Royal Ascot Contest

[brockguy]

Might as well make my picks now, Im on the plane waiting to depart Dublin! It'll be another hour before we leave our gate, johnny murtagh + wife are 2 rows ahead of me and one of my savage friends from school is the flight attendent- happy days. Anyway here goes nothing (subject to editing alternates)

Race 1 - paco boy, alexandros alt cesare

Race 2 - scenic blast NAP, mythical flight alt equiano

Race 3 - lord shanakil, soul city alt intense focus

Race 4 - Moran Gra, red jazz alt canford cliffs

Race 5 - sesenta, valentino rossi alt Missoula

Race 6 - Stand and Fight, George baker (trained by George Baker and ridden by George Baker ) alt Russian rock
Anyway, best of luck all

[NoChanceToDance]

Safe trip, mate.

Interesting to see neither me or you have included Mastercraftsman at all. Maybe you should tell Johnny that the two best handicappers either side of the Irish Sea don't fancy him.

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by NoChanceToDance

Safe trip, mate.

Interesting to see neither me or you have included Mastercraftsman at all. Maybe you should tell Johnny that the two best handicappers either side of the Irish Sea don't fancy him.

Yeah, he deserves to be favourite but defo not odds on! Imo, he hasn't run well when it's been quick ground so he has a bit to prove. I opposed henry in this last year and will be doing the same with master! Btw, plane still hasn't moved an inch!

[NoChanceToDance]

Originally Posted by brockguy

Yeah, he deserves to be favourite but defo not odds on! Imo, he hasn't run well when it's been quick ground so he has a bit to prove. I opposed henry in this last year and will be doing the same with master! Btw, plane still hasn't moved an inch!

I'll start a book:

1-5 plane delayed because they are having to get more alcohol on board
6-4 waiting for pilot to sober up
5-1 they can't decide whether it's a very short and wide runway or if they're facing the wrong way (I hope you laugh at that one!)
12-1 Johnny Murtagh kicking off after another passenger told him Mastercraftaman had no chance.

[blackthroatedwind]

How about the Over/Under on total finish by the six Wesley Ward horses?

73 1/2 sounds about right to me.

[cakes44]

Is Ward really doing the 2 races in 5 days thing again with Cannonball?

[brockguy]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

How about the Over/Under on total finish by the six Wesley Ward horses?

73 1/2 sounds about right to me.

Andy, would you give a sqeak of a chance to any of them? If honor in peace lines up in the chesham over 7f on the Saturday, he'd be of interest simply because that race tends to be quite poor!

[blackthroatedwind]

Other than Cannonball, who would need the rest of the field to fall down, I know very little about his horses. However, to expect some early season 2YO winners from the US, from a trainer not exactly known for getting his 2YOs to move forward, to go to Ascot and make even a reasonable showing seems like quite a longshot.

Look, I credit him for taking a shot and having some fun, but the odds seem slim. I'm still, however, jealous.....and wish I was there.

[Bigsmc]

Race 1 - Main Aim, Alexandros alt Paco Boy

Race 2 - Scenic Blast, Fleeting Spirit alt Hoh Hoh Hoh

Race 3 - Mastercraftsman NAP, Soul City alt Evasive

Race 4 - Marsh Warbler, Flying Statesman alt Alrasm

Race 5 - Kayaf Aramis, Clopf alt Gala Evening

Race 6 - Strike the Tiger, The Hermitage alt Mister Mananinan

Good luck all.

[viscount26]

1. Alexandros / Main Aim

2. Scenic Blast Nap / Tax Free

3, Mastercraftsman / Soul City

4. Red Jazz / Canford Cliffs

5. Judgethemoment / Woolfall Treasure

6. The Hermitage / Strike The Tiger

g/l all

[Bigsmc]

Is there a free streaming video anywhere? No Youbet or Twinspires. TVG has it, but I don't have an account with them.

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Is there a free streaming video anywhere? No Youbet or Twinspires. TVG has it, but I don't have an account with them.

Mike,
Racing post is streaming I believe

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by viscount26

Mike,
Racing post is streaming I believe

If they are, I can't find it. Busiest damn site ever.

RUK Live Stream available to subscribers only...

[fantini33]

Striking Tiger wins for Wesley Ward at a huge number...whoops.

[ARyan]

Can I still get in? I missed the 1st...

2. Fleeting Spirit, Tax Free

3. Mastercraftsman, Evasive

4. No Hubris, Raine's Cross

5. Kayaf Aramis, Woolfall Treasure

6. Mister Nanannan, Angel's Persuit

[viscount26]

Originally Posted by viscount26

1. Alexandros / Main Aim

2. Scenic Blast Nap / Tax Free

3, Mastercraftsman / Soul City

4. Red Jazz / Canford Cliffs

5. Judgethemoment / Woolfall Treasure

6. The Hermitage / Strike The Tiger

g/l all

I'm not going to complain with 5 winners

[NoChanceToDance]

Day two looks almost impossible to sort out...... but here goes nothing.

2.30 Jersey (Gr3)
Ashram (alt Gallagher), Infiraad (alt Loch Linnhe)

3.05 Windsor Forest (Gr2)
Spacious (alt Eva's Request), Lush Lashes (alt Heaven Sent)

3.45 Prince Of Wales's (Gr1)
Tartan Bearer (alt Twice Over), Vision D'etat (alt Never On Sunday)

4.20 Royal Hunt Cup
Roaring Forte (alt Dunn'o), Forgotten Voice (alt Cadre)

4.55 Queen Mary (Gr2)
Rose Blossom (alt Don't Tell Mary), Jealous Again (alt Capercaille)

5.30 Sandringham (listed handicap)
Photographic (NAP) (alt Golden Stream), Please Sing (alt Good Again)

[brockguy]

Strike The Tiger - Oh My Bleeding God. After a stride I thought he'd win. Johnny V timed it absolutely spot on.. was too busy drinking Pimms to place a sneaky fiver on him.

Anyway, I'll try to see if I can the scores from day 1 up this evening..

[Stickhorse]

Jolly good show Count!

Here's Wednesday.

I will list only one alternate. If my top pick should scratch please move my second selection to the first spot and my alternate will then become the second selection. Should my second selection scratch then move my alternate to the second spot. Should two of my horses scratch tough luck for me; I’ll be left with only one horse as top pick.

Race 1 - gallagher, loch linne…… alternate: infiraad

Race 2 - heaven sent, lush lashes……….alternate: spacious

Race 3 - tartan bearer, twice over………..alternate: tazeez

Race 4 - NAP cadre, philario…………..alternate: lovelace

Race 5 - capercaillie, crown……..alternate: misheer

Race 6 - photographic, wajaha………alternate: golden stream

[brockguy]

Results after Day 1

First of all, there were some brilliant winners and even one exacta scored (Bigs in the Kings Stand). Just remember that there is still 4 more days to go and it could just be that Bigs is cheap speed!! At least Viscount is an ex pat, he is allowed to win.

just a word on the scoring, Ive basically taken it to be 75 for each race with the Nap being a bonus if you score but not counted as a minus if it loses.


Position / Username / Score Today / Total Score
1. Bigs +1283.67 +1283.67
2. Viscount +1142.67 +1142.67
3. No Chance +163.75 +163.75
4. Irish +23.33 +23.33
5. Stickhorse -266.67 -266.67
6. ARyan -301.67 -301.67

Again, if anyone wants to join in, by all means do.. sure what else would ya want to be doing during the week other than watching top class horsies run in front of the Queen.