Great stuff., Sim.
I had Elixir on its own as I had a vision Jonbon would have an off day, but couldn't get anything else on my yankee.
I hope things pick up for me soon!
Surely plenty were on Capo!!
Well it was 8/1 when I backed it on Friday night and went off 7/2, so I'd say you're right!
Had a splendid day today with 5 winners.
Capodanno 8/1
Elixir de nuts 40/1
Kerry hill 8/1
Annual invictus 20/1
Noble Yeats 3/1
Enjoying a few whiskies tonight as a result.
Had a splendid day today with 5 winners.
Capodanno 8/1
Elixir de nuts 40/1
Kerry hill 8/1
Annual invictus 20/1
Noble Yeats 3/1
Enjoying a few whiskies tonight as a result.
A guy on sporting life put this up last night at a big price so when I saw it being backed I joined in just before the race so it's helped cover my bets and just before the Haydock race I backed Earls boosted on ladbrokes to 18/5.Tuned in to watch the opener at Sandown, which I hadn't looked at beforehand, to find Helnwein engaged and blue at oddschecker.
I backed this in the Dovecote because the trainer usually sends his better novices there and, at that point, it held an engagement in the Supreme despite a lowly rating.
So I decided to take it ew (7 places) at SP with Sky to small stakes but the winnings have covered me completely for the day.
Chuffed.
(Hopefully the new layout for the forum won't also attract the old vitriol towards aftertiming. The forum has been so much better since aftertiming became largely acceptable.)
Well done!I finally backed a decent winner in Minella Cocooner. I had him in the Ten to Follow last season so kept the faith....
I share your pain. My first thought was that Townend has picked the wrong one but then abandoned Minella Cocooner and backed Nick Rockett instead. Each way so no real harm done. But just another take of woe after Steel Ally surely used up too much energy at the start. They may not have seen which way he went if he’d behaved. Then Terresita falling when looking in command didn’t help either. Day rescued a bit by Jonbon thoughHere's my contribution to the thread. All week I've been thinking that Minella Cocooner would be the one for me. Was invited out for lunch & only just made the race but for some reason I decided to change my allegiance so had a (meal-paying-for) bet @ 4.0 on Nick Rockett in the 3 place market - happy(ish) days!
Don't hold your breath waiting, Tanlic.On paper and according to the experts Eve Johnson Houghton's Robusto looked the clear pick in the 2.10 at Southwell
Opened at evens and some bookies went 10/11 suddenly the horse starts drifting like a barge and even gets matched at a massive 4/1 on the machine.
Horse breaks fine but fully 3 furlongs out when other's haven't even started to get serious the distress signal start. Horse loses place after place and finishes stone last beaten 50 lengths.
Obviously something was amiss BEFORE they went to post and everyone KNEW but she still allowed the horse to run and to hell with anyone who backed the horse.
Surely the stewards will go after her for making a mockery of the game and blatantly allowing a horse to run that was clearly unfit to do so