Irish Flat Season 2012

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Teofolina caught my eye keeping on nicely from off the pace under a considerate ride in the fillies maiden (as an aside, a quick check of the sectionals seems to indicate that they didn't go as hard as I had initially thought in the race). Looks a big filly as well.

Hard to believe she is a daughter of Moon Unit!
 
SlimChance said:
Who? Don't even remember what race it ran it never mind a big gamble.
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The last race at The Curragh on Sunday, I watched the markets for 15 minutes and it was punted from about 6/1 into 2/1 - nearly put me of backing Amira's Prince.
 
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Fair enough Bruce but I stand by my point that Robin Hood was not the subject of a remotely sizable gamble.

Anyway time to do the Linerick card.


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brendanr said:
What does this mean for Dubai on Saturday considering they haven't had any runners there for the last several years?
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They had some last year and Master Of Hounds only got done on the nod in the UAE Derby. That was a proper Kentucky Derby prep, though, where you actually need the prize money to get in so he was pretty straight for it. Cape Blanco ran ok in the World Cup but had a very slow start to the season until he was sent pot hunting on the US Turf.
 
Gareth Flynn said:
They had some last year and Master Of Hounds only got done on the nod in the UAE Derby. That was a proper Kentucky Derby prep, though, where you actually need the prize money to get in so he was pretty straight for it. Cape Blanco ran ok in the World Cup but had a very slow start to the season until he was sent pot hunting on the US Turf.
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Cape Blanco was completely underrated after being used as a pacemaker at Royal Ascot.
 
In the 6:35 handicap...

I can see why the favourite is favourite, but hardly bombproof. Foot Soldier and Danequest appeal more. Both shouldn't mind the yielding ground and whilst the former beat the latter last season there is a big difference in the weights in this time out.
Danequest's win at Gowran reads just about as well as anything else in this field (a previous winner back in 8th, ahem) and off bottom weight, with a pipe-cleaner on the AW under his belt this season...

Worth a poke E/W in a dead eight field.
 
Well done Del Boy.

Mind you I don't know what he tipped up because I can't find any trace of it on here. :rolleyes:
 
betsmate said:
Backed in from 7/1 to 5/2 and finishes unplaced. Hate it. Hate it.

Well done Del Boy.
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I hear you Martin. The emotional trauma I go through when the likes of
Alhaaly get beat is a form of torture. I couldn't sleep the night before, I manipulated the Betfair market (Bet365 opened up a genuine 25/1 shot 6/1 this morning) and got the bet down at the biggest price available all day of 6/1. After then informing my team of lemmings who would follow me off a cliff I spend the day monitoring the market. By the time the race comes I'm exhausted. This is why I don't punt everyday, how could you put yourself through this everyday? Myself and Luke chatted about this over a beer and I think it's an important factor in how you approach betting. It's not necessarily about risking money you can't afford to lose but possibly about not wasting energy/emotion that you can't afford to lose or could put to better use.
 
I'm off on my holidays tomorrow-to a remote part of Cork with no phone signal or Internet access.I think it's a good week to be away.
 
SlimChance said:
I hear you Martin. The emotional trauma I go through when the likes of Alhaaly get beat is a form of torture.
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After reading this I'm 4/6 you'll suffer some sort of mental meltdown at some stage between now and October.

On an unrelated note I'm 2/5 the same will happen to former forum member Gearoid by July.

:D
 
Limerick seems to have the worst racing surface anywhere. It goes from bottomless to horribly sticky to rock hard with very little in between. In the 1980s Patrickswell point to points were held on the stud farm and it always had the best of going. Whether they rooted up the soil for land scaping the race course and did not leave it settle properly I do not know. Horrible place to try relying on form bar course form.
 
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Today was the first run after a long winter. I'll have manned up by the next one I'm too good at it not too
 
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