Results for tag: Folkestone
Posted by:
SHAPESHIFTER
on Sep 25, 2012 at 12:41:42 PM
There are times when you feel like you can't read a comic book let alone horse form. I do a 'post mortem' on most race selections. I'll note why it went right or wrong or look at another runner in the race to figure out which aspect or course stood out that should be the 'indicator' on why it ran well or poorly.
The past ten days, there has been a fair amount of post mortem analysis. But despite having been knocked on the chin several times, it's a matter of remaining focused and being careful that I don't 'over think' or get 'gun shy' with my selections.
Monday, I missed the first three races due to ringing phones and a visiting Canadian business partner who dubbed me his 'P.A.' after leaving his phone in a taxi. It was disheartening to return to the screen and see nothing ...
Posted by:
SHAPESHIFTER
on Sep 18, 2012 at 12:30:47 PM
[i][b]Weak faves is posted Monday to Friday between noon and 1PM[/b][/i]
Tuesday, 18-September
Over the past few weeks, I noticed that despite having the opinion that certain horses were 'weak faves', most remained favourites in the market. Monday was the opposite.
UK racing looked like it was suffering a post-Doncaster hang-over. All day, the markets were changing as punters tried to form opinions on horses whose ratings were closer to my age than usual. And come race time, again, the movements were very apparent and sometimes surprising.
I watched the markets throughout the day and only on a handful of occasions was the money right. And, in my case, despite both having solid drifts, two of the 'weak faves' won their race.
It was also more apparent than on other ...