30/10/2009
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On October 31, 2009
One account bet yesterday, Pettifour, that finished second to fair along. Our horse ran well and was backed really heavily. The price was 13/8 when bet went out backed in to 11/10. Looked as we would be collecting couple from home but Fair Along kept galloping and won nicely in the end. I could not fancy fair along at all, the horse drifted right out in the betting too. Last time on the flat ran no race at all and last two times in cheek pieces has ran a stinker. But ours was just beaten by a better one on the day. If you took fair along out it was 10 lengths back to the 3rd.
Pleased we made the decision though only to back the one horse and keep stakes low as it was a tough days racing. We are not going to put bets up just for the sake of it. It has been a good week with our strong bet on Wake Up Call winning.
28/10/2009
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On October 28, 2009
One strong account bet today on Wake Up Call from our Fav trainer Chris Wall. Advised at 11/8, a huge gamble landed with the horse bolting in by any amount in hand. Returned SP of 4/5 some very hefty bets landed at the track by the yard I can tell you.
Held up just off the pace, the jockey eased the beast to the front and went right away with jockey looking behind him. Very easy indeed. Great day and again out thank must go to Chris who is just a top guy.
24/10/2009 & 25/10/2009
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On October 25, 2009
Today’s bet Stormy Weather was beaten by a whisker but it should have won and won easily. Jumping the last the horse was trading at 1.09 that is around 1/11.Stormy Weather was backed all day long, our contact was at the track and the word was it would win. The reason it lost was purely down to the jockey Mr O’Regan. He gave it a shocker and as a result came into a lot of stick on the long way back to the paddock where the trainer was not at all happy with him. The horse was on the bridle until two out but came back on. Just before jumping the last it looked as if the jockey just had to press the button but he allowed the horse to jump very slow and land flat footed. Losing few lengths but on the run in was closing with every stride and one more would of done it. Please see below comments from Racing Post.
Stormy Weather, placed at Listed level when trained in France, finished third in a decent 3yo 1m4f handicap at Haydock on his sole Flat start for current connections and this looked a perfect starting point for him as a hurdler. He was untidy at the last down the far side and came under pressure soon after three out, but was making inroads and wasn’t far off being level with the winner when allowed to slow right into the last, which ultimately cost him the race. Compensation awaits and perhaps a more positive ride in future may help.
Good write up and like it says quite simply the jockey cost us this one very disappointing.
Saturday’s just info bets included the 25/1 gamble which was landed, Vinnies Friend winning very easily, huge touch landed by the pro punter. Point Out and Best Oscar both finished 2nd.
Has Paul Nicholls yard got a problem? From what I saw of the weekend racing, yes. His horses travelled lovely but just stopped and I can’t believe for a minute they are not fit. When horses stop like that something is clearly wrong. Alfie Sherrin is the best young horse in his yard, looked the winner jumping the last. The horse cruised round on the bit but just stopped dead, backed as if defeat was out of the question. This was not the horses running and I will be looking at the yards runners in the next few days with great interest.
Noble Alan fell at the 3rd. It was a poor race and he only had to jump round to win but made an error under AP and came down. Nothing we can do about that.
St Nicholas Abbey look’s very special indeed. We were told the bet would be like finding money in the street and it was. To win that race the way it did was quite simply unreal. What a prospect he looks and surely will remain unbeatable.
So all in all bit of a disappointing weekend with a faller and a very poor effort from the jockey stopping us collecting a few quid. But we have had a good start to the jumps so I’m not too disheartened by giving a bit back this weekend.
