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The Pocket Ref – Ep 62 – NRL Rules Round 6

Welcome to Episode 62 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee review The NRL Round 6 and talk about all the intertesting rulings.

All that and more on The Pocket Ref.

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The Pocket Ref Medal

7pts – Todd Smith

6pts – Grant Atkins

5pts – Ziggy

4pts – Belinda Sharpe

            Gerrard Sutton

3pts – Wyatt Raymond

            Ashley Klein

2pts – Chris Butler

            Adam Gee

The Pocket Ref – Episode 44 – Round 17

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee review Round 17 of the NRL

The Producer and Colbee then go through the results from Round 17 of The Pocket Ref Medal.

We also have a NRL Supercoach competition and go through the results.

All that and more of The Pocket Ref.

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Colbee – @colbee6ref

Email – thepocketref@gmail.com

The Pocket Ref Medal

50pts – Adam Gee

              Ashley Klein

49pts – Gerard Sutton

43pts – Grant Atkins 

              Todd Smith

39pts – Peter Gough

36pts – Chris Butler

28pts – Ben Cummins

27pts – Chris Sutton

22pts – Liam Kennedy

3pts –  Ziggy       

328 – Majsport, F1, NFL, Soccer, NBA, Running, Cricket

On this episode Josh, The Producer talk about Majsport, F1, NFL and the Soccer World Cup.

Majsport and the AMG Cup is in full swing. Last round was held at Red Bull Ring in the wet and The Producer out qualified Maj of Majucer by making it into GP1. Maj tried hard in GP2. Check out Majsport on the link below. Make sure you subscribe to Majsport to stay up to date.

https://www.youtube.com/user/majsport

Josh, The Producer then talk F1, NFL. The Soccer World Cup is in full swing and has had some crazy results. Can the Aussies win the last 2 games and make the Round of 16.

Join our NFL Tipping Comp and if you win you will win a prize.

0:00:00 – Majsport, AMG Cup
0:31:00 –F1
0:35:00 – NFL
0:40:00 – Soccer World Cup
0:35:00 – Other Sport (NBA, Running, Cricket)
                                                                                               

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Josh – @PiesJosh
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Majsport – AMG Cup – Bathurst

Check out the latest Majsport AMG Cup race held at Bathurst.

Who will win GP1 and GP2.

327 – Majsport, Cricket, Rugby League, Soccer World Cup

On this episode Josh, The Producer & Erik talk about Majsport and 3 World Cups. These are the Cricket, Rugby League and Soccer World Cups

Majsport and the AMG Cup is in full swing. Last round was held at Bathurst and The Producer let down Maj and Majucer putting into the walin GP2. Maj had similar luck in GP1. Check out Majsport on the link below. Make sure you subscribe to Majsport to stay up to date.

https://www.youtube.com/user/majsport

Josh, The Producer and Erik then quickly touch on Englands win in the Cricket World Cup, Englands choke in the Rugby League World Cup and Englands chances in the Soccer World Cup Preview.

Join our NFL Tipping Comp and if you win you will win a prize.

0:00:00 – Majsport, AMG Cup
0:30:00 –Cricket World Cup
0:32:00 – Rugby League World Cup
0:37:00 – Soccer World Cup Preview

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Josh – @PiesJosh
Colbee – @colbee6ref
Mendy – @BigMendy180
Darren – @Dazza_20
Erik – @ErikNielsen2759

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Majsport AMG Cup

Catch Round 5 of Majsport AMG Cup.

Subscribe to Majsport on Youtube!!!

Also watch Round 3 and 4 below

Melbourne Cup Tips

The Bats and Balls Podcast team have ran their eyes over the field and have come up with their tips for this years Melbourne Cup.

Tips are below!!! Goodluck

322 – Majsport, Running, NRL, AFL, NFL, Motorsport

On this episode The Producer and Josh go through all the sport from the last week.

