Senor Santa

Titch Wrote:

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> Howes/Bass was also a great combo, when Gav's dad
> (Lionel I think) was in charge of Phillipi I
> visited him after an unfortunate accident that
> left him with 2 broken legs and he had a painting
> on the wall of a filly that he won many on for
> Mike Bass, cant recall the name but she was top
> class..in the painting she had the number 13
> saddle cloth and when I asked why 13 Gav told me
> that she carried that number in a vast majority of
> her runs..can anyone remember the name of this
> filly??

Could be wrong but first name comes to mind.. Sweet Chestnut?

davetheflower Wrote:

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> Being only into SA racing for the last 2-3 years,I
> can honestly say I've never heard of Gavin
> Howes.So I googled him and this what came up.
> Is it the correct facts and what was the
> punishment
>
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> At Greyville on March 29, Howes weighed out in a
> big race with 4.5kg (10lb) of lead in a secondary
> weight cloth, which he hid down a drain in the
> tunnel between the weighing room and the paddock.
> However, there were two flaws. The horse,
> Greenwood, finished second, and Howes was caught
> trying to recover the missing weight before
> weighing in.

Allegedly...and warned off. Strangely, I think Greenwood was still declared a runner?!Last year, The Which Doctor, disqualified..go figure???

It the same old story in racing no consistency punish one with a ban and others get a don't do it again slap on the wrist very UNFAIR !!!!!!!!!!!

C.HOWES Wrote:

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> Could be wrong but first name comes to mind..
> Sweet Chestnut?


Spot On that was the filly....