18/09/2010

Newbury - 18th Sept.

Can't say I was happy to see my Cambridgeshire fancy Forte Dei Marmi declared to run today but I suppose the trainer thinks this contest at Newbury today will take less winning than the big handicap at Newmarket.

My reasons for punting him for the Cambs' stand so it would be cazy not to back him today.

Forte Dei Marmi £40w @ 62/10 (Won)

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12/09/2010

Ante-Post Update

Well, Planteur was caught on the line by Behkabad in the Niel but they both ran well clear of the third and it'll be tough to split them in three weeks. Considering the prices I have on both Fame & Glory and Planteur are so large compared to their current odds I think it's justified covering my stake in the win market on Behkabad. So:

Arc
Fame & Glory £40w @ 13/2
Planteur £40w @ 145/10 £20pl @ 9/2
Behkabad £20w @ 4/1

Cambs
Forte Dei Marmi £10w @ 165/10

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Gold Cup
Somersby £5w @ 20/1
Pandorama £5w @ 47/1
Mad Max £5w @ 60/1

World Hurdle
Zaynar £5w @ 10/1


11/09/2010

Arc Trails

Big day in France tomorrow and I'll be nervous as Planteur takes on Behkabad again in the Prix Niel. But for a bet I come to the Prix Vermeille where the odds are all wrong. Prix De Diane winner Sarafina is a fine filly but she should not be favourite for this with Sariska and Midday in opposition. Sariska didn't come out of the stall in the Yorkshire Oaks so any bet on her is fraught with danger but of course we get better odds as well. I have to cover on Midday as she won the race that day in great style and should be the market leader.

Sariska £40w @ 43/10 (lost)
Midday £25w @ 29/10 (won)

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07/09/2010

Ante-Post Update

Between the Saturday of the Glorious Goodwood meeting at the start of August and the St Leger in a few days the weekend racing on offer tends to be of an average to poor standard and oftentimes I don't even bother looking. That was a mistake when I missed out on backing Forte Dei Marmi in his recent victory at Sandown. I had steamed into Luca Cumani's colt in the John Smith's at York where he disappointed on a track he may not like (well beaten twice on the Knavesmire now)
But hopefully I'll get some compensation in October as the horse is entered in the Cambridgeshire and I have taken an early price for a small amount. The winning distance at Sandown was a length but the fact that he only took the lead in the last 100 yards of that contest suggests that the 4lbs he's been raised is well on the conservative side.

Arc:
Fame & Glory £40w @ 13/2
Planteur £40w @ 145/10 £20pl @ 9/2

Cambrideshire:
Forte Dei Marmi £10w @ 165/10

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Gold Cup
Somersby £5w @ 20/1
Pandorama £5w @ 47/1

World Hurdle
Zaynar £5w @ 10/1

04/09/2010

Ante-Post Update

The topping up has continued in the Arc market and I'm really trying to get a big win out of Planteur.

Arc:
Fame & Glory £30w @ 7/1
Planteur £30w @ 16/1 £20pl @ 9/2

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Gold Cup
Somersby £5w @ 20/1
Pandorama £5w @ 47/1

World Hurdle
Zaynar £5w @ 10/1

Haydock - Sept 7th

It's been a while since the blog was updated and simply put I haven't been betting. The flat has been a bit uninspiring this year for me and I just haven't had the volume of bets I normally do.


Anyway, today one of my old favourites, Genki, runs for the first time in Group 1 company in the Sprint Cup and I give give a squeak. There isn't really that much between the top handicappers and the Group horses over sprint trips and with a 100/1 shot winning the Nunthorpe this year who knows what will happen. Genki is also a course and distance winner and has been in really good form (was hamstrung by the draw in both the big handicaps he's run in)

Genki £20w @ 25/1 £25pl @ 6/1 (3rd)

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