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The Ofiicial Grag Miles I got it wrong again in photo finish thread
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Fair point. You must realize one important factor factor S2. Per race on Melb Metro meetings on average attract 25% more runners per race making the task more difficult for Miles. Sheans job in Sydney is like a walk in the park Hyde Park.
 Most races in Sydney have 6 to 9 runners. Yesterdays Carnival meeting only attracted on average 8 starters per race. Easy job for the race caller. Another 5 years and I guess to say they will be down to 5 to 6 runners per race considering there present pattern. Sydney race callers for years have had it easy. |
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Mike ,
Shean also calls all trials in Sydney, sometimes 50 heats a week, there are about 70 sets of trials plus metro calling of about 120 and is on Racing Review, i don't know 20 times a year?? Do you follow racing in Sydney? If Greg Miles , or in fact any other caller for that matter,turns up for work 210 times a year i will turn poof and despite working less, Miles still **** it up! |
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I like Shean as a caller more then I do Miles, he normally sticks his neck out and declares the winner in the final 50 metres or so
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Getting a close one right doesn't make a good caller. Terry Bailey would get more wrong than any other caller, but still very good to listen to. Mark Shean probably the best going atm, no caller picks the tempo better than him and most races he says whether he thinks they're walking or rolling along, and that is far more important than getting a photo right or wrong
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Yous are still missing the point very small fields in Sydney makes the job a breeze, there is much less to look for in running. Shean does not call races with 20 plus starters down the straight at Flemington.
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flem. and sandown are both horrible angles for race callers. At flemington they are not only positioned two hundred miles before the post but also have to call from a hot air balloon stationed somewhere in the stratosphere. Not easy there and you understand just how good a caller bill collins was when you see where their booths are. when ur a bit down on form like grag is ... the **** ups are inevitable.
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I dont care if there are 2 runners a race, the way Miles is going he would mix them up and call the wrong one the winner.
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Mike lend you some of his smoking gear, Starry?
Sounds like he's got you to drink the bong water  Keep it real, dude.  |
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btw, the OP has his bleary eye on Greg. He's marked two and a dead-heat to dribble about since JAN 28.
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You'd thnk he'd stop embarrassing himself on a weekly basis.
Caulfield March 23 Race 4 British General vs Under The Eiffel |
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When was the last race you called?
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Joel, Joel, Joel, Joel.
You are so prediactable. Go crawl under a rock & stop stalking me. I'm making a point, do you refute that Greg Miles ends up with egg on his face more than any other major states race caller? Because that's what i'm saying. If he doesn't know he should stop embarrassing himself. |
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oops my bad - wrong one at ascot
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How is replying to your thread stalking you?
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Can you just leave him alone please Joel, before he takes out an AFO against you
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yes stop it Joel - he is my friend and inspiration
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Cracking call in race 3 at Flemington, called the THIRD horse the winner.
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10 March 13
btw, the OP has his bleary eye on Greg. He's marked two and a dead-heat to dribble about since JAN 28. Whew.....what's the tally now, Starry? Such a busy thread  BTW I was on course today, I thought the toppy (R3)had won but wasn't sure. Funny thing was.... IT WAS THE ONLY FKN HORSE I WAS WATCHING!!  Get the picture? |
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spoon, think is his job to watch them all and if he doesnt know say so, they why he is called a racecaller, you on the other hand arent, get the picture.
I cant remember another metro caller get so many photos wrong in the space of 6-8 months and retain his job and i certainly cant recall a caller going for the third horse. if he doesnt know he should ****g say so and shut the **** up |
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Watch the race they are coming from everywere field of say 16 horses over 1200m looking head on as a punter we watch the horse we back,greg watching every horse, yes he is paid to do that. but christ some of you blokes are a bit harsh,he calls how many horses in a meeting? calls 7 races fine and nothing said but gets photo wrong and you lot stick the knife in.A actor can redo the line again. racecallers dont have that luxury.
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melbourneracing.com.au
Hits the nail on the head. |
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From that website
I get the feeling Miles is going with the horses that have the greater momentum as they cross the line and that is costing him. The winner had the greatest momentum. The writer had hours to come up with his conclusion...........and got it wrong. Get the picture? |
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Spoon did you get the picture in the last at sandown on wednesday, that was another gem of a call, he only calls 15 races a week and f**ks a good percentage of them.
You hear the last at Sandown, tell me what you thought of that call, make another excuse for him. |
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Writing off a champion in a four horse hurdle field. This bloke is deadset cooked. Cash in your superannuation on the way out Greg
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Great call there Grag
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