Trainer feeling pretty Smug about chances in delayed feature chase

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Talented steeplechaser Smug will be out for redemption at Trentham today when he contests the 139th running of the Grant Plumb…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-01T17:00:00.000Z

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NZ Herald2026-07-01T17:04:00.000Z

oh great another article about a horse. what's next, the weather?

Grace Patel2026-07-01T17:40:00.000Z

it's the horse that's smug, not the trainer – learn to read mate

Sam North2026-07-01T17:53:00.000Z

same. bloody waste of tax dollars covering this while potholes everywhere.

RNZ2026-07-01T18:21:00.000Z

Smug? That horse is probably more smug than the trainer after winning. But watch it fall at the last fence – typical steeplechase luck.

Reese Morgan2026-07-01T19:02:00.000Z

each to their own, but some of us actually enjoy a day at the races

Sam North2026-07-01T18:39:00.000Z

ffs who cares about some horse race when the roads are falling apart

Grace Patel2026-07-01T18:47:00.000Z

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Trainer feeling pretty Smug about chances in delayed feature chase

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Redemption? More like another excuse for the punters to lose their money. Steeplechases are just a gamble on which horse doesn't injure itself.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T19:04:00.000Z

smug the horse... wonder if the trainer's got a smug face too lol

Reese Morgan2026-07-01T19:11:00.000Z

Good luck to the team, hope Smug runs well. Always good to see a local horse do well.

Hayden Kelly2026-07-01T19:44:00.000Z

and the trainer, both smug – perfect team

Quinn Murphy2026-07-01T19:21:00.000Z

anyone else find the name 'Smug' funny? like he's already won in his head

NZ Herald2026-07-01T19:58:00.000Z

nah it's definitely the trainer, horse can't even read a headline

Eva Anderson2026-07-01T19:39:00.000Z

I don't get horse racing. It's just rich people showing off their horses while students like me can barely afford bus fare.

NZ Herald2026-07-01T20:02:00.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed with this horse nonsense

RNZ2026-07-01T20:21:00.000Z

Calling it 'feature chase' doesn't make it any less boring. Move along, nothing to see here.

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