HORSE RACING LOG

[amberleaf]

Neighbourly didn't land a blow,very poor run indeed

bet 18,going with irish raider Drinmoy Lad@ 4/1 for a 2 point win in kempton 5.50,the horse has only raced a few times in england and has won just the one time,looks to have a great chance here

bet 19,curragh 5.30 Patrickswell@ 20/1,is down to a winning mark and has a rail draw from 12,but looking back at the history of the race low stall draws are well on top,going to give it just a half point e/w

Drinmoy Lad 2 point win @ 4/1
Patrickswell .5 of a point @ 20/1

bank 91.4 (ti 41)

[amberleaf]

bet 20,curragh 4.00,Taameer@ 12/1,was very unlucky last time ,finding lots of trouble in running,could be a little value at the price here in this very open race.

1 point e/w @ 12/1

bank 89.4 (ti 43)

[jazzyfish]

sweet got royal dimond there

[amberleaf]

no good yesterday,all three well beaten
bets 21,22 & 23
notice that navan based trainer liam mcateer has two running in Ffos Las this evening,both could have a chance

in the 4.30 Thats A Fret@ 14/1,has only raced outside ireland a few times and his biggest win by far was at the curragh winning a 34k pot over 6 furlongs rated 81,before winning at Catterick over 5 furlongs(todays trip) a few weeks later.has some form at this track with a win last year over distance,3rd last week over 6 at laytown which could be a pipe opener for this with a rating of 68 and has a 7lb claimer on board.

in the 5.30 Strategic Heightsis priced up at 16/1,nowhere last time in Bellewstown,but before that was a half length second when 25/1 up in ayr off 45,the winner of that has gone on to win again since.is today off 49 with Raul Da Silva in the plate with 3lbs ex(also notice that another irish trained horse that i backed yesterday,Drinmoy Lad is in here,worth keeping a eye on)

going with .5 of a point e/w on Strategic Heights(16/1) and Thats A Fret(14/1) and a .5 of a point e/w double for a total of 3 points

bank 86.4 (ti 46)

[amberleaf]

bet 24,going for a 1 point e/w on the Terence O'Brien trained Push The Button@ 8/1 in the bumper in Listowel (5.20) never raced in public before but the market support is very Interesting for this well bred horse.

1 point e/w @ 8/1

bank 84.4 (ti 48)

[amberleaf]

yup that went well,Push The Button was pulled up after about 7 furlongs,Thats A Fret finished in 5th and the best result of the day goes to Strategic Heights who was a non runner so a point back

bank 85.4

[amberleaf]

off to Listowel again today,in the 3.35 a handicap (3yo) over 6 furlongs,going for Blue Mimosa@ 9/1 (sj pg), as a 2 year old,didn't take long to get into the swing of things just two runs before winning her maiden in sligo over distance on soft enough ground,and going on to win again in sligo over distance rated 77 next time out.has only one run this season finishing well down the field in the curragh over 7 furlongs.but is today off just 68 with 7lb ex,and again back over her winning distance of 6 furlongs,has a very good draw,the going on heavy might be a little concern but with the low weight,draw and right distance,think she could have a great chance after a pipe opener 9 days ago

2 point e/w @ 9/1
edit just got 9/1 with sj
bank 81.4 (ti 52)

[amberleaf]

no joy with blue Mimosa yesterday,the price drifted out to 12/1 before the off which more or less told the story of the race as far as she was concerned.didn't take advantage of the draw and was towards the rear after a furlong or so(was eased into the race)but did stay on past beaten horses towards the end,still think she's nicely treated after looking back at the race a few times this morning,hopefully will come on for the experience and worth keeping a eye on in the tracker imo.

bet 26,going with mamma rosa in the listowel 3.35 @ 9/2,she won this race last year off 71 landing a right touch (backed from 7/1 to 10/3 before the off)winning by 3 lengths in the end.was 4th last time out behind van rooney in killarney over distance and is today off 68,stall draw from 2 also looks fine.a few dangers in the race with Ariyfa coming over from england(think the heavy going is a big concern)and the bolger trained Loreto who finished just in front of mamma rosa in the race in killarney,but has a extra lb to contend with,also think that this could be the target race for mamma rosa,worth a little e/w at the odds.

