• REGISTER NOW!! Why? Because you can't do much without having been registered!

    At the moment you have limited access to view all discussions - and most importantly, you haven't joined our community. What are you waiting for? Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join Join Talking Horses here!

York Ebor Meeting

an capall

an capall

Senior Jockey
Joined
May 2, 2003
Messages
5,698
Location
Dalkey
Very attractive looking week at York upcoming.

Juddmonte looks a cracker. I hope all eight stay in because if it stays on the easy side Bay Bridge EW would be my bet.
Great Voltiger. Tower of London might be value at 14s.
Lowther: Cherry Blossom, NAP if she travels.
Gimcrack: Johannes Brahms to improve enough to turn tables on Big Evs.
Ebor: Okita Soushi if the ground dries out by Saturday.
 
Bradsell and Bluestocking.

Hopefully Mostahdaf can back up his last run.
Is Paddington a Yay or a Nay?
 
Last edited:
Paddington I'd normally be against but there's nowt to take him on with so Yay for me.

Bluestocking I took 8s apost hoping only one of the Gosden's would run and none might turn up. She's surely better than the favourite on decent ground.

Must resist Korker on the opening day.

Can't see any other bets although Dramatised is reasonable at 10s for the Nunthorpe and Olivia Moralda is a bet if she goes for the 7f Kinross race.
 
One less to take on Paddington now that Desert Crown who you bet your life was never and intended runner unless Paddington didn't make it.

They are looking for an easy race for him so they can retire him on a winning note
 
I pray they'll get him fit enough for the Arc,and we'll see he wouldn't be dodging the likes of Paddington.
 
Just had a quick check on the advance cards.

It looks like a lot of very ordinary horses are going to get into the £100+k handicaps, bar probably the Ebor itself.

Strange.

They've also got the going up as GOOD (good to firm in places) with the going stick reading 6.7. I'd associate that with easyish ground. I hope they don't water. They're acknowledging the likelihood of showers so I hope they're only enough to maintain the ground.

Maybe I'm just in a negative mood following a disappointing weekend on every front imaginable (except the "lionesses" saving us from media claptrap for the next six months and KJT's gold) but the cards are pretty underwhelming. I might not even bother to watch live until Saturday.
 
Last edited:
reet hard said:
I pray they'll get him fit enough for the Arc,and we'll see he wouldn't be dodging the likes of Paddington.
Click to expand...

Paddington is hard to access but he could have a bit of the Sea The Stars in him and just keeps doing enough and the Arc might just be on the agenda if he wins the Juddmonte..

I would want 20/1 Desert Crown running in the Arc I reckon it's the last place on earth SMS would send him.

The Breeders would bge my bet if he does bounce back
 
Checked a couple of weather sites.

Neither mentions thunder for the area this week. There's a 25-40% chance of rain (depending on the site) on Friday but some of it doesn't amount a millimetre.

I'll settle for a mixture of warm weather and light showers all week if it means they won't water.
 
Last edited:
Just in case anyone thinks I can't read:
The BBC forecast (direct from the met office,I presume) for Friday, showed a lightning bolt in in that day's forecast early this morning.
As I said: "make your own mind up" which I'll leave to the smart arses in future.:mad:
 
I've done 3 in the Harmony on Wednesday.

ALLIGATOR ALLEY 12/1
NOMADIC EMPIRE 18/1 boosted to 19.75/1
BERGERAC 25/1
 
reet hard said:
Just in case anyone thinks I can't read:
The BBC forecast (direct from the met office,I presume) for Friday, showed a lightning bolt in in that day's forecast early this morning.
As I said: "make your own mind up" which I'll leave to the smart arses in future.:mad:
Click to expand...


FFS, grow up, reet.

I never implied nor intended to imply that the forecasts I looked at were anything other than alternative forecasts to whichever one you had checked.

The one you'd checked obviously suggested lightning for the area so I thought I'd check other forecasts to see if they agreed.

That's all.
 
Any of our forum anoraks know why Themaxwecan has done most his winning on right handed tracks the past few seasons?

He is good on his day and I feel he may return to his best tomorrow. I'm not that concerned by his lack of recent form.

After all, he won at Ascot last season after being entirely shite before that, and the season before in 2021 he won at Goodwood after being wholely shite before that aswell.

A good ride for Spencer to pick up me thinks!! I'm just curious why he has never been around a track like York before, and if this a big negative?
 
Last edited:
Marb said:
Any of our forum anoraks know why Themaxwecan has done most his winning on right handed tracks the past few seasons?
Click to expand...

He's a Johnston so no.

Really looking forward to this week's racing, as much for the ground conditions as anything else. No bets Wednesday though.
 
Outsider said:
Juddmonte.4 horse race what a joke.
1st £512 000
2nd £215 000
3rd 107 000
4th £53 000
Click to expand...

Nothing new here mate. Race hasn't attracted a good field in years. It either turns up with a hotpot and a bunch of dross or a 2 horse race
with the occasional 2nd fav winning it. it can be a bit of a shed race and very often the winners are seldom seen again
 
Last edited:
My eyes keep being drawn to Equilateral in the first race tomorrow, he has only run in a handicap the once - back in January 2020 at Meydan when he won - and has otherwise plied his trade in Group races. Eight now, he has been running fairly respectably and still looking reasonably comfortable at Group level, particularly on firmish ground.
 
He is interesting for that although I wouldn't make him a proper bet. Maybe stick him in an ew double with Lordship for the Melrose who's my NB of the week after Bluestocking.
 
I think he's better then these and the extra 1/2f is all in his favour.
Best price he's been at the mo, but I'll hang fire for BOG.
 


Write your reply...
Back
Top