[Mike]

Hi
Well having scraped a profit in the first three days I went all in today and although having a winner and a place I manged to turn the profit into a loss and all in one day which is a record for me on this site. However I finally became a grandad last night so all in all it was a stressful but good week. The Festival has as mentioned in a previous post long since been a graveyard for the threads which is why we stopped the Cheltenham thread a few years ago. It is a great spectacle but as a betting proposition not worthwhile unless you are privy to some of the gambles that have been laid out.
Suds did a bit better with Ethical Diamond 14-1 and Shecouldbeanything 16-1 both placing and was also a tad unlucky with Montys Pass finishing fourth we needed third and Shearer (who we both had) finishing fifth by a nose when we wanted fourth.
Now the festival is over we can get back to the Irish Racing on the usual threads. I know I have not been around much over the last week with more pressing priorities and although there is racing at Thurles tomorrow I may miss that while I catch up on some sleep…lol.

[Mike]

Hi Suds
Best of luck and nice to see you having a go. I have been asked to put up the best bets for each way multiples similar to yesterday but as we are going all in and these are shorter prices I will go with each way trebles.

1.20 East India Dock @ 13-8 for 4 places
2.00 Lark In The Morning @ 4-1 for 6 places
2.40 Dino Blue @ 6-4
3.20 Wingmen 10-1 but @ 9-1 for 5 places
5.20 Kopek De Mee @ 9-4 for 6 places

[Mike]

Hi
We managed to get a win double and 9 place doubles up which made a tidy enough profit. However with all the outsiders going down it ruined the day a bit. But we scraped another profit on the day and that is always the aim. The bonus was Catch Him Derry also placing which gave us something back on our antepost bet from a few weeks ago. Although we are still in profit Cheltenham has proved frustrating this year and although we have had a reasonable week so far lets go all or nothing on the last day.

1.20 Opec 150-1 for 4 places
2.00 Valgrand @ 10-1 for 5 places
3.20 Intense Approach @ 16-1 but 12-1 for 5 places looks the bet
4.40 Shearer @ 11-1 for 4 places
5.20 Nurse Susan @ 16-1 for 5 places

[Mike]

Hi
I will not be around much tomorrow so will post tonight Custom Taylor won which made a small profit on the Maul wager, but the each way bet went down so we ended up with a small 1.1 point loss which is neither here nor there. Here are tomorrow’s prices…

14:22 DONCASTER Reallyntruthfully @ 7-4
E/W AND PLACE
19:30 SOUTHWELL-AW Coachello @ 20-1 for 4 places
20:20 WHAMPTON-AW Blue Seeker @ 9-1

[Mike]

Hi
We also have one from the 5yo/6yo sheets in the 2.00 at Cheltenham which is Ethical Diamond @ 16-1 for 5 places. As I am a bit pushed for time I will update the sheets when Cheltenham has finished.

[Mike]

Hi
Well a tad unlucky yesterday but Sean Bowen had two placed in The Goffer advised 16-1 and Heads Up advised at 33-1 and whichever way you played them you would have come out with a small profit.
I have a bit more time on my hands today and will put up the selections we have backed at Cheltenham.

1.20 Galileo Dame @ 4-1 for 4 places
1.20 Jane Eire 80-1 but 50-1 for 5 places looks the option
2.00 Firefox taken @ 7-1 for 6 places
2.00 Moon D’Orange @ 14-1 for 6 places
2.40 Feet Of A Dancer 9-1 but @ 8-1 for 7 places
2.40 Shanagh Bob 25-1 but @ 20-1 for 7 places
3.20 Fact To File @ 7-4
4.00 The Wallpark @ 9-2 for 4 places
4.40 Jagwar @ 7-2 for 5 places
4.40 Fugitif @ 20-1 for 5 places
5.20 Git Maker @ 14-1 for 5 places

Now the way Cheltenham has been going it could be a disaster today but the shorter priced ones will be done in each way doubles. While obviously the double figure runners will be each way singles.

[Mike]

Hi
The Cheltenham curse finally struck yesterday with both bankers going down which was a big factor in the wipeout, but it was only a -8 point loss which can be made up quite quickly.
There are only two going today and here are the prices

Limerick 2.14 Custom Taylor @ 8-11 for the maul.
Hexham 1.05 Royal Deeside @ 14-1 for 4 places is the each way shout

[Mike]

Hi
Both the each way bets went down which made it -4 points but the maul worked out well and saved the day.
13:38 SEDGEFIELD Inferno Sacree @ 4-1 lost -1
15:20 CHELTENHAM Lossiemouth @ 8-11 won +.87 = – 0.13 (stake goes to 2)
16:18 SEDGEFIELD Ladronne @ 9-4 won 2 points + BOG @ 7-2 +7 = +6.87 (stake goes to 3)
19:15 SOUTHWELL-AW Hammer The Hammer @ 1-4 won +0.9 = +7.77 points profit
Which makes a profit on the day of +3.77 points
Here are todays early prices
3:38 HUNTINGDON Not So Sobers @ 11-8
14:00 CHELTENHAM Ballyburn @ 4-6
16:00 CHELTENHAM Jonbon @ 1-1
19:00 WHAMPTON-AW Finn Russell @ 8-1 or option B 3-1 without Kaaranah & Masqool
E/W AND PLACE
14:40 CHELTENHAM Anna Bunina @ 50-1 5 places or option B 33-1 for 8 places
20:00 WHAMPTON-AW Porfin @ 9-1 4 places

[Mike]

