Royal Ascot - Day 3

    I don't want to write about today's racing -  still feel like I've been punched in the stomach. When you back a horse at 8s and 13/2, he starts at 9/2, he's the best horse in the race - and he gets short headed. I can't adequately put into words how numbing that is. I do believe Ryan Moore would have won on The Grey Gatsby today. The gushing praise he gets when riding a winner makes me want to vomit.

    Anyway, enough of the bitterness. Gold Cup day is tomorrow and we have a favourite in the big race who has no form on decent ground, we have a couple of Ballydoyle horses half the prices they should be. In short it's a race to get stuck into and Mizzou stands out like a sore thumb. He's bred to stay, loves fast ground, has excellent form on the course that has been franked and his price is right in my wheelhouse. It's an obvious bet.

    Putting Green runs in the King George V Handicap that closes the card. He's a tracker horse I backed last time out when he was given too much to do by Hughes who prefers a stablemate in the race (we saw with Moore choosing Cannock Chase over The Grey Gatsby what judges most of them are) and that part explains his juicy 25/1 odds. It's a tough race but he looks a horse who needs a trip and the Queen's horse that beat him the time before Goodwood at Sandown (had run of the race) is nearly half his price despite being a pound or two worse off. Putting Green is way over priced. End of.

Gold Cup:

Mizzou £25w @ 11/2 and £25w @ 5/1 (lost)

King George V Handicap:

Putting Green £20ew @ 25/1 (lost)

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