The Vaal Thurday 8/3/12

Wouldn't Shea Shea be best in to win today?

JAMES BLOND Wrote:

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> JAMES BLOND Wrote:
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> > need help
> > Race 6 Mining Prospect is x MR 81 ran 3.5 L
> behind
> > Second Tycoon and 1.25L behind Legal Action
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> > in account last Saturdays Race where both ran
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> > Midnight Serenade ran 2nd with MR 100 what
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> > Mining prospect rating be?
> > can any one help ,I reckon this could be a nice
> > bet, but would like to know what his rating is
> > that I can work on
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> Any body out there who can shed light on this
> question? All the merit ratings and distance
> converter specialists?


Would be interesting to get somebody like rob faux's input on this - imo (depending on which horse is taken as the 'line horse') MP ran to a 83-85 behind Last Tycoon - over a trip that maybe too short (being by Rock of Gibraltar out of a Saddler's Wells mare) so may be 'well in' here - but it does seem competitve event with Always Al not running - the Bradley Maroun stable has been off form for a while, but his horses are coming back into form - so for my money Rabadash is a runner - MR has come down from 91 to 84 - Striker rides - draw may be a concern though

I think we could see a very different Alibaba's Jewel back at the Vaal, don't leave him out of anything.

ShezaPunter Wrote:

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> Wouldn't Shea Shea be best in to win today?


Yes on official MR he is best in - but it's his first run back after a gelding (which may even improve him) - Striker rides - but still only the stable will know if he is ready today, or if he will need his first run back - Jackodore fit and ready, but imo not quite a 100 - could go either way imo

Thanks Frodo, appreciate it mate..
I'm getting a hang of this MR thing slowly but surely..
Can any1 tell me where I can get a full explanation and calculations on MRs?

Sheza...

www.horseracingauthority.co.za/pubs/

Hi guys,I have got Mining Prospect at MR80 over 1200m.
The problem for me is, his better runs than that are over 1000m ,so I will have to stay with that for now,but he could easily pull it off in this field.

Thanks GB

Sweet Destiny was backed in the feature on Saturday as well as the previous time before being Scratched. She ran a very decent 4th behing Franny, and baring any top first timers, a repeat of theat run should give her a massive chance today. None of the first timers have attracted support as yet and the 5/2 - 3/1 looks decent value.

Just noticed that Aerofoil backed from 14/1 into 17/10.

The 2nd will have me as a spectator.........apparently a 2 horse race but both from stables I can hardly ever catch right

rob faux Wrote:

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> The 2nd will have me as a
> spectator.........apparently a 2 horse race but
> both from stables I can hardly ever catch right

2 horse race?? ... I made it one horse race...