Plenty of former British and European gallopers in what looks a chewy Tancred at Rosehill on Tuesday. DUBAI HONOUR and VAUBAN cross paths for the first time - the former won the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on soft turf two years ago but if you look at his European form you wouldn't think he'd want heavy ground - he was well held in the Grand Prix de Chantilly on heavy ground last June (admittedly over 2400m). He's done his best running at 2400m recently winning the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud and then chasing home GIAVELLOTTO in the Hong Kong Vase on his last run but he's not wholly consistent. He's currently 118 in the UK. VAUBAN was a revelation over 2000m last time but for me he'd need to build on a Group 3 win in this company. He's rated 115 over here but has always been just short in Group 1 company over a range of distances from 2800m to 4000m up here. He's not run much on soft ground (won a Group 3 at Naas in 2023 on soft turf) and the inference from Willie Mullins is they always thought him better on a sound surface. ARAPAHO won the Group 2 Zipping Classic on soft turf last November and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise if he reversed form with VAUBAN. ZARIR is an interesting ex-French galloper who was runner up in last year's Ganay on very soft ground and chased home the useful IRESINE in the Foy at Longchamp. However, he was four lengths behind DUBAI HONOUR in the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud and on his first run in nearly seven months it's a big ask. Yulong Investments also have RIVER OF STARS, who was trained by Ralph Beckett over here. She ended her capaign with a second in the Group 1 Royallieu (over 3050m) at Longchamp on Arc day. Whether she can drop back this far on her first run is debatable but the slow ground will be in her favour. KINESIOLOGY has a bit to find with these on Irish form while ZECHARIAH also raced over further in the UK - he was once thought a Leger contender but that didn't work out. DUKE DE SESSA, the Caulfield Cup winner, is probably where I'd start here and he's available at 7s each way. 

Gai Waterhouse annoyed at the postponement of Rosehill on Saturday: 'Madness' - Gai Waterhouse expresses frustration after Group 1 card is postponed following 17mm of rain | Racing Post I'm not sure with what she is annoyed - most courses would struggle with 65mm of rain on race day whether in New Zealand, the UK or Ireland and in the US the turf races would be switched to the Dirt if that quantity of rain fell on race day.

Bet on Red - tipped @$35 and again @$7.50 - biggest certainty of the year with the numbers being trained and the announcement of how many races were going to be held at the mighty Manawatu this season. TAB may as well pay out now.

You don’t know how good their form “might be” because it isn’t fully exposed yet Doug. 

You are nothing but a clown...give it a rest or get lost. Ted is a very fair and long term decent poster...he has no agendas unlike yourself.

Haha he is a lowlife and posts private messages between to people...but I am sure you would like him as birds of a feather and all that stuff...yes he has opinions but unless you agree with them he is also like you just argues for the sake of it...Does he want a medal for helping Morty???Not sure what that has to do with anything...and from my point of view and a few others in here he is no loss....and neither will you be.

I have had a few good ones and some not so good but all we treated with respect and not just flogged....have you ever owned one...oh thats right I think you did and didn't pay the bills...is that true???

How far did you walk Ted?  Seriously how far?  You wouldn't have walked the chute as you'd horse didn't race on it.

The other side of the argument is what this is doing to betting turnover. The numbers for the UK in 2024 are informative: HBLB Top 10 Races 2024.pdf On the jumps, Cheltenham dominates - nine of the top ten jumps races by betting turnover are at the Festival - the other being the National which s the biggest turnover race of the whole year. On the flat, five of the top ten are at the Royal Ascot meeting and only one of the top ten is a handicap. The biggest betting is on the best races - there's no point dressing it up.  If you want a racing programme which maximises your betting turnover, you need to have the big races prominent - doesn't matter if they are all together particularly but a clear pattern which puts the big races at defined points.

How does he stir?  He has an opinion that is as valid as yours.  From what I've seen he has had and still has more skin in the game than you.  He travelled from Palmy to support Morty during his RIU case - where were you?

Really?  You'd be so lucky to have one like her.  You have no idea how she is feeling. They already were rich.  Aren't you giving owners a bad name?  How many horses race around week in week out and win stuff all?  They're bred to race - she is doing what she was bred to do.  

Name one "bloody good horse" in the race.

Yes, we have one running at Doncaster this afternoon called ATA RANGI which as we all know is the Maori for twilight. We also have the occasional Irish and Scots Gaelic name along with Welsh to test the course commentators. The problem with Gaelic is it is pronounced in a completely different way to how it looks. In recent times, there's been a fashion for stringing words together without spaces so the recent Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was INOTHEWAYURTHINKIN - it's mainly our friends across the Irish Sea who are doing this.

Us Australians have arrived…. We will win both…. Pace and Trot….. Merlin NZ best hope…. Draw dependant ….. Don….Larry…. To tough to fast…. Be fascinating nights racing…. Smaller track makes it more interesting…. Larry and Don love Menangle … different gravy at Cambridge…. Can’t wait…..I will be there….

Along way to go…. Stonewall were on fire today…. Will M House hold on…. R Dunn stated on Unhinged in October…… 40 winners by seasons end…. Have they won 40 races since October…. Is J Dunn having another crack at the drivers premiership… he hasn’t been travelling like he use to…..Who is House’s main danger….. Stonewall….. Dunn….. I am backing Dunn….. 

What's the point ??? .. there is no need to put perspective where the win was a good win, and she beat some bloody good horses in a $500k race without too much bother.

No doubt he will claim that he has a mental illness

Greedy greedy owners!!!  What more does she have to prove?  She has made them rich. Owners like them give racing a bad name!  

You still think Fox tells the truth and a kindergarten kid could not tell you otherwise. Maybe you could give a little to Fox to help pay for the pending voting machine defamation case.

I had a walk on the track prior to the first race. It was firm and the ground was even across the track. It was perfect and gave everything a chance.    Well done Trentham.