Fair enough Harry, like I say, flat's not my game.  Just saw the string of 1's and CD wins.  Glad I only had a few quid on.  Good luck.

No worries Harry, I respect your opinion.  I'll have a few plays for fun on Saturday as I actually like this meeting. It's about the only flat meeting, maybe Kentucky Derby I'd like to attend.  One day maybe.

Absolutely non taken.  It won't make or break me that bet.

fwiw I'm against Songbird will be doing the Stellar Wind/Beholder exacta and probably chuck in a couple for the trifecta including Unbridled forever.

However, my main BC bet is Ironicus in the turf mile. Think the race will set up nicely for him in that they will go hard and he will be finishing. Hopefully wont be out of the frame

Suedois is a non-runner according to a lady jockey connected to the yard in an interview on ATR.

Lord Nelson also out of the dirt sprint

dont fancy lancaster bomber and intelligence cross but really fancy hydreana

Day 1 poor from Aiden's horses bah the Bomber. Not sure about Seventh Heaven and Washington now.

well what a duel that was last night, i didn't think we would get her but she nailed her right on the jam stick songbird certainly got my respect, she was really game in defeat...once again though she got it easy on the lead running 47 for the half is very easy fractions and was unpestered on the lead again, so no excuses for her... you can't beat 2 champions hooking up in any horse race, that really was a real treat for racing fans

anyway we move on and tonight we are treated to arguably one of the best classics in memory imo... people think chrome is a certainty and it is hard to argue with them but the price is tight and although i think he should win we are getting no sweets at the 10/11 running against 2 horses who between them can certainly serve it up to the good horse...arrogate put in a truly astounding performance on ratings in the travers and from a time perspective put in one of the best performances of all time on his 5th start...

for me he could of been a bounce horse but he has been given time by baffert... can he back the massive run up i'm not sure, he has certainly been given every chance to do so though...chrome it has always been said likes to race on the outside of rivals so will be interesting to see how he is ridden with smith a brilliant race rider likely to try and go to the lead with arrogate so a duel may occur which will be interesting to see how chrome reacts to rival on his outside but i'm not sure arrogate has the early speed of chrome so will be interesting to see...

chrome himself has just been awesome, he got it very easy on the lead when he beat beholder and he continues to improve and really has become an exceptional dirt horse

frosted really should get a perfect trip here and this race may well set up for a closer, not saying he is deep closer but he should be able to at least stalk the pace...he himself put up an exceptional time performance in the metropoltian handicap over a mile and some will argue he is best at a mile, not sure of that myself and he was turned over at odds on last time when given a poor ride from the rider, siting off of the pace run at a slow gallop was a nonsense ride and completely unnecessary considering how the horse is normally ridden, that run came off the back of 4 week break and he seems better off of a longer break which he gets here so there really isn't any reason why he shouldn't go well but just not sure he is up to beating the 2 good top notchers, it has to be remembered he is not keen on the whip and i really do see this being a war so that is a negative for me

like i said before this could be set up for a closer so i do see some of the rags getting a slice of the cake...shaman ghost continues to go the right way and is a deep closer however he isn't very quick so see him being to far out of it to get involved...

hoppertunity is the closer i like and can see him plugging into a place especially if frosted tries to go with the 2 good horses

anyway pace is going to be key here and if they run the first quarter in under 22 this could end up a war and it will be interesting to see if arrogate has the early pace to get on chromes outside and harass him but i don't think he has, and if he doesn't i do see chrome making all

anyway not a big betting race for me but looking forward to the race, i may just do a trifecta and try and get arrogate and frosted out but it is a long shot and i do see the race lying between the 3, it'll just be interesting to see how the race develops early and this will be the key...if arrogate can back up his travers run and get on chromes outside he should go close but i have my doubts but baffert is a master trainer and the horse is still entitled to improve further with this being his 6th career lifetime start

enjoy

Don't think there was a lot wrong with Flintshire and Tepin last time out....former got bogged down on very soft ground off with the winner stealing the race off a slow pace. Flintshire was never going to get there on that going and the jockey took it incredibly easily on him.

Tepin only lost last time because Leperoux made a poor choice deciding to stay with Celestine and to not reel in Photo Calls. Took a pull right when Kent Desermoux decided to kick on again. I think he thought he was on the best horse and Photo Call would come back to them but the latter has won over 10furlongs and hung on nicely.

