The Pointing Thread

[Absurdistan]

Bad luck Martin, all gave exciting runs for my pennies.
Well worth a week of bakedbeans that i now await.

[Irish Stamp]

Apologies all - if you need an excuse I had my third ever nose bleed today (all three in the past 3 years) so you can probably put me down as a BBV for today.

Martin

[Colin Phillips]

Thanks, Irish.

[BennyB]

Onwards and upwards. What wins at Hexham today?

[Irish Stamp]

Viacometti for me - fav looked a bit green/iffy with his head carriage up the run in at Tabley the other week.

[BennyB]

Any view on today's two races? Fav looks vulnerable in the Fakenham race - question over the distance and a poor show last time.

[Irish Stamp]

Fairly hefty drop in grade for him though here Benny - has 5lb in hand of CH & 6 of MW.

Would be avoiding this race as a betting contest unless getting 6/4 the fav or 11/2 the other two.

[BennyB]

Thanks Martin. I took 9/2 Close House for a small interest earlier.

With Inch Rock out, I am tempted by Honourable Exit in the Exeter race. Any thoughts on how his p2p form stacks up against Forrardon Xmoor?

[SlimChance]

Fairly hefty drop in grade for him though here Benny - has 5lb in hand of CH & 6 of MW.

Would be avoiding this race as a betting contest unless getting 6/4 the fav or 11/2 the other two.

15/8 now. This looks dirty.

[BennyB]

Right to oppose it but looks like I chose the wrong horse to do it with.

[SlimChance]

15/8 now. This looks dirty.

That was rancid.

[2017diary]

That was rancid.

Yup, 'fraid they have to eat too

[Irish Stamp]

Thanks Martin. I took 9/2 Close House for a small interest earlier.

With Inch Rock out, I am tempted by Honourable Exit in the Exeter race. Any thoughts on how his p2p form stacks up against Forrardon Xmoor?

FE 3lb better on figures, saw FE win at Ampton earlier in the season and feeling here is he's best with cut in the ground and both wins this season have come with cut in the ground. Rained all day at Ampton so would say it was softer than G/S that day and disappointed on better ground since. This isn't a great race though in all honesty.

[BennyB]

Thanks Martin - 3lb not insurmountable if Forrardon doesn't go on the ground. At the prices I'll chance Honourable Exit.

[BennyB]

Think Mr Satco could go well at Warwick despite being the outsider of the four

[BennyB]

Think Mr Satco could go well at Warwick despite being the outsider of the four

With a slightly less exaggerated front running ride that could've won.

[2017diary]

U/L, ran very well. Just too much juice in ground?

[BennyB]

Probably - ideally would have liked the rain to stay away

[trefflich]

Backed w/o fav...thanks for the heads up Benny

[BennyB]

Anything in tonight's hunter chase Martin? Wouldn't be rushing to back the fav at evens and considering whether Molten Brown might be a bet each way.