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I visited razzle this morning. He is in a terminal ward
with very small windows. I brought him a razzle for change poster but the poor fellow was asleep so I laid it down next to his water jug. It was then I noticed the racing post which was full of question marks and crossings out. Two horses that drew his question mark at newmarket were circled in red.Kinky Afro
Progreesive on AW over the winter and in good fillies’ races in Germany the fatherland more recently, last time not beaten far in fifth in their equivalent of the 1000 guineas; tackling some smart male opposiition upped in trip now and more definitely needed.and from the first to the last race
According
To wins last ye hear over 1m4f and Im6f for Freddie Head in the land of the onion before sale for 70000 euros; seemed highly regarded at new yard but a total flop when 11-10 for hurdling debut at Sandown in February; interesting to see if the backers return.
I left discreetly and unoticed with my razzle for change poster sticking out of me pocket.
Glenn I was following the footsie
I think it was last thursday
when there was a suspected fat finger trade
near Gotham that caused the index to drop
stone like 100 ponts in forty five minutes.My laptop dropped of the kitchen table and smashed
itself to bits. I eventually closed
my position and bought myself a small
red ferrari of a machine to replace it.
Strange but I cannot get used to the new top
it keeps backing losers
I just lost my long horse related post
possibly a bad connection
but this is anther thing that
puts me off contributing
in this house of fun fun fun.I’ll put the kettle on
I may re-try
Indeed Gamble , Razzle for change has long been dead in the water since the decimal odds were touted as the way forward for racing
Cash starved Punters were rampant with excitement when this huge step forward was tried at Ascot , bliss was achieved when 2.06 was being ranted and raved
The death knell was the clinical removal of the Champion stakes from Newmarket (strangely muted by lack of protest )to Ascot , where a great days fayre will herald a 2 million quid race and 4 Handicaps all but in name , a bookies benefit clear and simple
Still Razzle had a good time while it lasted
Ricky
The death knell was the clinical removal of the Champion stakes from Newmarket (strangely muted by lack of protest )to Ascot , where a great days fayre will herald a 2 million quid race and 4 Handicaps all but in name , a bookies benefit clear and simple
Almost on the bell
or should that be knell
RickyThink back to the portable
toilets on the downs
where you looked up
and saw a smiling Freud looking in
from one of the open top double deckers.Then the whole place hushed
it wasn’t the tart of the derby
no, it was a small meet of men
who gathered about in a small room
to scheme and ruin all the fun
and their mother’s respect.
Just like the bankers who ruled
a similar greedy roost after globalisation.The downs still exploded on the first saturday
but it was a different sort of explosion.I relax my racing on double banger weekends
but must point out that in no way
am I a financial trader, but will have occasion to tickle the footsie with a five pointer at times of ruptured oil pipes, threats of war in split countries, and two headed gorgon governments.Two punters who adventured on course and seemed to come to grips with german classic form unlike the rest of us head scratching woodlice, are now revising the waltzing kraut and their wagers of 400 ew on kinky Afro. As for According – Bob Wright of the Times was the only tipster brave enouhg to take on the white knuckle form and for most this rather heavily backed favourite was left well alone or laid accordingly.
Jumps fans have Towcester today and another conundrum
Saddlers Mount 4.35
Dual Point winner last year but shown nothing under rules, hardly going a yard in the visor on soft ground at at Uttoxeter most recently (won a point under similar conditions); tongue-tie applied this time and down in trip, but risky to say the least.
You could take the risk or put your money in a bingo machine where you might get a better ride for your money.
Somebody told me yesterday they take fifty pounds and empty it into the machine to see what comes out.Gamble wrote..Somebody told me yesterday they take fifty pounds and empty it into the machine to see what comes out.
Personally, I preferred those old penny machines where you had to flick the metal ball into a win/lose slot. If you were lucky and managed to get into the win slot you won a Kit Kat.
Once upon a time, I came across a machine where the mechanism was broken and the ball kept being returned regardless of whether it went in win or lose. So much so that I cleaned the machine out of Kit Kats. When I went to complain to the attendant that the machine was no longer paying out Kit Kats I was quickly sent on my way in a far from polite manner.
Since then and over the years I seem to have kept Mr. Ladbroke in a plentiful supply of Kit Kats.
ConConundrum I strangely also found
a faulty penny machine and fed it
my pocket money. Maybe
having such unexpected luck at a young age
brands the flutter on your vest.I will wind this thread up.
A reasonable day of racing mediocrity
and if one avoids the maidens
and the 315 and 415 at Leicester
and the 530 Redcar
which are far to hard for betting shop
head scratchers you have a reasonable
seven races to delve through.530 Redcar
Ivestar
Not seen on flat in 2009 and difficult to assess
on the basis of two runs over a seemingly unsuitable
1m3f earlier this year (beaten 25l by sole rival latest);
not sure the marked back in trip will be ideal either
(best efforts at a mile);change of headgear.It seems Charlotte will need the wrath of a Church
to get the form trap beast home. Must dash.I see
, however , Paul Roy is on with Sean tomorrow on ATR 12.15 , to revive poor old Razzle ,Wonder if he will get an easy time
Should be fun
Ricky
You’re an intelligent man Boycie but you’re not speaking in intelligent ways……..
Who could forget THE Deano interview?
Can we expect more of the same? Same Bat Time…Same Bat Channel tomorrow.
England Expects Boycie!
Grab him by the lapels and tell him you’re in charge of British racing now.
No Prisoners!
Gamble wrote…530 Redcar
IvestarNow that’s what I call bad luck, Gamble. Only another seven lengths faster and you’d have been on the money. I don’t know about needing Charlotte aboard, perhaps Gavin would have had more brute strength.
Please, someone, excuse my ignorance but what or who is this Razzle thing?
Thanks
KCONUNDRUM
Razzle is a dying man
and various doctors are
suddenly prescribing strange cures
when it is all a bit late.The dog derby on saturday
was won by the animal with
largest ears which had been
bumped in its last three races
and been trounced by Jack
the odds on jolly of the night
that only managed fifth.Of course dog racing was once
a national pastime with over
a million regular attendees.
I don’t quite know why the sport
died but it did die, ah yes
it might have been TV.It made commercial sense to
move the Epsom derby to a Saturday
but it was one of a raft of changes
that altered people’s perception
of horseracing and made a lot of them fall
out of love with the sport.I have highlighted with a few
examples just how difficult present
form is to read and get a handle on,
particularly for new people coming into the sport.
Handicappers have far more power now
to halt a horses progress and
of course the blatant mix of grass
and artificial is a nightmare
that has never been thought through enough.
One idea might be to introduce qualifying
races on the new surface – however
that’s as likely as changing the handicapping
system which would put Sir Mark Prescott
on a breakfast of beans on toast.Obviously racinos may come in one day
and that could save the racecourses.
Horseracing is too hard for the new public
and they seem know where they are with bingo
or the simpler three horse race that is football.Con… .Razzle gets a last chance tomorrow on ATR , except this time its the Big Cheese has come to rescue him
Its sure to be a slow and painless affair , but nonetheless the distress signals are out ……Man overboard
Racinos would be cool , were it not for the fact Joe Punter may have to pay 18 quid to play , he can do that merrily in any casino or indeed any betting shop for free
meanwhile back at the ranch we are still trying to get to grips with UB’S genius at FFOS ….we are running out of victims real fast
Drink on folks , tomorrow we sup with ………
Ricky
, however , Paul Roy is on with Sean tomorrow on ATR 12.15 , to revive poor old Razzle ,
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