REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATION- VICTORY TRAIL
The comment I quoted from reader Dan Chan on Singapore Nap on the 7naps website was incomplete. He said ..."after VT 2nd issue I conclude that it is essentially a Chinese Guide. Plenty of info in Chinese whereas briefly translated a little bit to English to make up the pages.
As I mentioned in my last posting that they badly need English Language proof-reader . Theese are a sample of their 20 odd mistakes from the 1st issue....
"deligence" in the introduction by Senior Executive VP Robin Hu should be ....diligence
"have strong finishing power " should be.... has (note ... should be singular)strong finishing burst
"both starts were narrowly beaten" should be....was narrowly beaten in both starts
"one of the top chance" should be ....one of the top chances
"need to improve: should be ...needs to improve
"top 3 chances" should be .... top 3 chance or one of top 3 chances
"strong supports at last start" should be... strong support in last start
"might need a break after many tough fights" should be...might need a break after many competitive races
"has the best chance to first cross the post" should be...has the best chance to make it 1st past the post
"can amend in this field" should be ...can make amends in this field
"neaver a win in this class" should be ....has slim winning chances in this class
'back finishers" should be closers or back markers
"R . Steward" should be R. Stewart (careless typographical error)
"VT Best Bet" shouldn't best bet be only one choice and only one race should be designated best bet?...How can best bet be in every race of the day.
"would need to perform on longer distance" should be ...would prefer a longer distance or would be better over a longer distance
"wait for him on poly" shpould be.... prefers the polytrack
Improving and should be thereabout' should be .....improving and should be thereabouts
"good chance since back to his favourite track should be.... good chance due back on his favourite track
"top form but only salute win was in class 5 " should be.... in tip form but only win was in class 5 or in top form but only saluted in class 5(I prefer the 1st correction and drop the word salute)
"need more trimming and a couple of lengths to place" should be ....needs to trim down to improve for a placing
"no signs of improvements with 7 starts" should be.... no signs of improvement in 7 starts
"Alederbaran" name of sire is mentioned with no indication whether he is likely to be a sprinter, miler or stayer? What is the point? Is this sire so famous that it is too obvious to elaborate on brief sire details?
"4th on last run over 1200M " should be ....4th in last runover 1400M
"No show on debut" should be.... no show in debut
"all his 4 wins were on this distance" should be...all his 4 wins aere at this distance
"last 2 starts shown improvement " should be ...has shown improvement in last 2 starts
"capable in long distance should be ....capable at this distance
"is sure aiming for his 3 in a row Gold Cup win "should be ....aiming for his treble in Gold Cup
"he is just making the number in this company" should be ...he is just making the numbers in this company
"see more to judge" should be "....needs to show more for consideration
"barrier 11 is another setback " should be.... barrier 11 is a negative
"right distance but need extra effort" should be.... right distance but needs extra effort
"prefer him on poly and a shorter distance" should be ...prefer him on poly at a shorter distance
"with 9th position of 12 runners " should be.... in 9th position from 12 runners
Victory Trail may be a good product in Mandarin but still needs to offer more information in English and all Mandarin information and tips should be given parity coverage or the English reader will feel he is short-changed and neglected. With all these feedback I hope to see some improvement in the forthcoming issues. I would expect these errors(typo or otherwise in a blog like Starstatz Racing"(being a one man operation is understandable) but a prestigious public listed company like SPH having a flagship publication with these glaring errors certainly raises some eyebrows ! I hope they will implement measures to rectify these teething problems to ensure mistakes do not come to the fore but are kept to a minimum!
Due to time constraints in doing the Victory Trail I have deferred my posting of a sample of handicap data to another day. Please look at my abridged comments on the new publication Victory Trail on
www.7naps.com.The likely winners are placed on the left of my stroke. My selections for today are:-
RACE 1 MEDIUM...9-8/ 11-10-12-2-6...pace good
RACE 2 SMALL...9-1-8/ 6-3-5-2...pace very slow
RACE 3 BIG....3-11-1-4/ 9-2-5...INVEST BET...pace fast
RACE 4 SMALL...12-8-6-2/3-4-5...pace fast
RACE 5 BIG...10-2/ 6-3-5-8-11....INVEST BET/VAL BET...pace fast
RACE 6 SMALL... 2-8-1/ 11-6-12-13...pace good
RACE 7 SMALL...3-1-2-5-8/ 7-10...pace very fast
RACE 8 BIG ...7-9-5/ 11-1-3-10...INVEST BET...pace good
RACE 9 BIG...4-7-3/ 5-2-11-12...INVEST BET...BEST BET...pace very fast