Evening sportsfans!! nice to be back after a short break to recharge the batteries but the only remnants of turf flat racing we have is the mixed card at leafy lingfield which is slightly disappointing but with a fibresand fixture at southwell i'm sure theres some value to be had at the nottinghamshire venue.
2pts e/w JACKIE LOVE 1.50 southwell (nap) 10/1 bet365
2pts e/w BOY THE BELL 3.20 southwell (nb) 6/1 bet365
1pt e/w RIDGEWAY HAWK southwell 13/2 bet365
0.5pt e/w trixie
from the top the nap has dropped to a very dangerous mark and whilst the surface has to be taken on trust the sire stats are encouraging.i had my eye on this one on her penultimate start as she had dropped to a winning mark but she had an awful draw that day in the car park & the run is best forgotten.all she needs to do is get out on terms from a decent draw to get involved in this for me & i'm expecting a big run here.interestingly on her last victory she had putin behind her off levels & that horse has gone on to compete off a higher mark so the form has a solid look about it.the NB is simple,back on his last winning mark & solid course form,ding dong go & collect.ridgeway hawk came back to form last time out over C&D and i was on that day so being as the handicapper has left him alone i see no reason to desert him here.hopefully three solid selections & a profitable day awaits!! :-)
i have to air my views on the current godolphin saga now its come to light that further horses under Al Zaroonis care have tested positive,firstly,is anyone really surprised?? a man found guilty of doping his horses has doped others as well?? OF COURSE HE HAS! jesus wept my twitter feed was like everyone was surprised for some bizarre reason but i know hindsight is a wonderful thing but how many of his horses shown sporadic pieces of form & then where tailed off...and all people kept blaming it on was them re-acclimatizing after returning from dubai...oh they where getting acclimatized alright,pumped to the eyeballs! which then brings us to the st leger & the winner who has now found to have been doped.young joseph o'brien was slaughtered on the day of the race for his ride on camelot & i was one that jumped on the bandwagon i will be honest but in hindsight was his run actually perfectly timed but with the best will in the world i dont think a porsche would have got past encke that day knowing what we know now.so camelot would have then been an undefeated triple crown winner...which would of almost certainly of meant he would of missed last years arc & after having his pipe opener this season would still be an undefeated champion...coolmore must be livid!! which then brings us to sheikh mohammed..who i believe to be the most powerful man in british racing.now what if he does get the hump & decides to pull out of british racing,the aga khan did it..with great succes to be honest as his stud empire is as strong as ever with his involvement in french & irish racing.now money clearly isn't an issue for the sheikh or he would have been long gone years ago as the prize money on the continent makes the uk look pathetic if we're honest. its all about prestige for him & rightly so as british racing is steaped in history but if he pulled out & moved his operation to maybe germany there racing would then start a heritage of its own and would very quickly forget about the uk as our racing would drop to the standard of what they run for in places like turkey & norway at the minute.there would instantly be no trade newspaper as the racing post is owned & funded by the sheikh & his family would all follow there leader meaning sheikh hamdam & sheikh bin rashids strings would all be moved overseas.newmarket would be like a ghost town & the job losses would be monumental.i really would wonder if racing would actually survive a blow like that & it really is worrying times at the minute if i'm honest which then begs the question..has he allowed to become to powerful?? the debate would go on & on but in the meantime i think racing fans need to keep there fingers well & truly crossed for a favourable outcome to this whole sorry mess that this has been created.