Majsport and the Ferrari Cup has been in full swing even without The Producer being involved. The Ferrari Cup was held at Sardegna for Round 20 which saw Steven claim a win. Maj tried a different strategy which very nearly work but IceTaylor got him in the end. With 2 races to go only 1pt seperates IceTaylor and Maj for the championship. Check out Majsport on the link below. Make sure you subscribe to Majsport to stay up to date.

https://www.youtube.com/user/majsport

Josh tells us all about his current running and what he has coming up over the next few weeks. Did No Ma’am basketball win their Grand Final this week?

The NRL saw the Rabbits defeat a battling Sharks team and The Eells smashed the Raiders. This sets up Prelimary Final Matches of Panthers vs Rabbits and Cowboys vs The Eels. Can the Eels finally win a premiership.

In the AFL the Cats destroyed the Lions in their Preliminary Final and the Swans let a 38pt lead slip but were still good enough to defeat Collingwood by 1 point. This sets up the Cats vs Swans Grand Final. Let’s go Swans!!!

Join our NFL Tipping Comp and if you win you will win a prize.

The team then finish the show with some NFL and Motorsport.

0:00:00 – Majsport
020:00 – Running with Josh
0:22:00 – NRL
1:03:00 – AFL
1:17:00 – NFL
1:22:00 – Motorsport


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Darren – @Dazza_20
Erik – @ErikNielsen2759

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The Pocket Ref – Episode 21

Welcome to Episode 21 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 21 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 20 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

No Rule of the week but Colbee and The Producer have a good laugh going through some issues in the game and reflecting on their times as Junior Referees.

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Colbee – @colbee6ref

Email – thepocketref@gmail.com

The Pocket Ref – Episode 18

Welcome to Episode 18 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 18 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 17 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

No Rule of the week in this episode as we go through Round 18 and an argument over a double movement happens. This is exactly how debates are with referees at meetings.

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Colbee – @colbee6ref

Email – thepocketref@gmail.com

The Pocket Ref – Episode 17

Welcome to Episode 17 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 17 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 16 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

No Rule of the week in this episode as we go through State of Origin Game 3 and analyse some of the major calls in the game including the fight.

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Colbee – @colbee6ref

Email – thepocketref@gmail.com

Episode 313 – Majsport, Running, NRL, Supercoach, AFL, Tour de France, F1, Supercars, NBA

It’s Episode 313 and Josh is back in the studio with the Producer.

Majsport and the Ferrari Cup has been in full swing even without The Producer being involved. Maj had a shock in Round 10 of the Ferrari Cup from Willow Spring and had some trouble with a word later on the livestream. Check Out Majsport on Youtube and subscribe to the channel.

https://www.youtube.com/user/majsport

Josh then takes us through his story which lead to him completing his first Marathon. Every on the show is proud of what josh has been able to achieve. Check out his story on batsandballspodcast.com

In the NRL there was only 4 games this week. The Sharks destroyed the Strom. The Rabbits defeated the Knights. The baby Broncos were far too good for the Dragons and the Eels dismantled the Tigers.
Josh and The Producer then talk a little Supercoach, AFL, Motorsport, Tour de France and some NBA

0:00:00 – Majsport
0:25:00 – Running with Josh
0:54:00 – NRL
1:18:00 – Supercoach
1:38:00 – AFL
1:53:00 – Tour de France, F1, Supercars and NBA

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Josh – @PiesJosh
Colbee – @colbee6ref
Mendy – @BigMendy180
Darren – @Dazza_20
Erik – @ErikNielsen2759
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Episode 16 – NRL Rules Annesley On Report

Welcome to Episode 16 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 16 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 15 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

No Rule of the week in this episode as we go through Graham Annesley press conference on the rules and decisions by referees this week. The Producer gets a little fired up while Colbee offers a spot of the show to the leaders of the NRL.

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The Pocket Ref – Episode 15

Welcome to Episode 15 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 15 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 14 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

No Rule of the Week this week as The Producer had a tweet about a scrum rule go crazy and the team goes through the tweet and the replies by the public.

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The Pocket Ref Ep 14

Welcome to Episode 14 of The Pocket Ref Podcast.

