melbourne cups correct um yeah i don't you know going zip from 12 this year is um with a couple of good place getters and as i said most of them actually running pretty close to form um i don't think it's time for joseph to go back to the drawing board i think he's still got a clue
Speaker 1did lindemann deserve a chance in the in the cox play given what he did on the weekend
Speaker 6you in the craven plate on cox plate day and nash was nash got off and genuinely was throwing haymakers he was so mad that lindemann didn't get his crack at a cox plate 12 months ago um i think he's cooled on that now and i think they've sort of accepted that he probably is you know he's a 33 to 1 chance in a standard cox plate and he's just a little bit behind those ones but he's a he's a grand horse he's um he's actually probably is he as good as buckaroo they're very very similar but it's funny because buckaroo is obviously very similar to him he's very similar to him he's very similar to him set all the challenges and he's been set into you know corfu he's running corfu cup cox plate he's runner up in both of those he's running melbourne cups he's running everything um whereas lindemann's more being given his chances to go back and knock races off um which would you prefer would you prefer would you prefer to own lindemann or buckaroo would you prefer to be clanging into the bar in the best races or would you prefer to be you know drop back and win a hill stakes
Speaker 1all fair questions all very fair points that only chris waller and the owners and connections can can answer adam now cal has sent through a statement as well he's saying didn't paul massara take joely star overseas i'm sure he's not scared she's a 2000 meter horse this is with reference to autumn glow i honestly believe they better try her over it again before she retires she's lost already another loss over 2000 meters doesn't change her value one bit it would another loss wouldn't change her value if they go up over 2000 or if they go overseas surely not and she's good enough to win overseas if she was to go yeah no i
Speaker 6don't think a losing doesn't change her value they're also not looking to sell her um so her value is arbitrary in a sense it doesn't really matter correct um so another reason to explore that talent i don't know you know i wouldn't be looking to run over 2000 meters overseas i don't know that you know i want to see her challenged i don't want to see her thrown to the wolves i wouldn't want to see her pitched into a prince of wales or something like that where she'd really have her stamina sapped at the end of 2000 and probably take away the big weapon that she does have which is that she can run 800 meters like she can run two quarters brilliantly and at a world-class level and if she got a chance to do that in a queen anne against you know what must be said a decent rather than spectacular set of milers in europe at the moment with bo echo having you know burst onto the scene and then off it very quickly this year he was top top class but other than that i think she'd um there's nothing over there she should be frightened of over a mile you're
Speaker 1right i like this text uh we'll get onto a final couple few here crystal ball who will have the highest peak rating in the autumn there's a bit of foresight we need from you adam off the
Speaker 6off the text line very interesting um especially if i'm right and she's just going to trial around in a canterbury stakes and a george rider yeah never break a sweat um you know it's a very good question i will say just to be i mean it's probably but i i think i um to try and be clever i'll say gee i reckon peter moody is just pacing packing them right now filthy filthy furious that his campaign has gone so awry with she's an alibi there and i suspect that she will come out in the autumn cranked and trying to win everything so um i think she's an alibi she definitely did she i don't know if she lost admire i was going to say she lost some admirers that's probably not entirely true but she stubbed her toe over the spring and she she certainly didn't enhance her reputation but i think she'll come back in the autumn and at least put it you know pick it back up and put it back where it belongs
Speaker 1okay rightio let's get on to the take your picks shall we adam are you ready i'm ready all right nervous but ready chav's got the music we're ready to rock and roll here off the top cawing rising or tempted long live the king buddy birdman or cosmic crusader i'm a big birdman man okay birdman i like it this one might put a few people offside bivac or angel capital i mean yeah
Speaker 6angel capital's funnier i'll say angel capital okay right more fun angel
Speaker 1capital's more of a story isn't he yeah he's a laugh he's a laugh so angel capital all right i'm not sure how you're going to answer this one kieran marr or chris waller
Speaker 6oh it depends what night of the week it is um oh it's a tuesday night
Speaker 1uh chris okay chris shout out to kieran he'd make me
Speaker 6yeah he'd make me a nice um yeah i think he'd make me a night whip me up a nice thai meal or something chris would be very nice all right the
Speaker 1final three proxima dea or regal ambition oh
Speaker 6regal ambition please that um so her last 400 and the i think the track was at its slowest when she got hold of it there and i know that she had absolutely no pressure but her last 400 i stared at that for days paulie that was um what have we just seen there goodness me i know she was just beating up a bunch of barely hundred rated rags you'll never hear of the runners-up ever again but um regal ambition goodness gracious me give her the surround and the cool more
Speaker 1now all right okay regal ambition moving forward derby day or champions day
Speaker 6well i will say derby day because it's you know it's the hope and the joy of what's to come
Speaker 1love it and last one fisher or robbie williams
Speaker 6uh in the moments before a melbourne cup it's robbie williams but for 364 days of the year i'm a fisherman okay right
Speaker 1there we go that was tough enough i saw the cogs sticking over in your head there adam they always usually do but i've not seen them tick over like that for a take you'll pick in a while you did
Speaker 6you tested me there but i think i got them all right i
Speaker 1think many people i think many people would agree with you as well adam hey mate it's uh it's been a pleasure doing this with you on uh on a tuesday morning looking forward to getting stuck back into it next week when uh gareth is is in the hot seat you got any any winners this uh this weekend for us anything we can keep an eye out for anything we can keep an eye out for anything we can keep an eye out for
Speaker 6you're miles ahead of me i'm still trying to recover from last week um i could barely tell you who's running i'm sure i'll be looking forward to it angel capital will be there won't you yes yes yes yes going
Speaker 1around in the cf4 i don't
Speaker 6know i don't know if you'll win but i promise you fun
Speaker 1okay i like it definitely fun's odds on for the cf4 stakes with angel capital in it this weekend adam appreciate your time as always on uh on a tuesday morning we'll chat again very very soon mate thank you yep
Speaker 6see you paulie adam
Speaker 1blanco joining us there to go through his picks and a recap of the flemington spring carnival and of course what's to come over in wa we are going to be back with trent mason howder he's got plenty of news to break here on giddy up don't go anywhere for tuesday the 10th of november join the conversation text us on
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Speaker 1great to have you here on giddy up all thanks to bet365 because it's never ordinary when it when it's brought to you by bet365 paul sebastiani here with you for this tuesday morning it was great to be with adam blanco only moments ago if you missed any of that discussion with regards to the wrap-up of the flemington spring racing carnival and of course moving forward for horses to follow and horses to look at heading into the pinnacles the the ascot carnival of course they've got a whole big a whole bunch of horses to follow and of course they've got a whole big group ones coming up in the next coming weeks uh be sure to head to apple or spotify or wherever you get your main podcast from that discussion with adam will be up very very shortly we're also joined by terry henderson from otr racing earlier this morning who provided a big update on small fry who of course heads to the zipping classic this saturday at sandown as well and josh rotter from the mrc joined us to go through the track ellips earlier there at sandown this morning now joining us here on giddy up for tuesday morning is uh racing.com newsbreaker trent mason helder who was also out there at sandown earlier this morning keeping his watchful eye over those horses going through their paces for the cfo stakes and big races there at sandown this weekend i speak of trent mason helder trent very good morning to you mate good to do it with you on giddy up
Speaker 7again yeah g'day paul hello everyone uh i listened to your chat with josh and i echo his sentiments mate he was an absolute glorious morning out at sandown this morning it's days like this where you really appreciate how good sandown is there's just so much land and um it's interesting chris wallach commenting and jack turnbull as well that uh it felt very um new mark bucket-like, very much like an English race course there this morning. It was absolutely glorious when the sun came through and we had so many good horses out there. Angel Capital, Bayvac, Warnie was there, Chris Waller and James McDonald was in town as well before they had to make a quick getaway to fly back to Sydney. So a really enjoyable morning ahead of what's going to be a cracking race day there on Saturday.
Speaker 1It is indeed. And just on breaking news as well, out of Perth, just outside of Sandown, prior to Jenny, you've broken on your Twitter and X that she won't be heading to Ascot. She'll not head to the Northerly Stakes. She suffered that little bit of a leg infection and it seems to have affected her preparation negatively.
Speaker 7Yeah, I know Gareth has been chasing this story pretty hard and I had a chat to Jay last night and we were pretty much convinced that it wasn't going to happen, that she wouldn't be headed to Perth. Confirmation from Jack Turnbull this morning. So just put that out there to confirm to let everyone know the pre-post punters that she won't be headed to Perth for the Northerly Stakes. She has recovered from that setback that kept her out of the King Charles, the Empire Rose and the Champions Mile. She had a case of cellulitis and a little infection in her leg. She has overcome that, but she's just missed too much work and they're behind the eight ball. So they've decided to pull up stumps. It's a long way to go to Perth. So they're going to put her on ice, give her a little break and she'll come back for the autumn. There's so many good options for her. You've got the All-Star Mile, the Queen Elizabeth. She could go to Sydney and run over 2,000 metres again. So we will get to see her go around for another campaign in the autumn, the nine-year-old. So that is good news, but she won't be headed to the west. So unfortunately, the people of Perth won't get to see her.
Speaker 1Okay, so that's a little bit of a shame for the Northerly Stakes, but hopefully prior to Jenny back bigger and better in the autumn there, Trent. Now, speaking of Perth, we'll go back to Chris. Waller, we mentioned Buckaroo with Adam Blenko there, and he, according to your news breaking on Twitter and XC, is going to be the only runner that heads out to the west for Chris Waller.
Speaker 7Yeah, it certainly looks that way. He's got a number of entries, including the likes of Lazura and a few others. Lazura's definitely in the paddock. There's a lot of horses still in the noms, particularly for the first race in the Pinnacles that comes up in a couple of weeks. The, what's the first one? It's the, well, there's got the winter bottom, but the railway that aren't running. So Lazura, Skyhook's in the paddock as well. So the number of horses that aren't going. Evaporate is another one I confirmed that won't be headed to Perth. He's in the paddock after he's winning the five diamonds. But Lindsay Park will send Plymouth across to Perth. So contest races like the Northerly, I would imagine, and possibly the Perth Cup. Ray Magnerio is definitely going overpass. He's definitely going. He's going for another crack, the old boy for Derby Racing. What a horse. He's been cabalist. A few people have been inquiring about the stable, mate. He won't be headed to Perth, but I can let people know that he may be going to New Zealand next year in March for the Telegraph over there, the Group 1 Telegraph, the sprint in New Zealand. So that's an interesting move there from Derby Racing. Jigsaw, I think, they're leaning towards going to Perth. I know there's a few options, including Hong Kong and the Meteorite, but I believe. Perth is well and truly in the frame. I spoke to Cindy Alderson via text yesterday, and she was still undecided. But I believe Perth is certainly a live option for Jigsaw. So there'll be still some strong representation from the east. And Tyler Donaldson-Aitken was in touch with me yesterday, just trying to get a bit of a lay of the land of who's going to Perth. He's considering sending his stable, Sarah, across as well. So it's going to be a great carnival. It always is. And looking forward to it. And the locals are on fire as well. Can't wait to see them. You know, king of light, could be anything. The young horse of Mitchell-Paikman's that I put out a message about yesterday. Yeah, Profit Motive. Champion filly, Profit Motive, thank you. She looks to be really impressive. And obviously the champ, Cosmic Crusader, I mean, who knows what he can do back when he goes to the west. I did see someone mention that he could go to the northerly, but also go on to the cold rush as well, which would be quite remarkable given the campaign he's already had. What a war horse. Yeah. Race horse is race, isn't it, Foley? Exactly right. It's a real throwback. The champs that I grew up with, the likes of Super Imposed and Better Loosen Up and Vogue Rogue, they just, you know, these tough old goutings that just keep backing up run after
Speaker 1run. Trav Noonan just telling me that apparently the railway is not out of the realms of possibility either, Trent. What
Speaker 7an iron horse. He's a freak. And yeah, he's done really well. I believe he galloped as well. I can't remember where I heard this. His Caulfield Cup run leading into the Cox Plate, I believe he galloped on the Tuesday and Thursday as well, which is just remarkable. We heard about, and this just shows you the trainers and the owners and that, knowing their horses. Like Kieran Maher spoke about galloping point of law in the lead up to the Melbourne Cup that he did. He really thrived on the work and it was almost by default that they found out when he dropped the rider that day and did a couple of extra laps at Werribee and then Kieran sort of went, okay. It seems to like the work, this guy. So he kept the work up to him and Ethan Brown went out to ride him on the Sunday, the Monday and even on the morning of the race, I think he had a little gallop as well, point of law. So some horses, they're just different constitutions, they can handle it. And Cosmic Crusader is clearly one who thrives on the work, which is great.
Speaker 1Those inadvertent moments we think are a crisis have actually led to Via Sestina winning a Cox Plate by about 85 lengths and Point of Law winning a Melbourne Cup by about 70 lengths. So maybe there's something in that, Trent. Yeah. I can just let
Speaker 7listeners know, thanks to Brad Taylor as well from the Freedmen's Label that Tom Kitten, who was in the nominations for Perth, will not be going. He's in the paddock. So no Tom Kitten to Perth.
Speaker 1Okay. So no Tom Kitten heading over to WA. Trent, mate, always appreciate you giving us your time here on Giddy Up and breaking news like you always do and we'll chat again very soon, mate. Thanks very much for the updates.
Speaker 7Just one quick one before I go too, Paulie. Yes. Chris Waller was talking to Chris Waller this morning about his runners primarily for Saturday, but also asked him for an update on Autumn Glow, who did have that little hoof issue post her run, her win in the Champions Mile. Not significant at all, despite what some other media outlets portrayed. She pulled up mildly lame after a run in the Champions Mile. It was Chris liking to a bruised hoof. She's just about back to 100%, paraphrasing Chris's words this morning. He checked on her this morning at Flemington before he flew back to Sydney. And she's just about back to 100%. So that is great news that the champ is on the mend and she'll have a little break now and we'll see her back in the autumn, which is good news.
