As I was saying earlier in the thread, plenty of soft ground horses were left in but already several are non runners (Chapter Seven, Top Notch Tonto) and Ascription is 99% certain to be withdrawn around noon if there is no significant rain.


I've ended up having these on my side


Tha'ir & Code of Honour (main bets for decent stakes, each way 5 and 6 places)


and win only savers on these (quite cheap because big odds)


Forgive
Graphic
King George River
Red Avenger


Fingers crossed one of them wins

Code Of Honor only bet for me in this, eachway at 25/1 & 20/1. Slightly concerned about his stall in 28, especially so given the two non-runners are near him, but no doubt in my mind he is well handicapped off 99.

I have added Captain Bertie to my portfolio. He has been given every ounce that the official handicapper could fairly give him but it may just be that an extended trip is what he needs. So,with hope rather than confidence I had a couple of shillings at big odds.

Thair for me also. Crazy price. GL

How annoying was that.

gutted

Beat in a photo. Call me a pocket talker but that is a bad ride for such a well handicapped horse. GUTTED.

Educate was drawn on the wrong side but Code Of Honor was given a crazy amount to do and would have won in another 2 strides.

Ta, dickie, not a single wd from the ante post clique.

that's coz most of us were on code of honour and feel aggrieved we haven't collected

No Clique on here Saddo. Me and Judo have argued before on the National Hunt forum. We're just licking our wounds from that ride on Code of Honor. For me it was the difference between a £1k return or £5+. Sorry to be vulgar, like, but that's the facts of the matter.

Anyway, well done with Educate! Bookies have taken a beating today.

Well done saddo.

I got it all wrong and can't fathom form for love nor money at present - it'll turn round; it always does.

No clique here though my friend.

Thankfully the line came in time Educate deserved that, the race looked ideal just the fact he'd gone up 4lb put me off going in big but happy enough, though you can never have enough on a winner! It was mentioned he'd ran badly at Newmarket before but I'm sure it was the July course.

I mentioned Educate might not like the track and Murtagh said he wasn't happy hence him drifting all the way from the far side once he met the dip - that and the penalty for running at Goodwood were the only things puttng me off (he'd been on my mind as my Cambridgeshire horse for about 4 months.)

Unlucky Judo and the rest with Code of Honour, an 'unenterprising ride'...Impressed again with you Judo, u will win big soon mate with your analysis no worries...luck evens its self out...
An enjoyable ante-post thread again, roll on the next big handicap

good call Saddo, hope you won loads.

Well done all those who collected on the winner.

I too wanted Code of Honor to prevail but I don't really subscribe it was down to the jockey. The horse was drawn high in the largest group and by being held up, it have the jockey the options as to where to make his run. If he had been mid pack and closer to the rail, would he have got all the splits?

As it was, by making his move up the middle he was never impeded and had a clear long run at it. The fact is he won his side easily and in a race of over 30 runners that's all you can do imo. The winner didn't have anywhere as near as good a tow into the race and drifted markedly losing far more ground and potential momentum than Code of Honor did.

All things considered, think Educate was a worthy winner. Always too easy to blame the jock