Desert Orchid (15th October 2021)
Sir Busker in the Balmoral e/w at anything 25/1 downwards with Bet365 e/w extra. 20/1 6 places is good but I've taken the 18/1 7 places.
Loves the Ascot straight course and a strong pace. Wasn't beaten far in the Queen Anne and doesn't have to concede too much weight all round. Is hopefully drawn well in 3.
Alcohol, because no good story ever started with "I was eating this salad..."
Balmoral - Saltonstall 25/1, 7 pl - Plenty in his favour in terms of overall form (2nd top on RPRs), a decent draw (10), won three times last October-November, and good 5lbs claimer.
Last edited by Desert Orchid; 15th October 2021 at 3:47 PM.
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Outsider (15th October 2021)
BALMORAL
I've always thought a high draw was best at ascot but a lot of fancied horses are drawn 10 or lower.
The gosden horse could well be a good thing but I'm going to stick with the horse I put up a/p
MARIE DIAMOND drawn 1 33/1 should give me a good run for my money.was in the lead on the wrong side in the Cambridgeshire at this distance so 33s looks a bit of value.
Desert Orchid (15th October 2021)
Mile - Benbatl 25/1, 4 pl - Rated 126 this time two seasons ago after a demolition job in a decent G2. Wears the Godolphin first colours and is probably a better horse than Master Of The Seas which is only 11/1 tops. The ground might be a concern, though, but I think the price is worth taking with the extra place on offer.
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50p ew CELTIC DANCER 230c 40/1
moe (17th October 2021)
450Nb LUNAR JET 33/1 hasnt run well for a while hence the price but hes 3/3 at Newbury on going softer than good.
Outsider (22nd October 2021)
Beef or Salmon (23rd October 2021)
Ascot 2.10 - Bathsheba Bay 40/1 - returns after a spell on the sidelines but was ready to run at the start of the month (at least it was only withdrawn on account of the fast ground), has been 'allowed' a couple of pounds for his absence and Nicholls uses a 5lbs claimer. Hard to imagine a better race for which it might make the cut, it's a Saturday handicap, it's Nicholls...
Being in Spain, I can only use my Unibet account so no extra places for me but I did the odds boosted to 45/1.
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Asc 3.20 - Didero Vallis 25/1 - few jockeys ride this CD better than Deutsch and Williams targets these races. The horse strikes me as a relatively late improver and I'm very surprised at the price. I'd have been prepared to back it single-figure odds.
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Although I've done Maze Runner as my main bet its stablemate WHISKY SOUR 50/1 is of interest with a good 7lb claimer on.
345N
2017diary (31st October 2021)
Good luck,O.
Saved on Maze Runner, but main bet on Royal Illusion.
November handicap.
Wells Farhh go 33/1 or 28/1 7places sky bet.
Has been running in stakes races and has now dropped to a decent mark.
Outsider (4th November 2021)
Greatwood Hurdle - Ballyandy 33/1 - now 8lbs lower than when a good second to the chucked-in The Shunter (and 11lbs lower than the mark he was put up to for that run), his two best career runs (on RPRs) were over the minimum trips at this track last autumn and he's had a pipe-opener in the last month, presumably with this race in mind. This time last year he was in the best form of his life (again, on RPRs) and his current mark is probably an over-allowance for his advancing years and a couple of modest performances. His price might not shorten up much in the coming week or so but I'm happy to get involved this early because I think the price is plain wrong. That said, I haven't been much cop with these longshots recently
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Outsider (4th November 2021)