Hates a punt
@Hooroo said in Rough tips and other bets...:
@Chris-B said in Rough tips and other bets...:
Well, I was too late seeing that tip to get on Ricky - but, that has turned out OK.
I've invested the money I saved on Kirra Lad!
Ricky ran a good race but was left too late to make his run. Not that happy with the ride but that's racing.
Still got $30 bonus bet back for 4th 
Yep not good signs coming out of the club at the moment either on or off the court.
We know the Blackwells pretty well. They will be shaking their heads (from a distance) at what is going on there of late.
@Nepia said in TV Serieseseses:
When They See Us: Netflix show about the Central Park 5, a group of black and hispanic teens convicted of rape and attempted murder in the 1980s.
This is great TV, 4 episodes of varying left, the first takes a while to get into but then it gets going and it's hard to stop bingeing.
Reminds me of a David Simon style show (The Wire, The Corner, Show Me A Hero, The Deuce etc).
This and Chernobyl might be the best TV I've seen this year.
Heard about about When they See us. Will def watch!
Still watching Animal Kingdom. Just finished series 2 and usually knock a few episodes off each week while doing cardio at gym
Ricky baker running in the first today at Rotorua and tab has money back for 2nd to 4th up to $30. Small field too and track should suit. Juicy odds.
@Hooroo whats the oil?? Talk me out of it
@Hooroo said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
He'll be deadly when he grows into him self as it's not easy getting young ones to bowl full and straight accurately. That with a bit of pace and he will be a handful
Last year and earlier this year he was actually bowling with a fair bit more pace but first couple of games this year he started trying to bowl too quick and throwing medium pace half trackers which are too easy to get on to. We've done a fair bit of net practice lately and hes been working on pitching it up as it so much harder for a batsmen to play unless they are confident enough to charge it and play a full toss which most kids aren't at that age.
@JK said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
@Paekakboyz said in Dad advice sharing thread.:
@JK has jnr given any indication of what he'd prefer?
Yeah he initially was keen to repeat U10 as bowling wont be as fast but he would also then need to deal with the shite bowling he encountered last year that sometime doesnt even land on the pitch!
Anyway, since I've posted it looks like the 3 other lads in his team from last year are all keen to play under 11 (well thats what the parents say) so looks like we are going for that. Club said would apply for a dispensation from Auckland Cricket for them to play U11s BUT the kids would need to be available for Under 10 reps if selected
Update....got that dispensation so the lad is playing up a grade in under 11s. 3rd game of the season and he picked up a hattick today and all of them were bowled. Slowest bowler in the team but pretty much always a Yorker or just short of and if you miss then he hits. Proud dad!!!
Edit - vid of hattrick ball
One good bet for me today was savitiano. Smashed it when it opened on weds at 10/3.50. Knew it could get to rail and lead from the outside barrier and it did that and ran them ragged to win paying about $5. Farken brilliant!
Edit - should mention that I had it mapped to follow Homesman across however they elected to take it to Sandown which I thought may impact the race shape but in fact it possibly made it easier!
Reykavik is a nice win though mate. Had a nice piece of it but at $8 and the bugger drifted to $12!!
And by 'big cat' I assume you are talking about nature strip??? Was one of my better wins yesterday. Loved the outside draw and knew it wouldnt be caught. $4.80 yes please but wow didnt expect it to win so well. Santa ana lane just unbackable at that price.
I chose Rondinella over Girl Tuesday but both no good. I was almost on Oceanex which won it but didnt think it quite had the class..doh!
@mariner4life said in Rough tips and other bets...:
see good old Hartnell is having one last run in the weekend in the MacKinnon.
I'll be sticking money on him to run a place, just for the sentimentality of it.
Fark hes 4th'd me too much of late! Great horse though that would have won a whole lot more if we weren't blessed with Winx
So my 10 year old son has got pretty big in to WWE over the past few months.
As a result, he has been getting an absolute schooling from me on the older WWF times with lots of quality youtube time. Good to show him early Hogan days etc given Hogans on WWE a fair bit at the moment.
Watch some classics last night incl Ultimate Warriors super fast beating of Honky Tonk Man at Summer Slam 88 and also a very young stone cold steve austin vs Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Watched a classic Andre vs HH too. Geez they stuff they did back then was pretty plain eh. Going to the top ropes was something pretty special!
