@HKRacingPRO@SolomonRacing Also, take into account Dazzling Fit was in the inferior ground that night and Pope Cody was suited where they came down the middle all night.
@A_Mac007@Racing_Previews Add to that the rail/false rail in the 1000m races at Sha Tin. Such a pronounced bias. Just see the two races on Sunday. Absolute travellator for Stellar Express and even Lahore / Sight Hermoso.
They've had a lot of up and in tracks lately in HK. More than historically usual.
@Racing_Previews@kulcha_punting Purton wanted to ride Majestic Valour. It was an emergency in the field, but a scratching meant it got in. Pierre Ng even said Zac was intended to be riding it. There's a big logjam of class 4 runners trying to get in to races.
@Racing_Previews Agree on the ride. Derek gets impatient on Aeris Nova, pops out, lets Zac get off the fence, Zac cuts through and is ahead. Aeries Nova loses 1L of ground at the 400m to LYC, and loses by 0.5L. Patience and perfection from Zac.
@TheTruthNMFC Good points. Still too much bombing in/coming straight out. Pressure and class was the difference. We didn't exert enough pressure, and they did, caused turnovers that were punished.
@TheTruthNMFC Yes, was looking grim. Definitely need to put more heat on the ball. At one point it was 190 odd to 155 in the quarter for the pressure index.
@Sillywtw@IKE_Packers@NFLOfficiating Mike Tauscher said on GBGN after the game that it wasn't called because the strict rule is that you've got to be defenseless, which he wasn't.
@tysonobrien_@pointsbetcomau Why should they? This was the risk from the outset before the race. Everyone had 2 clear examples of this in HK before he left. Hard to have any sympathy.
@Ontheflat3 I was on it myself for similar reasons. But I was disappointed in that. Star Mac who was about side by side was even more disappointing. Those two should've really stormed home off that speed.
@Ontheflat3 Possibly, but he should really have been a bit better off that tempo than where he was, considering he basically tagged behind Sunlight Power. Winner gave them a real beating, smart one. Look for a class drop.