2 point e/w @ 9/2

bank 77.4 (ti 56)

[amberleaf]

mamma rosa tried to make all but folded in the last furlong finishing a very tame 4th,with Loreto staying on to land the race,jockey kevin Manning reporting that the ground was very,very heavy.picked the wrong horse so no return

bet 27,in the kerry national going with Start Me Up @ 12/1,the going here over the distance will make this a right slog and with a lot of the market leaders could be under pressure on ground so heavy,start me up at least has some decent form with a few place efforts behind the likes of seabass(on heavy) and sunny hill boy,also has a win to his name over 3 miles in navan on soft/heavy,swans stable not flying with his last win over 2 weeks ago and plenty of runners since,but for me worth a go at the odds

2 points e/w @ 12/1

bank 73.4 (ti 60)

[amberleaf]

Start Me Up was well backed during the day and ended up going off @ 7/1,finished up in 3rd behind Faltering Fullback who won @ 33/1,(paying a massive 90/1 or thereabouts on the tote)

anyways a profit of 4 points(thank god) bringing the bank to 81.4

[amberleaf]

bet 28,in the listowel 305,going for a little punt on Rominintheglomin@ 5/1 with pp,landed her maiden over 7 furlongs in gowran park in july on heavy,beating Unanimous who was rated 75 at the time,who has since gone on to win twice beating fit the cove(won here during the week)along the way in galway,she's rated 78 for this but has a decent draw in stall 3 and with trainer john Shanahan quoted as saying "she loves that soft ground,She's a big tall filly who should improve a bit with time" after her maiden win,give it a whirl at the odds

2 point win @ 5/1

bank 79.4 (ti 62)

[amberleaf]

bet 29,going for a little e/w on Uponthe Hoof@ 9/1 in the Listowel 505,won his maiden last time out over distance in bellewstown by just a neck but was hampered a little at the second last when a horse fell in front of him,that form was boosted during the week when second in that race (Roadtoabbeyfeale) won well again over distance,on the minus side the trainer reports in his words that "he's a bit of a baby" and this is his first handicap with a rating of 109 and has also only ever raced on soft or better,the going here is on the heavy side of soft at best,but he seems to have plenty of ability so just give it a point e/w

1 point e/w @ 9/1

bank 77.4 (ti 64)


in the bumper there's a match race with just the two runners,not too often you see that

[horatio1]

Good stuff amber unfortunately had him an ew double with my donkey! One of these days were going tri click on the same day. Paddy power watch out!

[amberleaf]

Good stuff amber unfortunately had him an ew double with my donkey! One of these days were going tri click on the same day. Paddy power watch out!

lol safe enough with me i think,Rominintheglomin won very well and Uponthe Hoof was very well backed before the off and ended up the sp fav @ 5/1 but was pulled up towards the end for a return of 12 points

bank 89.4

[amberleaf]

see that mike o callaghan is sending over a few to Wolverhampton


in the 6.00 Jouster@ 14/1,just the one win for the horse in Yarmouth(only time the horse raced outside ireland) last month over 6 on good off 64,is today off 68 over 7 furlongs with a good jockey booking,last two runs are poor enough but that was on poor ground,give it a point e/w @ 14s

in the 7.00 he runs Khaos @ 16/1,won her maiden in dundalk this time last year,and did finish a neck second off a mark of 80 with 5 lbs ex,is to day over a extra furlong off 80 so a few ifs and buts but at 16s worth a point e/w @ 16s


more rain over night in Listowel and the ground very much on the heavy side,in the bumper going with Sitcom@ 2/1,second last time in tramore on heavy ground and form of that race was well franked with a few winning since that Sitcom had behind that day
give it a two point win @ 2/1

btw all the best in the GH guys,go and get em

bank 83.4 (ti 69)

[amberleaf]

hmmm just looking at the ayr card for tomorrow,the ground here is described as heavy and a few interesting irish raiders making their way over,considering the summer we've just had.

[amberleaf]

Jouster came in third (r4 sp @ 9/1)return 2.8,Khaos didn't do a tap and Sitcom was a non runner,no bet return 2 points

bank 88.2

for tomorrow going with a fiver trixie and a score e/w single

2.20 ayr An Saighdiur@ 9/1 think this a great e/w bet so going with a 2 point e/w single
3.30 ayr Maarek@ 12/1
3.45 Newbury Judge 'n Jury@ 16/1

for a total of 6 points

bank 82.2 (ti 75)

[amberleaf]

Maarek finished in third and Judge 'n Jury well down the field,An Saighdiur also finish in third so a return of 5.6
bank stands at 87.8

going with Cerveza Dinero@ 3/1 for a max bet,denis hogan who is based in Tipperary is bringing two over to Uttoxeter and runs the above in the 4.10,good ground looks the key for this horse if history is anything to go by,and with none to be found in ireland this looks like most likely to win of the two.distance is fine and the good going is a major plus.