Speaker 1Fantastic. Great to hear, Trent. Thank you very much again for all those updates and we will chat again very, very soon. Thanks very much.
Speaker 7Good on you, mate. Doing a great job.
Speaker 1Thanks. Thank you. There we go. Trent Mason-Haldor breaking all the news on racing.com, midweek masterclass where we try to hopefully find you a whole heap of winners. We've got a whole heap of winners for Wednesday Racing coming up next.
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Speaker 1Giddy up here on this Tuesday morning, the 10th of November. The midweek masterclass is not too far away. It's nearly quarter to 10 Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Now, of course, we have had a couple of texts. We have had a couple of texts through with regards to asking questions and being inquisitive about the Izzy Neal scenario. Now, the only news we have at the moment regarding her fall is that she remains in hospital in a critical condition. Now, any news that we get, we will bring to you immediately. Any update with regards to her condition, we will bring to you immediately with regards to the health of Izzy Neal. It's a terrible time for her family and friends. And for all of those in the racing world, and again, for any of those who are affected by it, we're here with you on Giddy Up as we always are through the morning into the afternoon here at SEN Track and SEN and RSN. But as we mentioned, if anything is to come through with regards to any update with the condition of Izzy, we will be sure to bring that to you immediately as soon as that comes to pass. We're wary it's a very, very sensitive topic, but all we can hope is that she makes a very, very speedy recovery and that she gets back into health. But all we have at the moment with regards to news is that she remains in a critical condition in hospital. Rightio, we are going to hopefully find you some winners for the midweek masterclass on the other side. To join us, Mark Roden. He will preview Warwick Farm. Trainer Rob Archibald as well will join us before we jettison out for the midway mark of Giddy Up here on this Tuesday morning. So the midweek masterclass. It is indeed
Speaker 4midweek masterclass time here on Giddy Up just before
Speaker 1we get stuck into Mark Roden's selection. We'll see you then. Thanks for joining us. time he sent through his best of the day and it comes up in race number 10 it's number 12 gus so race 10 number 12 gus is his best selection of the day we'll get those out early because the adding to meeting is starting early here for us in australia and he believes that the aussies are going to clean up in the cup his best roughy today is race 7 number 9 smoke on the water and uh at 16 in the junior free for all it is so smoke on the water at 16 bucks in the junior free for all that's race 7 number 9 so 10 12 gus and 7 9 smoke on the water now the midweek masterclass all thanks to robot building suppliers helping you get the right products for the right job at a better price mark rodent joins us to preview what's to come at warwick farm tomorrow and hopefully we can find you a whole heap of winners mark a very good morning to you thanks for joining us on the midweek masterclass like usual on a wednesday no
Speaker 8worries at all paul thanks for
Speaker 1having me now we've got the rail in the true position apparently we're going to be racing on a good four so uh what are we expecting the track to do there at at warwick farm tomorrow before we get stuck into your selections
Speaker 8uh i would say yeah good racing surface true rail generally means reasonably fair maybe a kick off fence in the straight but nothing too dramatic
Speaker 1beautiful okay where do we start with your uh best plays there for warwick farm tomorrow
Speaker 8i found a couple later in the program a little bit of odds too so we'll start in race five um found number three brian here who chased home uh you're not the king um last night at warwick farm at this track who and that horse has since come and won very well down in melbourne during the carnival so it does look like very good form and uh look i suppose the knock on brian is that he did sp 31 that day so it was a bit out of nowhere but if you go back to his previous preps it wasn't completely out of the blue that run he had shown ability before he'd just been a bit uh slow to find at this prep uh shady roads the favorite at around the three dollar three ten mark uh very good first up at warwick farm uh i have to get up to 1300 which is my little concern with it she has run okay over 1300 before but i don't think it's she's desperate for it right did uh did put in his very good performance over this trip last start i think and at the better price i think he's well worth backing it around that 650 perfect
Speaker 1so race five number three there at warwick farm bright a six dollar fifty hope with our friends at bet 365 uh your next selection mark on the warwick farm program
Speaker 8yes in the last race seven at warwick farm last start got a fair way back in a slowish tempo um closed off well enough i thought in the third behind prince of verona and donatello uh she hit a bit of a flat spot at the 200 she looked like she was going to be right in the finish but she sort of dropped a bit around the 250 meter mark but then closed off strongly enough at the end i thought also gave the impression that she's looking for the 1600 meters now um gets the jockey change to james mcdonald which won't hurt at all and just franking the form donatello since that run has uh raced twice in saturday grade and run very good seconds on both occasions so i think the form one's pretty strong and we're getting a very nice price around uh 657 it's a fairly open race the one they found is as favorite as out of line who um look it gets natural weather on um other than that i mean they're just the market seems to be something that's going to find its best it was dreadful at newcastle last time and trialed you know okay since but it seems to be taking up a lot of the market for me and i think the uh bet about you is with number six aladdin's girl
Speaker 1okay beautiful so race seven number six aladdin's girl there at warwick farm it's a seven dollar hope with bet 365 and race five number three brian a six dollar fifty hope with bet 365 have you played scone as well we get a scone meeting tomorrow mark as well yeah no i haven't
Speaker 8that's um that's transferred from friday unfortunately i couldn't race there on uh sorry uh monday so yeah that's just a transferred meeting but no it'll be going without me i'm afraid okay
Speaker 1beautiful no worries so just those two at warwick farm mark appreciate your time as always good luck tomorrow thank you there we go mark rodent joining us there for the midweek master class so just to recap his selections for warwick farm tomorrow race five number three bryant and race seven number six aladdin's girl bryant uh with our friends at bet 365 is a six dollar fifty hope and race seven number six aladdin's girl is a seven dollar chance of rob archibald he's actually got a chance in that race which mark did give a decent push for there in the middle of the week so i think that's a good one in the form of shady road rob will join us very very shortly it's a three dollar twenty hope in race number five but mark just saying the price differential between the two is a little overstated before we get to rob archibald mitch lorce will join us very very shortly to preview what's to come at ballarat and balaclava tomorrow it'll be good to hear from mitchy we haven't spoken on air for a little while mitch good morning mate good to hear from you good morning how are you i'm well mate i'm well have you got any selections in staying races tomorrow be disappointed if you don't
Speaker 9there was one that i glazed i had a look at and and thought and then i saw the distance and said it's harder to have confidence in those ones but that's that's your area of
Speaker 1expertise it is we'll
Speaker 9start with ballarat i must say i just quickly scrolled through ballarat it was a warwick farm
Speaker 1one i was looking at okay right okay okay not what i'm here for all right no no no we'll start with ballarat shall we so let's get stuck into your selections where are we playing first mate
Speaker 9couple for me uh look race three i did the form last night i was really keen on the three pocket full of cash and it looks like punters are as well uh he had a three in front of him last night he's been well supported i'd say this morning so shout out to our mate reesey goodwin he's got a few horses that have been backed off the map recently so we'll see but look um really impressive at packing and winning on the boo easily went to two stronger races and ran well enough in those i thought to justify a bm64 looks ready for another win i'm going to go to the next one i'm going to go to reesey goodwin um i thought his main danger was the one harry met sally but i think he'll have improvement to come over further so i think pocket full of cash is the one in this race
Speaker 1beautiful okay so pocket full of cash we're going to have a chat to uh reesey goodwin on the midweek master class very very shortly to get some insight into that particular into that particular galloper uh where else are we playing on the ballarat program
Speaker 9mitch race six was the other one for me i'm keen on a horse number 10 grifter for kieran ma and blake shin to ride he was a winner two starts back at warnable uh one easily enough went to a similar race last start hit the line strongly there up in distance for me bigger track here at ballarat i think will suit i can see reese's horse empress and impressive enough the eight and maybe the three wolf 21 putting a decent speed into the race so i thought that had set up grifter with blake shin on to be hitting the line strongly i just think he gets the right race shape here to give him his best
Speaker 1winning chance beautiful okay so that's race six number 10 grifter there at ballarat anything else on the ballarat program or shall we move along to balaclava
Speaker 9we'll move along i think that's pretty open so i'm happy with those two at this stage uh balaclava no odds yet balaclava it'll be sunny it should be warm generally that leans to you want to be on speed close to the rail if it's a nice dry track and i think race five horse number seven so polite uh we'll get into that position good run last start to only lose by half a length come third in a handy goaller that was on goaller cut day so this is much easier gets conditions to suits got a good record track and trip i think so polite's running to win
Speaker 1okay beautiful so so polite there at balaclava that's the only selection at balaclava we've got something else as well no i'll just
Speaker 9keep them close to my chest poorly you know with nothing i don't want to go too crazy without knowing um you know if i tip a couple that end up jumping in a dollar fifty of course so we'll wait till market's out but i think so polite if you're getting something around 250 which i think you'd be right that looks about the price
Speaker 1early beautiful mitch appreciate your time as always here on the midweek masterclass and uh we will chat again very soon good luck tomorrow mate you too good luck everybody there we go mitch lewis joining us for his set at ballarat and balaclava now just recapping those selections for mitch race three number three pocket full of cash at ballarat it's a two dollar forty chance with bet three six five and then at ballarat he is with race six number 10 grifter which is a four dollar twenty hope with our at balaclava he suggested to potentially take around two dollars fifty about race five number seven so polite at balaclava when markets do come out now just to frame up what's going to be coming up in the next couple of minutes and in the second half of the program as well we're hopefully going to have a chat with rob archibald and reese goodwin to get an update on their stable heading into midweek racing tomorrow afternoon be great to get an update on pocket full of cash as well and reese goodwin he's one of scn tracks very own you'd heard his voice on the airwaves last week with mick gannon on on trackside so it'll be good to get an update with regards to the stable staff for reese goodwin and then again rob archibald will join us as well and we've got a big update coming up as well with the scn track slot we've got an announcement with regards to the horses we have coming up in the next couple of weeks so join us for all of that and more here on giddy up the midweek masterclass to continue all thanks to robot building supplies
Speaker 4join the conversation text us on 0 4 9 7 3 6 7 3 6 live across australia this is giddy up with gareth hall at the halfway point
Speaker 1of giddy up for tuesday the 10th of november paul sebastiani here with you gareth hall is off for the day so we've got plenty to get through with regards to the midweek masterclass we're in the middle of that at the moment all thanks to robot building supplies building suppliers robots got it and deliver robot building supplies.com.au now a stable that is going to have plenty of live chances at not just warwick farm tomorrow afternoon but at scone and at eagle farm is the rob and annabelle archibald stable and rob joins us down the line now rob very good morning to you thanks for giving us your time on giddy up good morning paul yeah no pleasure now we've got we'll start at warwick farm uh race three number one priory park from an inside alley here with james mcdonald in the saddle how do we rate his chances over the over the 1200 meters yeah i
Speaker 10thought it was it was very good when resuming at kembler grange um sort of ran home in in pretty slick time so i feel like he's come on nicely from that um he's got a good draw obviously much stronger company but we feel like he's ready to take the step up to midweek grade race three
Speaker 1number one priory park there with jay mack in the saddle uh we'll skip along to to race number five here rob you've got two runners going around in this particular race now shay road is the favorite in this event so we'll start with this horse drawn barrier three with braith knock in the saddle um his chances in in this event and where do you expect him to settle in the run as
Speaker 10well yeah i thought she was uh excellent the other day obviously first up back at warwick farm that was over the 1100 so upping trip here um look she's drawn well hopefully she can just settle that a little bit closer um and then that should give her her chance but yeah first up run was excellent taking taking a nice step forward from that and so you know it looks it looks a nice race for her she's she's a filly that just can get a bit too far back in her races so hopefully as i said she can just settle that a little bit further forward and that'll give her a chance and that's what
Speaker 1braith knocks in the saddle to do rob hopefully uh he can do that with her no doubt about that what about uh molly fitzgerald's ride in this event as well kajenga drawn a little bit of an awkward alley uh what do we expect from her in this event i think she's going to be a little bit
Speaker 10yeah she's got a couple of other options so there is a chance she maybe waits for another day but um i thought she's been building quite nicely last preparation didn't go to plan at all she just didn't seem to come up but the last last two runs have been quite good um she's a filly i think you've just got a rider where she's happy through the first part of the race and that gives her a chance to finish off so um she's been building well whether we go around tomorrow or not we'll wait and see what it looks like tomorrow morning but um yeah excited by this filly i think there's good improvement to come and um i think she's going to be a good rider i think she's going to be a good rider um yeah look if she does go around then she's certainly a nice each way chance who would
Speaker 1you shade with in in that race the the four or the
Speaker 10six uh well you just off off their their previous runs you'd have to probably go with shady road but i do think um kajenga is a little bit of a sleeper she's she's been racing quite nicely and she hit the line well the other day so um look that you know if you saw them at home they're hard to split but off their last runs
