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how strange that as soon as i start a blog it seems i hit one of the stickiest patches i can remember. the day started well enough with fleetwoodsands finishing well beaten in the last at lingfield. the race was made even more enjoyable as charlotte jenner gave reginald claude a perfect ride to come home at 8/1. having managed to get just over £200 on the winner, my total profit for the race more than recouped any losses from yesterday.

however my joy was short lived as my second lay, norfolk sky waltzed in at kempton. it was very frustrating, given the fact that i really couldnt see any pace in the race which by my thinking should have been against the winner. unfortunately i kind of knew my fate at halfway when pat millman suddenly had a brainstorm aboard icebuster who admittedly had pulled very hard early on. he appeared to quicken the tempo rather alarmingly and in no time at all had suddenly shot about six lengths clear. as first warning had led early on at a modest pace, this pretty much handed the race on a plate to the eventual winner.

the only positive thing i can take from the race was the fact that i did not chase the odds, something which i know i keep banging on about, but if you stick to this strategy, you will find over a period of time that it really does work. having layed to win £150 at 11/4, i planned to lay again at 5/2 and 9/4, however having layed at 11/4 norfolk sky just drifted and drifted and so i was unable to lay again. so in some ways i escaped by only having to pay out just over £400.

On a positive note, i am really looking forward to tomorrow.