5 point win @ 3/1

bank 82.2 (ti 80)

[amberleaf]

Cerveza Dinero was as low as 5/2 in the morning but went as big as 11/2 in the ring before going off at 9/2,and found one too good,was no match for the well backed coffee from the o'neill/John P McManus/A P McCoy stable. denis hogans other horse at Uttoxeter finished 6th.the only other irish horse to run in england to-day was backed from 14/1 to 7/1 and of course won,what a c##t of a game this horse racing can be sometimesbut sur them the joys

bank 82.2 (ti 80)

[amberleaf]

going with a wee trixie for today

in ballinrobe 6.15 Bruff@ 7/1 looks a fair bet,3rd last time out in galway in a hcp chase over todays distance off 95 and is today off 96 with 4lb ex,in effect 3 lb lower for this Steeplechase and with the market leaders going up in the ratings,worth including at the odds

in the 405 fairyhouse September Lily @ 6/1 hopefully will come good after a few near misses,has plenty of experience,not the best thing for a maiden race i guess but has a few seconds behind horses that have gone on to frank the form since, has a cheekpiece fitted for the first time which could help things along,draw looks a negative though.

in the last in fairy house going with Pires @ 6/1,has come back to form with a chase win and a hurdle second,this is a flat race over 1m2f and is rated 80 with 7 lbs ex,won last year over 1 mile 4 furlongs with a rating of 89,and could be very well treated if back to his best here.

1 point trixie(three doubles and one treble) for a total of 4 points (pays 5.5k if they all happen to win)

bank 78.2 (84)

[amberleaf]

September Lily went off the 11/4 fav but could only finish 3/4 length 3rd,still worth hanging on to in the tracker,draw didn't help yesterday and should lose the maiden tag in the next few spins

Pires drifted all the way out to 12/1 finished in 5th after the ground went against him,still looks well treated imo at this level and also keeping him in the tracker



Bruff more or less hacked up,worth keeping a eye on,could be a little more to come from the horse
just the one winner with no return,no irish racing to-day,notice that denis hogan is running Cerveza Dinero in Newton Abbot 5.20 but with the ground turning soft/heavy could be better off laying so not backing anything today.

bank 78.2 (ti 84)

[amberleaf]

Cerveza Dinero was backed during the day and went off the 11/4 fav,think the going didn't help his cause and looked beaten before a mistake at the last,so a little profit from the lay
it seems that Downpatrick has got the nod after a inspection at 8 am this morning with soft/heavy going.this track is tight and can be tricky when the ground poor and experience can only help

in the 5.10,a beginners steeplechase,going for a small each way with In The Haven@ 6/1,Clara More(who has a 4th here last year) odds on @ 10/11 will be hard to beat but might have a question to answer on the heavy going,the noel meade trained Dark Prospect(4/1) has never jumped a fence in the heat of battle and again the heavy going could be problem given the history of the horse.in the haven is not a star by any means but does have fairly decent form on this type of ground in hcp chases and also has won his maiden race at the track all be it back in 2008

1 point e/w @ 6/1

in the 4.25 hard to get away from Zadarska@ 5/4 for a 2 point win,3rd last time out at this track over distance and has a few seconds on soft to heavy including over 3 miles
bank 74.2 (ti 88)

[amberleaf]

no good today,both horses running poorly.irish raiders ran well across the pond again to-day with gordon elliott 3 from 3 in perth,he really does have a excellent record at the track with 27% win strike rate (83/301)and is showing 162 win and place from 301 runners,star of todays show being bondage who was backed from 9/2 early doors to 13/8.has a few out at the same venue tomorrow and worth a look as does tony martin

bank 74.2 (ti 88)

