Betfred Sprint Cup
 

Updates.....

Miss Beatrix is feeling better and still possible, Dutch Art in doubt, Silver Touch and Haatef ruled out and Mutawaajid in.

My boy Red Clubs..... anyone have news?

Thanks.

Noms.....

http://guardian.sportinglife.com/GU_...241443,00.html

Al Qasi at 16/1?

Insanity.

LATEST BETFRED PRICES

Sakhee's Secret 15/8
Dutch Art 13/2
Marchand D'Or 15/2
Soldier's Tale 9/1
Asset 11/1
Balthazaar's Gift 12/1
Red Clubs 12/1
Hellvelyn 14/1
Al Qasi 16/1
Amadeus Wolf 20/1
Bygone Days 25/1
Haatef 25/1
Per Incanto 25/1
Moss Vale 33/1
Mutawaajid 33/1
Silver Touch 33/1
Somnus 33/1
Wi Dud 33/1
Advanced 40/1
Miss Beatrix 40/1
Sierra Vista 40/1
Sonny Red 40/1
Rising Shadow 66/1
Fayr Jag 100/1
Scarlet Runner 100/1

I don't think they will see which way Sakhee's Secret goes. Connections are 100% more confident than they were for the July Cup and he won that easily enough.

The interesting one though is Haatef. Many (including me) thought he would be good enough to win the 2,000 Guineas this year, but he didn't quite stay the mile. A drop back to sprint distances should bring out the best in him, and i expect him to run very well at a nice price.

Yeah except that he's been ruled out.:p

NO win for SS here.....

Has he? Oh well.

Sakhee's Secret has the best form by far and should win this easily.

No way..... :D

Who is your pick then?

you do remember that Sakhee's Secret won the Gr1 July Cup as a 3yo and without having ANY Group race experience before that. He is only going to improve, which is scary. :D

This horse is a machine :)

Yeah, an overrated one. :p

Need to see the final field and am hoping for Red Clubs, love Beatrix to death but I'm thinking Al Qasi wins and Clubs comes 2nd.

Al Qasi to beat Sakhee's Secret? :D

I feel a bet coming on :)

Cool.

How about something like this..... when I win, you have to change your tag line for a day.

You know, something like "Simon Crisford is God" maybe?:D

Ya know, i would do many things....... but that is one thing i will never do..... NEVER.

Reading his name makes me mad...... the man is a complete joke. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Something else, not to do with Godolphin, please.

So I guess the Saint Simon avatar is out.....

http://www.godolphin.com/Images/Staff/Simon_101x78.jpg

I'm going to enlarge that image, and print.

I will even stick it up on my wall..............................







































So i can throw darts at it! :D

Hey if I'm willing to stick Manduro on my avatar you have to be fair!

NEVER!

Manduro has never spoken to you and sounded like his head was up his own ass (well, i should hope Manduro hasn't done that).

You mean you actually got to speak with Simon???

Seriously?

Tell me about it, damnit!

Yes, and he was very rude and disrespectful.

I was working part time at a supermarket when i was about 17 when this happened.

All he is is a glorified journalist, who wouldn't know a good horse if it kicked him up the backside. To this day no one knows how or why he got the job he has got now.

The guy i know who i play cricket with used to share an office with him, and i couldn't repeat what he says about him on a public forum.

Okay well I don't know the man and can't make excuses but everyone has a bad day now and again right?

Back to the Sprint, Balthazaar is in.....

edit - Hellvelyn is in too.....

Saturday September 8 2007
Haydock 15:10

Betfred Sprint Cup (group 1)
£300000.00 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 1, £179027.00 penalty
16 runners
Going: Good to Firm, Good in places

1 (3) 32-5072 Advanced 16 4 9-3 K A Ryan P Cosgrave
2 (4) 11-6021 Al Qasi (IRE) 27 4 9-3 P W Chapple-Hyam K McEvoy
3 (5) 35-1007 Amadeus Wolf 16 4 9-3 K A Ryan N Callan
4 (12) 92-1362 Asset (IRE) 39 4 9-3 b1 R Hannon L Dettori
5 (7) 530162 Balthazaar's Gift (IRE) 14 4 9-3 L M Cumani J Fortune
6 (8) 000705 Fayr Jag (IRE) 14 8 9-3 T D Easterby T Eaves
7 (1) 7-88141 Marchand D'or (FR) 34 4 9-3 F Head D Bonilla
8 (14) 111490 Mutawaajid (AUS) 39 4 9-3 M R Channon D Holland
9 (6) 9-28434 Red Clubs (IRE) 16 4 9-3 B W Hills M Hills
10 (15) 2644-69 Somnus 16 7 9-3 T D Easterby R Mullen
11 (16) 1124-81 Hellvelyn 14 3 9-1 B Smart T E Durcan
12 (13) 41-1116 Per Incanto (USA) 21 3 9-1 J L Dunlop Martin Dwyer
13 (2) 14-1111 Sakhee's Secret 57 3 9-1 H Morrison S Drowne
14 (9) 2-50245 Wi Dud 16 3 9-1 K A Ryan D O'Donohoe
15 (11) 111588 Sierra Vista 16 7 9-0 D W Barker P Hanagan
16 (10) 58-1766 Scarlet Runner 36 3 8-12 J L Dunlop S Sanders

Betting Forecast: 5/4 Sakhee's Secret, 6/1 Marchand D'or (FR), 9/1 Asset (IRE), 10/1 Red Clubs (IRE), 10/1 Hellvelyn, 12/1 Balthazaar's Gift (IRE), 12/1 Per Incanto (USA), 14/1 Al Qasi (IRE), 20/1 Amadeus Wolf, 25/1 Mutawaajid (AUS), 25/1 Wi Dud, 50/1 Advanced, 50/1 Somnus, 50/1 Sierra Vista, 66/1 Fayr Jag (IRE), 100/1 Scarlet Runner

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Your boy got a crap post position. :D NO using that as an excuse... if he's really the second coming, he should win.

So how do you wanna do this bet?

Come home safe, Fayr Jag and Balthazaar... good boys.

Hope Per Incanto proves that he has a ton of talent.

Good luck to my favorite, Red Clubs.

Al Qasi to win with Red Clubs and Asset hitting the board. (Subject to change... might reverse AQ and RC).

The draw doesn't worry me. He was away from the rail at Newmarket and still managed to win the July Cup, which was a much stronger race than this in my opinion. In a sprint, it isn't as if they have to travel deep on a bend, so the draw shouldn't be a problem. He is drawn next to a very fast horse in the shape of Marchand d'Or and other fancied horses including Al Qasi and Red Clubs are also drawn low. So although he is away from the rail, it might turn out that a low draw would be preferred at this stage.

If no rain falls (it isn't forecast) it would be doubtful that Al Qasi would run. Peter Chapple-Hyam has warned that he will only take his chance if the ground is suitable.

"Clubsy" as they call him at Barry Hills won't be far away and i respect that horse a great deal for the solid runs he has had this year. The step up from five furlongs to six will help him and i would be very surprised if he didn't hit the board.

I would be seriously disappointed if Sakhee's Secret doesn't win, but at the same time i wouldn't be shocked if Red Clubs beat him, but he is the only horse in the field that i am worried about.

Sakhee's Secret / Red Clubs / Asset

You really want me ro discuss the bet on a public forum? :p