thehappysnapper

A handy little double up yesterday leaving the blog profit on 66.99pts and couldnt have hoped for a better 1st week. A frustrating start with with quite a few hitting the crossbar but 3 winners in the last 2 days has done wonders for the confidence.

Gathering ended up getting the run of the race quickening away off a slow pace which i was kind of hoping might happen. The balding horse that finished 2nd could be the one the take from the race and wouldnt be surprised if she turned the form around if they met again in a strongly run contest over a mile. I wouldnt actually be surprised if 7fs ends up being Gatherings best trip as she looks to possess an impressive turn of off.

Got hit with a pretty hefty reduction on the indego blues bet but with the main danger gone from the race i wasnt really complaining too much and he did it as short priced favourite should. I have recorded the win at 6/4.

Just one maiden on the flat today at Hamilton, i still dont know why we cant have decent racing on a sunday in the uk, but dont worry i have still managed to come up with a bet. Write up to follow.......

Thought it was easier just to add the bet here rather than doing a whole new post just for one bet so here goes, 2.40 Hamilton Choisan 2pts win 8pts place at 3/1 and 8/13. Newcastle maiden form often doesnt work out to that strong but that doesnt appear to be the case with Choisan's last maiden. The first 3 pulled clear of the field, the winner has won a handicap since quite easily and we all know what happened to Talk of the North. Already encountered soft ground that day and saw the 7f's out well. Bred to get the mile but not much further but looks to the eye the trip will suit.

johnstons horse will go off in front i would have thought and set a very searching gallop will suit him but i just dont think his form is that good and worth taking on at 5/2. The other obvious danger the filly of mick channon's who ran well last time at goodwood but i was on the that day and remember think it she didnt see the trip out that well. She should be better over this trip on breeding but maybe she just isnt that straightforward and has weakened badly in the closing stages of a 7f race as well.




Catterick 2.05 Indego Blues 1st @ 5/4 (+6)
Newmarket 1.45 Gathering 1st @ 3/1 (+14.4)
Newbury 3.45 Spoke to Carlo 3rd @ 12/1 (+10)
Lingfield 2.55 La Bocca 2nd @ 11/4 (+3.33)
Lingfield 2.25 Talk of the North 2nd @ 5/4 (+3.33)
Newbury 4.20 Accession 1st @ 11/10 (+5.5)
Wolverhampton 5.15 Fairyinthewind upl @ 7/1 (-10pts)
Pontefract 5.00 Academy 3rd @ 5/1 (+5.27)
Kempton 6.40 Press Officer 2nd @ 13/8 (+2.5)
Kempton 7.10 Fairest Isle 3rd @ 10/1  (+4.66)
Yarmouth 2.10 Protanto upl @ 9/2 (-5pts)
Sandown 2.55 Alshmemi 3rd @ 8/1 (+14pts)
Kempton 7.10 Sweet Lavender 2nd @ 11/10 (-4pts)
Folkestone 2.50 Holiday Reading 1st @ 3/1 (+10pts)
Folkestone 3.20 Sleep Dance upl @ 12/1 (-7pts)
Folkestone 3.20 Russian Affair NR
Kempton 3.10 - Abundantly upl @ 8/1 (-10pts)
Kempton 2.40 - Darsan NR
ffos las 2.20 - Journalistic 2nd @ 20/1 (+18pts)
ffos las 2.50 - Drakes Drum 3rd @ 7/2  (+6pts)

Running Total
P/L +66.99pts