28/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well that brings to an end the best month i've had since i started blogging.todays nap was ultimatly disappointing but we finish the month on +89pts to advised bets :-) hopefully we can carry the form on into march...

2pts e/w RAKAAN 4.50 LINGFIELD (nap) 9/1 williamhill

Jamie Osbornes tough as teak gelding can land the spoils here tomorrow.he comes here on a winning mark & has been very consistent all winter although i think his last run when behind the Marco Botti trained lunar deity might well turn out to be his best given time as that performer is improving leaps & bounds at the minute.the stable in general are ticking over nicely & have had a few decent winners over the past fortnight & this also represents quite a drop in grade to be honest & he's taken to get the #teamchoochoo express back on track.

just the one selection tomorrow but i must admit i do really like this one.there are a couple of other things that i fancy over the sticks but after the last two NH selections have hit the deck i would air on a side of caution but they are..

SHUIL ROYALE 3.30 & BUFFALO BOB 4.35

our current stats for the year are...

JAN +12pts 

FEB +89pts (+101)

(running total in brackets)

many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & i hope we've made some of you a nice profit this month.may i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting guys!! :-)

regards
ian

27/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! here we again guys!! :-) todays NAP goes in advised at a tasty 8/1 last night to put us on a massive +93pts for the month & hopefully we can break the three figure profit barrier on the final day of the month tomorrow..

2pts e/w STEEL CITY BOY 4.50 SOUTHWELL (nap) 9/1 bet365

full write up & further selections will appear here tomorrow morning before 10am.

many thanks for following..

regards
ian

26/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well thats the last twice i've deviated off the a/w & both times they've ended up on the deck! :-( but like i said on sunday,if you don't jump,you don't win,simple as that.i've spent the afternoon concentrating on tomorrow evenings kempton card & hopefully have found a couple of decent priced winners..

2pt e/w SHALAMBAR 8.30 KEMPTON (nap) 8/1 bet365

Tony Carroll's veteran has two victories from four attempts over C&D and can make it number three tomorrow.he likes to race prominently here at kempton so the first time visor should help keep his mind on the job although he could of had a better draw i must admit.jim crowleys a master round here & should be able to manouvere him into a decent position turning for home ready to make his move entering the straight.


1pt e/w L'HIRONDELLE 7.00 KEMPTON (nb) 50/1 paddypower

mike attwaters gelding is a quirky thing but when he gets it right he's a decent tool on his day.he does seem to be an all or nothing type but this is the first time in his career that he's been dropped into the basement grade & after being tried over an inadequate trip on his last three runs to get his mark down he now finds himself 4lb below his last winning mark & more importantly is re-united with joe fanning who can get him back to winning ways.

apologies for not puttting a full write up on todays blog but to be honest the racing today has been absolutly dire & i really couldn't get excited about it at all if i'm honest.after a couple of quite days we still sit on a very healthy +75pts to our advised bets this month & hopefully we can end the month with a bang tomorrow.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

25/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! a n/r the best we could muster today i'm afraid, here are tomorrows selections...

1pt e/w NOT SO SURE DICK 3.00 LEICESTER (nap) 14/1 pp


full write up will appear here later...

regards
ian

24/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well it doesn't get much unluckier than today really,our nap at a massive 25/1 still in contention when crashing out at the final flight... but as they say,if you don't jump,you don't win,simple as that.we return to our favoured a/w racing tomorrow & hopefully today was just a blip as far as bad luck goes...

2pts e/w MR CHOCOLATE DROP 5.30 WOLVES (nap) 16/1 365

i'm going to put faith in the old stagers today & this veteran can get the ball rolling for #teamchoochoo. Russ Kenemore gets on particularly well with the gelding & after a couple of creditable runs to work the handicap mark down he comes here on his last winning mark over C&D.this certainly isn't the strongest race in depth by any stretch of the imagination & is a confident nap to get back to winning ways.

1pt e/w DIVINSKY 5.20 KEMPTON (nb) 16/1 bet365

enter veteran number two!! :-) and they don't get much older than this fella who amazingly makes his 226th racecourse start tomorrow.long in the tooth he maybe but he has guts & a zest for the game that some well bred younger horses could take note of. whilst he's not been in the best of form lately i think he could grab an easy lead here & if they give him enough rope... believe me he'll hang these out to dry!!!

it's very difficult to express my views by simply writing on here so from now on i'll try & list all the horses i'll be backing/laying on a particular day as best i can,theres three other horses that interest me tomorrow that i may be having an interest in & they are..

DREAM WIN 2.50 KEMPTON
DRESSED IN LACE 3.20 KEMPTON
CRIMSON QUEEN 2.30 WOLVES

all three look on decent marks & the top one in particular needs keeping an eye on as under the koos ownership banner basically it will win they want it to so the betting could be the best guide.

whilst today was a bitter pill to swallow we still sit on a very healthy +81pts to our advised bets this month so lets see if we can surge into a three figure profit tomorrow.many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & if you like what i've written why not give me a R/T!?!? alternativly if you disagree let me know as i'm always open to some friendly banter!! :-) good luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting guys!! :-)

regards
ian

23/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well the week ended with a whimper rather than a bang if i'm honest & my theory behind the nap failed to materialise which was a disappointment as the 3hrs of form study i spent on the race i'll not get back.surprisingly theres quite a few things that i fancy over the jumps tomorrow so with the lack of an a/w fixture we'll see if we can find a few tasty price jumpers..

