I've no idea how the other thread got on in terms of profit or loss but it was fun along the way, with quite a few lovely winners and loads of big-odds placers.
Let's hope this year's thread provides as much fun, which is all it's really meant to be.
I didn't plan to have any bets at all today (maybe in the Glasgow derby football match but the bookies aren't giving much away) as I didn't get the chance to study any of the races.
However, we know Gary Moore likes to target Sandown so I was surprised to see his Zamperini as big as 50/1 in the 3.35 and much longer on the exchanges. It's the horse's first appearance after over a year off and it's lightly raced so probably fragile but he could have taken it pretty much anywhere for a spin round. The market weakness is a concern and the chances are it's being given a CD prep ahead of something like the Imperial Cup in a couple of months' time, but it's a hunch - that's all it is - I'm prepared to play.
Maybe Zamperini can scamper in, eh?
Edit - in the same race, now that I think about it, Ruacana at 40/1 is far too big for a horse with good CD form in heavy ground at the bottom of the weights.
(Rua cannae, can he?)