many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & apologies if it seems like i've moaned on for a while but people really need to be aware of the potential fallout from this saga but as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)
regards
ian
2pts e/w JACKIE LOVE 1.50 southwell (nap) 10/1 bet365
2pts e/w BOY THE BELL 3.20 southwell (nb) 6/1 bet365
1pt e/w RIDGEWAY HAWK southwell 13/2 bet365
0.5pt e/w trixie
from the top the nap has dropped to a very dangerous mark and whilst the surface has to be taken on trust the sire stats are encouraging.i had my eye on this one on her penultimate start as she had dropped to a winning mark but she had an awful draw that day in the car park & the run is best forgotten.all she needs to do is get out on terms from a decent draw to get involved in this for me & i'm expecting a big run here.interestingly on her last victory she had putin behind her off levels & that horse has gone on to compete off a higher mark so the form has a solid look about it.the NB is simple,back on his last winning mark & solid course form,ding dong go & collect.ridgeway hawk came back to form last time out over C&D and i was on that day so being as the handicapper has left him alone i see no reason to desert him here.hopefully three solid selections & a profitable day awaits!! :-)
i have to air my views on the current godolphin saga now its come to light that further horses under Al Zaroonis care have tested positive,firstly,is anyone really surprised?? a man found guilty of doping his horses has doped others as well?? OF COURSE HE HAS! jesus wept my twitter feed was like everyone was surprised for some bizarre reason but i know hindsight is a wonderful thing but how many of his horses shown sporadic pieces of form & then where tailed off...and all people kept blaming it on was them re-acclimatizing after returning from dubai...oh they where getting acclimatized alright,pumped to the eyeballs! which then brings us to the st leger & the winner who has now found to have been doped.young joseph o'brien was slaughtered on the day of the race for his ride on camelot & i was one that jumped on the bandwagon i will be honest but in hindsight was his run actually perfectly timed but with the best will in the world i dont think a porsche would have got past encke that day knowing what we know now.so camelot would have then been an undefeated triple crown winner...which would of almost certainly of meant he would of missed last years arc & after having his pipe opener this season would still be an undefeated champion...coolmore must be livid!! which then brings us to sheikh mohammed..who i believe to be the most powerful man in british racing.now what if he does get the hump & decides to pull out of british racing,the aga khan did it..with great succes to be honest as his stud empire is as strong as ever with his involvement in french & irish racing.now money clearly isn't an issue for the sheikh or he would have been long gone years ago as the prize money on the continent makes the uk look pathetic if we're honest. its all about prestige for him & rightly so as british racing is steaped in history but if he pulled out & moved his operation to maybe germany there racing would then start a heritage of its own and would very quickly forget about the uk as our racing would drop to the standard of what they run for in places like turkey & norway at the minute.there would instantly be no trade newspaper as the racing post is owned & funded by the sheikh & his family would all follow there leader meaning sheikh hamdam & sheikh bin rashids strings would all be moved overseas.newmarket would be like a ghost town & the job losses would be monumental.i really would wonder if racing would actually survive a blow like that & it really is worrying times at the minute if i'm honest which then begs the question..has he allowed to become to powerful?? the debate would go on & on but in the meantime i think racing fans need to keep there fingers well & truly crossed for a favourable outcome to this whole sorry mess that this has been created.
many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & apologies if it seems like i've moaned on for a while but people really need to be aware of the potential fallout from this saga but as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)
regards
ian
Sorry Ian, I backed Encke and I was right. 25-1, 33-1, 20-1. You were wrong. What a golden chance for the Camelot groupies to redeem their reputation! Encke passed two drug tests. "no drugged to eyeballs!" you are rewriting history
ReplyDeleteLets put this steroid business into perspective. it is the preferred medical treatment for children in cancer wards. It is a wonderful thing for jaded, resting horses. In most countries Zarooni would not have even been breaking a rule. He injected jaded horses to assist repair. 8 years for a "local" UK bylaw is ridiculous. 2 would have been fair.
ReplyDeletefirstly if you took the time to read my blog you will know that my play on the race on the day was to LAY camelot, which is what i did. secondly if your naeve if enough to think think that encke didn't have "outside help" when winning the leger & finding around 7lb improvement on the day to win the race then that is entirely your perogative.personally my profit on the day will now be donated to the injured jockeys fund as as far as i'm concerned its dirty money,plain & simple and if you think that doping is merely a "byelaw" in this country god help us..
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