2pts e/w SUN QUEST 4.50 FONTWELL (nap) 20/1 paddypower

1pt e/w MY VIKING BAY 2.50 TOWCESTER (nb) 12/1 bet365

1pt e/w PLUM PUDDING 3.15 FONTWELL 8/1 paddypower

1pt e/w EARCOMESTHEDREAM 4.00 TOWCESTER 8/1 bet365

i thought i would post my selections early so as not to miss the price, full write up will appear here shortly...

many thanks for following...

regards
ian

22/2/2013

Evening sportsfans!! well back down to earth with a bang today i'm afraid.. although the ride given to our nap has to be questioned considering he likes to race prominently from stall 3 he was never even put in the race at anytime & the moment the stalls opened it was game over to be honest & considering it was very heavily backed all day & then 10 minutes prior to the off it had almost doubled in price..i'll leave the conspiracy theorists with that one & i'm certainly not going to bemoan a bit of bad luck considering the week we've had.hopefully tomorrow can see a return to winning ways..

2pts e/w LE TOREADOR 4.50 LINGFIELD (nap) 12/1 pp

kevin ryans grand old campaigner has been campaigned in claimers on his last couple of runs but don't let that put you off for one minute.alot of claimers nowadays regularly have horses rated in the 80's running in them so it would be folly to turn your nose up at the form just because there C6 races as i can assure you there not competed in by C6 animals most of the time.this lads form is a prime example,the two horses that he finished behind where hamoody & drawnfromthepast,both 83 rated beasts.the problem is that once they get to a handicap mark in the mid 80's upwards there's just nowhere that they can go as very few are upto listed or group class & there to high for handicaps that they can be competitive in so unless they can pick up a little "conditions" race somewhere there shafted,its either drop into sellers/claimers or carry lumps of weight in handicaps waiting for there mark to fall which is pretty much whats happened to this fella.by running him in claimers they've kept him interested & theres nothing worse for a horses confidence than getting beaten miles time after time as they just lose interest & then its very hard to get them back again.after some shrewd placing he now finds himself 2lb below his previous winning mark & more importantly 3lb below his last C&D winning mark.now remember what i said about keeping horses interested well the ryan stable are past masters at it & little things can make all the difference as horses simply get used to things & when something changes it makes them think a bit.now you're going to have to stay with me now as this is where it gets complicated but i'll try & explain it the best i can.. on the 24/5/08 he was tried in a tongue strap for the first time & ran the best race of his career up to that point & then rattled of a quick hat-trick all with the tongue tie on.this was followed by three defeats but he wasn't disgraced by any means,at which point they dispensed with the strap,he then ran three very creditable races before finishing 12th of 13 at york,beaten 9l,probably the worse race of his career upto that point.so what do they do... reach for the strap & bang! in he goes!! he then gets used to the strap after a few runs again so they try the cheekpieces,one run in & bang! in he goes again!! he then had quiet a few runs with the cheekpiece & tongue strap combo then on 26/2/2011 they drop the strap again... and bang!! in he goes... are you seeing a pattern?? 3/6/2011 they try him in blinkers & to be fair it would of been a herculian effort to win a C3 off that mark but on his next run they ditch the blinds,reinstate the strap & pieces & stone the crows in he goes again!! :-)) he then gets used to the old combo like a pair of old slippers so on the 29/11/2011 they re-apply the blinkers & he runs a blinder just getting touched off by deerslayer who recently scored at belmont park after being sold to run in the states.then on the 27/12/2011 they dropped the tongue strap again...you guessed it,in he went!!! :-) after a couple of mediocre runs the strap was reapplied on the 29/6/2012 and.. well this is getting boring now but bang! in he goes again!! now since that run he's ran with the cheekpieces & tongue tie... until 22/2/2013 when they dropped the tongue tie.... and i'll let you know the outcome tomorrow!!! :))))))

1pt e/w HECTORS CHOICE 3.50 KEMPTON (nb) 40/1 stanjames

for some reason this lad has been completly overlooked in the betting & represents massive value in my opinion.he finished second here last year off a higher mark & gets a weight pull with nacarat & more importantly he's got 3 years on that rival who at the age of 12 must surely have run his best races.following that second last year he went to the festival but blundered his chance away then got back on track winning a G2 handicap off a pound lower than he goes off today.he then had some niggling problems throughout the latter part of last year & a recent spin over hurdles will have put him spot on for this & at massive odds is a strong e/w fancy.

a bit of a longwinded effort but i think its important to let people know the reasoning behind my selections & hopefully you all kept up & seen what i was getting at,basically when something changes it sparks this fella into life & hopefully the pattern will continue tomorrow.owing to the late finish at wolverhampton i have only managed to cover the lingfield card upto now but i will add my other selections in the morning before 10am.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