[amberleaf]

going foe a little trixie again today,as posted above gordon elliott has a record in perth thats second to none and runs Carlito Brigante @ 5/4 in the 3.20,was withdrawn due to poor going in ireland no less than three times over the last few months,but with the good going in perth and the trainers record here,worth including

tony martin sends over Tepalo in the first at 2.10 @ 5/4,won well last time out in sligo over distance,there are a few dangers but the price looks fair,touch of a penalty kick about it imo.

in dundalk going with Monaco Mist@ 4/1 in the 3.15,its a maiden race over 7 furlongs,only the one race to look at from a form point of view when finishing second behind the odds on big break,was behind a wall of horses before running on to beat the rest and if the horse comes on from that run could be hard to beat here,throw in the draw from 1,and the jockey/trainer combo,will hopefully put a little meat on the bones of this bet

1 point trixie which is four bets ( 3 doubles & 1 treble for a potential return of 54 points)

bank 70.2 (ti 92)

[FlushNut12]

im on this to come on lol

[amberleaf]

oh dear not even gordon elliott could Survive the curse of the log yesterday,with none of the trio winning,anyways back to the get rich quick or die trying scheme with a yankee

dundalk 7.00 going with Sophisticated Heir@ 5/1,first run for bolger/manning and is being well supported this morning.

dundalk 6.30 going with the fav Scrapper Blackwell @ 6/4 and again is being backed,form lines with Three Sea Captains the eye catcher here.


Wolverhampton 8.15 Infinite Magic@ 5/6 straight forward enough,was second on his first and only run over c & d looks to have a great chance of getting of the mark here

sticking in Ridayef@ 4/1 in the last in dundalk with all prices from pp.

.5 of a point yankee (potential return of 2k)
bank 64.7 (ti 97.5)

[amberleaf]

Ridayef & Infinite Magic both won,Scrapper Blackwell found one too good and Sophisticated Heir found a lot more than one too good,return of 4.5 points with the bank now at 69.2

chance a trixie tomorrow

Wolverhampton 7.50 Queen Grace @ 4/1,irish raider with the trainers only runner in the uk tomorrow,has a very decent record with his runners in england,flopped out of the stalls last time off 1lb higher but stayed on well after,good chance

newmarket 3.00 Beauty Parlour@ 7/4 straight forward enough selection,should be there abouts

Chester 2.50 Lady Ibrox@ 13/2,last win was over c & d off 88 on soft drawn 2(also a second over c & d)off 90 here,again a good draw from 2

1 point trixie 4 points in total (pr 175 points)

bank 65.2 (ti 101.5)

[amberleaf]

mem only winner of the saturdays trixie was Lady Ibrox who won at 6/1 ,Queen Grace finishing 4th and Beauty Parlour just didn't look arsed tbh,bringing the September log to a end with just 65 points in the bank,a few near misses along the way but sur them the joys,anyways another 100 point bank for October,hopefully will be able to bank a profit this time around.

[amberleaf]

just going for a wee double to kick of the month,Roscommon gets the nod after a inspection this morning with the ground now described heavy (btw no stalls in both 1m4f races)

in the first at 305 hard enough to get away from Fortify @ evens from the O'brien team in this 7 furlong maiden,was a close up 3rd in Listowel over distance on heavy on its first and only run with hands and heals towards the finish,could be hard to beat here with bolgers Beyond Thankful a danger


in the 505,a bumper flat race over 2 miles,going with Sitcom@ 11/4,2nd on heavy in tramore over distance,and form of that race was franked since


2 point double (pr of 15 points)

bank 98 (ti 2)

[amberleaf]

mighty start to the October where i managed to find a few races with just a few likely winners and plenty of dead wood and picked the wrong one ...twice hard enough to do you know!Fortify finished second to Beyond Thankful and sitcom was fifth behind Art Of Logistics,both winners well backed

another double for me again in ayr with no irish racing on today

in the 3.40 Arctic Feeling@ 7/2,was second here over distance on the going last month off 81,off 83 today but a lot of these seem to have their best form on better ground.Sovereign Street looks a danger but was withdrawn no less than 11 times over the last year or so.

in the 2.40 going with Red Cobra@ 6/4,second last time on testing ground,looks to have a great chance of popping the maiden tag here

2 point double (pr 22.5)

bank 96 (ti 4)

[billy_beckham]

A nose!!

