Ridiculous Ideas for 2026

[Mike]

Hi
I have decided to try and target specific races for this years “Ridiculous Idea” and have combined a list of 100 horses to start the ball rolling. The list will be taken from our Irish NH database as it proved to be a very solid and profitable base to work from for last years thread. I will obviously (to make it fair) start from scratch and will try and incorporate a few new twists when it comes to betting in said races.This will include the extra markets such as “Bet Builders” and “Each Way Extra’s” etc as whilst they are proving to be difficult markets to crack I feel they represent a challenge and I just love to take the old enemy (the bookmakers) on from time to time.
The betting will have single bets (as last year) such as horses to follow and hopefully the end goal will be to dabble back into Betfair exchanges. I will probably be asking for a bit of assistance from “The Bletchley Park Gang” along the way as I will be trying to link in or join a few of the ongoing threads with the data base.
The first two possibilities to try thread out out will be the 2.50 at Clonmel on Thursday and the 2.45 at Naas on Friday but I will wait a little longer before posting anything else as the likelihood of the racing going ahead is 50/50 at best at the moment.

[Robmull]

Hi Mike,

Sounds interesting and more than happy to assist when required.

Good luck with this project.

Rob.

[Mike]

Hi
Thanks Rob its first race nerves for me tomorrow when we go in on the 2.50 at Clonmel we have snapped up the early price for our first wager which is an each way single. We will miss out on Bog by doing so but I am more than happy with the price.

Loi Des Jeux @ 20-1 for 5 places with bet365

Humble Brag and Crypto Crash are our extra market option horses but as both are around 25-1 for 5 places or 8-1 for 10 places we will await the Bet Builder option before going in with those. ? I will look at offering all of them on the exchange markets but Loi Des Jeux is already attracting some support despite being a reserve.
nb. As a late addition to the original post I failed to explain that the weight carried will play a part in the selection process and I would expect Crypto Crash to be the safer option.

[Mike]

Hi
It looks like the racing will go ahead and all three runners appear to be set to line up. That was the good news the bad news is here is the write up for today’s runners which mentions “Never involved” “Soundly beaten” and “Tailed off”.

Loi Des Jeux Never involved in opening maiden hurdles and now makes handicap debut
Crypto Crash Flat maiden and soundly beaten in opening three runs over hurdles; handicap debutant
Humble Brag Tailed off in opening three m’dens and best watched unless market speaks

Not a confidence inspiring start but sometimes you have to just take a “Leap Of Faith”. Any Indiana Jones fans here..?. I am just hoping this is not my “Last Crusade” and the invisible steps are there to stop me plummeting into the abyss…lol.
I am still waiting for a better offer on a bet builder than the 14-1 for all three to finish in the top 7 (Paddy Power) as I am really looking for top 9.

[Mike]

Hi
All that build up and my first runner from the win and place list…is… now a non runner. I will on principle have to try out the second option but as the number of runners dwindles it alters my calculations somewhat but here goes.

Crypto Currency @ 12-1 for 8 places
Humble Brag @ 12-1 for 8 places
Bet builder option both to finish in the top 8 @ 9-2

[Mike]

Hi
I suppose that could have been worse the main bet was a non runner and although the bet builder lost I did put both of the others up as each way extra’s and Humble Brag actually placed fourth. This leads to the coulda,woulda,shoulda scenario of why did I not back it for the 5 places on offer at 25-1 etc etc but overall it was a loss of -1.4 points on the day.
There is a bet tomorrow over at Naas which will actually now be the 12.43 and if you think today’s bet was ridiculous given the write up for our selections in the racing post have a look at tomorrows trio…lol.

12.43 Blow Wind Blow @ 50-1
12.43 Anodandawink @ 150-1
12.43 The Dancen Kid @ 200-1

This will be a bet builder and/or each way extras again and we will update when the markets are published.

[Mike]

Hi
The each way extra prices look unplayable but as this is a new idea/thread I will take the plunge with a range of bet builders from bet 365.
I am sure you do not need telling to be very wary of new ideas and especially mine as backing 200-1 shots to come anywhere but last is a fools errand but here goes. I will risk 4x 1/2 point wagers all for top 10 finishes on the following and hope for a miracle.

Blow Wind Blow & Anodandawink @ 9-1
Blow Wind Blow & The Dancen Kid @ 11-1
Anodandawink & The Dancen Kid @ 18-1
Blow Wind Blow, Anodandawink & The Dancen Kid @ 70-1

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