day three Royal Ascot
 

Thursday

Race 1 -mosieur chavalier, tawaabb …… alternate: nosedive

Race 2 - take the hint, flame of gibralter……….alternate: leocarno

Race 3 - yeats, veracity………..alternate: patkai

Race 4 - roman republic, desert creek…………..alternate: eastern empire

Race 5 - freemantle, four winds……..alternate: glass harmonium

Race 6 - takaatuf, opinion poll………alternate: polly’s mark

What makes it worse is he's a Spurs Fan:eek:

Day three, another tricky looking day.

2.30 Norfolk (Gr2)
Monsieur Chevalier (alt Yogaroo), Radiohead (alt Tawaabb)

3.05 Ribblesdale (Gr2)
Take The Hint (alt Flying Cloud), Flame Of Gibraltar (alt July Jasmine)

3.45 Gold Cup (Gr1)
Veracity (alt Yeats), Patkai (alt Geordieland)

4.20 Brittania
Roman Republic (alt Desert Creek), Invisible Man (alt Brief Encounter)

4.55 Hampton Court (listed)
Freemantle (NAP) (alt Four Winds), Spring Of Fame (alt Palavicini)

5.30 King George V
Brunston (alt Chiberta King), Lasso The Moon (alt Zarinski)

Results after Day 2

Firstly, I have fixed No Chances score from Day 1. It should now read as +240.75 rather than +163.75. Some more good performances today from the pacesetters, it should set up to be a brilliant last few days. And remember, a big exacta can shoot you to the moon so there are no lost causes..


Position / Name / Score Today / Total Score
1. Bigs +490 +1773.67
2. Viscount +337.5 +1479.58
3. No Chance +474.5 +715.25
4. Irish -62.5 -39.17
5. ARyan 0 -301.67
6. Stickhorse -450 -716.67

I am tempted to trash talk, but I am severely outnumbered as a Yank on the leaderboard. My new avatar speaks for itself.

Day 3 Picks

1. Monseiur Chevalier, Yogaroo alt Diamond Johnny G

2. Take The Hint, July Jasmine alt Lecorno

3. Patkai, Hindu Kush, alt Geordieland

4. Hyades, Magaling, alt Mirrored

5. Freemantle alt Spring of Fame alt Big Bound

6. Zarinski NAP, Pollys Mark alt Above Average

Good luck all.

Bigs, youve done really well so far, but this isnt some 5f juvenile race!!. Its a 2 and a half mile slog..

God Bless America!!:)

Day 3

Race 1 - Yogaroo, Radiohead alt Reigner

Race 2 - Flying Cloud, Take the Hint alt July Jasmine

Race 3 - Veracity, Yeats alt Patkai

Race 4 - Roman Republic, Mirrored alt Brief Encounter

Race 5 - Glass Harmonium, Fremantle alt Palavicini

Race 6 - Highland Glen NAP, Chiberta King alt Barwell King

Good luck all

Day 3

1. Monsieur Cheavalier / Tawaab alt Yogaroo

2. Flying Cloud Nap / July Jasmine alt take the hint

3. Patkai / Veracity alt Yeats

4. Desert Creak / Crackdown alt Brief Encounter

5. Four Winds / Spring of Fame alt Freemantle

6. Opinion Poll / Zarinski alt Chiberta King

G/L all

Awful day for many of us, but not Bigs!

Still not got any idea what Johnny Murtagh was doing keeping with that insane pace in the hampton court. Freemantle had no chance keeping with that pace. Look where Big Bound finished after making that stupid early pace!

Radiohead very impressive considering what happened in the Norfolk. How far would he have won with a clear run????

I feel the bigs smack talk coming :zz:

Nothing yet. Two days to go...

I would like to thank the Stews for leaving Glass Harmonium up.

From now on it's a case of throwing caution to the wind trying to win this. I'm taking on Aegean tomorrow, at 15/8 I just cannot have her. Ward is saying she is the best thing since sliced bread, but fact is, she is taking on fillies proven at this trip and if she is ridden with the same tactics as the others, she will be swallowed up in the final furlong.

Here goes nothing

2.30 Albany (Gr3)
Chachamaidee (alt She's A Character), Lillie Langtry (alt Above Limits)

3.05 King Edward VII (Gr2)
South Easter (alt Black Bear Island), Father Time (alt Native Ruler)

3.45 Coronation (Gr1)
Elusive Wave (alt Again), Ghanaati (alt Heart Shaped)

4.20 Wolferton Handicap
Perfect Stride (alt Stone Of Scone), Halicarnassus (alt Salute Him)

4.55 Queen's Vase (Gr3)
Popmurphy (NAP) (alt Stately Home), Dhushan (alt Yankee Doodle)

5.30 Buckingham Palace Handicap
Musaalem (alt Seasider), Mutheeb (alt Redford)

It's going to take a minor miracle for any of us to catch you now. Glass Harmonium has seemingly improved no end after getting stuffed behind Freemantle last time. I'm still fuming after Johnny Murtagh was intent on chasing that silly speed early and still being good enough to finish about fifth

day four and five Royal Ascot
 

This has been an education that's for sure!

I was able to watch Tuesday and I was very impressed. Ascot looks wonderful. The UK is always so green compared to the Central Valley in Cali.

I'll be attending Friday night races at Hollywood Park and better start focusing on that.

Here are my selections for the final two days.

Friday
Race 1 - lillie langtree, chachamaidee…… alternate: kitty kiernan
Race 2 -free agent, native ruler ……….alternate: changing of the guard
Race 3 -ghanaati, chintz ………..alternate: rainbow view
Race 4 -kingdom of fife, drumfire …………..alternate: australia day
Race 5 - NAP sabotage, stately home……..alternate:dhushan
Race 6 -drawnfromthe past, mutheeb ………alternate: al muheer

Saturday
Race 1 -step in time, emperor cladius …… alternates: layali al andalus
Race 2 -campanologist, tajaaweed……….alternate: enroller
Race 3 - j j the jet plane, kings apostle ………..alternate: ialysos
Race 4 - high standing, thebes …………..alternate: knot in wood
Race 5 - boz, crackenthorp……..alternate: sugar ray
Race 6 - NAP suailce, macorville ………alternate: plane painter

Thanks Brock for all your efforts!
Hope to try this again next year.

Results after Day 3

Most of us struggled through today - It was a difficult day and didnt bet that much thankfully. Great to see Yeats win his 4th Gold Cup though - a remarkable achievement.


Position / Name / Score Today / Total Score
1. Bigs +487.5 +2261.67
2. Viscount +30 +1509.58
3. No Chance -175 +540.25
4. ARyan 0 -301.67
5. Irish -450 -489.17
6. Stickhorse -350 -1066.67

2 days left - American still setting the pace!!

:cool:

Stickhorse, thanks for playing man.. hopefully you enjoyed the week..

Day 4 picks

While it may seem like Im absolutely panicking here, I actually like a ton of outsiders tomorrow. Here goes nothing

1 - Lillie Langtry, Jira alt Aegean
2 - Montaff, Beauchamp Xeres alt South Easter
3 - Ghanaati, Nasmiah alt Heart Shaped
4 - Halicarnassus, Pinpoint alt Re Barolo
5 - Holberg, Yankee Doodle alt Mastery
6 - Dhaular Dhar NAP:zz: , Racer Forever alt Redford

I was very close to including Montaff, but I just can't trust Channon anymore. Halicarnassus is the boy I can trust, though, I can't see him out of the frame tomorrow, but Perfect Stride is back at his happy hunting ground and I've long held the opinion he's been waiting for this step up in trip to show his very best.