[amberleaf]

A nose!!

indeed,Though Arctic Feeling was up watching the race but it wasn't to be,Red Cobra won well at evens but no return,notice irish trained horses did well again across the pond with one winner from just two runners with stuart crawfords Izzini winning well in sedgefield.no irish racing today with sligo being cancelled.just sticking a tenner each way on Lord Buffhead @ 13/2 in the last at newcastle,won over course and distance last year on heavy going and came back to form last time with a win in hamilton again on heavy,over distance off 56,(same as today).

1 point e/w @ 13/2

bank 94 (ti 6)

[amberleaf]

no good yesterday,ended up in 5th,no irish racing again to day so going for a fiver trixie across the pond


bangor 4.50 Justazippy @ 9/2,has won over distance a few times and is rated 117 to day,won last time out off 115,returns after a break of 217 days but has won fresh before, a few dangers with Prompter who was second last time out over c & d and looks well handicapped but not too sure about him,didn't really battle too hard when he had a great chance to take his race that time

southwell 3.30 Max The Machine@ 4/1,showed a liking with the surface the time before last when second,had no chance with the winner that day after Dutch Masterpiece got first run but had everything else well behind,the form from that,not the best but this is a class 5 A.M.S. and hopefully wont take a lot of winning

warwick 3.10 Magique,@ 4/7,shit price i know but did run very well on her first run,looks hard to beat here if she comes on any bit.

.5 point trixie (3 doubles and one treble for 2 points)

bank 92 (ti 8) (pr 43.6)

[amberleaf]

did just about everything wrong today with Magique done by a nose, Max The Machine finished well back and Justazippy finished in 3rd with Prompter absolutely hacking up


in the last in hexham tomorrow Whisky Galore is the choice for the kiss of death,rated 105 with 7 ex,ground and distance looks fine,even at 6/4 looks a good bet with 365

in wolverhampton Miss Dashwood @ 2/1 finished very well over a mile last time out,just failing by a nose off 70,rated 72 for this and extra furlong should help here

3 point double (pr 22.5)

bank 89 (ti 11)

[amberleaf]

going with Elusive Ridge dundalk 7.30 @ 14/1 for a wee nibble,has a great record at the track,with 5 of his 8 wins landed in dundalk.rated 94 with 7 lb ex today,(last won rated 96) and a decent draw in stall 4.on the negative side has never won over this distance and the first time in over two years that a claimer is on board.at the odds of 14/1 give it a point e/w

1 point e/w

bank 87 (ti 13)

[amberleaf]

Whisky Galore found one too good again,Miss Dashwood won well but no return from the double,Elusive Ridge drifted out to 16/1 and finished 3rd for a return of 4.2 points

going with viva diva @ 10/1 Wolverhampton 7.20 tomorrow,2nd here last year over distance when rated 70 and is tomorrow off 65,has just two runs for this irish based trainer (who has a decent record with horses he brings to england),both of those runs were on soft/heavy and could be a little value at the price back on this surface

2 point e/w

bank 87.2 (ti 17)

[amberleaf]

non runner so no bet,bank 91.2 (ti 13)

btw not including this on the log but just invested 50 quid on Rebel Fitz @ 40/1 with stan james for the Champion Hurdle,master stroke or mug play,we'll find out more tomorrow,could be a bargain come next march

[amberleaf]

some handy stats for arc can be found here http://www.irishracing.com/news?prid...Arc-statistics worth having a look at if any one's having a punt

going for a small bet on Great Heavens@ 7/1 seems to tick a lot of boxes


2 point win @ 7/1

bank 89.2 (ti 15)

[amberleaf]

no good today with Great Heavens,(so much for the stats)and Rebel Fitz gets turned over as well @ 4/6(so much for the master stroke)anyways racing in tipperary tomorrow in the 2.35 a 5 furlong dash in the muck,Possible@ 10/1 with powers is the dig me out of a hole selection rated 82 (with 10lbs ex) she has some fairly decent form on poor ground,the eye catcher for me was in july when 5th to Bubbly Bellini,just 1.5 lengths behind on soft/heavy over distance when rated 83(fran berry on board that day)for a pot of 50k.playing for 6.9k to the winner here,could be a little value at the price

2 points e/w @ 10/1

bank 85.2 (ti 19)

[amberleaf]

tipperary cancelled both yesterday and today,so no bet

bank 89.2 (ti 15)

just going for a point e/w on Oriental Lady @ 7/1 in Brighton 3.50,has form at the track and breeding suggests that the extra distance could suit,well backed as well this morning

