Vaal Sand Tuesday the 13th

Bob Brogan wrote: Perfect Trip for me

ElvisisKing wrote: Must be one of the shittest commentaries from NIcco.

I thought slick deputy was scratched...... the FIRST TIME he mentioned this horse was 180 m from the finish...... that wasthe first time :evil: :sick:

My youngest daughter is an optometrist..... perhaps I should tryget him a consultation.

ElvisisKing wrote: If a roughie should come up here........ you can do no worse than.
Mr. Mac & WAllace tolmay to open and close the meeting..... madam alexis 16 / 1

But ill be happy if SUSQUEHANNA wins @ 9/2

Englander wrote: Guys, I have said this time and time again in so many ways, although ultimately it is the course that is the problem, if you had people in charge who had consistently been reporting the going accurately rather than every week simply saying standard, then you would perhaps have a history of form that would be useful.
You would not back a horse on the turf that acts on good to firm but not on soft after a hurricane had just hit the course would you? The impression I get is that the Vaal sand course is kinda similar, the going can fluctuate to extremes but you simply don't know what the going really is. It is imo therefore impossible to bet on the course currently (and for some time now) with any degree of confidence because you don't know the conditions... and never have. You can still find winners if the one you like happens to enjoy the conditions that particular day but, it is a bigger gamble than usual here because you are blind to that info, on the day and historically.
But, rather than blaming the course itself, it is the authorities you should be screaming at, both for allowing the course to become so poor and inconsistent, and for not reporting conditions accurately.