Saturday Punt - 19 Mar 2022

[Ken4155]

In terms of quality, it is definitely a case of 'after the Lord Mayor's show' but there are a few decent sized handicaps for me to get my teeth and slide-rule into. Including the Midlands National in which the betting is headed by last year's winner Time To Get Up. Pipe won this 4 years on the spin during 2011 - 2014 and runs 3. Old favourite Yala Enki bids to stick not one, but two fingers up to the stats by becoming the oldest winner since Knock Hill in '88, carrying the most weight to victory ever. Considering he is giving 10lbs to the rest of the field, my guess is that Nicholls has put him in the race to guarantee some pace to assist his other runner, Trucker's Lodge, the 2020 winner.
Today's ITV7 consists of 4 races from Uttoxeter (1st leg 1.50), 2 from Kempton and 1 from Newcastle.

[Ken4155]

Last year's winning distance was 1 length - year before was 18 lengths :-)

[Ken4155]

I'll not be biting my nails on a tie-breaker this afternoon :-/

[Maydup]

I was there Lottie, waving at you across the fields!! Thankfully we weren't caught up in any accident on the road, but had a super day with a race from Cheltenham on the big screen between each race. Its a great meeting on Gold Cup day.

The weather was perfect, the crowd was friendly and all we needed as a win. Oh well, we cant have it all!

[Togo]

Crikey ... just had to get the smelling salts out for "She who must be obeyed". Italy have beaten Wales in the rugger. It may be worth backing England to round off a day of upsets, Ken. You never know. I will have a little shuftie at the odds.
Fakenham is a nice racecourse Maydup, and well done you for keeping such typically English venues going. When the going gets wet and boggy there ... it is proper wet and boggy.

[Togo]

Got to ask Maydup ... is the teapot meant to be turned through 90 degrees? You can rotate it you know with your file edit facility.

[Togo]

Like this?

https://thumbsnap.com/i/gAhDdbdT.jpg

[Togo]

Done 4 X 50p Scorecasts.
Freddie Steward, and Ben Youngs first try with England win by 1-5 points or 6-10 points.
Steward 1-5 @85/1. Steward 6-10 @105/1.
Youngs 1-5 @180/1 Youngs 6-10 @230/1.
Only one of them could be correct but it would not matter which.