1 point e/w @ 7/1

bank 87.2 (ti 17)

[amberleaf]

must have put up Oriental Lady by mistake when looking at the breeding,beacon lady was the horse i backed yesterday in brighton,finishing second when giving a lot to do,worth hanging onto in the tracker for a return of 2.4,bank 89.4



going for a wee trixie

4.40 ludlow Street Runner@ 5/1,has mainly raced in ireland over the last few years and won well in Down Royal last time out,bit lumpy in the weights but looks to be in good form

305 navan September Lily @ 4/1,banging on the door for a while now,with a few seconds over ,7 furlongs,and over this distance of 5 furlongs on heavy going,is rated lower than some other horses here today but has a chance on this ground that she clearly doesn't mind also has blinkers again today,(seemed to help a little last time when poorly drawn)

navan 6.05 Go Native@ 4/1,out for 940 days and is drifting a little in the market,but is the class act here and will act on the going,hopfully will be a winning comeback for him.

.5 of a point trixie (pr 117.5)

bank 87.4 (ti 19)

[amberleaf]

no winner yesterday,all ran well enough.good to see go native run so well

another trixie to day

ayr 2.40 Delores Rocket@ 6/4,is in great form and seems to like the going on soft,won over distance last time and trainer form a plus,in other words ticks a lot of boxes

tramore 5.45 Jupitor@ 5/2,was a dead heat second last time out over c & d with Crocus Bay who went on to beat Roadtoabbeyfeale who in turn landed a right touch in a Listowel mdn. hurdle,jupitor has ran well on soft/heavy but no money in the market for a horse that seems to have a great chance of landing this a little concern

tramore 3.15 Marshim @ 5/2,the money is coming thick and fast for this one,opened @ 4/1 this morning,the ground here(soft/yeilding) could be key in this race and marshim wont mind the going,second last time out over distance and has davy russell on board to help matters along,big chance of landing this i think.

1 point trixie (1 treble & 3 doubles) for a total of 4 points (pr 60.3)

bank 83.4 (ti 23)

[amberleaf]

started well enough with Delores Rocket winning well,Marshim was very well backed going off the 13/8 fav but could only manage a well beaten 6th and Jupitor again was well held back in 5th.

going for a little e/w on Pires @ 8/1 in dundalk tomorrow night at 9.00,this is a handicap race for horses rated 60-85 over 1 mile 4 furlongs.with a few place efforts over hurdles when rated 120 & 121 as well as a win in a beginners s´chase,is rated just 78 for this and was 5th last time out over 1m 2f ,3.2 lengths behind the winner on heavy ground that doesn't suit the horse,(has only won on good).so running well at the moment.also has a little form over distance when winning in bellewstown when rated 89 in august of last year and my final point is the first time jockey booking of johnny Murtagh,who enjoys a 17% win rate at the track with 4 year olds plus.give it a score each way at the odds

2 points e/w @ 8/1

bank 79.4 (ti 27)

[amberleaf]

Pires went off @ 6/1 but finished a well beaten 3rd so just a return of just 6 points bringing the bank to 85.4

another trixie for the weekend

tomorrow in york in the 345 Bubbly Bellinihas ran very well in ireland this summer,landing a 29k pot last time out on heavy over distance.tomorrows going is on the soft/heavy side and has a good draw from 16 and looks a great price @ 10/1 with Coral bookmakers

on sunday in the curragh the Irish Cesarewitch gets under way at 4.40 over two milesand going with Missunited@ 10/1,big fan of this horse for while now and has won 4 on the trot from 2m4f hurdles to 1m2f mostly on soft/heavy going,its a wide open race according to the betting but at the odds worth a go as more improvement is very likely

also on sunday in limerick the munster national gets underway at 4.25 and going with the english raider Qhilimar@ 14/1,rated 130 for this and could be well treated for this on form from sandown from January of this year when 3rd behind Hold On Julio (was 137 that day)

give it a tenner trixie (3 doubles and one treble)for a total of 4 points (pr of €22660)


bank 81.4 points (ti 31 points)

