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Gelding’s red hotties for 30 November 2013

Mar 13 2011 021The Gelding’s attention returns to his home track at Caulfield tomorrow and after an unfortunate run of bad luck last week, he is looking to turn the corner and ensure that all his followers get a nice little pre-Christmas winnings bonus.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 4 Horse 4 – The New Boy
Race 5 Horse 7 – Flying Hostess
Race 6 Horse 6 – She Can Skate (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 8 – Multilateral (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 5 – Backstedt

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s ‘hotties’ for 23 November 2013

sean & geldingThe Gelding’s attention is split between Moonee Valley and Ascot in Western Australia this Saturday.

Group One racing returns to Ascot and there should be several horses who will make a contribution to the Gelding’s end of year celebration fund.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Moonee Valley

Race 1 Horse 6 – Mokoro
Race 2 Horse 1 – Thubiaan
Race 4 Horse 9 – Xavi
Race 5 Horse 8 – Aregee McLaren (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 3 – Dashitude (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Ascot

Race 6 Horse 14 – Miss Rose De Lago
Race 7 Horse 1 – Buffering
Race 8 Horse 4 – Smokin Joey

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s red hot tips for 15 November 2013

the gelding & othersThe Gelding’s attention is fixed on his home track of Caulfield today. This meeting was originally a Sandown fixture but has been transferred due to track maintenance.

As always, the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 3 Horse 2 – Rain Drum
Race 5 Horse 1 – Galah
Race 7 Horse 1 – Paximadia (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 10 – Platelet (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 9 Horse 10 – Floria

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s red hotties for 9 November 2013

MarkThe Gelding’s attention returns to Flemington today with the running of the Emirates Stakes. After a big win on Fiorente in the Cup, the Gelding is in career form and is looking to fill the coffers with several ‘good things’ today.

As always, the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 2 Horse 3 – Sysmo

Race 4 Horse 1 – Barbed

Race 6 Horse 1 – Lucky Nine (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 7 Horse 2 – Boban (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 8 Horse 4 – Sertorius

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Friday musing – Watson, Ponting, Warne & more

Chris Barwin HillsI think I have commented on Shane Watson’s fragile physique before, but watching him come into bowl and do his hamstring re-emphasised this point. I mean the man was hardly charging in like Dennis Lillee on the long run, he ambles in like a park cricketer! Don’t get me wrong I am a bit of a Shane Watson fan because I think he is a genuine all rounder and they do not pop up very often. At his best in both batting or bowling he probably gets a game in the Australian team, but he is so rarely at his best that he does get very frustrating for the fan. Couple this with our captain’s bad back and the continued breakdown of our fast bowlers and it is no wonder we are struggling internationally.

Keeping to the cricket theme I was disappointed with Warnie’s rant the other day about Ricky Ponting. I think you read between the lines and you sense some sour grapes about missing out on the Australian captaincy. He is clearly supporting his friend Michael Clarke, but Clarke is the current captain of the team and can look after himself. Having said that, I never thought Ponting was a great captain, although his record would suggest otherwise, at least he kept the team together. Michael Clarke is a better on-field captain, but seems to lack the other qualities which make great captains like Mark Taylor and Ian Chappell who were both good on and off the field.

Now getting on to the Melbourne Cup and this is a comment through my hip pocket. Leading up to last weekend I had been on Fiorente, but after Dear Demi’s run in the Mackinnon I jumped horse and had a bit each way on her. I still had Fiorente in quinella’s and trifectas. I was never happy with Dear Demi in the run and she never seemed to settle and was gone a long way from home. I was then astounded to read Chris Munce’s comment the next day that he was happy in the run, but she didn’t stay!! My guess is that he stirred her up early to get a good position before the first turn, which she did have, but this was contrary to how she had been running and it ruined any chance she had. A great performance by Fiorente and fully deserved win for Gai Waterhouse.

Not satisfied with stuffing up on Melbourne Cup day I did a similar thing on Oaks Day. I was on Solicit in the Wakeful and changed to Gypsy Diamond for the Oaks. Solicit just gets pipped and runs a good third, while Gypsy Diamond struggled into fourth. The trick is to get onto the horse I was on, but got off and you will have a win!

Good to see the Gunners get up twice since the last Musing. A good win over Liverpool and a very good away win over Borussia Dortmund which extends their away record to eight months without a loss. The big test will be this week against Manchester United.

