Bad run continues.


Wolves:

1:20: Cumbrian Knight 1pt win: 2nd of 9 @ 4/1: -1pt
Blue Hedges 1pt lay: 1st of 9 @ 1.96/1: -1.96pts
1:50: Desert Opal 2pts lay: 3rd of 12 @ 5/1: +2pts
2:20: Finished Article 1pt win: 4th of 11 @ 7/1: -1pt
Saltrio 2pts lay: 1st of 11 @ 2.34/1: -4.68pts
2:50: Captain Darling 1pt lay: 9th of 11 @ 7/1: +1pt
3:20 Keep Your Distance 4pts win: 2nd of 9 @ 9/2: -4pts

Folkestone:

2:00: Billy Bray 5pts win: 3rd of 12 @ 5/2: -5pts
The Hardy Boy 2pts lay: 4th of 12 @ 7/2: +2pts
2:30: Isle de Maurice 3pts win: 6th of 9 @ 13/2: -3pts
Silverio 2pts lay: 4th of 9 @ 7/2: +2pts
3:00: Magic of Sydney 3pts win: 5th of 7 @ 3/1: -3pts
3:30: Phardessa 2pts win: 8th of 9 @ 15/8: -2pts



Daily: -18.64pts
Total: +196.39pts

Wolves:

4:50: Imperial Lucky 5pts win

Plumpton

1:40: Alexander Exchange 3pts win: 5th of 5 @ 6/4: -3pts
2:10: Le Layon 1pt win: 4th of 5 @ 28/1: -1pt
2:40: Shared Account 2pts win: Pulled Up @ 7/2: -2pts
3:15: Mayoun 4pts win: 1st of 4 @ 4/1: +16pts

Ayr

2:00: Wild Cane Ridge 3pts win: 1st of 4 @ 4/5: +2.4pts
3:05: Negus de Beaumont 3pts win: 1st of 16 @ 11/8: +4.11pts
Risetotheoccasion 1pt lay: Pulled Up @ 8/1: +1pt

Catterick

1:20: Count Fosco 1pt win: Refused @ 6/1: -1pt
2:20: Flake 2pts win: 1st of 7 @ 5/4: +2.5pts
2:55: Bedlam Boy 4pts win: Fell @ evens: -4pts

Kempton

5:50: Purus 4pts win: 4th of 12 @ 9/1: -4pts


Daily: +11.01pts
Total: +207.4pts

Fakenham

1:50 Avalon 7pts win
2:20 Le Seychellois 4pts win
Cool Roxy 2pts lay
2:50 What A Vintage 1pt win

Wolves:

4:50: Imperial Lucky 5pts win: 2nd of 12 @ 6/1: -5pts


Total: +202.4pts

Gaahhh!! Despite being my local track when I was growing up, I've always had trouble reading Fakenham. And that was the case again yesterday!


Fakenham:

1:50 Avalon 7pts win: 4th of 8 @ 7/4: -7pts
2:20 Le Seychellois 4pts win: 5th of 8 @ 3/1: -4pts
Cool Roxy 2pts lay: 4th of 8 @ 7/2: +2pts
2:50 What A Vintage 1pt win: Pulled Up @ 9/2: -1pt


Daily: -10pts
Total: +192.4pts

Fontwell:

3:10 Levallois 3pts win
3:40 Norton Sapphire 2pts win

Sedgefield:

2:35 Senora Snoopy 2pts win
3:20 San Peire 1pt win

Hexham:

1:50 Torkinking 2pts win
2:20 Morgan Be 2pts win
2:50 Assumetheposition 1pt win

Leicester:

1:30 Kildee Lass 2pts win
2:00 King Coal 1pt win
2:30 Berengario 4pts win
Mars Rock 1pt e/w
3:00 Lordington Lad 2pts win

Kempton:
1:10 Twinned 1pt win
2:40 Task Complete 1pt win
3:40 Danehill Stroller 1pt win
4:10 Little Richard 1pt win

Wolves:
4:20 Ragad 1pt win
4:50 Yungaburra 1pt win

Fontwell:

3:10 Levallois 3pts win: Pulled Up...dogged it big style and one to avoid from now on! (@ 5/2): -3pts
3:40 Norton Sapphire 2pts win: 2nd of 9 @ 3.1/1: -2pts. Beaten by another vastly improved one from the Mrs A. Brooks yard (drugs?)