[amberleaf]

didn't have a bet like this one in a while so did place pot perm in york,hopfully get a run from it

race 1 - 3,10,12
race 2 - 5
race 3 - 3
race 4 - 7,9,1
race 5 - 12,8,
race 6 - 4,9,

total 36 bets @ one euro each or 3.6 points

bank 77.8

[amberleaf]

no luck over the weekend with Missunited the best of the trio finishing second with no chance behind the winner and just the one leg of the placepot letting me down which was a pity.

roscommon to day going for a little e/w punt on Crystal Harmony@ 8/1 with boyles in the 2.45,was just 2.5 lengths behind Susiescot last time out over distance and going(heavy)rated 59,Susiescot went on to finish second off 80 next time out again on heavy so looks Progressive if any thing.Crystal Harmony is to day off 55,could run well here,give a point e/w at the odds

1 point e/w @ 8/1

in the 4.55 backing Moving On@ 9/4 in the 3 place market with pp,won over distance on heavy ground off 84 in july before a few second place runs off 92 & 95 again on heavy ground,plenty of fluff falling for him this morning but rated at 10 lbs higher than his last win,better off sticking with the place market i think(has won off 90 4 years ago)

4 point to finish in the top three places @ 9/4

bank 71.8 (ti 40.6)

[amberleaf]

Crystal Harmony was never in the race finding all kinds of trouble finishing well back and Moving On looked to have every chance at the last but faded badly in the run up so no return

having a little e/w on Four Wives @ 9/1 at huntingdon,irish trained(one of three running here for the trainer today)good do a little better racing on good ground for the first time and is a positive in the market this morning(was as big as 12s)worth a score e/w at the odds

bank 67.8 (ti 44.6)

[amberleaf]

uuugh with off at 33/1 and ran like a 100/1 shot

going for a wee ew double with Drifting Mist@ 8/1 in the 6.30,6th first time out but lost a lot of ground at the start,finishing well,is over a extra furlong tonight with improvement very likely with plenty of support in the market,however will have to get the better of true verdict who has some great form but not on this surface

in the 8.00 going with the Johnston trained
Vocational @ 4/1 with Murtagh booked,looks to have a great chance in this company having raced against better horses

1 point e/w double

bank 65.8 (ti 46)

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nothing again yesterday,going for a max bet double

in the last in cork going with Qasser@ 4/5,has a massive chance here after being gelded and will surly get the head in front this time

3.30 ascot Excelebration @ 10/11,second behind frankel no less than four times says it all including over c and d.

5 point double

bank 60.8 (ti 51)

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good to get a win under the belt again even if it was two odds on shots,both won well for a return of 17.1 bringing the bank to 77.9

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going for another tenner trixie today

in the 5.00 windsor going with Heezararity@ 9/2,second last time out on soft over c and d and is again off the same mark,draw and jockey booking look fine,todays heavy ground seems to suit the horse and in with a shout with plenty of support in the market this morning

Tipperary 3.35 Whisky Galore@ 10/3,has plenty of seconds in the last few months but the most Intresting for me was in sligo a few months ago when second to Mia's Vic who went on to finish 3rd off 105,whisky galore is off 95 here today and has a decent chance to score


tipperary 2,35 Peking To Paris @ 11/4,first run for trainer Adrian Maguire,who has a decent 7lb claimer on board,won the time before last in a bumper when with willie mullins on testing ground and he finished 6th last time out when first time over hurdles,will hopefully come on from that

1 point trixie for 4 points (pr 150.8 points)

bank 73.9 (ti 55)

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no joy last time not even close,anther trixie again for me to day

305 newmarket So Beloved,@ 11/10,won well last time out and second in that has since franked that form winning last week,this is a step up in class but looks to have a big chance here

205 navan Indian Chief@ 11/10,no form to go by in this but Aidan O'Brien has trained the winner of this race for the last 8 years and has three running today with jp o brien on indian chief who cost a wimpy 360,000gns,(a few quid around for Piet Mondrian (16s to 10s)this morning all the same.)

7.50 kempton Cat OMountain@ 7/4,won over c & d last time out in a maiden and is off a mark of 82,any improvement from that should put the horse there abouts in this

1 point trixie (pr 28.9)

bank 79.9 (ti 59)

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Cat OMountain was the only winner of the three yesterday with a well backed Indian Chief finding one too good and So Beloved finding the heavy going too much,so no return with the bank 69.9

notice that irish trainer Anthony Mullins(based in kilkenny)has sent Split Ear @ 7/1 over to Ludlow to contest a class 4 handicap hurdle over 2 miles(race off at 5.20),he landed a right touch in june in ballinrobe on good/soft and has emmet mullins booked for his only ride of the day,first time the connections are bringing this one and only horse over to england to race,bit lofty in the weights on known form perhaps but the trainer has said that he wasn't his best last year and could improve a little,also seems to need good ground which he'll be getting here,worth a little e/w pop all things considered.