On this episode The Producer and The Pocket Ref Colbee go through Round 14 of the NRL and discuss some of the interesting rulings from the round. We look back at Episode 13 and see if we saw any changes to the way the game was refereed and answer some feedback.

The Rule of the Week is Timekeeping and we discuss the rule and how it is used in the NRL and Junior Footy.

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Episode 309 – Majsport, NRL, AFL, Soccer, NHL, NBA

Pies returns and is joined by The Producer & Erik to go through all the sport this week.

In the Ferrari Cup hosted by Majsport. DESI_STIG_ didn’t pit to get off the wets so how did he go in the race? Make sure to check out Majsport Livestream week nights from 8pm (Sydney Time) and Ferrari Cup Race is on Sunday 3am (Sydney Time). Use the link below to Majsport.

https://www.youtube.com/user/majsport

Pies journey continues and the kilometres he is running in truly inspirational. Josh has a marathon coming up and we are going to support him all the way. Check out @PiesJosh on twitter and look for the pinned post for a chance to donate to a charity or just give him kind words of encouragement.

In the NRL there was only four games with the Cowboys, Panthers, Sea Eagles and Raiders all getting wins. Will NSW get the win in Origin 1. Two clubs have sacked coaches who will the Tigers look for now?

AFL and Fremantle got another big win against Brisbane. The Swans handed the Demons their second loss in a row and West Coast are till on the bottom but in positive new their percentage has cracked 50.

The team then talks about the other sport from around the world that caught their eye from the Socceroos to the NHL and NBA finals.

0:00:00 – Majsport
0:14:00 – Pies Running Adventures
0:33:00 – NRL
1:14:00 – AFL
1:26:00 – Soccer, NHL and NBA


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Majsport – Ferrari Cup

Each week The Producer is apart of a sim racing community called Majsport. Everyday the owner of Majsport Youtube Channel DESI_STIG_ livestreams races on Gran Turismo 7. You can catch these livestreams weekdays at 8pm (Sydney Time) or 11am (London Time). Subscribe to Majsport on YouTube by using link below.

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Every Sunday (3am Sydney Time) / Saturday (6pm London Time) the Ferrari Cup is run. This is made up of 2 qualifying sessions where the top 14 drives move to qualifying 3. All other drivers outside the top 14 then have a race where the winner also moves into qualifying 3. After qualifying 3 there is a 15 lap race with a reverse grid. These races are a lot of fun and well worth a watch. See the video to the latest Ferrari Cup Race.

NRL Supercoach – The Producers

NRL Supercoach is just hours away from starting and by now your teams should be starting to come together. Like every year the team you had before Team List Tuesday looks very different now. Even though we had our first Team List Tuesday there are still some tough questions Supercoaches need to answer. Just a few are:

1. Do you play Tom Trbojevic or is he too expensive?

2. Will Ryan Papenhuyzen start the season?

3. Who are the best cheapies to start with?

4. What players could make you some money?

I will give my answers to the questions above, however only you the player can decide what is best for your team. You will see how my team changed below from the one I had selected prior to Team List Tuesday.

Now here is my team.

The Producers

HookersReed Mahoney ($594600) Coming back from injury for the Eels but has looked ready to go in the trials. For me the pick of the Hooker this season. Chris Randall ($245500) Due to injuries at the Knights Chris looks like he will get the starting Hooker role. Due to the lack of rookie hookers he maybe the best cheapie hooker.

Front RowPayne Hass ($595800) Best front row forward in the game and a Supercoach beast. Even if the Broncos do poorly, he will score well. Junior Paulo ($487600) Out replaced by Addin Fonua-Blake ($505000) Big strong forward from the Warriors who likes to play big minutes and get involved in game. Will captain the Warriors while Tohu Harris is out injured. Tepai Moeroa ($205100) Out replaced by Jamayne Taunoa-Brown ($274700).Starting for the Cowboys and fingers crossed makes some cash. Josh King ($255800) Starting Lock in Round 1 for the Storm by will be a bench player Round 2 onwards.

