angeleyz

well what a day i chose to put up 'taking on the gambling yards'. there i was wondering if i was doing the right thing laying compton from stuart williams yard, whilst in the background it seems one of the biggest betting coup's in years has been landed. my own view of this is that whilst some see it bad for the sport, i have to hold my hands up and say fair play to those involved. i should imagine that  this has been a well executed plan that i'm sure has been underway for quite sometime. it's interesting that all connections of the horses involved seem to be denying any knowledge of the coup and so far, legendary punter and former trainer barney curley who this appears to revolve around, has declined to comment.

as for my own race, well having watched the replay again, i do think that smokethatthunders may well have won in a few more strides, but it just wasn't to be. kickingthelily missed the break and was always struggling to get involved and having come wide into the straight, lost any chance of recovery, though in the end although finishing last, wasn't really beaten that far. compton did not have the best of runs but i think once in the clear had every chance if he was good enough and thankfully for me, today he wasn't.

on to tomorrow and i would be quite keen on laying one at warwick, but a lot depends on the weather overnight, so will update in the morning.