Slade Power - Darley Classic - Flemington - Saturday 8/11/14

Itsabrack

Just reported that the groom will be down at the start with him and the jockey can take off his hood before the gates open. Hope he doesn't get too worked up and blitz's them!

DylanAFC

Wayne Lordan rode a winner at Flemington yesterday. Hopefully he'll do the same Saturday.

dave3004

Stewards denied request for late entry to the stalls. Then flipped decision and last I heard he will be loaded late.

Will need to be at his best to beat Chataqua down straight. Hot tempo to suit Slade. Tough horse and Chataqua will be giving him a couple of lengths with couple furlongs to go.

Aussie racing in the bin at the mo. This would be a coffin nail.

DylanAFC

dave3004 wrote: »

Stewards denied request for late entry to the stalls. Then flipped decision and last I heard he will be loaded late.

Will need to be at his best to beat Chataqua down straight. Hot tempo to suit Slade. Tough horse and Chataqua will be giving him a couple of lengths with couple furlongs to go.

Aussie racing in the bin at the mo. This would be a coffin nail.

Can't have Chataqua at 5/4. Lay all day for me.

dave3004

DylanAFC wrote: »

Can't have Chataqua at 5/4. Lay all day for me.

Wholeheartedly agree. It was bigger prices on previous starts and now comes up against biggest test. But all the mugs will ensure it'll prob jump close to even money.

Should be a cracking race

DylanAFC

Where can I get best price on Slade Power. All I can find is 9/2 on PP?

dave3004

Slade Power 13/2 with Bet365.

I don't know the horse that well but Lordan/Lynam were in my office today getting their speed map sorted and chatting away.

It could be one of those things where in hindsight 13/2 is a stupidly big price.

Think I will have to have a bit on him. Aussie racing recently has really declined and struggling to produce vs the internationals.

DylanAFC

Cheers, I'll have a whole lot of that 13/2.

Mountainlad

Is this on tonight then?

Itsabrack

Mountainlad wrote: »

Is this on tonight then?

4.40am AtTheRaces

Francie Barrett

5/1 SkyBet and Totesport for Slade, has to be worth a shout.

Peintre Celebre

I think Lankan Rupee will stuff him

Dubron

Slade Power is 3.2 to place on the Ozzy tote at the moment, anything near that before the off tonight and I'll be steaming into it, could well get bigger. They could have easily won the sprint on Champions Day with him IMO but obviously Darley think it more important to his stud career that he gets a win in Australia, obviously thinking of shuttling him over there at some point. You'd imagine he's been trained for this since the July Cup and apparently did a cracking piece of work the other day, anything over 3.0 is a bet really!

dave3004

Jumped 10/1 with most corps.

Missed the kick. Worked up to box seat and then faded when the leaders made their runs.

Needs to sort out those marrier issues. Lordan took blindfold off late.

Itsabrack

Retirement now for Ireland's greatest Sprinter

Peintre Celebre

Safe to say we are a fair bit off their level. This horse is a multiple gr.1 winner having beaten Maarek Tropics Due Dilligence etc.

dave3004

He's not off their level. He missed kick badly. Cannot do that in G1s. Simple.

Peintre Celebre

dave3004 wrote: »

He's not off their level. He missed kick badly. Cannot do that in G1s. Simple.

Just read he returned lame. Not sure how you can say he is up to their level that runs leaves it inconclusive. Europe isn't exactly graced with an outstanding sprint division.

ste2010

Opening batsman - that is all 14/1

dave3004

Peintre Celebre wrote: »

Just read he returned lame. Not sure how you can say he is up to their level that runs leaves it inconclusive. Europe isn't exactly graced with an outstanding sprint division.

The systems / databases I use say he is definitely at their level if not higher.

Sole Power vs Buffering in the HK Sprint will tell us more.

Gringo180

Itsabrack wrote: »

Retirement now for Ireland's greatest Sprinter

Sole Power says hello.