[quote=āSHANNONSIDER**ā]Scolari Me Daddy gave a brave display tonight for such a youngster. To lead Shaneboy a merry dance all the way to the line was a great effort.
Causeway getting up to win after being fourth at the third bend was worth the admission alone.
Carly Philpott looked well! 
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Will Causeway be hard bet?
Heāll be hard bet alright, but itās an exceptional stake and there are many dog exceptional dogs in the line up. I hope we get an worthy final.
Itās shaping up nicely anyway. Wise Thought dumped out tonight.
SS** was Teflon Tom a non-runner?
Teflon didnāt run tonight. Iād say your bet is a loser though, itās all in run or not on Betfair I think.
Damn.
Just after watching all of last nights heats there. Causeway did well to get up but i feel his poor breaking will cost him eventually. Heās been fortunate enough in the opening two races that he hasnāt been badly bumped or baulked. I would be surprised if he goes on to win the Derby. There iāve said itā¦
Well you could be right, heās yet to win a lengthy competition like this. Something always goes wrong. Heās the fastest dog on the planet though over this trip.
That was the main reason I didnāt back him at the start, heās my favourite dog by far but just worry about his ability to see these things through to the finish. Would love to see him win it out though.
Iād have my doubts over Buckley, if McKenna or Hennessy had him Iād be more confident. He seems to be a bit like Michael OāDonovan in the coursing derby. The bolt seems to be shot at the semi final stage.
They should change his seeding to wide, if he gets drawn in 1-3 again he could be on his way out.
CC also just seems to be a dog who runs his best races fresh.
[quote=āmanaboutdogā]They should change his seeding to wide, if he gets drawn in 1-3 again he could be on his way out.
CC also just seems to be a dog who runs his best races fresh.[/quote]
Iād agree with that. Put him in trap 6 and heās the best chance of a clear passage.
How much control do trainers have over a dogās seeding?
they can pick rails, middle or wide
there was only 20 odd wides left in before lasst night out of 96 runners so there was a very good chance of 5 or 6.
[quote=āmanaboutdogā]they can pick rails, middle or wide
there was only 20 odd wides left in before lasst night out of 96 runners so there was a very good chance of 5 or 6.[/quote]
What happens if youāve 6 dogs in the same race who prefer wide? Would preference be to the dog with the fastest time in his last race or what?
no, then itās the luck of the draw, they are put in at random
normally in the draw for the next round, the first wide drawn out will get trap6, the second wide seed drawn will get 5 and so on, for rails seeds the first drawn gets trap1, second gets trap 2, middle seed are left to one side until all 6 dogs are drawn out and they then fill whatever middle positions are left. from the inside out in the order they were drawn, I think.
another thing to note is that dogs under the same ownership are guarded in the draw, meaning they canāt meet until the final.
[quote=āSHANNONSIDER**ā]Scolari Me Daddy gave a brave display tonight for such a youngster. To lead Shaneboy a merry dance all the way to the line was a great effort.
Causeway getting up to win after being fourth at the third bend was worth the admission alone.
Carly Philpott looked well! 
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What stage has Scolari got to now?,should mesef and Piles Hussain be getting up there to jump on the bandwagon or is it a bit early yet?,cmon to fuck Scolari:thumbsup:
Through to the third round and he looked very good last night Link.
Would be a good bandwagon to climb aboard nice and early Link. go for it.
CC will benefit from having 9 days to his next run as he indeed seems to struggle to put two runs together. Liek SS**, I would also have my doubts about Buckley getting them right for such a competition. McKenna and Hennessy nurse dogs through and have them peakign for finals night.
Aside, the forthcoming 09/10 coursing fixtures are out, cant fookign wait !
Think ye are being a bit over critical of Buckley lads to be honest. In the last 18 months he has won the puppy derby, easter cup, galway champion bitch stake, ladbroke 600, northwest derby, scottish derby, youghal oaks, waterford masters etc
Heās deadly in a final and only for Shelbourne Astonās long snout and god knows what was in his system Iād be adding Champion Stakes & Derby to that list! He produced Killahan Phanter & Slip The Lark to run the races of their lives in those respective finals last year.
he also only has about a quarter of the number of dogs in training that hennessy has.
Buckley is the best around at the minute for my money.
[quote=āmanaboutdogā]Think ye are being a bit over critical of Buckley lads to be honest. In the last 18 months he has won the puppy derby, easter cup, galway champion bitch stake, ladbroke 600, northwest derby, scottish derby, youghal oaks, waterford masters etc
Heās deadly in a final and only for Shelbourne Astonās long snout and god knows what was in his system Iād be adding Champion Stakes & Derby to that list! He produced Killahan Phanter & Slip The Lark to run the races of their list in those respective finals last year.
he also only has about a quarter of the number of dogs in training that hennessy has.
Buckley is the best around at the minute for my money.[/quote]
[quote=āmanaboutdogā]Think ye are being a bit over critical of Buckley lads to be honest. In the last 18 months he has won the puppy derby, easter cup, galway champion bitch stake, ladbroke 600, northwest derby, scottish derby, youghal oaks, waterford masters etc
Heās deadly in a final and only for Shelbourne Astonās long snout and god knows what was in his system Iād be adding Champion Stakes & Derby to that list! He produced Killahan Phanter & Slip The Lark to run the races of their lives in those respective finals last year.
he also only has about a quarter of the number of dogs in training that hennessy has.
Buckley is the best around at the minute for my money.[/quote]
All adds up alright Miley, but there is something lacking there, can tquite put my finget on itā¦ Just reckon he had CC buzzing for the first round, and cant possibly sustain that, or improve. saying that though CC could be anysort of a dog and me you or anybody else around here dont know the ins and outs of getting him right.
Some run for St Loius Spirit last night, if he leads he cannot be caught, has a habit of missing a few breaks ok.