Western Australia

[aussiebreno]

Storm won't come to ID which is a shame because he could have jagged a race where he isnt required to do all the work to ensure leader doesnt get it too easy. Hopefully he improves a length before the Cups because he deserves to be winning snd not running a place behind whoever draws to lead.

Barrier 1 stats dont read bad last night. 3 wins, 5 2nds and a galloper that was $2. Makes betting easy but isn't fair racing.

[Messenger]

Tricky Miki had to do a bit of work in the Derby and thus showed he was a deserving favourite and winner

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#GPM04112203

[Mighty Atom]

Magnificent Storm is not the unbeatable force many had thought. He will lose more races if the driving tactics are to charge around the field and sit up outside the leader he is no Pure Steel.

Can anyone explain what on earth has happened to Hurricane Harley? he can't run a message at the moment if I was the owner I'd be looking at another trainer G Hall Snr comes to mind.

[Messenger]

I have always thought that Harley was better suited to the shorter distances but he may not have come up this time and may need to be tipped out again - he was out a long time though. Maybe Anne can enlighten us

[aussiebreno]

Magnificent Storm is not the unbeatable force many had thought. He will lose more races if the driving tactics are to charge around the field and sit up outside the leader he is no Pure Steel.

Can anyone explain what on earth has happened to Hurricane Harley? he can't run a message at the moment if I was the owner I'd be looking at another trainer G Hall Snr comes to mind.

Certainly not unbeatable but he is the top seed and with even luck wins the FFAs. Everything else is just taking their turn running places (Patronus at his best with that devastating sprint is an exception) with a good draw but Storm is the only one who can win/place from anywhere. Any PBD race he is going to keep drawing bad, but being the top seed they need to put him into the race. Would rather they try and win and find out exactly where his bottom is, rather than sit back and let the leader have it all their own way on a leader dominated track. Now is the time to test him out to see exactly how much better than the others he is, rather than get to WA/Freo Cup and be left wondering how much extra work he can do and still win. Lose the battle but win the war type stuff.

Was surprised by how short he was and actually backed Patronus Star due to the price, but all things being equal Storm is still the superior horse.

[aussiebreno]

BOOOOM ! Pure Steel like performance and being driven so aggressively and putting pay to them will no doubt scare a few drivers into giving him an easier time in races going forward.

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#GPM11112205

[Mighty Atom]

Huge performance from MS but I have to say it was a huge turnaround from his start the week before. A capitulating 4th over 2536m where the winner rated 1:57:3 to a huge showing same distance rating 1:56:4. I will concede the horse may have had an off performance the week before.

[Messenger]

The $150k Westral Mares Classic was run tonight
I am wondering how the First Four paid so well - $1,289 with the top 3 picks and a $16 pop
and how there came to be $53,461 in the pool (4 times the preceding race)

[aussiebreno]

Magnificent Storm in the Inter would have been something. Will be a travesty if he doesnt win the WA and Freo Cups. Wins again last night. Nothing was going to get near him once he crossed.

[Messenger]

$81 pop Himself wins the $200k Gp1 Nugget

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#GPM16122204