Bless Him looked to me like he was only there for the gallop.
Bless Him looked to me like he was only there for the gallop.
Illegitimi non carborundum
Very possible. Might be interesting in the Balmoral. I'm so mad I didn't realise today was round a turn.
So if they run Teodoro in The Ebor I assume he would carry a penalty, yes?
Last edited by Marb; 11th August 2018 at 8:06 PM.
Hungerford declaration stage tomorrow.
Roger Charlton's Projection is the one catching my eye. Top Score, taken out of The Lennox at Glorious Goodwood, is entered too.
I'm expecting a few of the current entries to be taken out tomorrow.
I have no plans to back anything yet, but will be keeping an eye out for Projection and Top Score.
Last edited by Marb; 12th August 2018 at 6:46 PM.
I've already backed Dream of Dreams for this. A bit premature, I did him last Monday thinking the race was yesterday. Travelled like the best horse in the race in the Hackwood.
I think it's very risky backing ante-post at the best of times but with the weather as unstable as it is at the moment it wouldn't interest me at all.
On top of that, a lot of these G2/G3 races at less than a mile are little more than glorified handicaps. I'm happy to wait until the day before deciding to bodyswerve them
Respect, though, for having the cojones to go in early!
Illegitimi non carborundum
Dream of Dreams still in the race and Expert Eye taken out. Might get a run for my money here.
The St Wilfred looks a good race to have a bet in this year. Eve Johnson Houghton trains an excellent horse called ICE AGE, who won two valuable races, including one in Ireland at the Curragh, off a mark of 91 & 96 last season. This horse has stepped up again this season, now rated 106, winning a couple of decent sprints, and so would carry my money in this race. Like many good horses Ice Age goes on most goings. Ice Age finished third in a little conditions race behind Top Score and a Roger Varian winner the last day, but should do better now stepped up in another big field handicap. 20/1 with Ladbrokes and Corals, quarter the odds, the first four each way.
Last edited by Marb; 13th August 2018 at 7:10 PM.
Outsider (13th August 2018)
In theory, 14/1 is far too long a price for a horse that will be officially 9lbs well in. (He carries a 4lbs penalty on top of his original OR 101 but has gone up to 114 for Haydock.)
However...
a) I would certainly be concerned that having failed to win over 12f he was brought back to 10f and broke the track record.
b ) He and Brorocco were among the bottom-rated horses for that Haydock race yet they were clear at the finish with lots of better horses (on ORs) well beaten. It seems the handicapper has taken the form fairly literally but it might be that the race the other day was a bit iffy.
Last edited by Desert Orchid; 15th August 2018 at 4:51 PM.
Illegitimi non carborundum
Thanks, ran really well.
Outsider (18th August 2018)
I understand Teodoro is [jt] top-rated with Timeform so expect the price to contract a wee bit again.
Illegitimi non carborundum
Marb (18th August 2018)
After witnessing his last run, albeit over ten furlongs, I wouldn't want to back any other horse.
Better than a kick in the teeth, well done. Teodoro and the favourite Stratum both declared for The Ebor today.
Last edited by Marb; 23rd August 2018 at 12:34 PM.
Outsider (23rd August 2018)