Speaker 1you'd certainly have to go with shady road okay perfect and we'll go along to race six and each way hope at least according to the market with bet 365 is number eight papa blue it's an eight dollar fifty chance but uh draws draw wide here with uh tom sherry in the
Speaker 10saddle yeah he's not blessed with gates his last couple i thought he was very good at warwick farm last start from a wide draw he got back suffered a little bit of interference and um he was very good late so he's going well i think he's going better than what his last couple of runs suggest but um that gate makes life a bit difficult but we'll just wait again wait and see what it looks like in the morning
Speaker 1uh we'll skip along to the last event here rob shall we are number five sun sprites uh in this particular event as well from another wide alleys a nine dollar hope karen mcavoy rides uh first up from a spell what do we expect from this run i assume that there would be improvement to come from the first up run or screwed down enough to win first up
Speaker 10no exactly she's a filly that gets out over a bit further so um the first up she likely just right away she's comfortable it's a nice starting point um certainly can win if she gets the right sort of run but from that draw you likely think she'll come back settle second half and just want to see hitting the line and a building run for for more installed down the track but nice filly uh looking forward to
Speaker 1this preparation okay now at warwick farm before we move on to scone and eagle farm if i had to twist the arm what's the best of the chances
Speaker 10there tomorrow uh on paper you'd have to say priory park but as mentioned those two fillies are going well um and shady road looks a nice chance as well but i think priory park's probably going to be
Speaker 1the one beautiful okay let's go to scone it's a twilight meeting there tomorrow afternoon and in race number five shasort is a saddlecloth number 12 and alicia collett gets the ride here from a nice enough alley yeah
Speaker 10i thought she was good first up we had a little bit of rain before she ran the other day and and uh hevel on her road had just said she didn't love sort of the shifty ground but she certainly won't get that tomorrow they're good clear weather so i think she's a big improver um she'll settle into a nice spot from the draw and um it's they're always the maidens around here are always hard to win but um i think she's going well and i think she will run well
Speaker 1and still night in race number six drawn of white alley with nick palmer in the saddle has to lug the 62 kilos here will you uh you'll definitely go to the race
Speaker 10yeah i think more than likely um yeah you're right he's got plenty of weight and he's got a bit of a tricky gate to contend with uh hasn't quite put it together this preparation after promising a little bit but um well uh hopefully tomorrow he can he can find his rhythm and um yeah he's he's a he's a big price but i think he's he's certainly not out of
Speaker 1it okay so out of those two uh who would be the selection there it's uh it's going you have to go off uh
Speaker 10off off last runs and uh
Speaker 1we've got two runners at eagle farm tomorrow as well rob race five number two marzus draws a wide gate as well with cory sutherland in the saddle how do we rate
Speaker 10his chances yeah he's a horse that may look for another option obviously wide draw he's very good the other day with ben thompson in the saddle um he likes to get his toe in the ground um so we more than likely wait for another day but again we'll just assess options tomorrow morning um he's going well he's in good form um thought his last up was good so wherever he goes he shouldn't be too far away and race seven number
Speaker 1nine breakout the final of your runners here at eagle farm and the final of your runners will go over for midweek masterclass yeah he um he was
Speaker 10good winner at newcastle the other day i think he's a nice horse he's very progressive um again i think he's he is exciting i think he'll take good good good improvement from
Speaker 1his first run so uh shouldn't be out of it okay beautiful now gareth always asked this question on stable mail but if we were to give you the the hundred dollars tomorrow to to spend uh what are we uh what are we doing with it uh i'd have to i'd have to split it between priory park and shady road okay right perfect and uh just one final one before we let you go um formal display and uh how have they pulled up from from their big runs a couple of
Speaker 10weeks ago yeah both pulled up well um yeah they're in good order they've they've sort of had the luxury of just being able to have a little little bit of a quieter period post run and um the plan at this stage is that they'll both head towards the gong um down at camera grain so yeah um obviously nice big runs the other day and they both come through well perfect
Speaker 1and any any horses you might be sending over to to perth or not sending anything out there no not
Speaker 10this year no obviously you know we've got a lot of horses that um we've sort of been there the last couple of years but we've decided to have a year off all those horses over the mile we've decided just to go to the gong and then the ingham so there's some nice options back over here in new south wales and we'll do that with them this year okay
Speaker 1beautiful rob appreciate your time here on giddy up good luck uh with the runners tomorrow afternoon and hopefully we can make a dollar or two thank you yeah pleasure there we go rob archibald joining us there for the midweek masterclass now we switch over to another trainer who's got a very important runner going around i mean they're all important runners in his stable but um one that plenty of punters will be with tomorrow i speak a pocket full of cash in race number three there of ballarat his trainer reese goodwin joins us he's one of scn tracks very own reese good morning to you mate good to see you good to hear from you morning paulie how are you man i'm well i'm well it was good to see you last week in in the studio did a fine job getting the car spot underneath uh underneath the basement which was uh which was good to see we got you up in the studio how'd you find it last week live on air with uh with the boys up here on level five
Speaker 11yeah no it was good it was a good day um fair to say we we needed to pull our finger out back into the day and gano and i had picked a few winners um because we weren't firing on all cylinders early but uh yeah hopefully most weren't sort of tuning in too early and they'd chime in late but no it was good to be there mate and um yeah gano's a good mate and we had a bit of banter on on the on the air
Speaker 1and uh yeah it was a good day good to hear now uh as we mentioned off the top here one that punters will be keeping a pretty key eye on and one that you're going to be keeping a keen eye on not just in this race but moving forward for you all so thank you very much and i'll see you next week stable is race three number three at ballarat tomorrow pocket full of cash how's he come on since his break and how's he uh how's he improved hopefully at least uh moving into this race he looks a really really talented
Speaker 11horse yeah he is a horse with a stack of ability and um so far things haven't really gone to plan obviously we were aiming pretty high and we bumped into a heavy track in the dane hill and then um he just went way too hard in the blue sapphire he nearly blew up the clock i don't know if he still owns a record or not but uh after caulfield cup day he was the the quickest horse of the spring so far um and there was a 991 furlong there he just obviously couldn't sustain that and just to add on top of it um that caulfield track as we know was a little bit tight and the ground was a little bit loose i just think he's a real firm track horse so um he's had four weeks between runs um freshened up really nicely uh it's obviously a huge drop back in grade and um he gets the services of damien lane so uh if he if he's anywhere near his best he'd be awfully hard to beat but um he's got a lot of work to do and he's got a lot of work to do so we just want to get the the prep back on track and get a get a win on the board
Speaker 1again so what do you do with him from from that alley and in this particular race just with regards to Is racing, man, is it a sense of get him forward, get him into a positive frame of mind and get him clear from other runners and make sure that he's flowing into the race nicely?
Speaker 11Yeah, look, he certainly doesn't have to lead. He's got an abundance of speed and he's a good beginner. The plan wasn't just to go out and lead by all means at Caulfield last start, but that's how it eventuated. But look, there is a couple of speed also there, one drawn inside of us and one drawn outside. So I guess if the opportunity does arise to park him behind them, that'd be ideal. But that's what you got Damien Lane on for, to make those decisions. But those other runners could also be looking at us and saying, well, he's got a Dane Hill and a Blue Sapphire, so maybe we aren't leading either. So that's why racing's so great. It's a game of tactics and no one knows what everyone's going to do. But yeah, when you get Damien Lane up, you sort of just leave it up to him and he'll just ride the horse where he's comfortable and get him in rhythm. And yeah, if we see him, as I said, if he gets anywhere back to his best, it'd be awfully hard to beat in a field like that.
Speaker 1Damien said about the horse, it's his first ride on him as he sat on him in track work yet?
Speaker 11No, he hasn't actually. Damien's pretty hard to get down to Royal Tynong for a bit of track work. He does plenty of his work in the city areas, but he'll just take the race ride. He's lucky he's good enough that he doesn't have to earn the race rides by doing any track work or trials. So he'll have his first sit on him tomorrow, but I know he'll really like the horse and you'll get a great feel of him on the way to the barriers. And obviously he'll study all his forms and he'll be able to do a lot of things. He'll be able to do a lot of things. And he'll probably see that he went too quick last start and see that it didn't work out up the straight in the heavy ground too. So I'm sure he'll go in with some confidence and fingers crossed we can get the result.
Speaker 1Fantastic. And Damien Lane also rides your horse number eight, impressive enough, in race number six on the program. Drawn a wide alley here over the 1,400 metres, what does Laney do from the gate?
Speaker 11Yeah, so we're going from probably one of the younger, more exciting horses in my stable to one of the older horses in my stable. I haven't had him too long either. I think he's eight and he's had nearly 50 starts. But his first few runs for me have been all really honest. He'll go forward from the draw. He's got good speed. He'll probably offset that draw pretty quickly. There didn't look a lot of other pressure in the race. So yeah, look, he's going well. He's not length better than this grade. He's sort of reached his mark at this stage of his career, but he's been racing really well and obviously gets the services of Damien Lane again. So he presents really well. He's honest. I was a little surprised by the mark. I think they went up some 11 or 12s yesterday and he's into about 556 bucks. So obviously something lines up for the early punters. But yeah, I hope they're right. But yeah, he's in great order and he'll run an honest race.
Speaker 1As Gareth would always ask, if we gave you the $100, if we gave you a nice little green note, shall we put it on pocket full of cash tomorrow? Maybe we'll split it by the sounds of what Impressive Enough could potentially do tomorrow as well.
Speaker 11I don't mind a multi, Paulie. So we'll have the hundred bucks on the win and then I want to go to place Impressive Enough. We'll be safe. We like the multi, but we also like to punt smart. So win pocket full of cash and place Impressive Enough, I think would be pretty safe there.
Speaker 1Beautiful. All right, we can definitely do that. And last one before we let you go, Rosa Ataroa ran a bottler there at Flemington with Mark Zara in the saddle. How's the horse pulled up since Flemington? We got any targets coming up over the next couple of weeks for that horse?
Speaker 11Yeah, he's pulled up terrific. He was a great run. He was first time 1600. So we'll probably come back to 14. Actually, we'll probably come back to 13. There isn't quite the right 1400 for him. He could either run Saturday week, Cremant Cup day, or I'll probably hold him back. There's a benchmark 74, 1300 for him the following Wednesday, sorry, following Saturday at Sandown. But yeah, with him being 16 back to 13, the extra week will probably make the difference. And we might even tinker with some headgear. He's so brilliant and he's so quick. He just got there a bit too soon the other day and sort of has a bit of a gawk around. So we'll tinker with some headgear and come back and trip. But I think he'll bounce right back.
Speaker 1Beautiful. Hey, Rhys, good luck tomorrow. We'll chat again very, very soon. And I'm sure, I'll see you in the studios very soon as well, mate. Good luck tomorrow. Cheers, mate. Thank you. Have a good one. Rhys Goodman joining us there. Pocket full of cash, the selection there in race three, number three. And he also did suggest to have a place play on race six, number eight. Impressive enough. His two gallopers going around there tomorrow at Ballarat. So we'll back pocket full of cash to win and we'll take it in a multi with impressive enough to place. Let's move up north. Check out racingqueensland.com.au for where Queensland is racing today. It was great to chat to him. Over the Flemington Spring Racing Carnival on Saturday trackside. And he joins us for the week masterclass. I speak of Chris Nelson. Chris, good morning to you, mate. Good to be with you again. Yeah, good morning to you, Paulie. Great to chat.
Speaker 12Looking forward to a good meeting at Eagle Farm tomorrow. Just the seven races. We'll have to keep an eye on the weather late in the day. They are predicting maybe a bit of storm activity, but hopefully that's all after the last race.
Speaker 1Beautiful. Okay, let's start with your plays at Eagle Farm, shall we, Chris?
Speaker 12Yep, race one, horse number three. Speedy Crown, I think, looks well-placed. I don't see a lot of depth in this race. We've got to respect number one, Hip the Switch, who resumes. Did win a trial by a decent margin at Deegan recently. But, look, Speedy Crown has the fitness. Very good at Eagle Farm. Two starts back running on behind Final Crusade. That was 1,000 metres. Up he went to 1,200 metres last time. That was five weeks between runs. He ran second to Buddha Bar, who's a promising type on the Tony Collins stable. I like the way he found the line there. So he'll be further in. He'll improve with that run under the belt. He draws a good gate. And, as I say, I don't see a lot of opposition there. So race one, number three, Speedy Crown. Go right into the next race, Paulie. Race two, horse number one, Leaves of Lorien. Now, had seven starts for three placings. Has settled off speed at most of those, but, gee, went straight to the front in a recent trial at Deegan. Bolted in by eight lengths. Wasn't knocked about by the jockey, and the time was good. Runs to date been 11th to 13th at Magic Millions in the Magic Millions. Behind Unit 5. Last start behind Van Torex in a Group 2 Spirit of Boom. So the last couple have been in stronger races. This is a lot easier, and that trial suggests that she's come back well. So race two, horse number one, Leaves of Lorien. And one more will go right to the last race. Race seven, horse number 13, Storming Home, for Jack Bruce, who's riding, training really well, and Ben Thompson's riding really well. They're a good combination. Plenty of runners in some of the races tomorrow, but, gee, this one had one start in Sydney, transferred to Jack Bruce, won the maiden, first start, and then fourth at Eagle Farm last time. Go back and have a look at that run. She was climbing all over their backs in the straight. Couldn't get a crack at them until all too late, and she got beaten less than a length. So we'll stick with her, Storming Home, for Ben Thompson from gate number three.
Speaker 1Beautiful. So just to recap those selections, Crusoe, race one, number three, Speed Crown, race two, number one, Leaves of Lorien, and race seven, number 13, Storming Home.
Speaker 12Sounds good to me, Paulie.
