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Saturday Punt 04/07/2020
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Derby Day and the Oakes as well. Looks more like King George weather out there at the mo. The Derby looks a good race and seems pretty open to me. The draw may have fettled Frankie's ride but if anyone can work it out it is him. With that in mind I will not be going all in on the race and have put Kameko in my ITV7 and will be doing a bit of E/W on Highland Chief and Worthily nearer the off. Nice card up at Haydock with a couple of horses from "my stable" out for a jollie so I have had a look at them. Another one for later perhaps is one that I was following last year as a 2yr old. It has since been sold and is now trained in Ireland by J.P. O'Brien having left Fahey. Summer Sands in the last at Naas. Did me proud last year with a 100/1 place in a Group 1 race. For now I have done.
Triple Spear @11/4 12.30Hay.
Madrinho @4/1 1.00Hay.
Alternative Fact @9/2 2.40Hay
Ironclad @4/1 3.00Epsom.
£1.00 win Accca 40p win Doubles and Trebles.
Done the ITV7 of course with the bottom 2 of the above & Safe Voyage 2.25Eps, Frankly Darling 3.40Eps, Wolflet 3.15Hay, Cloak Of Spirits 4.15Eps, & Kameko 4.55 Derby. Done the usuall little 6 + 7 timers e/w on the ITV7 and as I said can alter my sights later if I have missed with the first shots. Good luck if you have a go. Incidentally it is all free for me again today....I did a little trixie last Monday that paid me £80 odd for the 3 winners. Had a good chuckle and banked £50 and have not looked again apart from today.
Triple Spear @11/4 12.30Hay.
Madrinho @4/1 1.00Hay.
Alternative Fact @9/2 2.40Hay
Ironclad @4/1 3.00Epsom.
£1.00 win Accca 40p win Doubles and Trebles.
Done the ITV7 of course with the bottom 2 of the above & Safe Voyage 2.25Eps, Frankly Darling 3.40Eps, Wolflet 3.15Hay, Cloak Of Spirits 4.15Eps, & Kameko 4.55 Derby. Done the usuall little 6 + 7 timers e/w on the ITV7 and as I said can alter my sights later if I have missed with the first shots. Good luck if you have a go. Incidentally it is all free for me again today....I did a little trixie last Monday that paid me £80 odd for the 3 winners. Had a good chuckle and banked £50 and have not looked again apart from today.
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Afternoon, Togo. Had a perfunctory glance at the cards earlier and am just about to begin the selection process. Like you I had a bit of a tickle earlier in the week with 3/4 (Wednesday) for a £145 return. T'other was the 4/1 fav ridden by Johnson and out the back - such is life.
Cannot understand the powers that be who look after the PR side of racing. When Hollie Doyle became the first lady pilot to ride 100 winners in a season, it was big news. Recently when she joined Hayley in winning at Royal Ascot, it was deemed newsworthy. However, she rode 4 winners at Wolverhampton on Thurs night (3 on the spin) for 3 different trainers and a very decent 850/1 acca. Don't know about you, T, but I cannot remember a lady rider having ever accomplished this feat before, yet not a peep from the PR crew? Someone not doing their job properly, imho.
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Cannot understand the powers that be who look after the PR side of racing. When Hollie Doyle became the first lady pilot to ride 100 winners in a season, it was big news. Recently when she joined Hayley in winning at Royal Ascot, it was deemed newsworthy. However, she rode 4 winners at Wolverhampton on Thurs night (3 on the spin) for 3 different trainers and a very decent 850/1 acca. Don't know about you, T, but I cannot remember a lady rider having ever accomplished this feat before, yet not a peep from the PR crew? Someone not doing their job properly, imho.
Rant over, back shortly :-)
The one race in the calendar I can never really muster enthusiasm for is The Derby. It may have been considered the pinnacle of English racing back in the day, but when one trainer (even if it is the legendary Aiden Patrick O'Brien) is responsible for over a third of the field, it devalues it quite a bit, imho. Sooner have a 16 runner 1m handicap at Happy Haddock :-))
I was thinking the same thing Ken there should be a limit on entries from one trainer or owner. It devalues the winner's bloodline in my opinion. Apart from that I have just given myself a good "talking to" for ignoring one of my Poets.....especially when I did it last time out when it came 2nd. Doh.
