Mike’s Retirement Plan

[Mike]

Hi
We are taking a bit of a risk today with one from our Winning Post Tips thread which will be
Thurles 3.40 Targo Flavia 16-1 but we have gone with 10-1 for 8 places
We have to use the 12 point option which will hurt if it loses but this one although not jumping that well first time out did clock a decent time and if improving for the run could a decent shout if he stays upright.

[Mike]

Hi
Well I knew that would be painful and I just chose the wrong horse, I had three horses to chose from one wins at 10-1 one places at 10-1 and one loses. Guess which one I used 🙁 But that is betting for you woulda, coulda, shoulda…lol.
This now take the balance back down to +112.45 but leaves the 12 point option open.

[Mike]

Hi
Its a tricky ask today as with the racing being abandoned at Wexford we have just the one runner which is
1.07 Aurea Fortune now 200-1 but is available at 23-1 for 10 places
This one was available at 80-1 but has drifted out to 200-1 this morning but this has given us a very tasty 24-1 for 10 places.

[Mike]

Hi
Well that was closer than I would have liked but Aurera Fortune placed ninth and they all count. This one at our 6 points each way (12 point bet) gave us a +22.80 point profit on the day which takes us back up to a not too shoddy +135.05 point running total but does mean the next bet will have to be a minimum of 13 points.
There is no Irish NH racing until Thursday but we will be back. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
This may well be withdrawal symptoms due to no Irish Racing lately but we will be looking at one from the main thread over at Fairyhouse today. We will be looking to split the bet into the each way extras assuming he runs.
2.05 Boher Road currently 28-1 for 5 places but now available at 19-2 for 10 places and 21-2 for 9 places etc

[Mike]

Hi
It was all going so well….lol. I will admit to being quite sweet on Boher Road and approaching three out with just 1/2 mile to go he was 10 lengths up and travelling well. 🙂 Then for some reason he decided to jump across the fence through the wings exiting the track and crashing out, then getting up and jogging off. 🙁
Never mind it happens, but I must have done something really bad in a previous life to deserve that. We dropped 13 points on the day and now stand at +122.05 points but the 13 points option is still available.

[Mike]

Hi
We are quite keen on the tips in the main Winning Post Tips thread for tomorrow (over at Naas) so watch this space as we may go in again as we deem were a tad unlucky last time.

[Mike]

Hi
We have a 13 point bet option but have used 14 points on the three mentioned last night in the Winning Post Tips thread.
3.40 Papa Barns @ 8-1 for 6 places
4.10 Gabriel Ranger @ 14-1 for 6 places
4.50 Jeronimo De L’ouch @ 9-2 for 6 places
We missed last nights early prices but its swings and roundabouts as some prices have gone up and some down. We will use them in an 1 point each way patent which totals 14 points.  🙂

 

[Mike]

Hi
We walked away with our first slapped arse of 2024 yesterday as we could not even get one in the frame and dropped 14 points which leaves us now on +108.05 and staring a 15 point bet in the face. 🙁
However yesterdays result was not really the downside as we expect to take a few slaps during the course of a year (it is impossible not too) but the killer for us was bet365 last week drastically reducing the prices on each way extra options. This has been our main source of income for quite a while and we were forced into yesterdays standard wager. It was not a disaster as three of our selections finished within two lengths of making the frame so it was not as bad as it first looked but the loss of the each way extra option will effect the way we bet.
With the bad weather back in and the likelihood of most of the weekends Irish NH racing being abandoned it means we are scratching for a bet but will give us time to regroup. 🙂

[Mike]

Hi
We will have to bump this thread with a bet and now looks a good opportunity so we will go with the following including an each way double over at Naas today.
1.30 Union Station @ 7-5 betting without Icare Desbois and Omniscient
3.15 Gabriel Ranger @ 7-2 betting without Three In A Row and Reve Inoui
We have to use our 15 point wager today so its two 5 point win singles and a 2.5 point each way double.

[Mike]

Hi
Well it could have been worse Union Station finished second to Icare Desbois so meant we had a win bet on our hands. But Gabriel Ranger although finishing fifth behind the favourite Three In A Row lost as Reve Inoui finshed behind him. This means we lost 3 points on the day and leaves us with decent enough balance of +105.05 but means we have to step up to a 16 point wager next time.

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