Second Row David Fifita ($745200) Out replaced by Jai Arrow ($457700). Moving to the edge for the Rabbits and may see a rise in minutes and points. Tevita Pangai ($569900) Out replaced by Eliesa Katoa ($353600) Mid-price player for the Warriors who will start in Tohu Harris position until he returns. Liam Martin ($428500) The loss of Kurt Capewell could open a starting spot for Liam at the Panthers. If he starts, he will be in my side. My bench is Heilum Luki ($351500) Good young forward who could be ready to take the next step. Could be very good value if he starts and plays big minutes. Beau Fermor ($379300) has got the starting 2nd Row spot for the Titans. Can often find a way to score tries. Kelma Tuilagi ($253900) won the 2nd Row starting spot for the Tigers and for the price a must have.

Halfback – Mitchell Moses ($511100) With Nathan Cleary out I think Mitchell is great value. The Eels start of the season is not too tough and when he is kicking goal he scores pretty well. Brad Schneider ($188700) has taken over as the half for the Raiders and is nearly a must have.

5/8Kurt Mann ($383300) Out replaced by Lachlan Illias ($205200) I decided to go with 2 cheap 5/8’s this season. It’s a risk. Talatau Amone ($284500) Another player that will depend on if he is named Round 1. He has looked pretty good in the trials but is at a tricky price.

Wing / CentresEuan Aitken ($486000) Has been playing in the 2nd Row for the Warriors. I’m still not locked in on him as there are so many good cheapies. Kotoni Staggs ($433100) Out replaced by Jesse Ramien ($552900) often beats the first tackle and scores very well. Jordan Pereira ($266500) Out replaced by Zac Lomax ($496800) great player who can score and set up tries. Goal kicker as well so bring on the points. Will Penisini ($255700) Great price for a good player. May have games with low scores but will have some good scores as well. Izack Tago ($287900) Good price for a player who looks like he likes work. Has looked good in the trials. Cody Ramsey ($268900) Looks like he has a wing spot for the Dragons. Not based price but if he scores a few tries his price will rise. Sean Russell ($285400) starting winger for the Eels at a good price.

Fullbacks – I went the easy and safe option with my fullbacks by selecting the common combo of  James Tadesco ($760100) and Ryan Papenhuyzen ($694700) Both these players are guns and nearly must haves.

That’s The Producers as they sit right now. I have currently $26000 in the bank.

Good luck with your Supercoach teams.

The Producer

Twitter – @TheProducer05

Horse Racing Tips for Rosehill and Flemington on 6/11/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Rosehill & Flemington.

Also check out our Best Bets of the day at the very bottom.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly!

Melbourne Cup Tips

Check out the Bats and Balls Podcast Team Tip for the Melbourne Cup.

Horse Racing Tips for Randwick and Flemington 2/11/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Randwick & Flemington.

Also check out our Best Bets of the day at the very bottom.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly!

For our Melbourne Cup Tips check out Episode 289 of Bats and Balls Podcast.

Horse Racing Tips for Rosehill and Flemington 30/10/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Rosehill & Flemington.

Also check out our Best Bets of the day at the very bottom. We also have a Mystery Tipper give us their best bets of the day.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly!

Horse Racing Tips for Randwick and Moonee Valley 23/10/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Randwick & Moonee Valley.

Also check out our Best Bets of the day at the very bottom.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly!

Horse Racing Tips for Randwick and Caulfield 16/10/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Randwick & Caulfield.

Also check out our Best Bets of the day at the very bottom.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly!

Horse Racing Tips for Randwick and Caulfield 9/10/2021

Check out the tips below from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team for Horse Racing today from Randwick and Caulfield.

If you follow any of these tips and get a win let us and everyone know on Twitter (@batsandballspod) and/or Facebook (facebook.com/batsandballspodcast). Gamble Responsibly.

Bats & Balls Podcast Team Horse Racing Tips 2/10/2021

Check out the tips for Randwick and Flemington from the Bats and Balls Podcast Team.

