Another one under a cloud -  UK raider Onesmoothoperator has eased in Melbourne Cup markets after sustaining a cut to its right heel bulb. The Geelong Cup winner was inspected by the Racing Victoria veterinary panel on Friday and could not be passed suitable to race at the time.

Are there odds on Sharp N' Smart Top Ten?

Maximus I posted details about Vignette's racing career on the Derby thread.

Form anal E Sis 4 da Final Singapore Sling:The deserved top seed.Won by 16 lengths in Round 7.Rumoured to be ex lead singer at Raffles Bar in 2001,Joint favorite with Stoyd. Richie                 : Top scorer round 5, and brilliant form in rounds 6,7,  Question mark over his  position in the running from inside draw  Kloppite             : The WFA star. Needs further vet check at 7am tomorrow to be cleared to start. Pete Lane          : His Round 1 score of just 8 was the subject of a Stewards' enquiry, Which is ongoing, Lowest score since is 23. Stoyd                 : Northern Hemisphere Group One performer with great literacy skills, Poor performance in Round 5. Jack                   : His Unexplained Round 4 score , of just 2 points was the talking point amongst RaceCafe posters for weeks,                               He vies for outright favoritism with some Shri Lanken cricket bookies, Ohakaman        ; Repeat regular top points scorer. Top pick to win by some bookies,  but there's that niggling doubt about his Round 4 score where he beat just                               one home, Top 4 with reservations, Insider               : Wily intelligent campaigner with more experience than most,here, but had a dreadful score of just 2 points in Round 1,                                 No excuses offered by the stable partner who is believed to want a tattoo of Frankel for Xmas.! Arjay                  : Same initials as a grand Matamata galloper of yesteryear and a famous Jockey, That however didn't help RJ in Round 7. Manfield           :  Renown for bold picks and cunning approach to finals.Round 3 score of 44 is right form here,      Saynomore      ; Great " scorer "on and off the track. Notable that he always wears a tongue tie and Pacifiers when on the job.                             Wonderful spirit in a close finish.His Round 5 win with 47 points earned him an International Longines' s rating of 139.                             Multi talented and voted The Peoples Champion week after week. Gubellini Jim.   : Getting on in years , which will have him in his element  , here, even from barrier 12.                              His Racing historian contributions  to RaceCafe could be rewarded on Saturday.                              He will have a ( Gary)  " Edge  " on most of these in the final ! DISCLAIMER  : The words and opinions published in this post are the authors own and dont necessarily reflect the views of RaceCafe members or The Racing Minister.  

Surely there are plenty of premier tracks available to pick up the slack . This particular pigeon was always going to come back and kick them in the arse . , bigtime . I said it earlier if there was any doubt then xfer Otaki and Trentham around , simple solve , but far to complex for the powers that be . I wonder what Entain will make of all this indecision and possible lost meeting . Oh ! that's right it's bad luck .

The problem is, there is no where else to go.  This year this meeting was originally scheduled for Hastings, but we all know what happened there.  Last year it was a Trentham so I guess that is another reason it was shoved in.  Quite simply with the current fronts coming through, one after the other Trentham shouldn’t be racing this often.   

I don't think any of the AWTs have ever come to the rescue of a grass track meeting. It appears that part of the equation has proven to be fallacious.

In Australia if they had a provincial meeting that was going to be really heavy and a track down the road wasn't nearly as bad they would sometimes move the meeting.  You do wonder about transferring meetings to Trentham at this time of year when most horses are looking for better going.

Wasn't Awapuni synthetic track supposed to come into play at times like this?  Although,  with the reluctance of some trainers to race on the synthetic there would probably be a heaps of scratching......

Yes, fully agree.......make a decision today......Horses,  staff, trainers and owners in limbo in regards to travelling.

7.3mm of rain is expected overnight, finishing by 9:00am.  For my threepence worth, it will be heavy, but so what. Some will love it and others wont.  There will be plenty of scratchings, but the track should be a safe as it possibly could be, unless there is a surface water problem, which I seriously doubt. The only thing I can say with certainly, is that they will plough it up, and with all the scheduled meetings to come, that isn't what one was hoping for. I am wondering if there isn't an ulterior motive with how this is being handled.

trent bussutin loses 2 horses from cup

And what if it isn't tough shit for participants , again , FFS get professional , if they think there is any doubt then move them , TODAY . FFs try and show some empathy for the owners , just this once . It beggars belief , I really didn't think they could make it any more difficult .

Switch out Dee and put in Shinn and I reckon you'd do ok PS

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To be fair they said the same thing after Race 1 at Te Rapa on Monday... until suddenly it wasnt  

Foxton

The Trentham track was inspected early Friday Afternoon by the regional track advisor, the track manager and the RIB. The track is currently a Heavy 10 and in safe state to race on.    Overnight rain is predicted and a further inspection will take place at 6:30am Saturday.

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