Me fronting up to my mates after my $34 tip runs seventh beaten 3.4 lengths.

Two trials, two races, spell, two trials.. Just double checking owners don’t get prize money for trials right?

My memory of backing Desert War on Derby Day 20 years ago trumps AI. The robots won’t be taking over any time soon people.

Went old school and waited at my local for markets to open in the 4th at Flemington on Derby Day. Got Hankee Alpha at $6.50 now into $4.80. Hope the TAB can recover if it wins after such astute punting 😉

I see Marnus Labuschagne like Nathan Lyon. Excellent cricketers on the decline but still the best option. No one, and I mean no one, has questioned Gaz’s spot in the Test side because there is no obvious spinner as an alternative.

Always baffled me why they don’t do this when kicking for touch in rugby league.

Counter argument is performance does matter but we have a plethora of good fast bowlers and no middle order batsmen to replace Marnus.

Darren Gauci riding On A Jeune is 1 or 2 lengths off the champ at the top of the straight. Tragedy beaten. Difference between having extreme confidence in your horse.

I love the evolution of this sport. Wrestling has long been the most important discipline in mixed martial arts but both the main event & co-main event of #UFC333 has proven you need to be well rounded at the very top end of any division.

Merab couldn’t have done any more to win that fight & thats a blight on his technique & gameplan. Over 50 takedown attempts but you don’t score on failed TDs. Petr Yan wins because he lands LESS strike but clearly more damage. Kudos to the judges. #UFC333

So there’s currently no way to catch up on fights on Paramount in Australia for the prelims of #UFC333. Pretty ordinary for fight fans. Forced to watch highlights from Twitter instead.

Not sure whose idea it was to put the Aussie champ on in the bloody middle of the night but here are my tips for #UFC333 anyway.

Birdman still $51 fwiw.

Run that Cox Plate 10 times and you may get 10 different winners. And 10 equally fantastic stories. Well done Willy Pike. Love to see it.

I say keep the Cox Plate at Flemington. Don’t shoot me.

I’ve also backed Kings Valley at $51 each way before tomorrow.

1 unit win 3 unit place on Birdman in the Melbourne Cup at $51/$14. Land Legend appeals also at the same price currently.

Not Purton’s best ride but.. KYR wasn’t the same horse on a soft track. Horses that put win streaks against the same horses again & again are automatically judged unbeatable. Tempted wasn’t beaten far last year & it was plain as day she was a better horse 12 months on.

What is the biggest gap between the likelihood of a horse winning/placing and the price/s on offer. Hindsight considered, Ka Ying Rising at $1.40 to win or Tempted to place at $1.40 etc The Birdman/Sheza example used here is a poor one imo.

They should have sent Tai Tuivasa to #UFCEdmonton This is starting to get ridiculous for the locals.