Speaker 1Very good. Crusoe, good luck tomorrow, and hopefully we get a collect, mate. Thanks for joining us, as usual, on the Midweek Masterclass. Absolute pleasure. Enjoy your day. Thank you very much. Right, now, just to finish up Midweek Masterclass here, all thanks to Robot Building Supplies, helping you get the right products for the job at a better price. Matty Reid, snapper. He's got Launceston tomorrow night. Two selections for us at Launceston. Race eight, number seven, Little Al is his best, and the next best is race six, number seven, Arendelle. So eight. Seven, six, seven, and Matt French at Belmont tomorrow. He is race one, number four, Hansadios. That's one, four, at Belmont, and race three, number one, Don't Declare. So one, four, three, one, at Belmont tomorrow. Robot Building Supplies. Robot's got it, and deliver, robotbuildingsupplies.com.au, looking after us here with the Midweek Masterclass. Right, now, to set up what's coming up next, Chris Ward and Mick Malone will join us. Of course, Chris Ward, the director, of Bloodstock at Triple Crown. We've got a big update pertaining to the Southside Slot Series under the Sports Entertainment Group coming up. So Chris Ward is going to join us next, and then Mick Malone is going to have a chat about the champion filly, Proxima Dea, from North Bloodstock, who sold her as a yearling. So it'll be great to get the backstory of that undefeated filly. We'll be back with plenty more next. We've got the Southside Slot Series announcement to come. Announcement time is imminent, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back to Giddy Up for Tuesday, the 10th of November. Paul Sebastiani here with you for this Tuesday morning. It's 21 past 10 across the eastern coast of Australia, Australian Eastern Daylight Time. And joining us as we preempted here, on Giddy Up in the build-up to the Southside Slot Series, is the Director of Bloodstock at Triple Crown. I speak of Chris Ward because we have a very special and huge announcement to make for this Slot Series under the Sports Entertainment Group. Before we get into all of that, Chris, a warm welcome to Giddy Up this morning. Thank you very much for your time on this Tuesday morning.
Speaker 13Yeah, good morning, Paul. Great to join you.
Speaker 1Now, I'll let you undertake this announcement. I don't want to. I don't want to steal anybody's thunder here because the team, the backroom team, have done a phenomenal job putting this together. Gareth has done his wheeling and dealing and we've finally come to an agreement. So, Chris, I'll let you take it away. The floor is yours.
Speaker 13Oh, look, no, we're very excited to be able to announce that Triple Crown and Marzu have joined up with SEG Sports Entertainment Group, SN and all the Giddy Up team for the Southside Meteorite Race. and yeah, we're particularly excited Excited about that. It's a great race and very pleased to be involved with your team this year.
Speaker 1Fantastic. Now, we want Marzu. It needs to be the people's horse, Chris. Giddy up, fans. You all need to get behind it. We'll be giving insights most days over the next two weeks and until race day, of course. The horse has been transferred down to Victoria here, Chris. And he ran a bot load behind Smooth Chino there up the straight at Flemington. He's got a lot of ability, a lot of early speed. And I tell you what, he's probably been one of the more underrated sprinters in Australia, obviously not underrated at Triple Crown. But I reckon just with punters and people gone by in the racing industry, his prize money has been sensational. And he's competed, if not beaten, some of the best sprinters we've seen in Australia over the last couple of years.
Speaker 13That's right. He's been an absolute dream horse, Marzu. He's a Group 1 winner. He's contested three runnings of the Everest. He's won over $11 million in prizes. He's always been competing against the very best sprinters for the high majority of his career. And, yeah, he's still certainly got plenty of that talent of his. He's getting a little bit older now as an eight-year-old. But first up, he won the shorts, beating Jolie Star, which is no mean feat. And then, as you mentioned, McEwen Stakes down there at Flemington was a huge run, just getting pipped on the line by Smooth Chino. But, yeah, no, he's a very talented horse. And I think he's going to be really suited to this meteorite race.
Speaker 1I think he's going to be very suited to the SEN Track and Giddy Up group, given his quirky nature, Chris. It fits right in with Gareth, I reckon. It's absolutely perfect, isn't it?
Speaker 13Yeah, no. Look, he is very much a quirky character. He likes to do things his own way. You know, he always puts on a few pre-race antics. The funny thing is he doesn't get himself too worked up in doing it, even though it seems like he does. But he just wants to do things in his own timeframe. And, you know, once he steps out onto the track, once you've got him on there, then he's happy as Larry and he'll canter off to the gates and be no dramas whatsoever. But, yeah, no, he's a quirky character, that's for sure.
Speaker 1What have you made of all these slot series races so far on the calendar? Of course, Southside coming in only a couple of years ago, but it's been a great opportunity for those who want to really target those slot races now in Victoria to do so, especially post the Flemington Spring Racing Carnival. It continues to add some incentive with big prize money on offer as well.
Speaker 13Well, that's right. I mean, I'm not sure where else we would take Marzu next for the spring. So it does extend his campaign, that extra race. And I think it's a fantastic concept, the slot series. I think they generate a lot of interest, you know, generates a lot more talk leading into it. And, yeah, I think it's perfect for a horse like him.
Speaker 1Fantastic. And, Chris, I assume you'll be trackside. And hopefully we can have a couple of beers out there and cheer on Marzu. And hopefully we're all cashed up after it. And hopefully we're building this relationship for the Southside slot series moving forward, no doubt about it. And Giddyup are going to be well and truly behind it. And he is going to be the people's horse with us here on Level 5 and in the SEN building and studio. So thank you very much for joining us. And go Marzu, mate. I reckon we might need to get to Marzu. I reckon we might need to get some caps and some merch sorted out for that so we can have a sea of red there at Southside series coming up in the next couple of weeks, mate. Like the Ferrari fans out at Monza, he races like a Ferrari when he gets out in front.
Speaker 13I like your thinking there, Paul. A sea of red sounds outstanding. And, yeah, it's going to be a fun build-up. And we'll certainly keep the team updated as we progress towards a big race.
Speaker 1Thank you very much, Chris. We'll chat again very soon. And Godspeed to Marzu. Thanks, Paul. There we go. Chris Ward, the director of Bloodstock at Triple Crown Racing. And we're confirming the news that Marzu is the Southside Slot Series horse under the Sports Entertainment Group. So we want Marzu, ladies and gentlemen, to be the people's horse here on Giddy Up. Sea of red, like Monza, like Ferrari, the Tiforzi. The Giddy Up Tiforzi, we're going to call it, Trav. Isn't he some sort of horse, Marzu? He's won a stack of prize money, this galloper. He's an underrated horse, this Marzu. Now he's with the champion trainer, Kieran Maher. He might just be the trainer that can get right to the bottom of him, I reckon.
Speaker 3Yeah, he's had a few trainers throughout his career, the legendary Marzu. So has Gareth. Yeah, well, he's had a few homes as well, hasn't he? Peter Snowden, of course, to start, who did such a great job with him. And then Joe Pryde. And now with Kieran Maher in the back end of his career. Do you want to have a guess at how much prize money he's earned, Paulie?
Speaker 1Close to $10 million.
Speaker 3A bit over that.
Speaker 1Is it really?
Speaker 3$11.4 million. $11.4 million. For connections to the legendary Marzu. So eight years of age. And yeah, of course, this preparation, he won the shorts, beating Jolie Starr back in September. And he's also got the hallmark stake. So he's actually had a very good year for Marzu. Two wins on a calendar year is massive for him because he's known for running his placings, but he's been in hot form.
Speaker 1Don't doubt Kieran Maher. And don't doubt this horse with the weight of Giddyup behind it.
Speaker 3It adds another dimension to it.
Speaker 1The congruence with Gareth and Giddyup and Marzu, it's just perfect. It's just absolutely perfect.
Speaker 3I did like that when you said there's a lot of quirky characters in here at SCN Track. And I was happy to link myself to RSA.
Speaker 1Good from you, Trav. Yeah, we'll let you get off with that one. Now, just on the Southside slot series. So just an update to the horses and how it's all developed over the last couple of weeks. So at the moment, only two horses have been announced by slot holders. And one of them is. One of those is Cape Shank Racing. Of course, Tony Ottobre with Jenny the Fox, Lucy Oman's trained. We already had a chat about that particular galloper about a fortnight ago. And the Moonee Valley Racing Club have got Smooth Chino with Indy Bynette, who of course has transferred over to SA. And great scenes as well at Flemington. So it will be part of the Moonee Valley Racing Club slot. And looks a live chance in the race as well. But hopefully Marzu can just get his nose down this time when they go head-to-head.
Speaker 3Yeah. Hopefully for the SEN group. But also I imagine Jigsaw is still a question mark. Last year's winner, as Trent was sort of referring to us a little bit earlier. Ascot. Cindy Alston's got a decision to make whether he goes to the Winterbottom or whether he runs in the Meteorite. It's a big choice for a few of those Victorian or New South Wales-based sprinters. Because you've got the Winterbottom 28th of November and the Meteorite the 21st of November. So you can't do both. You've got to pick to either go to Perth. Or stay here in Melbourne and run at Cranbourne. So no doubt it'll be an absolutely great field to assemble. I reckon Watch Me Win would be getting a slot considering he won on Saturday. It's a good win at Flemington, yeah.
Speaker 1Very good win at Flemington.
Speaker 3There'll be a fair few other horses. Grand Lasting I reckon would be around the mark for a few players. Incaruna maybe as well. So there's plenty of horses that are still going to be snapping at those slots I reckon.
Speaker 1Jigsaw is one that we're definitely going to have to keep an eye on. Especially as punters and four-mattlers, Trav. He's not a horse that just flops out the back glass and you don't have to worry about it on the speed map. You have to worry about him because he's going to be there right up on the speed. Leading if not sitting outside the lead in some of these sprinting races.
Speaker 3Well, the other big thing is does someone pull like a major wild card? Does a horse like Jimmy Starr back up after the CF4? Johnny. Jaramar Racing slot.
Speaker 1Johnny. Johnny. Let us know. Paul Blake's on his sickbed.
Speaker 3Let us know, Johnny. I'd say probably unlikely, but you never know. Someone could pull a sort of rabbit out of the hat. Still a week to go before finalising in the field. He's got to run in the CF4 first. Let's see how he goes there, eh?
Speaker 1Yeah. Now, just confirm the Southside slot holders yet to announce their meteorite horses are Carl Holt, Cavallo Park, Kieran Ma Racing yet to announce their slot, Ladbrokes, Lindsay Park Racing, Lofty Thoroughbreds, Moody Racing, OTI Racing, Seamus Mills Bloodstock and Yulong. So, so far Cape Shank Racing, Mooney Valley Racing Club and us here at SEN have announced our horse. This is for the Southside slot series. So, Marzu is our horse for the Southside slot series. Rightio. We are going to be joined on the other side by Mick Malone from North Bloodstock. Thank you very much, Trav. We'll chat to you throughout the morning. All thanks to our breeding and bloodstock segment here on SEN. Mick Malone bred Proxima Dea, the winner of the Oaks, who has been undefeated in her first preparation. She is the pint size. Philly who has done wonders for David Payne as a trainer. She has got stamina to burn. She's an incredible Philly on the rise. And we're going to have a chat about how she was foaled, how he sold her as a yearling and the background story to her and plenty more here to come on Giddy Up for this Tuesday morning, the 10th of November. It's 31 past 10.
