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Cheers Gordon. A problem has arisen though. I’ve walked over to a swamp with stick(the Hong Kong sprint with 20 quid), and put the stick in the swamp to test it out. Unfortunately i’ve fallen bang in the middle, and my feet are stuck and i’ve got all boggin. I’ve reeled myself in, because it’s a race i shouldn’t have touched. I’ve had to take an Australian closer and speed monster called [b:2dnbccdp]all silent[/color:2dnbccdp][/b:2dnbccdp] at 5/1 for £20. I’ve heard that Calfornia flag will be flying there on Saturday, but i couldn’t get the story as it’s one of those darn payment sites. Now i’m taking [b:2dnbccdp]California Flag [/color:2dnbccdp][/b:2dnbccdp] at 10/1 with the same stake. I’m sure connection were keen.
I’m a bit pissed off with myself. Sacred Kingdom can bomb it down the closing stages aswell, as can a couple of others. This race is as dangerous as the temple of doom, what with all these fast closers.As well as that, CF(if he turns up) is a brilliant front runner.
The only way to relieve this tension is to maybe have a shot at the Tingle Creek or another race.
I’m no expert on prices, but that 5/1 on all silent will dissapear into thin air shortly. I think its SP will be 3/1-5/2
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I’m afraid there’s no decent bets on today. I didn’t have a decent look at the card. The only bets i have is a single on ‘Spunk’ at 11/8, aswell as an Exeter Double on JamesDeVassey(11/8) and Bensalem(4/5). I can only imagine that Doumen brought his horse over because he thinks it will win. I can’t see the bold Coral going 20 on Bensalem for the RSA after today.
Broke a bit over evens. The French horse ran well. I will have a small interest in Keyala which runs in the 920 @ wolves over the shorter trip of 5f. 25/1 e/w is none to shabby. It’s forecasted at 20, so maybe i’m barking up the wrong tree. It’s only an interest though.
Out of luck with that one unfortunately. For the Sandown card i’ve went for the Crack Away jack & Big Zeb double. It would be sweet if it came up, but it might be a big if. The odds are Tommy tight a_rse. Sportingbet are it it with the SP already. This morning they send an e-mail saying they are refunding fallers. I immediately thought of Big Zeb and asked them to make sure. They then tell me it doesn’t start till 4pm(despite not stating this). I then go back at 9, only to be told it’s SP only just now. Well ******* bollox to that promotion. I like Big Zeb, and i’m not worried about the ground. I was intending to back only him with the faller promotion, but Sportingbet titsed that one up. Plan B is this double, and that’s the route i’ve taken. I’ve got peanuts in two accounts, and i can’t even get a price on a first goalscorer, in a match that starts tomorrow ffs. This is unbelievable.
Zeb is drifting but i don’t mind. Hopefully he drifts further. I’ve doubled him up this time with Sommersby. Gordan likes it, Hen likes it but doesn’t like the ground, i’ve got it down as a potential arkle winner as well. I’ll need Big Zeb to run a very good race, and i think this is going to be his biggest yet !!! Fingers crossed a few on this section get a couple of bob out of todays card.
p.s Stan James said they don’t offer a price on the first goalscorer in this case because the match isn’t live on telly. Anyone who knows anything knows that’s the biggest load of lies. That’s like saying you can’t back a horse because it’s not on telly. They will happily take your money though in matches where there are more potential first scorers the maggots that they are. They’re in my black list, and won’t be used unless they are offering a much better price than others from now on.
Fair play to twist magic. He ran the whole field into the ground. Big Zeb just didn’t turn up on the day. I salute the winner, and quickly move on with a stiff upper lip.
This forces me to put on a big bet by my standards, which is £100 on [b:yo6e3sdl]master[/color:yo6e3sdl][/b:yo6e3sdl] [b:yo6e3sdl]minded[/color:yo6e3sdl][/b:yo6e3sdl] for the Champion Chase at 7/4.
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I’ve got to show [b:21k1hnpr]£ 10[/color:21k1hnpr][/b:21k1hnpr] worth of love to [b:21k1hnpr]Jayo[/color:21k1hnpr][/b:21k1hnpr] for this Saturdays BS Gold Cup. I recall ma main man Mullins saying this horse wouldn’t go to England because the handicaper would have that ass. But apparently this horse is going to run, and jumps well. If Mullins has changed his mind, then i’m on at 26/1. At an age where he can show show a bit of improvement. Perhaps he’s a couple of pound better than anticipated.
