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What amused me about the whole incident was Nick Luck wittering on about in-running players in corporate boxes with high speed internet lines and a 3-second advantage (Channel4 racing the following Saturday). There are, to my knowledge, no in-running players in boxes at Bangor as they lack electricity, let alone broadband. The bulk of the £55k matched at 1.01 was done by one unfortunate chap in a betting exchange in North London.
Hi all.
REVE DE SIVOLA looks a 3m novice chaser to follow, he’s got the scope, got the speed and the stamina to do well. He was 2nd to Peddlers Cross at Fest 2010 and then won at Punchestown Festival, he should take to fences with ease and will be one to watch.
Reve has schooled well and will probably run in a 2m1.5f novice at Exeter on 19 October. All being well he will then be stepped up to 2m4f at the Paddy Power meeting. The new 2m4f festival race is the obvious spring target.
Clever money is on him languishing at the bottom of the Thames in a pair of concrete wellingtons.
Timmy Murphy is having a hip operation. I also understand there are insurance issues over riding during the summer on fast ground.
few years ago it was arbers trying their luck on-course, they have ALL gone,
last year inrunning was all the rage, give it time, and I mean short time.
On course is for the public having a day out these days!
There can be value on-course at the minor meetings, as most of the on-course bookmakers take their show from Betdaq, which can differ widely from Betfair. e.g. 3.35 on Betdaq, bookie shows 9-4, Betfair 3.15. You still also get some rails firms willing to stick their chest out and play to their opinions – e.g. John Christie and Geoff Banks.
ginger, you pick your stats. I’ll use my facts.
ginger the on-course game is comfortable.
good pitch prices now more than 10 years ago
Yes and no. The on-course game is OK on the big days, particularly from the good pitches but mid-week is on it’s arse, whatever your pick. If it wasn’t for the likes of Ladbrokes getting involved it would be a struggle to justify the expenses at the likes of Southwell.
In-running punting should be televised. If people are prepared to watch 10 blokes (or women) sat round a table playing cards then they’d be prepared to watch 10 fat blokes pressing buttons like maniacs. £10,000 buy in for each day of the Cheltenham Festival, up to three re-buys, winner takes all. They could have nicknames, their own theme tunes a la darts players and could wind each other up after the race – "what did you back that for, everyone knows it finds **** all for pressure". Failing that, monkey tennis….
Jockeys should be allowed to bet but have to do so via the Tote. The amount they’ve had on is revealed on the big screen five minutes before the race.
Bruce Jackson -RP
4:29pm
On the case
There’s a bookies’ match bet with a difference in the next. It’s in-house at Corals with PR Simon Clare, part-owner of Reigning Monarch, revealing there is a case of "nice wine" (Sancerre) with his colleague James Knight .Did anyone from Betfair turn up with an outstretched empty glass asking for "premium charge"?
Would it not be possible to increase Kempton’s capacity temporarily for Boxing Day e.g. by erecting temporary grandstands?
I believe that Peter Naughton was the king pin.
There’s a ‘little prick’ joke in there somewhere
Good question. I was watching ATR last week when they had three ex-jockys Luke Harvey, Richard Dunwoody and Jason Weaver discussing jockeys. Rivetting stuff.
I’d also like to know how jockeys becomes betting experts soon after retiring from the saddle yet are not supposed to bet.