Hi
No placepot yesterday but at £11,050.70 to a £1 stake I am pretty sure not many people did…lol.
But from our perspective with most of the big guns coming unstuck it did us a favour as it made Golden Ace a winner coming in at 25-1. This saved the day as we had not backed the only other winner form the list Kopek Des Bordes as it was too short a price. Of the double figure prices we had gone with William Munny advised @ 12-1, The Short Go 11-1 and Hot Fuss (taken @ 10-1) all placed. Joyeuse, Broadway Boy and Sony Bill all lost but it was decent enough start to the festival albeit a tad lucky.
Unfortunately its now confession time my main bet on Golden Ace was backed at 10-1 without Constitution Hill but racing is all about coulda, shoulda, woulda.
Today see’s me back on baby watch but today’s bets apart from our ante post ones (already mentioned in previous posts) are taken from our late wager last night on Resplendent Grey. It only placed again but so impressed was I with the run given by Sen Bowen I will be taking a punt on his rides today for the thread.
He has the following going all for different but respected yards and all look decent each way shouts.

2.40 Might I @ 40-1 or 33-1 for 8 places with skybet
3.20 The Goffer @ 16-1 or 14-1 for 5 or 12-1 for 6 skybet
4.40 Western Zephyr @ 40-1 for 5 or 33-1 for 6 skybet
5.20 Heads Up @ 33-1 or 28-1 for 5 places skybet

I have put the extra place options up as at Cheltenham they are usually the best option when dealing with long shots at big prices.

[Mike]

Hi
Unfortunately I am a bit pushed for time today as priorities take place (I am about to be come a grandad and am on standby) but we will put a placepot down utilizing our selections for the first day of the festival. At the very least you will know what we are backing, we have had to put a short priced supposedly bankers in but such is life. Some have already been placed  Winning Post Tips but a few are new options. We have kept it simple with 2 selections in each race for the first day.

1.20 Kopek Des Bordes
1.20 William Munny
2.00 L’eau Du Sud
2.00 Majborough
2.40 Broadway Boy
2.40 The Short Go
3.20 Jade De Grugy
3.20 Joyeuse
4.00 Constitution Hill
4.00 Golden Ace
4.40 Sony Bill
4.40 Hot Fuss

[Mike]

Hi
The inevitable happened yesterday and we dropped -4.5 points but in the light of the start the thread has had this month that is easily recovered. My concern has always been Cheltenham as it is has been a graveyard for some of the guest threads over the years but hopefull has manged not to get drawn into the hype so its looks promising today. Here are the prices…..

13:38 SEDGEFIELD Inferno Sacree @ 4-1
15:20 CHELTENHAM Lossiemouth @ 8-11
16:18 SEDGEFIELD Ladronne @ 9-4
19:15 SOUTHWELL-AW Hammer The Hammer @ 1-4
E/W AND PLACE
14:40 CHELTENHAM Guard Your Dreams @ 66-1 for 7 or option B 50-1 for 7 places
18:30 WHAMPTON-AW Mister Knockout @ 10-1 2 placers or option B 17-2 for 3 places

[Mike]

Hi
Gala Marceau is the other one going for the thread it is priced up at 50-1 but we will go with 14-1 for 3 places betting without both Lossiemouth & Jade De Grugy.

[Mike]

Hi
Even though there were just two selections yesterday both made a small profit and the good run continues Switch From Deisel won and Duke of Deception placed and with BOG attached on both bets we ended up +2.12 on the day. Here are todays prices for the thread.

14:40 TAUNTON Fasol @ 1-1
16:00 PLUMPTON Despereaux @ 2-1
16:10 TAUNTON Ca Plane Pour Moi @ 9-2
E/W AND PLACE
16:10 TAUNTON Faded Fantasy @ 20-1 for 4 places
17:10 TAUNTON Mach Ten @ 15-2 for 3 places

[Mike]

Hi
Phew…With BOG in place we got lucky with the prices Seskin Flash came fourth @ 14-1 and Comanche Moon placed fifth @ 28-1 however we were a tad unlucky with the 4yo King Of The Bronx who finished 7th when we wanted 6th. But we finished +4.40 points up on the day which could have been a lot worse.
Here is the full list to date as we will not update it again until after Cheltenham.

Happy Me -0.2 points
Big Dispute -1 point
Bishbashbosh -0.2 points
Kish Bank -0.75 points
Aspurofthemoment +10.8 points
James the Brave – 2
Tremaine -3
Ballybow +13.5
Lakota Blue  -4
You Done Well  -3
Medai Naranja -1
Batman Girac -3
Sony Bill -1
Willy De Houlle -1
Commanche Moon +3.6
Big Dispute -2
Queen Of Seduction -2
Mujeres Isla (1/2 point each way @ 20-1) -1
Miss Mini Bee (1/2 point each way @ 16-1) -1
Alright Darling (1/2 point each way @ 25-1) +2
Seskin Flash (1 point each way @ 14-1) = +1.8
King Of the Bronx (1 point each way @ 14-1) = -2

Running Total is now points +4.55

[Mike]

Hi
I think I have been a bit remiss here as I have just had an e-mail chat with Hopefull and he was asking whether the thread was back in profit as we had a bit of hard time a while back. I say remiss as I have not had the time to go back through all the figures or keeping a running total as it was initially a trial thread but the thread is now well up profit wise and here is a quick summary of this month +8.6, +5.6, +5.5, – 4, +11.11, -6, +10.04 and + 35.48 = +65.18 (which is an incredible achievement).
The thread was a slow starter and has had its blips but is now a proven winner as far as we are concerned and it will be interesting to see how far it goes with Cheltenham around the corner as that meeting is notorious for upsetting the apple cart.

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