Blame me.
How else could the second favourite in the Golden Slipper get scratched at the barrier?
Two millions dollars at stake for the winner, and Smart Missile doesn’t get to run.
The curse of the world’s worst punter.
As good as he is, the colt couldn’t carry the weight of my tip.
My apologies to trainer Anthony Cummings and jockey Glen Boss. To the owners. If only they knew.
To readers of Hold All Tickets .. you’ll get used to it. Bizarre things like this happen to my selections all the time. Wait till Cup week!
Anyway, we’ll never know if Smart Missile would have knocked over Sepoy. It was a hell of a win by the Snowden galloper. But without his main opposition. Still, a deserved two year old champion.
Our roughie Altar ran a ripper of a race at big odds to finish fifth. The filly has a decent win ahead of her.
So, no new BBQ, and another tale of heartache. Welcome to my world.
The good news is that we’ll get to have another crack at them next week. Hopefully with a horse that actually leaves the barriers.
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