Hammer’s NRL Power Rankings Round 15

NRL Ladder predictions after round 15: Knights, Souths rise, Sharks up again, Dragons hard to rate, Titan’s crash.

Stat of the week: Storm averaging close to 36 points per game, pre-season finalist favourite Titan’s averaging over 29 points conceded per game. Broncos averaging over 32 points conceded per game.

(NRL ladder position in brackets)

1. Melbourne Storm. (1st) Holding. 5 tries in the first 15min and 40-0 at half time before a 50 point win against an opposition who just couldn’t hold them and were never in it. Destruction personified.

2. Penrith Panthers. (2nd) Holding. At 12-0 down I thought I’d tipped correctly. In the end a comprehensive home victory against one of my top 5 who may not be much longer. Continue to be part of a clear top 2 sides in this competition.

3. South Sydney Rabbitohs. (4th) Up 2 spots. Easily put away an opposition who must be firming as favourites for the spoon and have more internal troubles than I’ve had hot dinners. Another seemingly easy game next round verses a mob who’ve just been thrashed, and that’s being kind.

4. Parramatta Eels. (3rd) Down 1 spot. An early scare against a much improved Bulldogs. Their ability to perform against other top tier sides is still yet to be regularly tested. Dropping a spot here though because of next round’s games where they play Penrith away and Souths have an easy game.

5. Sydney Roosters. (5th) Down 1 spot. An early 12 point lead against the premiership “favourites” but, as Manly proved this weekend, 12 points is nothing in the NRL these days. Scoreless for the next 66min. Next up the Storm, and I can’t see them currently matching it with them right now. Mind you nobody would.

6. Manly Sea Eagles. (6th) Holding. Huge 2nd half comeback and they gobbled up the deficit in no time at all, and then went on with it. Top shelf performance after the break. They can’t afford to fall behind by 16 to the top tier though. Doggies up next after Origin II.

7. Cronulla Sharks. (8th) Up 2 spots. Forget the late comeback scare from the Cowboys, a win is a win and that’s 4 on the bang for the Sharks. Their rise continues with the more than struggling Broncos next.

8. St.George Illawarra Dragons. (7th) Up 3 spots. They’ve been up and down on my ladder like a yo-yo, but so has their form. Take what you like out of a win against the struggling Raiders, but they were a top 8 side last year, and the battle for the last 2 final’s spots will continue to be up and down, just like the Dragons. Warriors next and it’s anybody’s guess what team will turn up for either club.

9. North Qld Cowboys. (9th) Up 1 spot. Don’t really deserve to rise after a loss but it was a narrow one and the teams around them keep losing too. For and against will mean no semis for them. The Knights will be desperate to beat them next round.

10. New Zealand Warriors. (11th) Holding. Narrow loss in a tight, must win game. Too many of these this season thus far. Dragons next in a top 8 tussle. Another club whose differential may come back to bite them later.

11. Newcastle Knights. (12th) Up 3 spots. The large rise only due to the capacity of the teams around them to self destruct, plus the return of Ponga and Frizzel is imminent. Good, tough, desperate win. Cowboys next.

12. Gold Coast Titans. (13th) Down 3 spots. Turned a 16 point lead into a 32 point loss in only 33 mins. Their ability to concede huge scores continues and their differential is heading rapidly south, which won’t really matter if they can’t win games.

13. Wests Tigers. (14th) Down 1 spot. Oh dear. 66 points conceded. It was Melbourne though. Hardly a confidence booster.

14. Canberra Raiders. (10th) Down 1 spot. Led by 12 in both halves but conditions got the better of them, as did the Dragons. A shell of the side that has featured in regular recent final’s appearances.

15. Canterbury Bulldogs. (15th) Holding. Have really improved recently and actually led the Eels at half time before the opposition class got the better of them. Things are looking a lot brighter than they were a few weeks ago.

16. Brisbane Broncos. (16th) Holding. Deserve the spoon the way they are going. Disappointing, disgraceful, a rabble, terrible, say what you like, it is what it is. A complete rebuild required from top to bottom. Which is where they are now. Would struggle in a 2nd tier 16 team comp.

