by Iron man » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:11 am
by mal » Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:06 am
by Iron man » Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:54 am
by mal » Sat Jun 07, 2008 12:12 pm
by chiefy » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:15 pm
by Iron man » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:44 pm
by Dutchy » Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:29 pm
by warrior » Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:26 pm
Bravo Iron Man, some of the best stuff written for a while. Keep it upIron man wrote:Im fairly new to this forum but it was pretty obvious Mal would lead the "Not the golden boy" cheer club. Would it be fair to say Mal that you reckon D.Harding is in some way entitled to drive poorly and not be subject to the rules because he usually drives well, thats the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard, the fact that D.Harding drives so often makes it even more questionable when he slaughters one like he did on KING CULLEN, how does a driver who is apparently so good run a 58 first 1/2 on a horse whos form does not even remotely suggest he is capable of doing so ???? The horse didnt pull, no one pressured him he just let it run.
LACK OF JUDGMENT, INCOMPETENT OR FAILING TO GIVE IT EVERY CHANCE you tell me Mal which one is it ? you cant just say "oh its golden boy he has a get out of jail free card" and dont blame the horse you cant have it both ways, you kiss his arse when he wins and bag the horse when he doesnt.
The integrity of racing is most important and questions regarding his drive should have been asked, he would have been hard pressed to justify his drive and he should have been punished accordingly.
Lets put it into perspective, running a 58.8 first 1/2 on Gawler would be like running 57.0 on Globe, it just doesnt happen and when it does rest assured the horse doing it will run near last. King Cullen is no enigma, he has had 17 starts this season for one place, it was a drop in class at Gawler and if driven competently would have been very competitive the only enigma here was D.Hardings drive.
by Theorangeboy » Sat Jun 07, 2008 11:57 pm
by bayman » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:03 am
by Theorangeboy » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:20 am
by bayman » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:36 am
Theorangeboy wrote:Im not saying it was a good or bad drive, the stewards had to ask him the question. And if his reason was that it pulled, so be it. But the punters doing their form in the future need to know.
by mal » Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:19 pm
by SCD » Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:32 pm
by bayman » Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:03 pm
by warrior » Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:41 pm
scaffidi can't drive wrote:D Harding is the best driver in SA clearly and I think you should cut him a little bit of slack for what is perceived as one bad drive - where he clearly did the right thing to try and lead, but then the horse got to fierce....
However - I think you are right Iron Man - the stewards need to take a long hard look at themselves... Constantly there are changes in tactics - not notified to punters or stewards, drivers going 58 first halves and getting beaten 100m and nothing is said ever...
by Professor » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:27 pm
by Iron man » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:30 pm
by mal » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:36 pm
by chiefy » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:54 pm
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