Ballarat Men's Gift

It has been a while since we have seen someone take out the 70m and 120m at Ballarat. Will we see it again this week? I have my eye on someone.

Leroy Reid 21.69 +0.5 last week and gets 6m first up? Give me a spell

Seb Baird vs the banger
We have a match race happy punting
Burls $1.85
Baird $2.15

goldenboy wrote:Leroy Reid 21.69 +0.5 last week and gets 6m first up? Give me a spell

Has a 100m in 10.78 + 2.9m
10.96 + 1m
His young and given the novice, this is when you need to put a kid on 4-5 first up make them earn it.
Gifting blokes like this and hove finals when we have blokes running week in and out not making a semi.

Reid
Bayliss
Baird

Danish has the same PB as reid but has 5.5m

hmmm, interesting field this one.

not gonna name names but I'm thinking we will see a few more blokes dipping at the finish line instead of the usual "lean back as far as I can and hope I don't run fast or win"

nevertheless, here is my final
Leferink
Reid
Bailey
Baird
Kerr
Antonino
Burleigh
Rosen

Joel Bee takes the fastest athlete and the gift double here. Has a nice lift since his last start at the Bool and I think he'll be saying thankyou very much come Sunday afternoon

Speedy wrote:Joel Bee takes the fastest athlete and the gift double here. Has a nice lift since his last start at the Bool and I think he'll be saying thankyou very much come Sunday afternoon

Maybe 5-6 years ago mate don’t make me laugh he will be grabbing his hammy after each run wondering why he can’t catch anyone that’s in form.
You are dreaming

Krumblepie wrote:Maybe 5-6 years ago mate don’t make me laugh he will be grabbing his hammy after each run wondering why he can’t catch anyone that’s in form.
You are dreaming

C’mon mate, a bit of banter is good but that’s OTT.

He was running off scratch not too long ago. I'm backing him in this week, there won't be any hammy issues.

Speedy wrote:He was running off scratch not too long ago. I'm backing him in this week, there won't be any hammy issues.

His not the same athlete as he was
Just pointing out the fact he always grabs at his hammy if he can’t get onto the runners ,
Is it attached to his heart?

Speedy wrote:Joel Bee takes the fastest athlete and the gift double here. Has a nice lift since his last start at the Bool and I think he'll be saying thankyou very much come Sunday afternoon

Joel will struggle to get out of bed Saturday, let alone get out of his heat

Bit disrespectful there Krumblepie. Everybody suffers injuries and take time to get back to their best/near their best.
Ran 12.6 off 1 just a year ago at Ballarat. That’s still pretty bloody quick if you ask me. Hardly ages ago. Also came 2nd off 5m in the Maryborough 200 last year. Pretty much everyone in the VAL dreams of running as fast as Joel has.

Joel can’t win. Nothing but respect but no surprise if he doesn’t make it out of heat. Looking forward to the admin vs Baird vs the interstates

timrosen35 wrote:Bit disrespectful there Krumblepie. Everybody suffers injuries and take time to get back to their best/near their best.
Ran 12.6 off 1 just a year ago at Ballarat. That’s still pretty bloody quick if you ask me. Hardly ages ago. Also came 2nd off 5m in the Maryborough 200 last year. Pretty much everyone in the VAL dreams of running as fast as Joel has.

Joel would say to you Tim the only reason why you final is cause you have a telephone number as a handicap
That Disrespectful? I’m only giving it back he can step up to the plate and prove me wrong.

Yeah and I wouldn’t care cos it isn’t anonymous and behind a keyboard. He would say it to my face and I’d have a laugh about it. Also I hardly think starting a few metres in front of you is that big a deal...
Maybe go past me sometime if I’m so shit hey? Then I wouldn’t final. I’m quite happy with how I’m running atm. Maybe worry about yourself and get your body back in shape

few interstate guys who could cause some trouble here, hanna and houlihan look well placed

Krumblepie wrote:

timrosen35 wrote:Bit disrespectful there Krumblepie. Everybody suffers injuries and take time to get back to their best/near their best.
Ran 12.6 off 1 just a year ago at Ballarat. That’s still pretty bloody quick if you ask me. Hardly ages ago. Also came 2nd off 5m in the Maryborough 200 last year. Pretty much everyone in the VAL dreams of running as fast as Joel has.

Joel would say to you Tim the only reason why you final is cause you have a telephone number as a handicap
That Disrespectful? I’m only giving it back he can step up to the plate
and prove me wrong.

Joel has performed over all events the last ten years how about you pull ya finger out that crumble pie

Roses are red, violets are blue, I have the winner to the gift, I’ll give you a clue
Wins come far and wide, especially when he tends to glide. Surprising cause he has lots of pride.
He drives a Ute, never eats fruit. KFC all day, this weekend that will get him paid. B for big show, he will steal this one from his training partner, that’s a new low.

God bless

The SA boys are coming .

SA Whisperer wrote:The SA boys are coming .

The Vics will be waiting we shall see who sticks it up em

SA Whisperer wrote:The SA boys are coming .

Lets hope they are still able to run, SA/VIC border closures may be an issue

Ballarat Gift has dropped some impressive performances for a very long time. They have been an innovator and consistently grabbed the attention of high quality athletes across multiple distances.

The voting was interesting with the final, according to the votes and a healthy dose of my interpretation of those receiving them, Sonsini 6.5m (red), Seb Baird 7.5m (white), John Evans 7.5m (blue), Harrison Kerr 8.25m (green), Matt Burleigh 9.25m (yellow), Dion Paull 10.75m (pink), Tim Rosen 14m (black)

I realise that is only 7 in the final but the votes are across these athletes. If we were to get this as a final I would not complain.

On to the votes

Seb Baird 7.5m / John Evans 7.5m - 15% - Ever since Baird dropped the hammer we have been waiting, and waiting, and waiting. We saw at Wangaratta that he was flying, he just got beaten by someone who ran better. Baird must be in the final, he must be in the top three and should be in front if what we have seen so far was his true form. Before the bonus system we would not have seen him let off the handbrake until Easter. Now, just how fast will he go and what will he end up on? Evans is an interesting runner but not ready.

Jai Perry 9m / Matt Burleigh 9.25m - 19% - Perry has shown glimpses but not enough to make me think he is ready. His Bool time cannot be taken into consideration. I would like to see him perform more consistently before I put the house on him. Burleigh has made most finals on offer across multiple states. He is a quality front marker who should be considered a top three chance. I am curious as to how he will go knowing that Baird is coming, his performance at Wangaratta was good in holding Baird off but I feel that Baird switched off when he realised he couldn't get near Ireland. It could very well be a first and second finish, I have Baird in front.