Ok, that's enough rain - we're bored now and the reservoirs are full again!
The weather has however been giving some trainers the perfect excuse for pulling a badly drawn runner out of a race. When a trainer uses the going as anexcuse reason to take a horse out of a race then they can run the horse again the very next day if they want, whereas with a self certificate they have to wait a week. Let's test this theory and see how many NRs there are on Wednesday at Yarmouth in the 14:10 (high draw adv) * Just 1 NR drawn 2 16:40 (high draw adv) *4 x NRs drawn 2, 5, 10, 11 and especially the 17:10 (mid to high draw adv) *None...yet! then take a look where they were drawn. I can't say I wouldn't do the same though!
Monday saw as many falls and tumbles on the flat as you would see in a conditional jockeys' novice chase at Aintree! Amy Ryan took a very nasty fall when Oakbrook stumbled (clipped heels?) at Ayr but was up on her feet fairly quickly, tough cookie that she is.
Also at Ayr, James Sullivan got deposited onto the turf by Head Space, once on the way to the start and then a second time when, looking like the winner he spotted the winning line and tried to jump it. Sandwiched in between was a very decent run from HeadCase Space who will be worth watching for next time out and hopefully a bit wiser!
Later, David Probert parted company with Viscount Vert at full gallop at Windsor when the saddle slipped. Who says that the flat jockeys have it easy?
You may have seen the sister site SpeedyEquines which has been churning out a regular profit. I've been devising a 'profit enhancing' system to cherry pick those selections worthy of a bigger investment. It's still very much in it's infancy and by no means tried and tested yet but it's been doing ok so far - apart from Tuesdays.....Tuesdays are the betting curse of my week....it should be Mondays given the handicappers diary...but for me it's Tuesdays and I should seriously consider making this my rest day!
Bearing in mind that last sentence (the "by no means tried and tested yet" bit), I'll be putting up some selections that I shall be backing with a higher investment:
The weather has however been giving some trainers the perfect excuse for pulling a badly drawn runner out of a race. When a trainer uses the going as an
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Monday saw as many falls and tumbles on the flat as you would see in a conditional jockeys' novice chase at Aintree! Amy Ryan took a very nasty fall when Oakbrook stumbled (clipped heels?) at Ayr but was up on her feet fairly quickly, tough cookie that she is.
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Also at Ayr, James Sullivan got deposited onto the turf by Head Space, once on the way to the start and then a second time when, looking like the winner he spotted the winning line and tried to jump it. Sandwiched in between was a very decent run from Head
Later, David Probert parted company with Viscount Vert at full gallop at Windsor when the saddle slipped. Who says that the flat jockeys have it easy?
You may have seen the sister site SpeedyEquines which has been churning out a regular profit. I've been devising a 'profit enhancing' system to cherry pick those selections worthy of a bigger investment. It's still very much in it's infancy and by no means tried and tested yet but it's been doing ok so far - apart from Tuesdays.....Tuesdays are the betting curse of my week....it should be Mondays given the handicappers diary...but for me it's Tuesdays and I should seriously consider making this my rest day!
Bearing in mind that last sentence (the "by no means tried and tested yet" bit), I'll be putting up some selections that I shall be backing with a higher investment:
Lingfield
16:00 Tallulah Mai 5 pts win UP
Yarmouth
14:40 Cappielow Boy 5 pts win UP
16:10 Comrade Bond 2.5 pts e/w 1st
17:10 Grandad Mac 5 pts win 2nd
Catterick Meeting abandoned after race 4 due to waterlogged course
16:20 Rasselas 5 pts e/w
16:50 Emeralds Spirit 2.5 pts win
Naas
19:00 Kane’s Pass 5
pts e/w UP
19:30 After 10 pts win
21:00 The Fox Tully 10 pts win UP
21:00 The Fox Tully 10 pts win UP
Kempton
18:20 Paphos 2.5 pts win 3rd
19:20 Street Power 5 pts e/w
21:20 Lightning Spirit 5 pts e/w UP
A couple of hard luck stories amongst that lot
A couple of hard luck stories amongst that lot
A while ago I put up a picture of Jason Maguire riding Overturn onto Chester racecourse with the Olympic torch held aloft. Yesterday it was the flat jockeys' turn - with Frankie Dettori carrying the flame into Ascot on board Monsignor:
It's a while since I've put a video funny up here so here's a Dutch commercial ripping off the Sopranos (in turn ripping off Goodfellas):
Fortunately, I only saw the first four selections this morning, so made a nice profit.
ReplyDeleteI'll proceed with extreme caution with these from now on! It's too easy for things to go pear-shaped when lotsa points are staked on each horse. Meanwhile, Speedy Equines turned in another cracking profit, well done.
Indeed, that warning "by no means tried and tested yet" (that I repeated) was definitely needed today! Typically the day I publish them is the day that they fail ;)
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