Placepot Picks: Salisbury, 23rd May 2013
Salisbury Preview/ Placepot Picks, 23rd May 2013 Aargh, more banker issues, though with a very thin perm yesterday that was always possible. In truth, I could have gone much longer and still not had the last leg – 20/1 winner, 33/1 second in a novice hurdle, only two places – so we at least kept [...]
The publication of the Anglo-Irish National Hunt classifications on 21 May confirmed Bobs Worth, Sprinter Sacre, Big Buck’s, Hurricane Fly, The New One and Simonsig as the top horses across the seven categories. There were no major surprises, and with the exception of top novice chaser Simonsig, all the winners were rated four pounds or [...]
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Sorry. I’ve been so head down in the Winning Trainers launch and working with new subscribers to get them up and running that I haven’t scribbled anything on here for a few days. Luckily, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been top content galore posted by the rest of the team, and regular visitors to the [...]
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Daily Dabble, 23rd May 2013 In what now seems to be becoming a daily tale of frustration and woe, so yesterday followed suit. I really fancied the chances of Gilzean yesterday, but he was withdrawn less than 2 hours before his race leaving us with a straightforward 1pt E/W bet on Intomist at 13/2 BOG. [...]
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Stat of the Day, 23rd May 2013 A bit of a stinker from At A Clip yesterday. She never got close to the action and was struggling from an early point in the race before being (sensibly, in my opinion) eased down to trot home last of ten runners. The race was already lost and [...]
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There was plenty of entertainment in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final match as manager of Manchester United. No doubt his pulse was racing as his side conceded five goals, but for once, the hairdryer was probably left at home. Next up to increase the adrenaline rate is Telescope, and Ferguson is hopeful that the horse he [...]
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THURSDAY 23/05: (full racecards here) Goodwood: GOODWOOD DETAILS FOR 2013: Number of races at Goodwood: 14 Favourite stats: 5 (35.7%–includes joint and co favourites) Odds on ratio: None to date Leading trainers of winners at Goodwood in 2013: 2/2–Sir Michael Stoute (6/4* & 6/4*) 1/1–Patrick Chamings (6/1) 1/1–John Gallagher (8/1) 1/1–Brett Johnson (8/1) 1/1–Stuart Kittow [...]
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Worcester Preview/ Placepot Picks, 22nd May 2013 Problems with my bankers again yesterday, and my sole win single bet of the night – Marodima – was given a plain stupid ride. Under no pace pressure for the lead, his jockey, Tom O’Brien, decided to charge 25 lengths clear on him. Unsurprisingly, he was knackered at [...]
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Winning Trainers 2.0 Review First things first. You need to know right from the outset that I created this service, so I have a rose-tinted view on it! If you’re still reading, let me tell you in completely objective fashion about Winning Trainers 2.0. Firstly, and obviously, it’s a follow on from Winning Trainers 1.0, [...]
Continue reading …Daily Dabble, 22nd May 2013 Once again it was another case of half a job done yesterday, as Kingscroft ran well to take 2nd place at 6/1. If he’d have won with a clearer run, we’ll never know, but he at least kept up his end of the bargain. Unfortunately all his hard work was [...]
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When John Betjamin visited the Valley of the Racehorse, he captured his thoughts in a poem called Upper Lambourn. It’s probably not one of his best, and certainly not one of his better-known pieces. He takes us to the tomb of an unknown trainer who, in 1923, trained a hundred winners. Was it a real [...]
Continue reading …Stat of the Day, 22nd May 2013 We hit the crossbar yesterday, as Zarosa was sent off as the 4/1 fav, but could only manage 2nd place in what was a close run affair after a two-mile trek around the Nottingham course. She finished a neck behind the winner whilst still staying on. The competitiveness [...]
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The Punting Confessional – Wednesday, May 22nd – The Power of the Negative (part 2) If asked who my favourite horse is, I wouldn’t reply Frankel, Sea The Stars or even Wrekin Rock (a Jim Gorman-trained handicapper who landed me a nice few quid at a Curragh May Bank Holiday meeting last year; you had [...]
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Meeting Review: Leopardstown – Sunday, May 12th 6f 2yo Maiden This was slowly-run like many other races on the card and it was pretty boring to watch in truth; the first four in the same positions throughout. Sacred Aspect has come from the Focus On Venice race over course-and-distance and trainer was at pains [...]
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Frankie Dettori won’t be racing again for a little while longer after it emerged yesterday that he had failed another drugs test in France. Clearance from France Galop was one of the conditions set by the British Horseracing Authority before it would issue Dettori with a jockey’s licence.
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