Might give both races a miss...if Tepin drifts like Beholder did last night then I'll back her. Her current price is tasty enought but I suspect people might look to take her on tonight. Don't think she's regressing or over the top...just unlucky last time. She could easily slam this lot. 

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Other than that I'm having a bet on Melantonin win and 4places in the Classic.

Trained by an absolute master who has landed a couple of 40-1 upsets at the Breeders Cup in recent times and also claimed the scalps of Cigar and Louis Quatorze when Alphabet Soup won the Classic at 19/1. 

Horse is the only CD winner in the field, thrives at Santa Anita and has landed both the Santa Anita Handicap and the old Hollywood Gold Cup this season.

He's got plenty of heart and doesn't back down from a fight...loves a good ol' re rally.

Sure he hasn't taken on the very best like Chrome as yet but he's coming into the race in fine form and deserves to be in this line up.

Not worried about the layoff because he's been put through some very demanding gallops to get him spot on today...plus he always run well when fresh.

Chrome, Frosted and Arrogate are all good horses...but if there's going to be an upset I'll be backing Melatonin and David Hofmans to do it.

I think it's one of those that if he wins you kick yourself for not having a few quid on him because the clues were all there.

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the turf track here is a joke..........watching the races on friday it was a total lottery trying to get a run as they just keep turning. its good that santa anita produces fast ground in november but keenland is a far superior track.

quite a lot against limato here, don't see why myself, he's the best horse running in this race, will love the ground and i think will get the mile and not mind the track, this isn't newbury on slow ground, anyway i wouldn't be knocking his chances and will be surprised if he can't get at least get in the places

or brain dead comments, it just depends how you view it

sewter the horse has won a july cup and is a gelding so why not have a shot at the mile? it gives them options for the future...he was beaten at newbury on ground he doesn't like...the turf sprint is not a prestigious race so why not have a shot at the prize

royal academy won this race after winning the july cup

i just have a saver on him as i am on ironicus...anyway we will find out later

brutal betting heat this sprint...the gatlin gun approach seems the only option

that's a brutal race and a horrible track, not many handle it that is for sure

Tepin IR:

1.20    £98        £916       
1.21    £16        £1,390       
1.22            £32       
1.24            £42       
1.25            £444       
1.26            £306       
1.27            £3,201

harry callaghan..........limato had every chance..........in a great position............as i said HE WOULD NOT STAY............HES A SPRINTER...............BRAIN DEAD CONNECTIONS.

well quite surprised chrome got beat setting those fractions, they really did dawdle to the half mile, so extra credit for arrogate to mow him down in the straight...

espinoza did not give chrome a good ride he thought he would win on the snaff and the other horse is quite exceptional to be able to get to him in my book but espinoza continually looked round instead of getting on with the job in hand, i'd be disappointed if i'd taken the odds so unlucky if you played...

arrogate really is a deep closing type with tactical speed so has everything you could wish for in a dirt horse and he backed up his travers performance under a great ride from smith who got him rolling plenty early enough and the move to the rail then outside into the straight was a lovely bit of riding, anyway 2 exceptional horses and really no real excuses as chrome got it easy on the lead and for arrogate to make up that ground against chrome was a cracking performance

just on ironicus i think maybe he is just a one run closer now and probably just wants further distance, it is always going to be difficult to bet him in the future as he really hasn't got the tactical speed at a mile...it was a perfect set up for him here with the fractions that were set but he struggled to hold his position going into the far turn then just ran on past beaten horses, there was no excuses in my book, he just isn't very quick or the other thing to consider is just how good is he, they will surely see what there options are up in trip

limato sat quite handy and considering the pace hung in there and maybe the distance and a long season were his undoing...i'm still not totally convinced it was just the distance, as i think he ran below his best here, so although he is probably a better 6/7 furlong horse i'd like to see him have one more stab on fast going and earlier in the season but they probably won't now...i think it is very difficult to train a horse to run fast then ask him to rate and stretch out, anyway we might never know now and the form book says he is better at sprinting and that is what he has mostly been asked to do...anyway fair play to them for having a stab and not going to that horrible race down the epsom downs type track