Henderson you sly old devil, i hear you. Tell them all that [b:21k1hnpr]Punjabi[/color:21k1hnpr][/b:21k1hnpr] needs the run, and it’s now out to 10/3. I’ll have a small take on that, because the sly old fox said the same about Zaynar not so long ago ! Punjabi is the champion, so less of the talk of Celestial Halo being the best hurdler. It might just be that Punjabi needs the run, so only [b:21k1hnpr]£10[/color:21k1hnpr][/b:21k1hnpr] on this one. Tell everyone it has a gammy foot, so it will end up an each way shout to nothing at this stage. Do i hear 4s ?
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Tomorrow is Peterborugh Chasee day. Forget Gordon and whatever plans he has on his gaydar
….this is for men. If you want to ‘lay in running’ then put on your Robin Hood tights and go to TAPK’s gaff. Don’t forget your fake moustache and bow and arrow. I’m on Tidal Bay at 3/1(BOG). Howard Johnson is on form, and he ain’t daft. Tidal Bay is 10 pounds better off than some of his more fancied rivals, so if he can’t win this race then he never will win a against a quality field. He really ought to come on from his re-appearance. Jonjo fancies Albertas Run to win if he runs to his Ascot race, which is fair enough. However, the ground will be a bit softer, and he will be giving away the pounds instead of receiving them this time. Throw in the first time cheek pieces, and Tidal Bay ought to go close if they sort out his jumping. Howard is another sly old fox, so go forth Howard and let Tidal live up to his potential !Acordeon should prove to be too much in the 110 at Ludlow. Evens is the best on offer. Who am i to refuse free money ? He was a bit akward over 20f(hurdles), but he’s fairly rangey and should take to the chase. In this sort of company i’d expect him to win.
Acordeon won but Tidal Bay was frustrating. It just wasn’t good enough. I hoped his jumping would be sorted, but it just isn’t to be.
Ching chong ching chong many races in Hong Kong. For the Cup i had a quicky on [b:2qz6bdmh]Ashalanda[/color:2qz6bdmh][/b:2qz6bdmh] 10/1 who i successfully backed at Newmarket. Agha Khans horses come on well for the race, but she still has a lot to find on the boys here. She’s a class act though.
My more hopeful bet is [b:2qz6bdmh]Spanish Moon [/color:2qz6bdmh][/b:2qz6bdmh]6/1 in the Vase. Ryan Moore seems confident enough, and Youmzain seems to save his best for Longchamp. He runs solidly at any track he goes to, and the ground will suit him.
It gives me an excuse to get up and try and catch the races anyway. I’ve low expectations if i’m being honest !
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Tomorrow is Peterborugh Chasee day. Forget Gordon and whatever plans he has on his gaydar
….this is for men. If you want to ‘lay in running’ then put on your Robin Hood tights and go to TAPK’s gaff. Don’t forget your fake moustache and bow and arrow. I’m on Tidal Bay at 3/1Butch B*****d! Just so happens i was also on Tidal Bay! Back to hurdling and the World hurdle i reckon Maid Marion!!x
Let me tell you something partner, i ain’t Maid Marion. She isn’t a butch b*stard. I’m in a whole new film altogether. If you need another character to be in your play, Fist can be Friar Tuck.
I see myself as more of an outcast/outlaw, like Jessie James. I’m arriving in these parts of town boy, to take your gold crown. I’ll be chewin tobacco, bettin’ mean and shootin’ winners, whilst you galavant around trying to stop me with your bow and arrow, Robin.
I reckon you might be right about Tidal Bay though. You just can’t put him in a chase. A crack at the World Hurdle sounds about right. I’m on Big Bucks though. They call him Big Buck around these parts, because that’s what you get paid if you back um. Unfortunately i got greedy, and doubled him up with two CH horses who drifted big after they both screwed up.(Hurricane & Binocular). Big Bucks is a hurdling monster. How many can flop their lines at the last, then still power home easily in a WH ?
