Showing posts with label Leopardstown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leopardstown. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Sunday's Hennessy Day Selections & Updates - 12 February

A profitable day yesterday with an even more profitable evening for the blog Wolves selections (aided and abetted by Jeer coming in at 16/1 - an old favourite!) 




I'll be looking at Leopardstown (and some of the races today are lotteries!) but one observation from my anoraky stats is that previous course form is a big advantage here!


Best quote of the day if from Edward O'Grady re. Shot From the Hip ""I have reservations about everything, but we’ll find out tomorrow"  


Cash And Go was disappointing but watching the race, I thought it looked as though he was checked/bumped/struck just after the last bend and there is talk that he was indeed struck into and scoped badly after the race...we'll see what come out in the wash!


A good day for profits though with Hisaabaat winning at a good price.  +6.28 profit


Leopardstown
First Choice
E/W or RF Choice
1
13:05
Sportsmaster UP
Hisaabaat (EW) 1st
2
13:35
A Country Girl 2nd

3
14:10
Cash And Go UP ouch!

4
14:40
Last Instalmant 1st

5
15:10
Concrete And Clay (EW) 5th**

6
15:45
Boston’s Angel  UP

7
16:20
On The Fringe 3rd
Viking Splash (EW) UP 
8
16:50
Dancers Dilemma 2nd 
Rear View (EW) 3rd

1/             Ut De Sivola is top of my list/sheet however I’m not entirely convinced of the wellbeing or stable form of the Mullins horses these past few days so I am treating them all with caution (I’ll have a saver on just in case!).  As well as these two, I also am very keen on His Excellency (again recent stable form not the best) and Hisaabaat at each way prices.
2/             Ros Brin and Espresso Lady secong both look (from previous outings and breeding) to need lots of juice in the ground. I’m banking on McCoy having a good day with A Country Girl winning well on her first attempt at hurdles.
3/             My antepost for the Supreme is already on – enough said!
4/             Note:  Last Instalment is more likely to go for the RSA than the Jewson.
5/             ** 5th place only relevant if (like me) you backed this with Paddy Power who paid out on 5 places for this race.



Sportsmaster
Leopardstown 13:05
Unplaced (not been turning up for practice??)




Sunday, 29 January 2012

Sunday's Soothing Selections & Updates - 29 January

My visit to Doncaster was not only fun but extremely profitable.  1000% profit which was achieved from being able to look at the horses in the parade ring.  Form alone (as demonstrated from my blog selections yesterday) isn't always enough and with my mere 20% top line strike rate for Doncaster, I would have been more usefully employed looking through the Cheltenham card (and the not missing Midnight Chase!) and picking my Doncaster selections at the racecourse. You never stop learning!  Being asked for a tip for the next race by Mr Geraghty (the nicest on course bookie to hand over his ££££s that you'll ever meet) is a good for the ego too.


Just for the record, both Calgary Bay and Shakalakaboomboom who took the first two places in the Skybet Chase yesterday at Doncaster had progressively improved their placing in their last three races as well as contesting a higher class race this season.....make of that what you will for future reference!




I've now recovered from yesterdays celebrations once I returned home (pizza and champagne no less!).  Having already made one vital decision today which was not to open the attachment kindly emailed to me from Barrister John Ibe (Account General of the Federation) at the Office of the Presidency ..... I am about to launch myself at the Leopardstown, Ffos Las and Sedgefield  cards.


Sunday morning so my selections will pop up on here at various interludes (between running in to the living room to keep up with Nadal's progress - go gorgeous boy!  Did you know his uncle played football for Barcelona and Spain? I think today's racing may be finished before this final!) so please keep checking back . 





Ffos Las
First Choice
E/W or RF Choice
1
13:15
Charm School 1st

2
13:45
Benheir 1st 



Leopardstown
First Choice
E/W or RF Choice
1
12:55
Double Double

2
13:25
Blackstairmountain

3
13:55
Westmeath (EW)
Uncle Tom Cobley (EW)
4
14:30
Hurricane Fly 1st
Unaccompanied (FC)
5
15:05
Boston Bob 1st

6
16:10
King Tara (EW)



Good day with profits of +2.49