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Speaker 1Time for our breeding and bloodstock segment here on Giddy Up for Tuesday, the 10th of November. Paul Sebastiani with you for Giddy Up this morning. Breeding and bloodstock. All thanks to Ozhorse, your guide to Australia's world-class thoroughbred industry. Visit Ozhorse.com.au. Our next guest foiled a pretty special filly by the name of Proxima Dea and sold her. as a yearling, she's gone on to achieve greatness in her first preparation as a filly she won the oaks of course last week on thursday with a phenomenal effort despite sitting wide in the run and she of course is a multiple group one winning horse and she has got bigger and better things to come in her career as a racehorse and the man who fold her the man who sold her as a yearling is mick malone from north bloodstock he's the co-founder and general manager of north bloodstock a thoroughbred breeding sales preparation and bloodstock advisory operation and they are based near scone a beautiful part of the world in the hunter valley mick malone the co-founder of north bloodstock joins us now mick thank you very much for joining us here on giddy up this morning how are you yeah very
Speaker 14well paul thanks for having us on
Speaker 1absolute pleasure proxima dia um falter i mean i don't think you could have ever expected her to to do what she's doing right now i don't think you could have ever expected her to to do what she's doing right now i don't think you could have ever expected her to to do what she's doing right now did in her first preparation but we we can only ever dream mick we can only ever dream
Speaker 14yeah she's a she's a dream come true all right uh we're very very lucky to the trans tasman bloodstock to give us the opportunity to to have her with north and um she she arrived over from new zealand pregnant carrying proxima down um and yeah she's just like i know there's the ugly duckling stories everywhere but we actually didn't see it that way she was she was just a really you know a quality philly um obviously when you're a bit of a staying type of philly you're just generally a bit different to what the australian markets used to in some regard like probably new zealand she might have been a little bit better found but you know when you sell in australia it's all about those big heavy forearms and big strong looking schnitzely dane hill type horses where she certainly wasn't that but she was just a she's a beauty we she was just very had a huge amount of quality lovely action to her but just you know she was a full sister to a horse that got over a trip and often the market just
Speaker 1overlooks it a bit just just to go back on the the story before she was even even followed you said her mother their invincible coin came over while she was in fall is that correct how does that how does that process work and how do you get the horses over and and keep them comfortable with the trip it must be a must be a pretty big deal trying to organize all
Speaker 14of that yeah they come over well before they're due to fall so they're seasoned and and they travel beautiful that irt does such a good job of traveling those sorts of horses back and forth all over the world as we see with different race courses and unless she arrived and funny funny thing about invisible coin when she arrived she just she was she ended up with a bit of a tooth infection well she had must have just been a lingering tooth infection so we made the decision that when she followed that we would nanny her straight away right so she actually didn't raise her soul um we used a hunter valley nurse nannies to to get another mare in and uh this bear just took her took this uh proxima deer like it was her own and it just gave us a bit of time to get work on the tooth with the invincible coin and not have the pressure of a foal on it so yeah and and yeah like like i said like it's it's such a process now they travel all over the world it's just an easy game now now
Speaker 1how did and i'll profess my ignorance here the breeding side of the game is is not not a strength of mine but but is there a way that that could have affected the way in which proxima deer as a horse grew because as davy pain pointed out she's small in comparison to to to some of her other other rivals is there a connection or a correlation to to the size that she is compared to how she how she grew up and and how she was nannied immediately no not at
Speaker 14all like she's if anything probably those nurse nannies do a better job right okay some of some of the some of the thorough like they're just they're usually not a thoroughbred mare they're all different types there's trotters and all different types of mares and they're actually chosen due to their milk production so the the when the foal's born they get they get all the colostrum they should get from their mother but then they're just raised on a different mare and it was for the better of invincible coin just so that because invincible coin ended up having a few different surgeries on her teeth so she was back and forth from town and a little few little things that would have just put a little bit of pressure on the foal that wasn't necessary and we all knew that the foal was was a full full sister to a group i went already so she she meant a lot to to us and and the owners so i think her she became very important to us when she did hit the
Speaker 1ground now following her career and she's only ever done all of this in her first preparation mick it's incredible to think she she's been up for six runs and she's just taken every run in in her stride how have you felt following her career from the moment she broke maiden status to the moment she went on and i mean effectively bolted in an oak sitting three and four four deep it must have been a proud moment for for north bloodstock no doubt about it
Speaker 14oh so much like our staff and everybody and all our clients we've got a bit of a whatsapp group of which the owners of proximate deer on it and we've sort of cheered all the way through and i don't know and i'm sure someone would be able to look it up but i'm not sure how many oaks winners have won as a two-year-old which that's sort of what blew us away that she first starts she wins as a two-year-old like it felt like she was going to just need time but in saying that often those sort of you know small horse small problems big horse big problems i think sometimes they just they carry that weight so much easier and they're so refined that they can't do it all at once and they're so refined that they can't do it all at once and they can go a little bit earlier but i was just amazed that she wanted to and then you know to go and win her first group one and then win the oaks was just it's amazing it's a it's a result that as a farm you dream about you know and it never really comes true but uh we're just so lucky to have you know you know that philly off our place
Speaker 1talk to us about your story mick north bloodstock um on my notes here i've got you you're established late in in 2023 with your wife pauline but what what's your background in the in the breeding game and bloodstock game how did it all come to fruition uh yeah
Speaker 14like i was a young bloke with a bit of a rat bag ran away from home when i was a young young fella and traveled around the bush and rodeoed and did everything i shouldn't do um and i ended up being lucky enough that john massara gave me a crack at arafield many years ago uh so i worked at arafield for a little while the stands and the way in bedgergood and crew and and then um kitchwin hill stud established and i went up there and i was there for 25 years with kitchwin and um an opportunity came around that pauline and i um my partner um could could start our own little farm so we um we called our farm north off the back of my old man died when i was about 22 and he always used to see sort of no hopers in the street and he said look at these guys they'll be going south so i thought you know what and he always did say go north and you'll be sweet so so we call we call our place north and it's uh and we've been just extremely humbled and lucky to have the support we've had from so many so many great clients and you're only as good as the people around you and we can say that both from clients and staff we've been very very very lucky and and this this this crop of three-year-olds you know we've just we just scratch ourselves like we had you know over the carnival in melbourne we had obviously she won the oaks and renarsson won the listed race on melbourne cup day both born and bred on the farm uh we've had scroll who ran third in the gloaming um and ollie kirk colt behind uh proxima dea and then went on and ran in the spring champion stakes didn't get a lot of luck with another horse called punkster tawny phil again a three-year-old off the farm and like in the year prior to that we had you know ollie dancer won the thousand guineas and king of pop won the black opal so you know you just you can't that's just like amazing work and it's and it comes via good great clients good staff and and maybe just letting horses grow as they should be and not too much pressure
Speaker 1yeah the hard work and not looking south pays off doesn't it mick good to learn so that's just because there's
Speaker 14nothing nothing wrong with south i'm not we we spend most of the holidays in the north uh we go to cape york a lot so queensland and the north means a lot to us as as this family and as the farm yeah south means a
Speaker 1lot to us as well we've got the south side racing slot with uh mazu so we need to give them a a big pump up we'll be heading south very very soon and hopefully the bank account's heading north after that good score with
Speaker 14mazu too what a what a bloody great horse he's just amazing isn't he like that's everything you dream about when you own a horse is own a horse like mazu and the triple crown chris they do an amazing job like red zell they've just you know they've had a great association with those great
Speaker 1sprinters uh now moving forward into the uh the magic millions for 2023 and of course uh breeding and bloodstock is all thanks to pride's easy feed delivers balanced nutrition supporting performance recovery condition and overall horse well-being every day we've got the magic million sales coming up for for 2027 any any horses out of north bloodstock that uh we need to get to the north bloodstock we need to get to the north bloodstock we need to keep an eye heading into into those sales or any other sales moving forward
Speaker 14mick yeah now we've got a really good bunch of 16 yearlings heading up to magic millions um we've actually got assisted a punkster tawny phil who's recently got a bit of black type another ole philly and we've got a brother to um skirol um who against another ole out of schnitzel mares but now we've got a good bunch we've got a really nice schnitzel cult um obviously they're not making them anymore so you know every schnitzel sort of in the country like i've never seen a horse he just seemed to get better and better and better as he's aged which not often you see with stands but yeah we've just got a good group of horses and it's like the merry-go-round it just comes around again and we all go up there and you wonder how all these horses found find homes but they seem to it's it's it's amazing and you'll
Speaker 1be up there for magic millions weekend up in the up in the gold coast in jan yeah
Speaker 14for sure mate can't wait for it it's a great carnival um it's a great sale obviously all those horses that are heading to the magic millions are you're more precocious and forward yearlings and it's it's just yeah there's not too many proximate days in that sale
Speaker 1no no no no i don't think there's many too too many i don't think there's too many proximate as in in world racing to be fair she's uh she's a very very rare horse and uh what she's been able to achieve has been nothing short of uh sensational in uh in her first preparation mick i appreciate you joining us here on giddy up it's a fantastic story not just the proximate day story but how north bloodstock formed and and the name and the story behind the name is uh is fantastic so family ties run deep at north bloodstock great to have you here on giddy up this morning thank you thank you paul
Speaker 14there we go mick malone
Speaker 1joining us there the co-founder and general manager of north bloodstock breeding and bloodstock all thanks to oz horse your guide to australia's world-class thoroughbred industry visit ozhorse.com.au speaking of the magic millions barry bowditch the the ceo of the magic millions is going to join us very very soon to have a chat about the 1280 lot catalog for the 2027 gold coast yearling sale i'm really looking forward to getting up to the gold coast in january beautiful time of the year the sun will be out uh horses will be sold and we get some great racing up there as well with the juveniles a two-year-old and three-year-old magic millions so uh barry bowditch to join us very very shortly here on giddy up it's quarter to 11 on this tuesday november the 10th giddy up all thanks to bet 365 because it's never ordinary when it's brought to you by bet 365 what's gambling really costing you for free and confidential support visit gamblinguponline.org.au join the conversation
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Speaker 1with gareth hall this morning giddy up with paul sebastiani gareth uh we'll either be back tomorrow or the day after giddy up all thanks to bet 365 what's gambling really costing you for free and confidential support visit gamblinguponline.org.au the boss of the magic millions will join us very very shortly i speak of barry bowditch uh but the proxima dea story trav what what a story we just had we just had mick malone on from north bloodstock not just the story of her but how north bloodstock was was named and how it all came to fruition his old man said look at those blokes you'll go down south so he said we might as well go up north and that's what he's named north bloodstock she's uh she's a pretty special philly given what she's been able to do from her two-year-old days into into her three-year-old
Speaker 3days hundred percent yeah it was great uh story there with mick and uh how she'll you know her sort of life came to pass wasn't it um and yeah six from six unbeaten daughter of tarzino and we wait to see what uh sort of comes up for her in the autumn i suppose you'd think probably the winery in the australasian yep well australian oaks i should say in sydney would be probably the the targets given that's in her backyard and then uh david payne's been pretty open and honest that he wants to set her for the melbourne cup next year so um big task for a three-year-old philly going into a four-year-old man not too many oaks winners that have featured in a melbourne cup in recent time but she might be one of the rare ones uh paulie that's just top class she could
Speaker 1very well be trapped she could very well be a couple of ticks coming through off the text line which we'll get into well thanks to garrard's horse and hound for all your canine and equine essentials uh this is from phil arguably the best performance of her age in cup week the proxima dea story love the story with regards to mick from from north bloodstock and i like this one from jono paul sounds like michael zappone i've actually had that twice this year brenton speed who we worked on with the world cup said i sound like michael zappone that's a great comparison i'm very very happy with that he's a consummate professional zappers so if that's uh if that's anything to go by we're going well here so far on giddy up this tuesday morning uh barry bowditch is going to join us next thank you trap we'll chat to you uh you're going to come on during bag of tips because uh i've got the mornington program to preview that's your neck of the woods travis isn't it black shorts there you go very nice okay very good maybe we can find you a birthday present couple of winners here right uh barry bowditch from the magic millions to join us next join the
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Speaker 1million sales are not too far away from commencing it's going to be a big big week in the gold coast during january the sale will run across five days and it's going to be a from january 12 to 17 997 yearlings cataloged in book one and another 283 in book two and to go through it all and plenty much more as well as uh the boss the ceo of the magic millions barry bowditch barry good to do it with you for the first time on giddy up good morning to you good morning paul how are you all well leading up into this uh big gold coast yearling sale i uh i assume there's uh there's plenty of sought after bloodlines no
Speaker 15doubt yeah good morning it's a you know exciting to get the catalog out yesterday and uh get get people being able to see it and uh and and just you know put all roads towards the gold coast obviously the graduate success in in recent times out of this sale has been quite extraordinary and we're looking forward to another strong edition of the sale and
Speaker 1now looking through some of the the group one meaning group one winning mayors we've got aristia of course was a champion for for the zara allerton team booker chain of lightning esther job first seal jigs back plenty of memories as well fox in her time in vince abella it's uh it's a sale for for the ladies and and the girls some absolute champion group one winning mayors uh who uh hopefully no doubt going to breed some some pretty special types at this yearling sale
Speaker 15yeah it's an extraordinarily strong catalog from top to bottom i think you know you mentioned those group one winning mayors but then you look at the sire power to go with it you know the amount of you know schnitzel's his last crop he's he's having an extraordinary run at all times but you know having a cornella in the cool more and choice simon invincible zoo star written tycoon all these stands got big big numbers in our sale home affairs is obviously taking all before him and in the first season horses that are coming through the the likes of uh you know cylinder or shinza or osmosis where we're excited about the the quality of horse and we're excited about the uh the pedigrees that are on offer beautiful now
Speaker 1just looking for looking ahead to the the week building up to the gold coast in in january for those who may not be in the breeding game or in the horse breeding game or in the horse breeding game just talk us through what that week entails if you're up there for the first time what's something maybe someone who hasn't got into into the game early on can can go up and have a look at it and do and get in contact with oh
Speaker 15yeah this is just not a horse sale this this is a this is a carnival it's a bit of an extravaganza really you know the the the tab magic means goes from you know it has it has the the the big race day we have a six million dollar race day the first week under lights here that features the tab magic million sunlight and we've got a lot of people that are out there that have a lot of people that are out there that are out there that are out there that have a lot of people that are out there that are out there that are out there that are out there we have um the pacific fair polo and show jumping on the sunday up here which is a great great day we have a barrier draw on the beach on the tuesday morning the day the sale starts on on tuesday the 12th the sale runs through to the sunday the 17th and our big race day is on saturday the 16th of january there's a lot of industry enthusiasts punters um obviously you know the the the racing fraternity turnout here in drives it's just a great week to be here at the sun and it's a great here at the races or just enjoying the gold coast and and having a great time over the week yeah and
Speaker 1i'm sure hopefully the the weather will hold up for that as well but even if it done does right it doesn't matter we'll just get the umbrellas out we'll get the coats out and we'll buy up the horses and hopefully find a whole heap of winners as well and have fun doing so what about just with regards to size and mares are there any sneaky ones that uh people may have missed out on uh in in the lots coming up for for the magic million sales one that we can maybe find it a little bit of value for for those playing that way look it's
Speaker 15probably too early to say i think you know this is a catalog you know i think it's interesting like the you know we went into the into the you know the big carnival and we have one of the favorites for the derby that only cost us 80 000 we had the favorite for the cool more that cost 2.8 million so it doesn't matter if you've got a small budget or a big budget i think uh there's so many horses here that that can can do you well on the racetrack no matter how what your budget is like we've this year we've had the golden slipper winner we've had the the size produce winner we've had the golden rose winner we've had the golden slipper winner we've had the golden slipper winner we've had the thousand guineas winner the the caulfield guineas winner the you know the cool more winner the golden eagle winner trifecta the golden gift on saturday and just to round it out we had the champion sprint winner so the horses that are coming out of this sale are just it's extraordinary what they're doing on the racetrack it's it's it's it's a sale that can't be missed and i think where the best horses in australia are coming from right now is the gold coast in january pretty
Speaker 1pretty easy to sell when you're getting winners in those big races as well and as you said budgets to fit to fit all shapes and sizes barry uh thank you very very much for joining us we we will no doubt be up there in the gold coast for magic millions and i'm sure we'll cross paths beforehand but uh we'll definitely cross paths up there as well appreciate your time this morning mate thank you yeah look forward to it thank you there we go barry bowditch the boss of the magic millions with their sales to come of course january 12 and 17 up in the gold coast final hour of giddy up to come lucy fiore to join us
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Speaker 1into the final hour of giddy up we go for tuesday the 10th of november paul sebastiani guiding you through uh lucy fiore is about to join us she had a treble on saturday there at ascot so it'll be great to catch up with her and chat about javelin strike baity and of course uh the star wa galloper who's returned in fine fettle i speak of king of light bag of tips of course where we try to find your winners around Australia. Trav Noonan's going to go through the Mornington car for us. We'll have our selections from Dave Strelaw from Racing.com. He's our Racing.com expert today, and we'll have tips across all three codes for you. And then in the second half of the final hour, Adam Hamilton is going to join us for a special edition of Facing the Breeze. And, of course, he'll be joined by Will Rickson and Paddy Lee. So it'll be great to talk all things harness racing. We've got a massive meeting out there at Addington today, leap to fame, trying to achieve and win his first ever New Zealand Trotting Cup. Of course, he went under last year. He has to compete with his regular adversaries. I speak of Swayze and Kingman, and many people expecting the Aussies to dominate there in New Zealand today. So a big, big day of harness racing across the Tasman in New Zealand. But let's go. Let's get stuck into news out of Western Australia. It's great to see Lucy Fiore retain the ride of King of Light, but it wasn't just King of Light, which made her have a big smile on her face over the weekend at Ascot. She rode a treble, Javelin Strike, Beatty. Let's have a listen to how it all unfolded at Ascot on Saturday.
