gingerprince

Despite finishing yesterday with a small loss, it was still a wonderful day's racing.  Camelot is a mignificent 3yo, and his performance in The Derby was breathtaking to watch.  He certainly merited the maximum 5pt bet.

It's the French Derby today, and for me it's between the front two in the market.  Camelot's performance yesterday boosts the performance of French Fifteen in The Guineas, where he strode away from the field with winner, but there are question marks over stamina in the breeding.  That's why I'm siding with Imperial Monarch.  He was so impressive in the mud at the Sandown Classic Trial over this distance, where he took the widest possible course throughout, covering much more distance than the others, but still winning well.

Two selections today:

Chantilly

3:15pm Imperial Monarch
2.5pt Win bet
Current Betfair price: 6.4
Best available elsewhere: 11/2 (SkyBet, BetVictor)

4:35pm Prohibit
1.5pt Win bet
Current Betfair price: 5.6
Best available elsewhere: 9/2 (Bet365, sportingbet)


Thanks,
Sir Tip

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Current Overall 2012 position: 1.0% Yield (from 479 bets)

2012 Q1 Yield 3.8% (from 272 bets)
summary available here: http://community.betfair.com/gingerprince/blog/2012/04/30/sir-tip-38-yield-from-horse-racing-tips-in-q1-2012

2012 Q2 position: currently Yield -2.5% (from 207 bets)

* each way bets are recorded as two bets, one for the win, and one for the place *
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(note: Final 2012 Q2 Yield will be published at the beginning of July 2012, but current figures are available on request)