Sedgefield:

2:35 Senora Snoopy 2pts win: 2nd of 9 @ 7/2: -2pts
3:20 San Peire 1pt win: 4th of 11 @ 9/4: -1pt

Daily: -8pts
Total: +184.4pts

It's funny how when you're struggling a little bit, Lady Luck will suddenly desert you. After a cracking start it all went pear-shaped. Although I lost nothing significant today, it was symptomatic of a poor streak. I think that whenever you're going through a bad patch it's important to keep on working away and to not change what you're doing...unless its clear there is something fundamentally wrong with your game!
That said, I think it's gonna prove too much trying to keep up with the all-weather sufficiently whilst concentrating on the jumps, so will probably look to scale down the action at Kempton, Lingfield (especially those 2), Wolves and Southwell (although I do enjoy playing that track, so will still try to work it).


Hexham:

1:50 Torkinking 2pts win: 1st of 6 @ 13/8: +3.25pts
2:20 Morgan Be 2pts win: 2nd of 9 @ 7/4: -2pts
2:50 Assumetheposition 1pt win: Pulled Up @ 5/1: -1pt

Leicester:

1:30 Kildee Lass 2pts win: 1st of 8 @ 4/5: +1.6pts
2:00 King Coal 1pt win: 1st of 6 @ 15/2: +7.5pts
2:30 Berengario 4pts win: 3rd of 8 @ 9/4: -4pts
Mars Rock 1pt e/w: Pulled Up @ 11/2: -2pts
3:00 Lordington Lad 2pts win: Fell @ 11/2: -2pts

Kempton:
1:10 Twinned 1pt win: 7th of 12 @ 3/1: -1pt
2:40 Task Complete 1pt win: 6th of 14 @ 4/1: -1pt
3:40 Danehill Stroller 1pt win: 5th of 10 @ 7/1: -1pt
4:10 Little Richard 1pt win: 6th of 14 @ 13/2: -1pt

Wolves:
4:20 Ragad 1pt win: 2nd of 6 @ 5/2: -1pt
4:50 Yungaburra 1pt win: 1st of 4 @ 6/5: +1.2pts


Daily: -2.45pts
Total: +181.95pts

Huntingdon:

2:00 Young Dude 1pt win
2:30 Ring Back 1pt win
3:30 Ashwell Lad 1pt win


Ludlow:

1:40 Krismas Cracker 4pts win
2:10 Rosses Point 4pts win
2:40 Fight The Feeling 1pt win


Taunton:

1:50 The Grey Man 1pt e/w @ 20/1
2:20 Classified 1pt win
2:50 Harry's Dream 2pts win
3:20 Polar Scout 1pt win

Huntingdon:

2:00 Young Dude 1pt win: 7th of 17 @ 12/1: -1pt
2:30 Ring Back 1pt win: 6th of 16 @ 9/2: -1pt
3:30 Ashwell Lad 1pt win: 5th of 17 @ 11/2: -1pt


Ludlow:

1:40 Krismas Cracker 4pts win: 2nd of 16 @ 2/1: -4pts
2:10 Rosses Point 4pts win: 1st of 6 @ 4/6: +2.67pts
2:40 Fight The Feeling 1pt win: 1st of 11 @ 13/2: +6.5pts


Taunton:

1:50 The Grey Man 1pt e/w: 7th of 14 @ 20/1: -2pts
2:20 Classified 1pt win: 1st of 8 @ 11/4: +2.75pts
2:50 Harry's Dream 2pts win: N/R
3:20 Polar Scout 1pt win: N/R

Daily: +2.92pts
Total: +184.87pts

Muss:

1:20 Some Touch 5pts win
2:20 Calculaite 3pts e/w
3:20 The Pious Prince 3pts win

Newbury

2:25:

Hirvine 2pts win
The Outlier 3pts win
Wild Is The Wind 1pt lay
Mr Dow Jones 1pt lay

Taunton

3:15. Walsingham. 8pts win. This rates a great bet. A half-brother to Strong Promise, Walsingham showed some ability for Richard Lee over hurdles (fell on his sole start over fences) at a modest level, winning twice last season. He is now switched to the outstanding Evan Williams and goes straight back over fences. A good-topped gelding, he has enough about him to do well over the bigger obstacles, his breeding backing this up. He gets in off a lowly mark of just 90 here and rates a cracking bet at around 11/2.