Speaker 16He's coming after them quickly, but Javelin Strike's got a handy lead. Javelin Strike, Spank Appeal, Vampy Queen late. Javelin Strike, Javelin Strike. Beatty now being tested. They reach the 200. Beatty goes up, grabs the stable, mate. He's a machino. They beat off Godspeed. Further back behind them, Consignment. But Beatty drops a gear and pulls away. Beatty far too good. Beatty won from Consignment, the roughy. Here comes King of Light. He's starting to charge as Western Empire gets right up on the inside. London's image joined by King of Light. Western Empire driving through, but King of Light's got his head in front. It's King of Light. King of Light has won it.
Speaker 1Yeah. It was a winning treble for jockey Lucy Fiora. And there's no better sight in WA racing when your horse is sailing home past the winning post. And Darren Cobb-McCauley is calling home a winner as well. And Lucy joins us down the line. Lucy, a very good morning to you. Thank you very much for giving us your time on Giddy Up this morning.
Speaker 17Good morning. No worries. Thank you for having me.
Speaker 1You'd have had a pretty big smile on your face after the treble there at Ascot. But we'll start with King of Light, Lucy. You've retained the right heading. He's going to take us back into the big group ones coming up for this horse. And I mean, we all knew he was a very, very talented galloper given what he did in his first preparation. But he seems to have come back a really, really nice animal. And he's just the consummate professional.
Speaker 17Yeah, he certainly is. He's a great horse to ride. He's just one of those good horses that like obviously super versatile. He's been winning from all different spots. And yeah, very lucky to have the ride.
Speaker 1How did that all come about when you received the news and Dan Morton confirming that you will be the jockey for this gun WA galloper?
Speaker 17I was a little shocked, but I was also leading into it. You know, I was very open minded of whichever way Dan swung with riders that I was OK with either decision because, you know, the only reason I had the ride is because Pikey was away in Melbourne. So I was just filling the spot for the time being. And if I was to keep the ride, that's fantastic. And if I lost it, well, probably wasn't mine to begin with. So I wasn't quite expecting it, but grateful nonetheless.
Speaker 1Good. I'm sure, Dan, well and truly thought you deserved it, Lucy, no doubt about that. So his run so far, this preparation king of light. Last start there at Ascot, he got back off what looked to be at least to the eye anyway on the TV. It was a bit of a muddly run race, but his sprint and the way in which he sustained it was a sign of a horse racing in really, really good form. What have you made of his first two runs so far at this preparation? Like I've said, at least to the eye, they've looked to be races that have not been absolutely suitable for him, given he's going to get out to the mile.
Speaker 17They have been muddling, but for him, he's just switched off so nice and he's not really fought me that where I've been in running, he's been really happy and just kind of does whatever you ask and then overcomes whatever you ask to catch up to the line. So he's just been a really cool dude and it's been nice to get to know him.
Speaker 1How did he feel through the line on Saturday? I know it wasn't narrow margin to Western Empire, but the ground he had to make up and whip around the outside of the field. I assume there's still plenty of improvement to come with this horse.
Speaker 17He just switched off a little bit, but the inside horses were coming out. So there's a few jockeys on the inside calling. So I had to stop and straighten. A few times, obviously, I probably should have put it in the left, but it didn't feel like he was hanging. But when you watch the head on, inside horses coming out and then just switching off a little bit that last bit. And then when I got back to the whip, he knew what his job was.
Speaker 1So no suggestion for a gear change or anything, just more making sure that the whip is in the left hand, should that come to pass in the next couple of races?
Speaker 17Yeah, definitely. No change in anything going forward. No, he's good. He's just the circumstance of the race. And he felt just as good as the first up run.
Speaker 1Where does he compare in with regards to horses you've ridden in the past? I would take it he's right up there as one of the most talented.
Speaker 17Oh, yeah, for sure. Definitely over the shorter trips. You know, I think the last one I have to compare to is Material Man, who felt just as good, but was over a bit further. But, you know, he went first up into a railway and ran second or third, second in a Kingston. So, obviously, King of Light is maybe just that little bit better. But I'm biased because I love Material Man.
Speaker 1That's okay. No, no, no. There's no. Everybody in the racing industry's got their favourites, no doubt about that.
Speaker 17You don't forget your first love.
Speaker 1No, no, no. Of course not. No, no, no. Even if they broke your heart, Lucy. Yeah. Let's get on to another pretty talented juvenile. I speak of Beatty, who has returned in fine fettle. And his winning run there on the weekend was superb. Superb as well. And he's favoured to take out these juvenile features in the next fortnight. Also, how did you find him on the weekend? He's a pretty tractable horse. He's a very, very nice looking horse as well.
Speaker 17Yeah, it's funny. They're both King of Light and Beatty are very similar. Big, really big, strong horses. Like, obviously, God on, they're going in great form. They just know how to win. Here's another one that both rides. He's been beautiful early and then come about the 500, he says, let's get going. It doesn't matter who's in front of him. So, yeah, they're just. I don't know. They're a different gravy, these horses. And it's amazing to have the rides on them.
Speaker 1I did hear a little bit of insight, actually, post-race with regards to Beatty. You're saying at the 500, he just wants to go. Is that the case in all of his races that you've ridden him? Is he a horse where you're just happy to let him flow into the race and let him. Or do you have to maybe do something a little differently with him to really get the best out of him?
Speaker 17Probably best not to overthink it. I don't know. Just go on with the flow with him. But he just knows how to hit the line. Maybe the others are slowing down and he's just hitting his straps at that time.
Speaker 1Okay. So, Beatty, he's a horse that has definitely improved since coming back from a spell. And comparisons with King of Light there as well. Definitely two horses to follow. Moving forward. Moving forward into this big Ascot Carnival. Javelin Strike, what do they do with him next, Lucy? We got any insight into what they're going to do with this particular galloper?
Speaker 17I don't think Lou said much. She just was going to see how he pulled up. He'd had, obviously, two super runs before. He'd run just a bit of a flat one. But there was a lot of stuff went wrong the race before for him. And then he had a beautiful run the other day. So, I'm not sure how he's pulled up. But there's a lot of racing left for him. I think that was only. It was a lowly graded race. And he's another horse that's a really nice ride.
Speaker 1If I had to twist your arm between Beatty and King of Light, who would you pick? I know this is a very, very. A question that could get you offside in the WA Racing fraternity. Say dead heat. Say dead heat. I won't answer that.
Speaker 17I don't want to upset anyone. I won't answer that.
Speaker 1We'll say dead heat. You've got a couple of rides coming up. You've almost got a full book at Belmont. Tomorrow afternoon. So, we'll go through a couple of these rides to talk about your best chances. Sharpasser in the first race there tomorrow at Belmont. Drawn a middle gate. Jason Miller trains with the 58 kilos. How do you rate the chances of this horse tomorrow at Belmont?
Speaker 17I'll be really honest with you. I have not gone through tomorrow at all. Okay, there we go. I generally will try to. There's been a lot going on this week and a lot to process. Celebratory drinks, I think. Yeah, yeah. I generally go through them tomorrow morning, so it's fresh on my mind. But it does look like a good day of racing. You know what we'll do? I won't say too much more.
Speaker 1We'll flick you a message tomorrow morning and we'll get your best chances out tomorrow morning.
Speaker 17No doubt. If you ask Brandon, I'm the worst hipster ever.
Speaker 1That's right. We've got plenty of those on here. Don't you worry about that. They still do a good job every now and again. Lucy, all the very best moving forward with King of Light. No doubt you'll give him a peach in the group ones to come. And hopefully. Hopefully it's a big Group 1 card coming up for you. connections. You're riding in great form and we appreciate your time on Giddy Up this morning.
Speaker 17Yeah, thank you so much. Thanks for having me on and hopefully we're speaking again soon.
Speaker 1Fingers crossed and hopefully it's after Group 1 that'd be great. Hopefully,
Speaker 17yeah. Thank
Speaker 1you. Lucy Fiore, treble winning jockey there at Ascot joining us here on Giddy Up riding Javelin Strike but the two big horses, Beatty and King of Light who she will keep the ride on which is fantastic news. Dan Morton showing a hand of faith to Lucy Fiore who's ridden her first two runs so far this preparation and is on track for a big run in the railway stakes. Our $3.60 favourite for that particular event with Bet365. Now speaking of winners, we're hopefully going to find you a whole heap of winners across Australia and across all three codes with a bag of tips. Trav Noonan will join us to go through the Mornington program today. It's the Black Shorts. For Trav today at his neck of the woods. Dave Strelaw of course is our Racing.com tipster and we'll have a whole heap of tips for you around Australia. Don't go anywhere. Bag of tips to come.
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Speaker 3No pressure at all here Paul. I got the late call up last night from Jules. He wasn't expecting to be tipping at Mornington but luckily we're across the form because you and I Paul. We love a punt. Oh do we ever. Whenever the day of the week it is and Mornington black shorts rail out four metres. They've aerated the outside so should be in good order I reckon the track today and I know it gets it gets a lot of sort of negative press Mornington from punters. Why? I don't necessarily love betting there but I absolutely love betting at Mornington. Why don't they like betting at Mornington? What's the knock? I think it's a little bit quirky. It's a harder track sometimes for punters to wrap their head around but I love betting there personally.
Speaker 1You know what you've got to do? Do your research. Do the form.
Speaker 3Well I was just going to say put it simply you've just got to find winners.
Speaker 1That's it. Exactly. Not that hard is it? Hopefully it's not that hard for us today. So race three number five Capital Storm. Bet-boost horse.
Speaker 3Yeah D-lane in the saddle. Beautiful. He's riding everywhere at the moment Damien isn't he? He doesn't have, he hasn't had a day off post the Melbourne Cup Carnival so good to see him at Mornington on a Tuesday and rides this one for Philip and Tommy Stokes who only had the one start. Finished down the track on its first appearance in the winter months there Paulie and just got it all completely wrong but was really well backed by the market that day. Started a clear favourite at sale over the 1200 metres at $2.80. There'd been some good form to come out of that race. Led on that occasion but yeah as I said just got it all wrong. Has had the two jump outs back this preparation. First of which it won over a thousand metres at Southside Pakenham and the most recent of which it says it ran six of seven. Did lead the jump out about the 800 metre mark and then the rider sat up on it late so I don't think that six of seven was necessarily a true reflection of how it got well it's going. It was a very nice jump out against older horses who've been well performed so D-lane on. Nice draw here for the son of Ritten Tycoon. Thousand metres and not 1200. I think he'll be right up on top of the pace and really like him here Capital Storm. Yeah getting a nice price too with Bet365.
Speaker 1Now I like a little head-to-head battle with our tipsers every now and again because Dave Strelor he's put together his Mornington selections all thanks to Racing.com. He's the Racing.com expert for today's card. So so far his best bet, race five number 10 up and under. Race five number 10 up and under and his next best would you believe it comes up in race three Trav. Okay. Number eight Pinna Malloy. Oh we're head-to-head so I'm telling the salt so you can get
Speaker 3stuffed in race three and I'm with him in race five though
Speaker 1Paulie. Right okay all right talk us through race five then. Let's get into race five and then we'll get on to your best selections for the day here at Mornington. So up and under is the one we want here and it's number 10. 10 in the field draws an inside gate here for Bailey Kinnamont and the Noonans. Yeah I've got a
Speaker 3fair understanding of this horse.
Speaker 1Might be a bit of a sentimental tie to this galloper Trav.
