This Bud's for You, 15 August

Two solo laps off the front (and an escort home) to run out the ride, that's some confidence, not to mention ability. The weekly Bud's Ride crown may be for him, but Midnight Oil's "Sometimes" lyrics are for everyone else - anyone who refuses to give in, give up, "just wait until next week": 

"I know that the sunset empire shudders and shakes

I know there's a floodgate and a raging river

I say the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel

I say hear the punch drunk huddle drive hammer and steel

Sometimes you're beaten to the call

Sometimes you're taken to the wall

But you don't give in..."