........mmmmmmmmmm, or perhaps not.....Pulled Up: -8pts

Total: +178.04pts

Close to being a very good day!

Muss:

1:20 Some Touch 5pts win: 1st of 13 @ 10/11: +4.54pts
2:20 Calculaite 3pts e/w: Fell (when set to win) @ 13/2: -6pts
3:20 The Pious Prince 3pts win: 1st of 13 : 15/8: +5.63pts

Daily: +4.17pts
Total: +189.04pts

Newbury

2:25:

Hirvine 2pts win: Pulled Up @ 8/1: -2pts
The Outlier 3pts win: Ran Out @ 7/2: -3pts
Wild Is The Wind 1pt lay: Ur : 3.6/1: +1pt
Mr Dow Jones 1pt lay: 4th of 7 @ 9.8/1: +1pt

Daily: -3pts
Total: +186.04pts

Betting duties suspended over Christmas - too much food, drink and other reasons for wasting money to think about wasting money - though took a lot of restraint to stop myself lumpingon Kauto Star @ 4/6, and also missed back ing Halcon Genelardais in the Welsh Nash @ 7/1. But never mind, onwards with the daily grind!

Newbury:
12:30: Victorias Groom: 0.5pt win @ 38: Fancy taking Fair Along on, Killaghy Castle the obv one, but got to chance this useful hurdler @ 38.

1:05: General Knowledge & Sadlers Star: 0.5pt each at 30 & 28: Brendan Powell has 3 runners and hard to split 2 of them, chuck a bit at both.

1:35: Whereareyouknow: 2pts win @ 4.7: Difficult race this, but this one prob still well in and sure to go well if over hard race at Cheltenham.


Taunton:
1:15: Honor And Glory: 5pts win @ 3/1: Best bet of the day, excuses in bad ground at Detox after winning at Lingfield. Must beat this shower of shyte!

3:50: Treasulier: 1pt win @ 7/1: Big value



Southwell:
3:00: Peas 'N Beans: 1pt win @ 9/4: Offers a bit of value in 2 horse race. Breeding offers some hope re fibresand.

3:30: Blythe Spirit: 1pt win @ 6/1: Will go in one day, and I'm not missing out when he does. Winston back up.


Wolverhampton:
6:20: Zando: 0.5pt e/w @ 33/1: Silly bet but does has a squeak, strictly speaking.

Great to hear from the other side of the pond. I lived in Leicester for a year and loved following the races in England. Still the sport of Kings!

A couple questions for you:

1. Where do you live?
2. Why do I see so many US bred horses yet have never heard of many of these sires?

Thanks,
Scott

An horrific return to action!!


Newbury:
12:30: Victorias Groom: 0.5pt win @ 38: unseated: -0.5pts
1:05: General Knowledge & Sadlers Star: 0.5pt each at 30 & 28: both well stuffed!: -1pt

1:35: Whereareyouknow: 2pts win @ 4.7: last of 7: -2pts

Taunton:
1:15: Honor And Glory: 5pts win @ 3/1: 5th of 11: -5pts...horse has got some kind of problem, and one to avoid.

3:50: Treasulier: 1pt win @ 7/1: 3rd of 13: -1pt



Southwell:
3:00: Peas 'N Beans: 1pt win @ 9/4: 4th of 7: -1pt

3:30: Blythe Spirit: 1pt win @ 6/1: 6th of 10: -1pt


Wolverhampton:
6:20: Zando: 0.5pt e/w @ 33/1: 7th of 13 : -1pt



Daily: -12.5pts
Total: +173.54pts