Trainers and Drivers

[Messenger]

Hmmm

[Messenger]

It is only 3 weeks until David Moran is back

[Messenger]

Congratulations to Emma Stewart for notching up 100 Group Ones!
Another one to Bonnie/Anne (& Bill) tonight - who has had no small part in that ton

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#PCM27082201

[Messenger]

PP is correct in pointing out that Nathan Jack's push out on Ludacrous at the top of the straight in the Nutrien Fillies Final was dangerous and should have been dealt with by the stewards more severely - he gave David Miles no option but to check Matriart

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#PCM27082202

[Theoldfox]

I disagree, Nathan Jack was within his right to ease out when the Miles horse was not improving ground. The deliberate attempt by David to stop Nathan Jack from easing out is the more problematic aspect. The Miles horse did pick up again, but at the time of the contact it was struggling.

See the rule below

LR164. ChangingPositions(EasingOut)
(1) Notwithstanding Rule 163(1) (b), a driver may make another horse cover more ground than necessary where;
(a) the driver does so on or after entering the front straight with one lap of the race to run provided that any horse being made to cover extra ground is obliged to race no wider than three wide until entering the back straight on the final occasion; or
(b) the driver does so prior to entering the front straight with one lap of the race to run, and the other horse is not maintaining or improving its position,
and provided that the driver does so only to the extent necessary to obtain an improved position for the driver’s horse.

PP is correct in pointing out that Nathan Jack's push out on Ludacrous at the top of the straight in the Nutrien Fillies Final was dangerous and should have been dealt with by the stewards more severely - he gave David Miles no option but to check Matriart

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#PCM27082202

[aussiebreno]

I disagree, Nathan Jack was within his right to ease out when the Miles horse was not improving ground. The deliberate attempt by David to stop Nathan Jack from easing out is the more problematic aspect. The Miles horse did pick up again, but at the time of the contact it was struggling.

See the rule below

LR164. ChangingPositions(EasingOut)
(1) Notwithstanding Rule 163(1) (b), a driver may make another horse cover more ground than necessary where;
(a) the driver does so on or after entering the front straight with one lap of the race to run provided that any horse being made to cover extra ground is obliged to race no wider than three wide until entering the back straight on the final occasion; or
(b) the driver does so prior to entering the front straight with one lap of the race to run, and the other horse is not maintaining or improving its position,
and provided that the driver does so only to the extent necessary to obtain an improved position for the driver’s horse.

Solid rule! Probably explains why one of them drives winner after winner and the other posts deranged & stalking phone conversations .

[Messenger]

Are you talking about Milesy or PP there Brendan?

[aussiebreno]

Are you talking about Milesy or PP there Brendan?

PP

[Theoldfox]

Hmm, damn. I thought we were about to get some D Miles gossip
David is actually a nice guy, just got outmanoeuvred by a horse travelling much stronger than his on this occasion.

PP

[Messenger]

James Herbertson drove in R5 at Stawell today which was run at 3.38pm
He drove in R3 at Bendigo tonight at 6pm

I figure he had to get to Bendigo at 5.45 at the latest to do the preliminary warm up
I wouldn't think he would have got out of Stawell any earlier than 3.48
That doesn't quite give him 2hrs

It is 2hrs and 6mins between Bendigo and Stawell tracks
He had to fly

Maybe he did catch a plane?

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#SWC14092207

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#BNC14092210

https://www.google.com/search?q=Staw...hrome&ie=UTF-8