Speaker 3Oh nothing sentimental about my relationship with up and under but he does get a very nice run here from gate one for the family. He's been in really good form he's run fourth at Mulling then second last start at Yarra Valley behind one in one three in a row and surely special. This is a horse you can over race when he's drawn outside and his most recent win came at 2,000 meters Mornington. So with the claim for Bailey should just get him into a lovely spot maybe fourth or fifth. I thought it's a part of a two-bet play here Paulie. The 11 the King's Gospel. Price has gone off a bit today. He was $21 last night but Damien Lane in the saddle gate two. Winner second up. Winner at Mornington over 2,000 meters. I thought his first up effort at Yarra Valley at 1,500 was definitely good enough to be competitive here. So two-bet play. 10 up and under and 11 the King's Gospel in the fifth and the standout bet of the day for me comes in race number seven here Paulie. Okay. D-Lane rides the favorite fearless rider who's three from 42. So we'll give her a wide berth given she's um hasn't won many races and will happily play here the four. Two to Tango. Jackson Radley rides for the Hayes stable. Claims one and a half. Good last start at 1,200 meters at Swan Hill. Last time um when she got up to 1,400 meters she ran second at Concord. Tony at Flemington. She ran well at Caulfield closing off alongside Bella Verona. Now that is elite form for a race at Mornington on a Tuesday and I reckon the market just hasn't factored in enough that she's going to 1,500 meters. Um rough enough was a good winner in its maiden. Fearless riders going well but both horses short enough for me against two to Tango. I would have marked it clear favorite. So four the bet of the day. Race seven number four uh as well as race three five. So pretty keen actually. Beautiful. Short shorts at Mornington.
Speaker 1Love it and uh the bet booze tours for those wondering. Again if you haven't played it yet race three number five at Mornington Capital Storm. You're getting four dollars with our friends at bet three six five and uh it's definitely one to keep an eye on not just in this race but potentially moving forward as well. Did fail on it was a heavy track there at sale on debut. Just got it all wrong. Yeah yeah yeah.
Speaker 3Put away ones we just put it put the line through it assess it on today.
Speaker 1A hundred percent. A hundred percent. Four dollars is our bet boost and just recapping those plays for the rest of the program Trav. Race five number ten up and under. You also give eleven the King's Gospel. A chance in that race as well and uh the absolute standout today race seven number four two to Tango is the standout for you today.
Speaker 3That could be what you and I are doing if she gets the job done.
Speaker 1You just stole the words out of my mouth mate. We'll be tangoing all the way to the bank and withdrawing hopefully uh all those go three from three. Uh Trav good luck today. Hopefully we can uh find those winners and uh we will chat uh later on the program my man. Thank you. No worries. There we go. So those are the selections there at Mornington for bag tips and just recapping Dave Strelor's selections. His best bet race five number ten up and under and race three number eight Pinamaloi. We're going to come back and we're from Queanbeyan uh the rest of the thoroughbred racing out there and then we'll go through uh harness racing and greyhound racing selections and Georgie Faruja will join us over the phone to go through his selections for Q2 Parklands and then after bag of tips we're going to have a special edition of Facing the Breeze. Adam Hamilton he's roaming out of New Zealand. Will Rickson and Paddy Lee of course to join us like they usually do on a Tuesday morning. So still plenty to come here on Giddy Up.
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Speaker 1736. We skip along into the second half of bag of tips this morning for Tuesday the 10th of November. Paul Sebastiani here with you for Giddy Up this morning and bag of tips of course all thanks to the Ultima Hotel in the heart of the Mallee just down the road from Swan Hill. Swing by for a cold beer and Oz Equipment Rentals supplying equipment to the construction mining and roadworks industries ozequipment.com. Again if you've missed anything on Giddy Up earlier this morning you can just head to Apple Spotify subscribe and you can listen back to all of our show and all of our segments and guests via wherever you get your podcast from. So make sure you punch in Giddy Up with Gareth Hall on Apple Spotify or wherever you get your main podcast from and you'll be able to listen back to not just the whole show, but individual segments throughout. out. The BetBoost horse today, for those who may have missed it, the Bet365 BetBoost horse is at Mornington. It's race three, number five, Capital Storm. Trav Noonan's selection, one of his better bets of the program. We're getting $4 for this particular galloper with Bet365. Let's get into the rest of Bag of Tips. Luke Hovenesian at Queanbeyan today. He likes race five, number four, Curly Bend. That's five, four, Curly Bend. And race eight, number four, Royal Memory. So five, four, eight, four. We shift along to harness racing. Head to thetrots.com.au for expert harness racing tips and in-depth analysis from all major Victorian meetings. Darren Carroll at Shepparton and Mildura today at Shepparton. He is with race three, number two, My Rock. And race eight, number four, You're So Rich. So at Shepparton, three, two, and. And at Mildura, he likes race six, number one, Cemetery Bay. And race eight, number one, Shoulda Bought a Boat. Six, one, and eight, one. Harness Racing New South Wales, the home of the Carnival of Cups, where Australian music royalty meets quality harness racing action. Amanda Rando with us, like she always is for Harness Racing New South Wales. She likes two at Menangle today. Race seven, number six, San Sebastian. And race eight, number three, Fasting. So at Menangle, seven, six, and eight, three. And Glenmore at Gloucester Park. Silky's got three selections for us. Race three, number five, Proposition Joe. Race four, number five, Betor Class. And race seven, number four, Luck from Above. Three, five, four, five, and seven, four. Now we focus our attention to Greyhound Racing, and George Faruja joins us to go through his selections from Q2 Parklands and Warragut. Georgie, good morning to you, mate. Good to do with you on Giddy Up. Good morning, Paulie. How are you, mate? I'm very well. Now, usually we exchange tips and selections in the production booth, but we're doing it live on air today, so no pressure on either of us.
Speaker 18Yeah, I think our strike rate's better off air, but we shouldn't tell people that, mate. No. We'll go through some today. Look, there's a couple, obviously Q1's not racing, because they're just fixing the track up for the week. It'll be back up and running next week. But there's a couple that we like. There's not much value there today. There's a couple that are really short, but we've got two that we like. Race six, number five, Bentley Kristoff, was a feature race winner there on the Q1 last start. This Greyhound over the middle distance is 550, 600. He's got good speed, and he's got enough stamina to hold off. He runs really good time over both tracks. And despite drawing box five, and there is a Greyhound in box three that can shift off a little bit. By the way, Bentley Kristoff is racing at the moment. You'd think he'd win again. So race six, number five. Also, race 12, number one, Tripper Hart, just racing so consistently. This Greyhound runs around the 29, 90, 30 flat mark, which is an elite. But again, he's found a grade where he should be very, very hard to beat. He's drawn his favorite box as well. So race six, number five, race 12, number one at Q2 Parkland. And we like one. We like these when they're dropping in class poorly. Race eight, number five, Bold Thruster for Team Thompson. He's been racing in town for the last six to eight weeks. That's how he's plied his trade to begin his career. And sometimes Team Thompson do take them back to Warragul just for a fresh kill. And I reckon they get an opportunity here despite the box draw. Yes, he can be a little bit slow early, but on his home track, I think he'd be tough to beat. So race eight, number five at Warragul
Speaker 1tonight. Beautiful race eight, number five, Bold Thruster. So Bentley Kristoff, race six, number five, Q2 Parkland. Q2 Parkland's race 12, number one, Tripper Hart. And at Warragul tonight, race eight, number five, Bold Thruster with that drop down in grade. I reckon we might multi all that up and get a nice collect. And away we go. George, just before we let you go here on Giddy Up, I know you'll have a chat to the lads on the weekly chase about Wrongly Accused, but my goodness, what a win there at the Meadows on Saturday. It was the win of a dog, not just with the utmost speed, but such intelligence, the way in which he veered off to the outside in the straight, saved the run on the rails as well, saved all the ground on the rail, and then put himself into clear air and split Can You All Talk and the leader in half. It was just an incredible performance from an incredible greyhound.
Speaker 18It is. I put on social media that it was just the run of a superstar. I know this sounds silly, Paulie, but even if you have a look at the replay, you see it in his eyes. He was manic. Great. It's perfect, perfect assessment.
Speaker 1Perfect assessment, George.
Speaker 18He was just, and that's why people want to use this dog when he does go to start, because of his pedigree, and his will to win. Now, the beauty is, as I said on the show yesterday, the connections text me, I reckon, at about 7.30 in the morning, saying, are we going to get an apology from Gareth, who was all of Wrongly Accused. And by the way, Paulie, drifted from $3 to $5. I had concerns about the straw. And again, Paulie, the things that we worried about were there to see. He got to the apex of the corner, and Storm Hustler nearly took him out of the race. He's got this unfortunate knack of finding trouble on the first corner, and he nearly did it again, and it nearly cost him the race. But again, take nothing away from him. He's a two-time group winner from under 20 starts, and he's a track record holder. He's got the sixth or seventh fastest time ever at the Meadows. I think if your sports bet, you're sitting there going, you know what, bring it on. If you think that we can beat us, have a crack. So that was a terrific victory. And I thought, Aiden's Warrior, who we were really keen on around $5 or $6, his run was outstanding. Like 42 or 20s, they just don't run that poorly, especially a greyhound that's four and a half, nearly five year old. That's as good a run as you can get. And what are your thoughts on without a trace? I mean, they said they might retire if they didn't go well. There's only one thing I'd say about it, she still went 42.50, which is a really nice time, but that's still not at her best. I know that. But I reckon with the Boltrees on Friday week, the heats, I reckon they might say, you know what, she went well enough. I completely agree with that sentiment.
Speaker 1She's been a champion and still is a champion. It's just a matter of not being able to put her races together from start to finish, Georgie. She's shown speed in stages. She's shown speed early. Then she's shown that mid-race burst, but she just hasn't been able to put it together in the last probably three to five months.
Speaker 18Yeah, I agree with you. And she was drawn really well too. And she got clear running out there. So there was no excuses in the run. And even though, as I said, 42.50 is a good run. Again, Magpie, Hector, Aiden's Warrior, these type of greyhounds, even Electrify with clear running, he's going to run quicker than that. So that's the concern for her going forward. But because there's a group one race just 10 days away, or a heat of it, I think they'll have a crack. And then there's plenty of time to put her feet up and retire as a mum. But yeah, look, Aiden's Warrior, unbelievable. His runs since he's turned four have been incredible. And I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, only Magpie, Hector has been in the way of him winning a couple more group races, to be honest, but his run was fantastic. Can't wait for Friday week. And we'll talk about it. There's heat to the Boltrees, heat to the Melbourne Cup. It's really warming up now.
Speaker 1Yeah, looking forward to the weekly chase tomorrow morning with you. Is Patchy in? Jason Adams, will he be in with you tomorrow?
Speaker 18Yeah, Patchy's in it. And we've got to try to get Darren Pooley on because he does want to have the new ball against Gareth Carr there tomorrow. I don't think he's
Speaker 1going to be using it. He's probably going to be using the seam. I reckon a couple of incidental beamers might be coming his way, George.
Speaker 18He has watched about an hour of Kirtley Ambrose on YouTube. Okay, right. He's right to go.
Speaker 1Oh, dearie me. I think we've just got, we've just received a call from Michael Clark. He might be prepared for a broken you-know-what arm. Georgie, appreciate it, mate. We'll make sure Gareth's got the protective helmet on tomorrow.
Speaker 18Talk soon, brother.
Speaker 1Thank you, mate. There we go. George Ferugia there to wrap up Bag of Tips. So just recapping his selections there, Q2 Parklands, race six, number five, Bentley Christophe, race 12, number one, Tripper Art, and at Warragul tonight, race eight, number five, the selection for him there as well. And that wraps up Bag of Tips for this Tuesday morning, the 10th of November. One of our favourite segments here on Giddy Up is coming up, Facing the Breeze with Adam Hamilton, Will Rickson, and Paddy Lee.
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Speaker 1Cannot wait for this. All thanks to Gareth's Horse and Hound, the best range and prices on all canine and Equine Essentials. Horseandhound.com.au. Paul Sebastiani here with you for Giddy Up 11.36 Australian Eastern Daylight Time. It is now time to face the breeze. The crew is ready to rock and roll. Adam Hamilton, I believe, he's out at Addington, is he, Louis? He's out at Addington and he joins us. It's going to be a bit of a roaming, Hammo, there at Addington today. We've had the meeting kick off and we've got a big, big set of group ones coming up to us. The Aussies set to dominate as we welcome you in. Hammo, very good. Good morning to you, mate. Hope you're all well over in New Zealand. It's an afternoon there for the time. Yeah, it certainly is, Paulie.
Speaker 20Yeah, it's really, really exciting. Great to be back here at Cup Day. Unfortunately, it's a heck of a miserable day here. Just tucked into the press room while another shower comes down. But later on today, we've got two magnificent races coming up and we're going to talk about those races and get the thoughts of Will and Paddy. Both of them have experienced this day. Of course, Paddy's been over here with a couple of different trotters, including the great Keyang Zahara as well. But before we chat about Addington and those feature races coming up today, there's a lot of news as far as the Tab Eureka goes as well. So let's welcome in the guys. Will, Paddy, you're with me? You're on board? Yeah, Adam. Yep. A bit jealous I'm not
Speaker 21there with you, but still happy to talk to you.
Speaker 20Nah, great stuff. Good to have you on, fellas. Well, look, just before we do turn our focus to here, it's such a busy time, obviously, and we've got the Tab Eureka just around the corner, you know, just over a week and a half or so away. And, Paddy, you and your family, for the first time, have a slot in the Tab Eureka. And in the last day or so, you've actually confirmed who your runner's going to be. You've gone with Cigano, who looks a real star on the rise.
Speaker 22Yeah, he does, Adam. He's sort of put the writing on the wall himself and he's had a really good. He's a blocker race and over the last three months and he's sort of picked himself in the end. And, yeah, Clayton and Emma couldn't have sort of said any, you know, better thing about him. So he sort of felt like he was the right fit for the team here to team up with.
Speaker 20And the other thing that's important to your team is that your brother, Jason, can take the drive in it as well. And that's the beauty of the slot racing, isn't it? There's trading of all types goes on, but it's a great opportunity for Jason to drive a massive chance in a $1.5 million race.
