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What do others think? Am I deluded or is Skyelaw just another on the (busy) conveyor belt of disgruntled punters who can’t accept personal responsibility for backing losers?
I backed Telwaar and it never even crossed my mind that there was anything wrong with the ride.
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The last day "Maybe" we saw a filly who can win a classic next year, also Await the Dawn has a decent shot at a couple of group 1’s later in the year. I realy enjoyed all 5 days.
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Funnily enough I think Royal Ascot is one of the race meetings that isn’t bent: there’s too much lolly and glory on offer the folks who pay the training and vets’ fees to go mucking around. In some races, horses with prestigious owners suddenly are allowed to give their all because the VIP is around to watch it. It does happen and we as racing enthusiasts have to accept that. It isn’t so much that racing has its ‘bent’ moments as that a large percentage of the industry – and it *is* an industry as well as a sport – is engaged in the artful process of getting horses to win, which let’s face it is not as straightforward as some on here would say. Much racing IS straightforward but there is also much that isn’t and some that would not bear too much close inspection by those who seek to protect the punter in the street.
I don’t claim to be an expert but how many of you have watched a race with a bookie giving his analysis: revealing! I also occasionally drink with some who used to ride work for one of the most respected trainers in Britain. He said this to me as we watched a race on Derby Day: ‘My mate used to ride for ***** [the trainer i am talking about]. He came round the corner double handful with the race in the bag but he had been told in no uncertain terms he must not win, so he had to stop the horse.’So, every person who had bet on that horse was defrauded by said trainer. It is as simple as that.
Re main thread: I thought the start of the meeting was exciting but it got wearing as the week went on, not least because I won well in the early part and lost everything later on and by the end I just wanted some ‘normal action’ to bet on, not bookies insults to our intelligence: vast-field sprints. I dare say there are some clever clogs on here who win well on them but I’m sick of losing money on those races season after season. I noticed Dave Nevison saying the same thing in the RFO annual last year.
Thought Saturday was a bit poor and in the round probably as boring a racing Saturday as there`s been for a while. The Golden Jubilee is ridiculously over endowed for the quality on offer. The Hardwicke appeals a bit more to me but had little strength in depth. Other races just ok, far from special.With Ascot supposedly providing the cream, the other meetings were dreadful, none worthy of being on a Saturday. C4 showed seven 7 fascinating races none at a distance more than a mile.
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