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Bit of action on CH on the Exchange this morning, not huge money but he’s being backed. My hunch is they are biased towards running him. If so I can’t understand what they’re waiting for in terms of confirming this – his jumping in schooling is either acceptable or it’s not, and it’s hardly likely to improve further at this stage. If he were mine I wouldn’t chance it, I’d focus on flat campaign, though I’m not sure a win in a C5 at Southwell means he’d be winning Group races. Only one way to find out – same ‘only one way’ logic applies to running at Cheltenham but less possibility of seeing him fall or worse.
I have various bets and lays, some markets green and some currently red (awaiting opportunity to go green I hope!)
Golden Ace for me. The head says she’s being too easily overlooked by the ‘experts’ and I sense she is improving. And the heart says she owes me nothing at this stage after the Champion and Fighting Fifth wins.
I wouldn’t be too worried if she ran well and got beaten here, to my eye Cheltenham is her course, and my main wager is another win there in March.
Understandably the posts about CH and TNL dominate this thread, but pre and post race. How about a bit of praise for the winner? Jumped quickly and smoothly, finished strongly. It seems she’s damned because she’s NOT CH or other well fancied hurdlers. Ok, I’m biased, I backed her in the Champion and this, but she’s been consistently vilified since her win in the Mares Novices Hurdle which to my eye she won on merit. And yes, I’m on her for next March too at tasty odds. Not looking to kick off a storm here, just saying how about giving her some credit.
Golden Ace was my Cheltenham heroine so I’m
hoping she at least goes well today. Small wager at big odds, maybe fortune will favour me twice this year!My initial view is that this strike will achieve absolutely nothing, it just appears that ‘racing’ is throwing its toys out of the pram. How exactly do the organisers think it will change government thinking?
The majority of uninformed opinion on the topic (i.e. those who don’t follow racing, be they in government, civil service, or just citizens) is that this is a good idea that will save vulnerable people from the evils of gambling. We know that’s rubbish but we are dealing with zealots, be they 1% zealot or 100% lunatic fringe. No U.K. racing for Sep 10th is not going to alter the fixed ideological positions of those who in their ignorance are supportive of the changes to the tax structure. We don’t have a lobby as in the Winter Fuel debacle, or the Farmer’s IHT row.
Anyway there’s a card in Ireland, at Cork, which might present better opportunities than any of the three cards scrapped as a result of the strike. And if they really want to strike then I suggest they do it every year on Shergar Cup day.
I nay had one bet, backed Tornado Alert at 14/1 ante post for the Hampton Court and hedged it in running to cover the stake. But I did have a highlight – Kieran Shoemark winning two races, and displaying dignity and confidence in his post race interviews. Plus Ed Walker reaping the reward of standing by a young rider who in my view has been harshly and unfairly treated. Could have, should have won the Guineas? Yes, but so too couid have, should have plenty of others won plenty of races. Didn’t notice Haggas slagging Off Tom Marquand after the Wokingham, etc.
Thanks for all your work on this Red Rum. I’m awaiting the call from Racing Post to take over the Pricewise column!
Thank you. Yes I’m pleased to say I did back her at 100/1 and a top up 33/1, both each way. I was lucky given the fallers but always felt she had the ability to win if anything went wrong with the more fancied ones. Main worry was connections might waste this chance of glory and run in the Mares. Ironically my other bet in the race was State Man so was reasonably comfortable coming to the last. Then comfort escalated to excitement!
