2/6/2013

Evening sportsfans!! thanks to the wisdom of the BHA to yet again not bother to put on a flat fixture i've had a day off but hopefully we can keep the current good run going! firstly i have to have my say on the derby & to be fair it was all over as a contest after ten seconds for the favourite but anyone who thinks that "team tactics" don't exist in horse racing need to have a long look in the mirror. firstly the maestro of coolmore pulled of what was nothing short of a masterstroke by not sending a pacemaker off at a million miles an hour knowing that dawn approach would automatically want to go at a mile pace, meaning he pulled for his head uncontrollably & its pointless blaming the jockey as there was nothing at all he could do about it whatsoever.this brings me on to what i think was the best ride in the race & you might be surprised by my "man of the match".the game changer here was young joseph o'brien & i'll tell you why, now you have to bare in mind that young joseph would have had no idea whatsoever about dawn approach's antics in the early part of the race so when the favourite loomed large on his outside at the bottom tattenham corner with what to joseph would have looked like an unbeaten champion pulling double & taking up the running, the fact he had used up every ounce of energy pulling kevin mannings arms out wouldn't have entered his head & for a change he wasn't on the best horse in the race, he wasn't on the fastest horse in the race..all he had in his armoury was the brain in his head..and boy did he use it! he had battle of marengo right in the van throughout & didn't give an each around the undualtions of this unique course with the knowledge that all the ballydoyle raiders where pretty much gauranteed stayers i genuinly believe young joseph has "took one for the team" so to speak as the moment dawn approach hit the front joseph was at him like a tiger as if to say.. "if your a true champion..go & prove it!" he got back at the favourite within a few strides knowing the battalion of ballydoyle raiders would be leading the stampede from the rear and boy where they! ryan moore led the charge taking the running up & outstaying our selection who ran on gallantly for a place to land a very nice e/w derby/oaks double.i've been quick to criticise young o'brien in the past & yes he does over do the waiting tactics in my opinion but when the chips where down the lad pulled an ace out of the pack in my eyes, simple as that. now i'm basing this decision on the fact that he would have had absolutly no idea what the favourite was getting upto..all he needed to do was get the fav beat & he knew exactly how to do it... a cap doff goes out to you joseph..and thank you! :-)

onto matters in hand & here are tomorrows selections..

2pts e/w FALASTEEN 3.00 chepstow (nap) 20/1 bet365

1pt e/w KATMAI RIVER 5.45 leicester (nb) 20/1 bet365

0.5pt e/w double

the naps been on my radar for a while now & i'm hoping darren egans claim can just tip him over the edge & into the winners enclosure tomorrow.the nb is another who has fallen gradually in the handicap & now looks on a workable mark to me.

many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & as always i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)

regards
ian