Mellanie entered again at sand.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:10 am

Next Sunday Mellanie Surprise is entered in a bottomdown handicap race
9,5 furlong at sand. 18 in
The track is shaped like a square with 4 very sharp quarter benches.
To be placed or better the horse has to be on spot right from the start.
The straight to the line is some less than 2 furlongs.
As her dam did quite well on this surface we give it a shot.
Her younger half brother is also in at the same card gooiing 7,5 furlongs
7 in Condition race for 3 yr olds who has not won after the first of july 2007.
All turf tracks are closed in this time off the year.

Daisy Jal Dastur · Postby **Daisy Jal Dastur** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:31 am

Best of luck with her, Ben - let us all know how she does!

Denise · Postby **Denise** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:21 pm

Good luck, Ben, and go Mellanie!

Green Hills · Postby **Green Hills** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:50 pm

We'll be rooting for you!!!!!

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:35 am

The draw is bad 13 from 16 floodlight racing is also new for her as well as the sand.
Thanks for your appreciated posts. She needs Lots Of Luck
This moment I,d change my mind and I am off to see the race on the spot. About 3 hours up and down. Sorrowly the family can not join me, because the kids need to go to shool tomorrow. As I will be back at midnight.

Elles · Postby **Elles** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:37 am

Good luck Ben!!!

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:31 pm

Track very heavy deep off track weather storm and plenty of rain.
Finished 8 of 16. Hampered twice. Finishing on the worst part of the track
the inside which was about soup or pudding whatever you would call it.
The best place was in the middle of the track the nrs 1 till 5 came from there.
Thanks I am home, tomorrow I give the trainer a call how she is.
The mud was I her nose aswell every where else she looked liked a kind of yellow chestnut after the race.

Green Hills · Postby **Green Hills** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:01 am

BenB wrote:Track very heavy deep off track weather storm and plenty of rain.
Finished 8 of 16. Hampered twice. Finishing on the worst part of the track
the inside which was about soup or pudding whatever you would call it.
The best place was in the middle of the track the nrs 1 till 5 came from there.
Thanks I am home, tomorrow I give the trainer a call how she is.
The mud was I her nose aswell every where else she looked liked a kind of yellow chestnut after the race.

Sounds like tough going...but have faith...it'll get better.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:08 am

She came out well, did not eaten up completely sunday evening. Was out in the pasture this morning and everything seem to look okay.
The track itself was as worse as the BC meeting. It was the worsest weather I'd ever had on a racemeeting.

parlo · Postby **parlo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:00 am

That bad weather and shortness of time hindered me to see Mellanie and you (Neuss racetrack is just 43 miles from my home) :oops:

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You must run in front from start to finish to win such a race and 9.5 f under these conditions is like some 10.5+ f on normal ground - looks like well over her best distance.

Any thoughts on her mating in 2008?

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:27 am

Parlo: we need advise about her possible mating, as tb racing is over and out in our homecountry.
The plan is indeed get her covered in 2008. But not before half or at the end of april.
I start to look out for an sire with a real motor (engine) at his back, because THAT IS MELLANIES weakest point.
At the 16th of december she will go again to neuss distance 7.5 furlong
this is a full 2 furlongs shorter and we think this might suit her better.

parlo · Postby **parlo** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:43 am

BenB wrote:I start to look out for an sire with a real motor (engine) at his back, because THAT IS MELLANIES weakest point.

Looking for a sprinter / miler: Martillo ("huge machine") at Zoppenbroich Stud, Mönchengladbach, or Toylsome at Erftmühle Stud near Bergheim (Cologne)?

Let's think about it with some patience. :wink:

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:55 am

Parlo: we also like to see a good use of the sire,s hindlegs and not a stiff one.
Main concern as racing is devalueted in our country seriously, we are on the look out for a good border place.

BenB · Postby **BenB** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:15 am

Mellanie will race tomorrow at Neuss (Ger) sand 7,5 furlongs 18 starters.
The same track as an fortnight ago.
Draw startbox 2 for the first time since a yr
When this does not work out properly she wil come home, either selling her or get her covered.
She is blacktype placed in (ger) and blacktype winner after all, no vices quaranteed sound not ever got or needed bute or lasix or anything else.
made about 20 starts up to now. Absolutely straight and correct.

Champ 2 yr old in our country 3 wins in a row

The result was worse she could not follow at all, most surprisingly to us all.
So we are quitting with racing as this is not good for the filly nor for us.
Ended 10 or 11 th from 14