Yesterday was a good day (for a Sunday!) - a profit for the blog selections with two winners. It was very nearly four winners but three photo finishes but just one prevailing! Richard Hughes and Graham Gibbons gave Libranno and Kodicil respectively fantastically strong and cleverly timed rides. Fallon almost did the same to bag a with Lady Elsie after setting off to the front and dictating the pace only to be pipped at the finish by James Doyle giving Zamina an pretty impressive ride. The Doyler outfalloned Fallon!
You evil mean people!! (just joking) Race review voted for is:
Tomorrow’s system selections (I'll put prices up in the morning):
Ripon 16:10 Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy, 2011 (Listed) Class 1
Quite a number of these runners have never been tried on soft but most should be comfortable on this going looking at their breeding. Last Bid is the only one to have run here (he won) before but from his previous 5f runs, doesn’t look as if he’ll get this trip.
Hannon has two runners: Gusto and Redact. Redact would appear to be the first string but Gusto has De Sousa booked - he has the better strike rate in 2yo races here and is chasing the champion jockeys title! I’ve often found in the past that when Hannon has two runners in a youngsters race it can pay to back the ‘second string’!
Gerfalcon (£35K) and Redact (£25K) both have group entries which shows connections hold them in high regard.
Gerfalcon’s 3rd LTO at York was better than it appears from a low draw with those in front drawn high. The handicapper’s not been particularly kind to him though and this just might be beyond him.
Redact will be better suited by the return to 6f but is another who is untried on soft but whose breeding isn’t so convincing that he’ll handle it. Another who has been walloped by the handicapper IMO.
Gusto however cost £120K and wasn’t totally disgraced LTO in a listed 5f race. Like Redact, the return to 6f should suit and on his penultimate outing over this distance (good/soft) he showed a tasty turn of foot and won readily. He’ll have some speed on his side of the draw and assuming he handles the track, should go very well. He doesn’t have any group entries but I fancy him to get the better of the two market leaders with the more accomplished pilot and the danger being Gerfalcon.
Gusto 7/1 (each way if you’re a careful peeps like me!)
Tomorrow’s system selections (I'll put prices up in the morning):
Warwick
15:20 Forjatt (4.4) 2nd
17:05 Arctic Reach (5.6)
Epsom
15:40 Picture Editor (6.4)
Chepstow
17:35 Charlie Delta (29)
Ripon
16:45 Elusive Prince (3.9) 1st
At least there was one winner! Overall loss of -1.1 today
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I’ve heard a few funny things over the years relating to horseracing – mainly spoken inside the four walls of my kitchen by my nearest and dearest.
These are a few I can remember but most have departed my poor overloaded and overused memory cells many months ago never to be recalled......
“.....Overturn is hanging on grimly”
– commentary on RUK when Overturn was 2-3 lengths in front just a few yards from the winning post in the Chester Cup 04/05/11
“.....so when a really good racehorse retires, he’s becomes a horsey gigolo?”
– filly offspring
“It’s the Kentucky Derby tonight”
”Is that a race for chickens”
”No”
”Well it should be!”
Me with both filly & colt offspring
“Mikael is an excellent jockey – he did win the Derby after all!”
“Yes but City’s side were shit compared to United’s”
Me and filly offspring
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