Sticking to the world game, I saw the A-League game last Friday night between Adelaide and West Sydney and it was a very good standard and it will not be too long before Tomi Juric plays for the Socceroos.

Have a great weekend and go Gunners!!

Gelding’s red hot tips for Flemington on 2 November 2013

Feb 6 2011 005This Saturday the Gelding’s attention is on Flemington with the Spring Carnival continuing at racing’s headquarters with all the fine horses out on show vying for a piece of history.

While winners are always hard to pick at this time of year, there is definitely no shortage of horses to fancy.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 1 Horse 2 – Hucklebuck
Race 2 Horse 3 – May’s Dream
Race 4 Horse 1 – Zoustar (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 6 – Jet Away
Race 6 Horse 1 – Criterion (one for Guy)
Race 7 Horse 1 – Red Tracer (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

For the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday the Gelding’s early tip is (Mark) Fiorente & Hawkspur (and add the winner of the Lexus on Saturday as a each way bet).

Early Oaks tip is May’s Dream (conditional that it must win the Wakeful Stakes this Saturday & pull up well).

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Friday musing – International Rules, Captain’s Pick, Derby Day…

Chris Barwin HillsMy first thought this week was with the International Rules series recently completed in Ireland. Initially I thought it was a good idea to have an indigenous team representing Australia because when Kevin Sheedy loaded up the team with indigenous players previously they had performed very well. A lot of the indigenous players are very quick and very skilful and matched the Irish in this regard. Where they are not so good is their defensive game and while I didn’t see either game, by the scores, we clearly were not good defensively. It was also telling that the second game was a worse result than the first, whereas it is usually the other way around as once the players are more used to the round ball, the result improves. I think this latest series spells the end for the concept.

Talking of concepts the AFLs proposed “captains pick” game was knocked on the head very quickly and probably understandably so. However, I have raised the issue of representative football before and I do think the game needs it. I think most people would like to see the best against the best as we see in the Rugby League State of Origin series or the various sporting World Cups. The AFL doesn’t have anything since the game went truly national. Concepts need to be explored and maybe it is East (Victoria, Tassie, NSW & Qld) versus West(WA, SA & NT) and then it becomes a scheduling issue. I do not have the answers, but the AFL definitely needs something as the players were the driving force this time behind a representative game.

Derby Day this weekend which is probably the best days racing in Australia. There has often been calls to reduce the distance of the Derby, but the Derby is an older race than the Melbourne Cup and while it doesn’t always get the best fields I would not mess with history. My tip this week is Savvy Nature.

Gelding’s ‘red hot’ tips for 26 October 2013

Mar 13 2011 021The Gelding’s attention is fixed firmly on Moonee Valley today for the Cox Plate meeting. After tipping four from five winners last week, he is in form and building a very nice Christmas Club for the ladies at the Tennis Club.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Moonee Valley

Race 5 horse 1 – Savvy Nature
Race 7 horse 2 – Sneak a Peek
Race 8 horse 10 – Toydini
Race 9 horse 2 – Lake Sententia (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 10 horse 3 – Fiorente (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s ‘hotties’ for Caulfield Cup day 19 October 2013

Feb 20 2011 015The Gelding has hit a purple patch of winning form with three winners from five selections last week, including getting two home for the ladies from the Tennis club! His attention is on his home track at Caulfield today with the running of the Caulfield Cup. Although there are many chances, the Gelding believes he has isolated the likely winner.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
 
Caulfield
 
Race 2       Horse 6     Hucklebuck
Race 4       Horse 4     San Diego
Race 6       Horse 1     Boban (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 9       Horse 1     Red Tracer (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 10     Horse 16  Royal Descent
Good luck and good punting.
The Gelding

Gelding’s ‘red hot’ tips for 12 October 2013

Mar 13 2011 021The Gelding’s attention is well and truly on Caulfield this Saturday and with the big races just around the corner, all the good horses are trying to stake their claims.

With so many good horses, winners will be difficult to pick, but that won’t stop the Gelding from having a go!

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 6 Horse 6 –  Atlantic Jewel (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 7 Horse 10 – Richie’s Vibe

Race 8 Horse 1 – Sea Moon

Race 9 Horse 6 – Speediness

Race 10 Horse 4 – Long John (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding