Sun 31st July – Newbury, Market Rasen, Chester & GOLDIKOVA

GOLDIKOVA aims for 14th Group 1 win today

Hi, thanks for taking time to read my Blog.  Some Selections for Today’s Racing.  Mainly favourites, but aslong as they win who cares

NEWBURY
2.10 – Rajnagan 13/8 (WINNER!)  Been flying lately over hurdles, winning 3 of 4, latest being 4th in a listed race at Market Rasen, on ground he doesn’t win on (soft).  Now on the flat on Good ground. Big chance, only draw back is it’s an amateur riders race.
4.30 – Polygon 7/4 (4th) John Gosden & William Buick, plus bottom weight, stepped up in class though.
5.30 -It’s between Mystic Edge (unplaced) 3/1 and Ice Nelly 9/2, with the latter being 7lb less.  But Mystic Edge is Michael Bell & Hayley Turner’s only reason for going there today and is going for the hattrick.  I will side with Mystic Edge – Reverse Forecast could be good.

MARKET RASEN
3.40 – Executive’s Hall 7/2 (2nd) Working wonders for new trainer, and over a stone less than the other horse I think that could figure: Cat Six.

CHESTER
5.45 – Oriental Cavalier 8/1, (unplaced) nearly always places here. Each Way
(I’ve removed George Adamson due to now being a non-runner)

DEAUVILLE
2.40 – Goldikova 8/15 (WINNER!) Won 16 races from 21, 13 being Group 1′s!  She aims to win this race for the 3rd time and add another Group 1 win to her impressive tally.  Timepiece to finish 2nd for the Forecast.

Another horse to note, purely on name only: Usain Colt, 3.20 Newbury.  Not at all saying this is a tip, just a clever play on words.

30th July – Thirsk, Lingfield, Hamilton, Newmarket, Goodwood & Doncaster

Thirsk Racecourse

UPDATE:
Results from today are below.  In percentage terms:
27% Win Rate, 63% Place Rate.  A mixed day.
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Quick blog update as first race off in less than 20mins.
Been doing lots of form reading and research this morning…. here are the results:

THIRSK
2.30 Kool Henry 2/1 (3rd)
3.05 Al Mayasah 8/11 (WINNER!)
5.45 Boga 6/1 (unplaced)

LINGFIELD
6.55 Starwatch 7/2 (WINNER!)

HAMILTON
7.40 Countrywide Flame 7/2 (3rd)

NEWMARKET
4.40 Invisible Man 5/4 (2nd)

GOODWOOD
2.05 Thunderball 10/1 each way (unplaced)
3.10 Crystal Capella 9/2 (I would rather Midday win, but my research adds up to Crystal Capella) (4th) Midday Won

DONCASTER
2.10 Siouxperhero 5/2 (4th)
2.45 Prime Defender 15/2 each way (WINNER!)
5.05 Anton Dolin 7/2 (2nd)

Low stakes today.

My Thoughts on Glorious Goodwood + FRANKEL

Frankel wins the Sussex Stakes 2011 - pic: Toby Connors

To me this meeting was all about one race and one horse.  If you follow me on Twitter it’s pretty obvious I mean the Duel on the Downs, and Frankel.

Not from a betting perspective, although at odds of 11/10 last week it makes you think what a steal they were by the distance and the way he blew Canford Cliffs away!   I just wanted him to stay unbeaten, and in beating Canford Cliffs it made a lot of people who doubted the horse, his trainer and jockey realise that the speed machine Frankel is the real deal.

I was there at Royal Ascot on the opening day in June to witness the horse close up.  And was fortunate to have met the recently knighted Henry Cecil as he came through the VIP gate, and get a Racing Post supplement signed by the man himself.  He is a true gentleman.  He has time for people, does not think he is better than anyone else, and is very polite.

I wanted Frankel to win more than some horses I’ve had money on!  When horses like him come along it’s not something that’s gonna be replicated that often.  His mighty strike, his lightening speed and his unrivalled ability to pull away from other horses.  You could see how proud Sir Henry was.  Normally he keeps his emotions inside but you could see what that performance meant to him.  The man fortunate enough to ‘Pilot’ the equine rocket also showed his knockers where to go with a superb ride.

Goldikova is my favourite horse, but the Mighty F is very much up there with her.  In a sport that gets dragged through the mire, resulting in recent excessive negative publicity, surely it is in the racing communities interest to have such a high profile unbeaten horse?

Not since Sea The Stars has there been such a ‘hype horse’ that has race after race proved that he’s worthy of the attention and accolades.

Frankel - pic: Toby Connors

Quote: @ChalkBeater “SuperFrankel has now beaten horses who have won a combined total of 19 G1s, 10 G2s and 9 G3s. Not bad going really.”

As for the rest of Glorious Goodwood, I haven’t got to see much with working, and I don’t know why, but it just hasn’t grabbed my full attention this year. The opening days first race was won by 20/1 shot Arlequin, beating the heavily fancied (not by me) Modun.  Strong Suit won with ease, but was the only favourite to go in that day.
Harbour Watch looked impressive today.  Western Aristocrat was unimpressive (as expected) and Opinion Poll won the Goodwood Cup yesterday (I was on Overturn e/w at 16/1, who lead all the way, looked good, but then faded near to home).

Bit of a low point was Wild Coco.  I’d  had a bet on this myself and also used this selection as a charity bet (kindly provided by @Bet_Share) but she was never in it.

Big thank you to everyone who entered the Glorious Goodwood Tips Competition, and more so those who stuck with it through all 4 days.  Winning it with a 50% strike rate was @GaryJWood11 with 6 winners from 12 races.

Glorious Goodwood concludes tomorrow, with the big race being Nassau Stakes.

I’m now looking forward to Champion’s Day at Ascot in October, where hopefully Prince Khalid Abdullah’s prized asset can add another 1 to these 8: 11111111 … (I might also do a competition for that).

Article by me (@MartWes)
Superb Photographs courtesy of @tobyconnors

Goodwood Tuesday 26th July

Very quick Blog update with selections for today’s Glorious Goodwood

2.00 – All Action win 7/1, Kings Gambit each way 16/1

2.35 – Slumber win 4/1, Highland Castle each way 16/1

3.10 – Strong Suit win 5/2 (WINNER!), Libranno each way 11/2

3.45 Stonefield Flyer each way 20/1

Small stakes – Good luck!

Update:
Very hard day today, only one favourite winning summed it up.

Glorious Goodwood Friday Tips (Competition)

Boom or Bust, 22/1 winner for Hayley Turner

Here are the Tips for Day Four of Glorious Goodwood (in order they were first sent). Full information of the Competition is still available Here.

UPDATE:

The WINNER with 6 Winners from a possible 12 is: @GaryJWood11 Well done Gary

I will email you Gary to arrange sending you your Prize.

These are the 6 Horses that won  it for him:
Chandlery 5/2f
Frankel 8/13f
Masamah 4/1
Opinion Poll 9/2f
Kinyras 4/1
Drunken Sailor 9/2

A £1 accumulator would of paid…….. £4275!

 

All the usernames are now clickable, taking you to those persons Twitter pages… Please check your entry and let me know if there’s any mistakes.

Big thank you to everyone who took time out to enter and take part and stayed with it each day.  As stated in the info page there will be a prize for the person with the most winners.  Please don’t be expecting anything major though, such as shares in Frederick Engels or Wild Coco 

Here are all selections updated with the Winners of those races:

@jamesshimmens
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber /
Tues 3.10 – Libranno

@andyherridge
Tues 2.00 – Forte De Marmi / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Redwood
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs / Thurs 3.15 – Foxhunt / Fri 2.35 – Neebras (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Four Nations / Thurs 5.25 – Dragonera / Fri 3.10 – Dance and Dance

@kris1179
Tues 2.00 – Halicarnassus / Wed 2.35pm – Red Seventy / Thurs 2.45 – Humidor / Fri 2.00 – Redwood
Tues 2.35 – Florente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!) / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Four Nations / Thurs 5.25 – Parvana / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

@Cockneypauluk
Tues 2.00 – Forte Dei Marmi / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Campanologist
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Rio De La Plata / Thurs 3.15 – Foxhunt / Fri 2.35 – Neebras (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Beacon Lodge / Wed 3.45 – Halifax / Thurs 5.25 – Orthodox Lad / Fri 3.10 – Cai Sheen

@laythenags
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35pm – No Email Sent / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – No Email Sent / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – No Email Sent / Thurs 5.25 – Parvana

@joshfletch
Tues 2.00 – Jutland / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Jukebox Jury
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) /Thurs 3.15 – Fox Hunt / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Sadler’s Risk / Thurs 5.25 – Isolate / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

@Mo_Money_licker
Tues 2.00 – Modun / Wed 2.35pm – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 Masamah (WINNER!) / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 Manighar-
Tues 3.00 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Halifax / Thurs 5.25 Parvana

@rossgbrown
Tues 2.00 – Our Joe Mac / Wed 2.35 – Rockinante / Thurs 2.45 Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Drunken Sailor (WINNER!)
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs / Thurs 3.15 Tastahil / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Dalghar / Wed 3.45 – Whiplash Willie (WINNER!) / Thurs 5.25 Kinyras (WINNER!) / Fri 3.10 – Sagramor

@brisbrom
Tues 2.00 – Gunner Lindley / Wed 2.35 – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Drunken Sailor (WINNER!)
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Rio De La Plata / Thurs 3.15 Electrolyser / Fri 2.35 – Questioning
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Four Nations / Thurs – 5.25 Good Boy Jackson / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

@tiptonal
Tues 2.00 – Gunner Lindley / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 Kingsgate Native / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 Tastahil
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Four Nations / Thurs 5.25 Good Boy Jackson

@DerbyDave1980
Tues 2.00 – Modun / Wed 2.35pm – Rockinante / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Harris Tweed
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!)/ Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Halifax / Thurs 5.25 – Parvana / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

@onedayprofit
Tues 2.00 – Circumvent / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Harris Tweed
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Foxhunt / Fri 2.35 – Neebras (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Sadler’s Risk / Thurs 5.25 – Art History / Fri 3.10 – Cai Sheen

@chrisquinn3
2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Jukebox Jury
2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!) /Fri 2.35 – Neebras (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Whiplash Willie (WINNER!) / Thurs 5.25 – Art History / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

@keejayOV
Tues 2.00 – Modun / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!)  / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Harris Tweed
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!) / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Sandler’s Risk / Thurs 5.25 – Reflekt / Fri 3.10 – The Rectifier

@rabi1984
Tues 2.00 – Gunner Lindley / Wed 2.35pm – Elkhart / Thurs 2.45 – Swiss Diva / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!)  / Thurs 3.15 – Fox Hunt
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Watercourse / Thurs 5.25 – Art History

@johntomo28
Tues 2.00 – Our Joe Mac / Wed 2.35pm – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – S’more Propre / Fri 2.00 – Harris Tweed
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!)  / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Libranno / Wed 3.45 – Halifax / Thurs 5.25 – Action Front / Fri 3.10 – Dance and Dance

@matt240475
Tues 2.00 – Circumvent / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente
Tues 3.10 – Libranno

@_tips4punters_
Tues 2.00 – Modun / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber
Tues 3.10 – Delegator

@beannynixon
Tues 2.00 – Gunner Lindley / Wed 2.35pm – Rockinante / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Campanolagist
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Rio De La Plata / Thurs 3.15 – Foxhunt / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Majestic Myles / Wed 3.45 – Arch Fire / Thurs 5.25 – Kinryas (WINNER!) / Fri 3.10 – Sagramor

@theGambolar
Tues 2.00 – Prince of Johanne / Wed 2.35pm – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 Swiss Diva / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 Fox Hunt
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Bridelle Belle / Thurs 5.25 Parvana

@calummadell
Tues 2.00 – Halicarnassus / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber
Tues 3.10 – Red Jazz

@Littleleics_gal
Tues 2.00 – Circumvent / Wed 2.35pm – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 Kingsgate Native / Fri 2.00 – Juke Box Jury
Tues 2.25 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs / Thurs 3.15 Bergo / Fri 2.35 – Chef
Tues 3.10 – Majestic Myles / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth / Thurs 5.25 Dragoonera / 3.10 – Cai Sheen

@hugosmyl
Tues 2.00 – Forte Di Marni/ Wed 2.35pm – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs / Thurs 3.15 – Chiberta King
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth / Thurs 5.25 – Dragonera

@nishadeedee
Tues 2.00 – Kings Gambit / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Hunters Light
Tues 3.10 – Delegator

@MattMullard
Tues 2.00 – Constant Contact / Wed 2.35 – Lethal Force / Thurs 2.45 – Swiss Diva / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Opinion Poll (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth / Thurs 5.25 – Mica Mika

@gsmyly
Tues 2.00 – Halicarnassus / Wed, Thurs & Fri No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!)

@Banger40
Tues 2.00 – Forte Di Marmi / Wed 2.35 – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs & Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Canford Cliffs
Tues 3.10 – Red Jazz / Wed 3.45 – Halifax

@Lonesomepundit
Tues 2.00 – Modun / Wed 2.35 – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 – Humidor / Fri 2.00 – Drunken Sailor (WINNER!)
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!)  / Thurs 3.15 – Tastahil / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Dalghar / Wed 3.45 – Greyfriar’s Drummer / Thurs 5.25 – Good Boy Jackson / Fri 3.10 – Dance and Dance

@mackaboy67
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35 – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 – Kingsgate Native / Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Chiberta King
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Watercourse / Thurs 5.25 – Goldenveil

@RichSpurs1882
Tues 2.00 – Prince of Johanne / Wed 2.35 – Red Seventy / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Drunken Sailor (WINNER!)
Tues 2.35 – Namibian (WINNER!) / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Tastahil / Fri 2.35 – Chef
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth / Thurs 5.25 – Dragonera / Fri 3.10 – Sagramor

@harryphillips1
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35 – Rockinante / Thurs & Fri  – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Fiorente / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Red Jazz / Wed 3.45 – Halifax

@GaryJWood11
Tues 2.00 – Modum / Wed 2.35 – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs 2.45 Masamah (WINNER!) / Fri 2.00 – Drunken Sailor (WINNER!)
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!)  / Thurs 3.15 Opinion Poll (WINNER!) / Fri 2.35 – Western Aristocrat
Tues 3.10 – Delegator / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth / Thurs 5.25 Kinyras (WINNER!) / Fri 3.10 – Mr David

@Sir_Back2Lay
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35 – Chandlery (WINNER!) / Thurs & Fri – No Email Sent
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 -Frankel (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Red Jazz / Wed 3.45 – Tanfeeth

@MartWes
Tues 2.00 – All Action / Wed 2.35 – Red Duke / Thurs 2.45 – Noble Storm / Fri 2.00 – Jukebox Jury
Tues 2.35 – Slumber / Wed 3.10 – Frankel (WINNER!) / Thurs 3.15 – Overturn / Fri 2.35 – Neebras (WINNER!)
Tues 3.10 – Strong Suit (WINNER!) / Wed 3.45 – Halifax / Thurs 5.25 – Parvana / Fri 3.10 – Green Destiny

Glorious Goodwood Tips Competition Info

Welcome to the Blog. Here are the details of the Tips Competition. Basically the same as the Royal Ascot one I organised. Please read all below:

I’ve chosen 12 races over the first four days, so Tuesday 26th to Friday 29th, 3 races per day.
It’s as simple as whoever has the most winners wins.
In the event of a tie, it will be the person who has the greater price winners combined. If one of your selections is a non-runner then send me an alternative on the day via Twitter.

One horse per race and it’s Win Only.

Mainly to share tips all in one place, but there will be a prize for the winner.

The races I’ve chosen are:
TUESDAY
2.00pm Bet365.com Stakes (Handicap)
2.35pm Bet365 Gordon Stakes (Group 3)
3.10pm Bet365 Lennox Stakes (Group 2)

WEDNESDAY
2.35pm Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes (Group 2)
3.10pm QIPCO Sussex Stakes (Group 1)
3.45pm UBS Stakes (Handicap)

THURSDAY
2.45pm Audi King George Stakes
3.15pm Artemis Goodwood Cup
5.25pm Betfred.com Stakes (Handicap)

FRIDAY
2.00pm Coutts Glorious Stakes (Group 3)
2.35pm RSA Thoroughbred Stakes (Listed)
3.10 pm Totesport Mile (Heritage Handicap)

Entries need to be in the day before, so on Monday for Tuesday’s, on Tuesday for Wednesday etc… BEFORE 6.30pm please.
All in one email per day and in race order please.
EMAIL ONLY to: goodwoodtips@hotmail.co.uk
Please include your Twitter Username on the email…

Thanks for looking, OPEN TO EVERYONE.
RETWEET please.

REWILDING Tribute

REWILDING - pic: Racing Post bloodstock

REWILDING

4-y-o (23Feb07 b c)
Tiger Hill (IRE) (10.9f) —
Darara (Top Ville (11.2f))

Winner of 5 races from 9 starts, including last two races, both Group 1′s.
Last win being the epic battle against So You Think at Royal Ascot just over a month ago.

Earned just under £2.5 million in prize money.

Link to his profile on Godolphin website: Here

REWILDING - pic: Sporting Life

REWILDING - pic: Telegraph

Sat 23rd July – ASCOT and YORK horseracing

Workforce

Welcome to the blog, sorry but another brief one, as going out soon.

ASCOT:
1.30 – Ladies race, 21 runners so wide open, but I’ll go for inform LIGHTNING CLOUD, with Lucy Alexander onboard. 7/1 (2ND)
2.40 – RUSSELLIANA, Sir Michael Stoute & Ryan Moore have a good record in this race. Evens (Unplaced)
3.50 – Another big field, 24, so each way option is EXCELLENT GUEST (Had it last time 16/1 2nd) 9/1 today (Unplaced)
4.30 – WORKFORCE to win, possible reverse forecast with St Nicholas Abbey. 11/8 (2ND)
BIG SHAME ABOUT REWILDING
5.40 – AIKEN to make it 3 wins in a row. Reverse forecast with Parlour Games maybe.  15/8 (WINNER!)

YORK:
2.00 – LAST BID course & distance winner, another aiming for 3 successive wins. 10/3 (WINNER!)
3.40 – Between Hoof It and FATHSTA, the latter due to each way value. 10/1 (4TH so got each way money) Hoof It won.
4.45 – HAWK MOUNTAIN each way, has a good record at York. 5/1(3RD so got each way money)

They’re my picks, all the best if you use them.  Thanks for taking time to look/read.

LATE BET: added on Twitter was TWICE OVER (WINNER!) 5/2

ANOTHER LATE TIP: added on Twitter was BORDER ABBY (WINNER!) 3/1

prices are Paddy Power at 12.25pm

Sun 17th July – CURRAGH

Might be advisable to check rather than bet on these today.  Not on the best of runs, but it’s got to change some day…

Curragh
2.10 NEWBURY HALL 4/5 (2nd)
Maiden race, was 2nd first time/last time out on Yielding/Soft ground.

2.40 FIRE LILY 2/1 (WINNER)
4th at Royal Ascot, now with Wayne Lordan back onboard.

3.45 (Irish Oaks) BANIMPIRE 9/1 each way (2nd)
Won 5 of 7 races this year.

4.20 BONDAGE 3/1 (unplaced)
Likes any kind of ground, and won last 4 races.

4.50 CHEVIOT 8/1 (2nd)  and PATRICKSWELL 20/1 (unplaced), Both each way.
I had Cheviot last time out, 16/1 each way, finished 2nd of 28 at Curragh.  Patrickswell: finished last on latest run, but I had it the time before when won at Down Royal under top weight, at 13/2.

Prices were as of 11.30am

Sat 16th July – MARKET RASEN & RIPON

Update: only The Strawberry One did the business. 14/1 2nd

Welcome to the blog, very brief as I wasn’t doing a blog today, as was supposed to be going to Market Rasen…
The rain could ruin today’s racing.  I’ve got some confident selections today, but the rain has changed both meetings from Good to Firm, to Good to Soft (Market Rasen) and Ripon Good (soft in places), so that might have a bearing on the day’s events?  Rajnagan has won last 4, but ALL on Good to Firm!

RAJNAGAN, 2.05 Market Rasen (11/2) 4th

MIDNIGHT OIL, 3.25 Ripon (5/2) Pulled up

There’s a couple of others I follow, both in the same race (3.15 M/Rasen), but they are getting heavy in the weights, and the prices are 12/1, and 14/1, so there can’t be much expected from them.
Each Way though they  might be worth a chance: THE STRAWBERRY ONE (2nd) and RED NOT BLUE.

I’ve got some more I’m keen on today, but the above two are the ones I’m having £££ on.  Thanks for looking, All the Best.
More a watching than betting day today…