BIG: Heavy-weight jumps jockey Steven Pateman, who won the Brierly Steeplechase on Tuesday, missed the winning ride on Big Blue in the Galleywood Hurdle because he could not make the weight.
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Pateman rode him to his previous two hurdle victories at Ballarat and Casterton but could not make the 64kg the seven-year-old was allocated in the Galleywood.
Pateman rode the Eric Musgrove-trained Lucques into third place.
AWAY
Racing Minister Martin Pakula is caught up with parliamentary duties in Melbourne this week but the passionate Carlton fan still found time to hand out a couple of tips for the Grand Annual and Warrnambool Cup.
Pakula likes Furrion in the Warrnambool Cup and expects Gold Medals to go back-to-back in the time-honoured Grand Annual Steeplechase.
LINE BALL
Bookies and punters are about square after 20 races, according to rails bookie Robbie Waterhouse.
The high-profile bookie has selected the Patrick Payne-trained Zed Em to win the Grand Annual and Furrion to take the spoils in the Warrnambool Cup.
QUESTIONS
Stewards reported jumps jockey Rob David was replaced on Mannertone by Darryl Horner in the novice steeplechase after not handing in a medical clearance following a fall at Oakbank.
David then failed to submit a urine sample to stewards and has been stood down from riding pending more inquiries.
SAME
The crowd number for Wednesday was 6600 patrons. The number is similar to last year.
With fine weather forecast the club is expecting a bumper crowd on Thursday.
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