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    Rowe Cup (6.19 AEST) and Auckland Cup (6.49 AEST) tomorrow night

    https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs...2065-race-8-dl
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    Auckland Cup is a far stronger field with more genuine chances than we've seen in recent features. Copy That, Kango, Akuta and Self Assured are the lading chances. Only Copy That (2 from 3) and Self Assured ( 4 wins and a 2nd from 6 starts) have been successful over the 3200 metre standing start trip. Should Self Assured be successful he will create history by becoming the only three-time winner of the race.

    Certainly worth watching.

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    Muscle Mountain's 4th in the Rowe Cup was the highlight of the night
    He must have lost at least 60m at the start, tacked on, went to the lead at the bell, beaten 13m
    He is the fluro green

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    He would have been a great NZ rep at Elitloppet
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    Quote Originally Posted by Messenger View Post
    Muscle Mountain's 4th in the Rowe Cup was the highlight of the night
    He must have lost at least 60m at the start, tacked on, went to the lead at the bell, beaten 13m
    He is the fluro green

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    He would have been a great NZ rep at Elitloppet
    Try a hundred metres, no exaggeration.

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    It was hard to tell Trev as he was not in the pic he was so far back!
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    He was a good hundred behind the leader and still tap dancing when the leader (and eventual winner) passed the winning post the first time. My on-track source told me it was at least 100 and probably should have won except for an overly ambitious drive.

    The weather in Auckland has been extremely wet with multiple floods the past few weeks. Mark Purdon relocated the remainder of his team to Lincoln Farms earlier in the week from waterlogged Pukekohe. Akuta had missed the previous week due to a foot abscess that, fortunately, broke out of its own accord. So, an excellent performance by Akuta to win the Auckland Cup and another great, patient drive by Purdon.

    Kango led and, as promised, David Butcher refused to hand up to any challenger. Self Assured was the early explorer when Natalie Rasmussen sent him forward in search of the lead; Butcher was having none of that. A second prod at Kango was also refused, so Self Assuered retreated to four-back the pegs. Kango dropped anchor which saw Copy That whip around to the death with Self Assured taking a sit behind him. Akuta got onto Self Assured's back, ensuring the eventual winner a dream trail home.

    Self Assured got the better of Copy That upon straightening but was a sitting duck for Akuta. The runner-up was beyond brave, Michael Guerin going as far to suggest it was probably the greatest run of Self Assured's career. On watching the replay it is hard to dispute his argument, the horse being a little unlucky to fall short in his attempt to be the first three-time winner of the race.

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    Yes, I agree with that Trev

    Natalie, no doubt wishes she had not made that early move - no doubt believed it was a reasonable chance of succeeding given that it was 2 miles
    Somewhat weird how she got to go back to her posn 3 back on pegs, and 9 runners on the pegs for so long in a 2 miler seemed fairly strange but then again logical when you think about it

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    Somebody had to go and make a race of it. Had Self Assured got to the lead, even by working overtime, it would have won. Nat was a bit stiff. Kango ultimately finished sixth, which indicates the gap in class. He may have still ran a drum if he handed up. Still, the tactics made for a terrific finish with only four horse lengths between first and last.

    As spectacles go, we don't see enough adrenalin--pumping races in Group One racing.

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    PP highlights today what type of person Brett Mangos is
    Check out this clip - focusing on the brief glimpse you get of what is happening after they cross the line
    We are talking about the the red with white stars and the orange with a white star

    https://youtu.be/eJH5JnHwbS0

    From the Stewards Report (Racing Integrity Board - much harder to find this stuff in NZ)

    13. Ms Chilcott’s evidence was that after the finish, she experienced Mr Mangos’ horse “veering off” towards her, which led her to think “I might be in a bit of trouble”. She said she could not see whether Mr Mangos was in any difficulty, and “just did not know”. He never said anything to her. But upon returning to “scale” she felt he was “angry about something – a bit abusive and visibly upset”. Her evidence was that Mr Mangos used the words “You picked on the wrong c..t”. She said she did not call out and was not in “serious danger” but had to pull up so as not to come into contact with the outside fence.

    https://racingintegrityboard.org.nz/...-brent-mangos/

    What do we think about Brett Mangos now
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    Another pathetic suspension by the NZ RIB. A similarly weak suspension akin to that of Johnny Cox being only suspended for 7 days for punching a horse in the head four times during a race (the cheeky bugger had the gall to appeal the suspension but was unsuccessful).

    On face value, it appears the NZ RIB does not believe animal cruelty, dangerous driving and violence or threatening comments against women are serious issues. If not, the guides that it uses for handing down suspensions and disqualifications are askew with public expectations and must be reviewed as a priority.

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