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BigZacko’s Racing Wrap

March brings us well into the Autumn Carnival and yesterdays racing did not disappoint. Four Group One races were dished up with some superb racing;

Canterbury Stakes – Happy Clapper (click for replays)
The Race.
Our new ageless wonder, Happy Clapper made very light work of a strong field. Settling off the hot speed set by Global Glamour Blake Shinn was able to present at the top of the straight and the horse with a superior turn of foot than any other in the race ambled up and pulled away easily.

The Follow.
Early G1’s prove to be great form races and this one will be no different, Happy Clapper will progress as last year towards another Doncaster and Queen Elizabeth where he will challenge Winx. Global Glamour was a great display of speed and will likely be highly competitive in mares races moving forward when getting up to the mile.

Of the rest most will head towards the Doncaster as such the runs of Invincible Gem and Clearly Innocent (who couldn’t keep up early) were solid for a progression.

Randwick Guineas – Kementari

The Race.
Trapeze Artist took up the running and set a solid tempo whilst Kementari was able to settle back in the field with cover, given clear running from the turn he let down like a very good horse and stretched out well to easily cover this group 1 field.

The Follow.
Kementari will progress towards the Doncaster where he will be very competitive with a light weight, with the likely progression to the Rosehill Guineas for most of the field the run of Ace High (VRC Derby winner) was very good. D’Argento looks like a very talented horse who is lacking maturity, right now he is running on raw ability, once he learns to stride out and balance himself he will be a superb racehorse, this Autumn may have come a bit early for him though, that said if the “penny drops” watch out!

Newmarket Handicap – Redkirk Warrior

The Race.
Straight racing can be very misleading, with Redkirk Warrior showing a superior sustained speed to lead from start to finish down the outside (the side on angle is VERY misleading) in the process becoming only the 5th horse to go back-to-back in the Newmarket. As is typical of G1 racing there were some great runs behind the winner also with Brave Smash proving the step back to the 1200m was no problem just missing flashing from well back on the inside and the 3YO Merchant Navy lost no admirers in third.

The Follow.
The first two will likely head to Sydney to challenge Redzel in the TJ Smith which is setting up to be a cracking race whilst Merchant Navy is likely to head overseas for a crack at international riches in June.

Australian Cup – Harlem
The Race.
This was a very classy field of stayers and the speed was right on from the start with The Taj Mahal setting a very solid tempo which really strung the field out. The big striding Gailo Chop was forced to work hard the whole way and delivered the run of the race being beaten into second, hopefully a trip to Sydney is not off the cards. The Hayes trained Harlem settled off the hot speed and took a great inside run to drive through and win comfortably, delivering on the promise he showed in the spring now that he is gelded and has his “mind on the job”.

The Follow.
Where to look?!? This contest will be a great form race moving forward, the absolute class of the staying fraternity was on display with a number of these horses heading to Sydney to progress towards the 2000m and 2400m weight for age “heavyweight championships”. The “Williams crew” will also likely head towards the Sydney Cup, Homesman in particular looked very good for the progression.

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A brief history of Bats & Balls Podcast

During a hot Western Sydney Summer Josh Button midway through a cricket game had an idea of doing a Sports Podcast. Josh is a regular on Inebriation Nation (a beer podcast) and wanted his own sports show. Josh asked a few friends and Brendan Smith was the one who answered the call. After finding a name & logo the Bats and Balls Podcast was born.

Wednesday 4th March 2015 was the 1st show of Bats and Balls Podcast. It was the night before the 2015 NRL season and the episode was the NRL Preview. With only 1 poor microphone the boys did episode 1. From this point on the show has only got better and the team has added some new technology which has helped greatly. For a laugh go and listen to Episode 1 then listen to one of the latest episodes and hear the difference for yourself.

The Bats and Balls team love banter so if you are on twitter or facebook feel free to heckle the boys.

Brendan Smith

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