Jessie james eh! Well cowboy i have had "pretenders" a comin and a goin a chasin my crown and everyone thinks just as they reach out to touch it TAPK goes and throws another winner in the hat!Flat or Jumps i am the King of both!Now before you want to duel with the King again make sure you got a live one in the chamber,cos you a firin blanks Cowboy! I said earlier that Thetotherone was a better horse than The Package and yet again i was correct!It cost me £50 to be proved right though!!
His name was Graeme the bullet, and he was feared in the ante post town, and all across the gambling world for that matter. Legend would tell you that nobody dare challenge his authority, but that’s not quite true. There was a foreign fantasist who went by his self appointed name of ‘the ante post king’. This man would walk around every whore house and bar, telling anyone who listened, that he was king of the gambling world.
One hot morning, as the sand swirled across town, backed by a strong western wind, the odd looking foreign fantasist sat in the bar. Inside he was telling the bar man that Albertas Run would win the 2010 Gold Cup, and that ‘Graeme the bullet’ was a dead man walking. Nobody was listening to the fantasist, but as soon as he uttered the words ‘Graeme the bullet’, everyone in the pub looked at the self proclaimed ‘ante post king’ with awe struck expressions, whilst the barmans terrified eyes were about the be invaded by a water fall of hot sweat that was about to make the journey from his for head past his eyes. One old spectacled man popped his head from the coner of the bar, and nervously proclaimed "mister, we don’t utter than name around here".
Outside, adults could be seen hiding in the local conveinance store and barber shop, whispering to their partners, and taking cover. Graeme the bullet was here alright, and he looked every bit the tough gun slinger they said he was. He walked up to the bar, took one look at the ante post king, and eerily requested that they duel outside, man to man. The ante post king nervously walked up to this gun slinging outlaw they called the bullet, and said that ‘he was just telling everyone in the bar that he loves the bullet, and how it would one day be an honour to follow in his foot steps".
A crowd had gathered, from which a Sheriff sprung out and shouted, "we don’t want no trouble in these parts boys", but the protest fell on deaf ears.
7….8…..9……10…Graeme the bullet reached for his holster, and fired a shot so quick that the ante post king hadn’t even pulled his elbow back. One shot was all that was needed, hence why they called him ‘the bullet’. The silver left the chamber, gloriously flying through the summers sun, and the rest was history. According to eye witness accounts, the ‘ante post king’ uttered the words ‘Go into my Betfair and lay Denman for the Hennesey please paw, he has no chance’. Graeme walked over to the self proclaimed king and said "son, he will win at 13/2, and i’m gonnae let you live so you see that day".
And that’s where it ended. The ante post king lost a knee cap in the duel, which turned out to be no more than a lesson shooting, many would even say a mercy shooting. He would drink in the usual haunts, but nobody listened. Every time he turned his back, people would whisper "that’s the man who layed the best horse in the country to lose the Hennessy gold cup, or "ain’t that the man paw, the man who was shot by ‘the bullet’, to which the answer would be "sure it is son, so don’t you be taking any horse racing tips from that man, you hear ?
To this day there is a reward to catch Graeme the bullet, but nobody dare mention his name, let alone attempt to take him down. Even every sheriff across the countys deny his existance to this day.
The Milky bars won’t be on me until i get a winner or two on the board. I screwed up in the Hong Kong races, and never backed horses i intended to which won. The ones i did back lost. Couple of good runs in there from Jayo and Spanish Moon, and Punjabi traveled well.
I wish this Christmas malark would hurry up and finish so i can wrap up another couple of ante posts. I have one or two on the horizon, and a plan B.
I really need something to fall my way. Getting some comments from trainers is like trying to draw blood from a stone.
I want to back Hurricane Fly over the festive period. However, as per usual Mullins throws some doubt as to one of his horses participation. If it hasn’t got a ****** cough, it will soon get one as he probably predicts these things as well. I don’t want to back now incase it doesn’t run, and if it is declared the price will go down anyway. It might just be that i’ll not bother. I might just revert to plan B which is a last throw of the dice.
Where’s does Mullins train his horses..in a frickin hospital ?
I really wanted the 11/4 as well. Frustrating stuff.
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