Speaker 22Yeah, for sure. I know, like, the team with the slot, they would have liked to have always had Jason drive whichever horse they went with. But if it happened to be that it couldn't go that way, I'm sure they would have been happy to work out a deal with anybody. But, yeah, for him to be able to jump on, I'm sure it's a great thrill for him. And, yeah, they'll all head up there excited and willing to give it a red-hot crack.
Speaker 20All right, I want to go to Will Rickson now because Cigano's confirmation means it's six down and four to come as far as the slots go. So Mick Harvey's got another one. Kevin Seymour's got one. Daniel Cordina is in as well. And we're still waiting on Danny Zavitsanos, who, I mean, we can't feel as he might go with Fox. Dan was the race last Saturday, but he was still good winning. He had quick time at Melton.
Speaker 21Yeah, I would have thought Fox Dan would be in the race. I thought his last three runs have really showed he's back to his best. And it's not easy to win outside the leader in free-for-all company like he did the other night and good time at Melton as well. So I think he deserves his chance in the race. And I can't see why Danny wouldn't put him in, owning him himself. And obviously running second last year, he seems to really show up in the big races, Fox Dan. So I think he'll be, he'll probably, he'll probably be the next one to be announced. And McHarvey one's really interesting. Everyone thought Hesitate. He was really well supported in the market. And I thought it was just a, not even really a pass-mark performance at Walgrove. I thought he had a soft run. And once he got out, he didn't seem to attack a lot much from my eyes. So very interesting to see what way he goes. And yeah, there's only a couple left. So very interesting. -
Speaker 20Yeah. And you got to see some of the major contenders for those slots or you have over the last couple of weeks. So there's a lot of talk around the three-year-old Philly, Arc C, you know, McHarvey's already taken a three-year-old Philly in Better Beach for the race. So you would think Arc C is in the mix for one of the last spots, but so too are many others. The Art of Success, The Last Trip, Forever on the Punt, who was really good at Wagga as well, Will. And you know, there's just so many going for that, for those last three spots, isn't it? -
Speaker 21Yeah, absolutely. A lot of horses in good form. So it wouldn't be an easy decision, but yeah, it'd be quite interesting to see what way they go, because most of these horses have had their last runs. Not any of them are really racing on this weekend. So should probably be a decision this week and keep everyone on the edge of their seat. I'm sure The Last Trip, owners are, you know, really keen to get in. He's very short in the market and done nothing wrong. So he'll, you know, it'd be a shame if he's not in the race as well. So it'd be interesting to see what way the stockholders go. -
Speaker 20Yeah, it certainly will. I mentioned Wagga on the way through. The gift that keeps giving in your life, in your career, is a horse called Max Deloy. What another magical moment on him in the first of this year's Carnival of Cups races. At Wagga the other night, pretty handy drive by you too. Summed it up early, you drove with real intent. You felt that was your winning chance to get to the front? -
Speaker 21Yeah, thanks Adam. Yeah, he went awesome. It was a big thrill to win that race on him the other night. And yeah, we just know he's such a great stayer and how strong he is and speed wasn't strong early. So I wanted to get into the race early and have a really good crack for the front off Palladium. You know, if he had a little bit more form, in the open company and distance races, well, I would have probably not attacked for the front like I did. But I just thought being a three year old and against these grand circuit horses, first time over 2800, that Brad would choose to take cover on him. And that was his best chance winning the race, which I believe it was. He had the run of the race Palladium and went a huge race. But yeah, once the speed was slow early, I wanted to put him into it and the horse didn't let me down. He's a champion. I was his trainer, David Aitken. So it was a big thrill. -
Speaker 20Yeah, certainly was. Just back to the Eureka, a question for both of you. And I'll go to you first on this one, Will. Lacasso's preparations got everyone talking. His form is nothing short of sensational, but he's had a lot of hard racing going into it. Is that a plus or a minus? -
Speaker 21Well, I mean, it's hard when you, when, well, I know I have nothing to do with the horse at all. Like, so every horse is different and then he's playing the whole way through sedans. But I mean, it does seem probably a little unusual prepared to other horses leading into the race. And also in previous years, the way he's been, I guess, driven has been, you know, really aggressive. So I guess there's only one way to find out and that will be next weekend. But as you said, the horse is going terrific, but he's had, he's had some pretty hard runs. -
Speaker 20Yeah, what about you, Paddy, as someone who's going to be involved in a runner through Cigano in the race? It is, it's a somewhat daring campaign, isn't it? -
Speaker 22Yeah, it is really interesting. You probably, you know, you've got to take your hat off to see, and the team, they've done a terrific job so far, and they've probably got him in great shape leading into a fortnight's time. But just sort of to notice too, the last couple of runs, he's probably started to hang worse and worse each time. So that's also, a little thing I've started to notice with him. So maybe whether he might be just starting to feel something a little bit, but he is also fighting his races out really well. So you can't sort of knock that too much as well, but it'll be interesting when those season four year olds come up against him, how they sort of stack up. -
Speaker 20Yeah, it certainly will be. So that's Saturday week, the $1.5 million Tabureka. Guys, I know you've both experienced this day and it's a heck of a day. You're missing a rotten one weather-wise, but it's still going to be incredible racing. I'm going to start with the Dominion Trot, a race that you've been part of, Paddy. Is it at Gus's mercy today? -
Speaker 22I think so, Adam. I sort of, you know, had a good look at the field and there's some up and coming horses coming through, but I actually reckon it's one of the weaker Dominion Trots I've seen in the last few years. So I think Gus, if he steps, and I think that's really the perfect draw they'd like. For him, that he's going to probably log midfield. And then from there, Pete's got plenty of options to weigh up. I actually think he'll still drive him cold, like he did in the Inter-Dominion final. And I just think he's going to have too much more speed for him late, but it's going to be interesting to sort of see the early tempo and how hard horses are going to want to find to get to the rail. -
Speaker 20Yeah, it's certainly be a good go. It's a really, really good point you bring up. I mean, the rain they've had here, the racing, the strongest horses seem to be winning the races so far today. They've had a lot of rain and there's more rain due, but, and just a quick comment from you on the two Victorians in the race. Got feelings, you know, and also rocking with attitude, who just didn't get around Kaikoura the other day. -
Speaker 22Yeah, that's sort of a funny one, but she sort of still looked like she wasn't trotting smooth before she even galloped as well. And I thought that's unusual from her gait. Usually she's such the sweetest, sort of trotting like Swedish action trotter. So yeah, interesting to see Maul's comment to say, he thinks, you know, he sort of got her where he really wants her at the minute. But I seem to think that she's probably not going the best of her abilities at minutes. So it'll be interesting to see how she goes and Chris's horse as well. I think he'll just need a little bit of luck to go his way. But I think Gus will be just too strong for that field.
Speaker 20Do you see it the same way, Will? Is Gus just better than these trotters at the moment?
Speaker 21I think so. Yeah, I just hope he gets a clean run. It's a bit hard off the back row. You're lying on the horse in front of you a little bit. But, you know, he's managed to be great.
Speaker 20I think he's going to move up to outside the front row now that the reserves are all out. So outside the front row. That's the ideal.
Speaker 21Yeah, that's the ideal. He'll be very hard to beat. I think he can do it either way. I think he can put him in the race and he's still going to be too strong. So I'm really looking forward to watching it. He's a terrific horse. And I just hope the Australians do well as the market sort of is showing. So, no, he'll be very hard to beat.
Speaker 20So that's race 10 today. Race 12 is the big one. The New Zealand Trotting Cup and the Aussies have won. Well, consider these stats. Australians have at least part owned the last 11 winners. They've wholly owned the last seven winners. And the last three have been trained in Australia as well. So you guys. You guys have been here when those cuffs have played out. It's been a real changing of the guard, hasn't it? And we've got the quality to win it this year. You're going to have first crack at this, Will. Does he deserve to be this short leap to fame given Swayze looks back in form and we know what Kingman can do?
Speaker 21Yeah, I was actually having a chat with Paddy about this this morning and I didn't know whether, I guess after 200 metres, I think it'll either be, should be those odds, or he should be shorter or it should be way longer with the stand start. And I mean, if he's going to have to sit outside Swayze for two miles, it's going to be hard to win. So it's hard. He always deserves to be short, I think, with how great he is. But it's a very intriguing race and I think there's four big chances in it. So I can't wait to watch the start and the race and then see who comes out on top.
Speaker 20Yeah, it should be an absolute cracker. So you give the best Kiwis marketplace a winning chance?
Speaker 21Absolutely. I think he's going to be the one sitting off him. He gets a clean run through early and he's like midfield doing no worse and gets a track into it. I actually think it'd be really hard to hold out. I think he's a huge chance.
Speaker 20Paddy, question to you. Does Swayze look back to his best to you? And where is Kingman at? Off the soft runs he's been having. Can you make an opinion of him or are we guessing a little bit?
Speaker 22I think with Kingman we're still guessing a little bit. Luke will sum these races up better than anyone else. But I think if he could, I know he's probably a little bit scratchy and tardy away from these stint and starts. But if he's probably got to hedge his bet at the start and try and find the rails ahead of Swayze, if he finds the rails ahead of Swayze, I think he comes as huge winning chance. Just because we can't really get a gauge around. The form from this time last year, I don't think we really know if he is going as good. But we'll find out today when he's got to do it against these seasoned horses. But if he can get across to the rails, I just don't think he can do the same run he did last year to compete the same performance to win the race. So I think he's winning chances if he finds the rails. And Swayze. It's going to be a tremendous. You can't hold Swayze down. I think his form's been. Terrific the last couple of runs. Probably Geelong's cut was a little bit of an interesting one. Probably wasn't at his best then. But he looks like he's just gotten better and better each run. But is he the same Swayze? I guess we'll find out again today as well.
Speaker 20Yeah, it'll be incredible. He would equal the record if he could win it for a third time, having won in 2023 and 2024 and then missed last year. So, guys, look, we're running out of time. But one thing, I do want to cast a crystal ball forward just a little bit because. If Leap to Fame comes through today well, we might see a race that'll match the Cup or top it on Friday. Round three, Leap to Fame, Captain's Mistress. Will that would be out of this world?
Speaker 21Yeah, that'd be great if it eventually. I don't know what. What do you think has to happen for him to do that? Do you think he has to win or do you think he has to get beat? What's his better chance of going in that race on Friday, do you think?
Speaker 20I think if he wins, he'll back out. He'll back up. OK. It's probably more if he's beaten and they think he has a really hard-running defeat that might cast a doubt over it.
Speaker 21Yeah, because he had a really hard run last year and got beat and then come out and won the free-for-all on Friday. So, I guess their mindset does change with Captain Mistress, I guess. So, I hope it does eventually because it'd be great, you know, for the race in New Zealand if they clash again.
Speaker 20Absolutely. I said to Grant Dixon yesterday, most. Most people think you won't run. He said, well, most people aren't me and it's absolutely our intention to run if he comes through today. We don't run away from any clashes. So, it could be an absolute ripper. Fellas, enjoy the day, however you're watching it. Not just today, but we could have a boomer coming up on Friday as well. Great to have you on as well, guys. Enjoy the big action today.
Speaker 21Thanks, Adam. Enjoy the day and have a drink for us. Thanks, Adam. Stay dry, brother.
Speaker 20Later. There's Paddy Lee and Will Rickson joining us here. So, race 10 is the Renwick Farms Dominion Trot, half a million dollars. Gus' favourite for Queensland and Australia. And then in the big one, the New Zealand Cup at race 12 today, the Aussies represented Leap to Fame, Swayze, Kingman and Minos. It's going to be absolutely fantastic. So, that's it for the show today. On behalf of Gareth Hall, Paulie Sebastiani, all the team behind the scenes, thanks so much for joining us. Good luck wherever you're having a bet. And join us again tomorrow.
Speaker 1It's been great to be with you this Tuesday morning. Paul Sebastiani about to wrap up Giddy Up. It's the daily wrap all thanks to Lillydale Instant Lawn, an Australian family-owned quality turf delivered on time every time our roots run deep. The BetBoost horse today, we are getting $4 about this particular galloper at Mornington. It is race three, number five, Capital Storm and Trav. It is your selection for the BetBoost horse today. Your name's on it. And if it wins, you're going to get all the kudos, man. And if it loses, I'll get all the hate coming back my way as well, Paulie. So, you've got to love it both ways. Take the good with the bad. 360 degree feedback. That's exactly right. Now, before we wrap up proceedings for Giddy Up this morning, we have to give a big, big celebratory happy birthday to the one and only, the captain of the SEN track team, David Taggart. So, a big, big happy birthday to you, Tag. You did a great job with us during the Flemington Spring Racing Carnival. I'm sure you'll do a no, no, I'm sure of no doubt you'll do a great job as well moving forward into the Ascot Carnival as well. We'll be back on the airwaves tomorrow. So, no doubt he'll be finding us a whole heap of, you know, winners tomorrow afternoon. So, a big, big happy birthday and well wishes for you today on your 61st birthday. So, a big happy birthday to Tag. Now, just having news confirmed as well, Trent Mason-Helder has confirmed that James McDonald, Trav, will ride Docklands in the BOC HK Jockey Club Cup this weekend. The big group two race there at Hong Kong this weekend, Trav. So, there's a bit of news.
Speaker 3Yeah, some of the key lead ups towards the features at Charting for International Day, you see the return to of Ka Ying Rising in Hong Kong soil on Sunday. So, looking forward to that. Six runners against him, I think.
Speaker 1And also confirming pride of Jenny will not be heading over to Perth. She's going to have a spell and she'll be put away for an autumn campaign. Trav, thank you very much for your work this morning. Great job in the production deck and the production booth. Thank you very much to all of those who have been with us this morning on Tuesday, the 10th of November. Giddy up. Brought to you by Bet365. For free and confidential support, visit gamblinguponline.org.au.
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