2 points e/w @ 7/1

bank 65.9 (ti 63)

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sfa again yesterday,Split Ear ended going off at 11/1 made a mistake early and that was that.i cant find one winner so the logical thing to do is to find three winners

for the tenner trixie today going with these three good uns

Doncaster 1.40,going with Breden@ 4/1 for this maiden over 7 furlongs,finished 5th on his one and only start but was doing his best work towards the finish before racing green will hopefully come on a little from that run.

dundalk 8.00,Balmont Mast@ 6/1,won well here over 6 furlongs three weeks ago,this is over 5 furlongs in a much harder race(listed stakes with 26k for the winner)and has a poor but not Impossible draw from 11 and is in great form at the moment.

Wolverhampton 6.40,Passion Planet@ 8/1,trained in ireland and turned up in newcastle a few months ago to win over 1m6f rated 58(16/1 not backed),is today over 1m5f rated 65 and is the trainers only runner in england today

1 point trixie (pr 458 points)
bank 61.9 (ti 67)

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did a place pot for a tenner in dundalk this evening,always a cheap fun bet with a chance of winning some half decent $$$$

race 1,horse 3
race 2,horse 11
race 3,horse 7
race 4,horse 2
race 5,horse 2
race 6,horse 12

bank 60.9 (ti 68)

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Breden was backed into 85/40 fav but was well beaten into 3rd,Passion Planet drifted out to 33/1 and ran alright i suppose ended up a 5th 2.5 lengths behind the winner after a poor start but the star of the show was Balmont Mast who won really well breaking Sole Power's course record in the process,but again no return from the trixie,two legs left me down for the place pot,those two were close to placing which was a pity as it paid a dividend of €419.00 for every euro staked

another trixie tomorrow for me

Doncaster 305(racing post trophy) going to give Kingsbarns a swerve at the price of 2/1 and going with the Johnston/fallon combo Steeler @ 7/2

Leopardstown 3.50 Zand@ first show

Leopardstown 2.40 Magician@ 11/4

bank 57.9 (ti 71)

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just one the winner last time with zand the only winner of the trio,overall another loss last month of 43 points.reload again with the November log kicking off with 100 points

going for a fiver yankee in down royal and dundalk

135 down royal MISSUNITED@ 8/11,her form lines read 1112 and looks hard to beat here in this mares novice hurdle(grade three),trained in kanturk in cork,mick winters has handled her very well in finding races for her and is his only runner today.

6.00 dundalk Scrapper Blackwell @ 2/1,has a good stall draw in 5 and has the blinkers on for the first time will hopefully help matters along in this maiden of 5 furlongs

7.00 dundalk Luisant@ 8/1,had a few seconds in may behind my girl anna when rated 86 and Gordon Lord Byron when rated 84,is to day rated 92 with 3 ex,has a entry in Knockaire Stakes in Leopardstown on sunday and worth including at the price here.(followed a similar pattern a few years ago)

9.25 dundalk Empress Of Tara@ 6/1,ran very well here last time out going down by just a neck behind civil war and another similar effort should put her in the mix here

5 euro yankee which is 11 bets for a total cost of €55(pr € 4255.00)

bank 94.5 points (ti 5.5 pts)

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Scrapper Blackwell & Empress Of Tara won,other two ran poorly with a return of 10.5 points

going for a max double (5 points) with Silviniaco Conti@ 6/4 in Wetherby and Excelebration@ 11/8 in Santa Anita

bank 100 (ti 10.5)

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Silviniaco Conti won very well and is now best price @ 16/1 for the gold cup,Excelebration was well held in 4th so no return

a wee tenner trixie for sunday

in the cork national (2.15)( Raz De Maree@ 11/2,hopefully more to come after winning the munster national,+9 here but should be in with a shout
in the Knockaire Stakes in Leopardstown (2.35), sticking with Luisant@ 12/1,won this two years ago and is rated 92 with murtagh on board, but just the one horse rated over 100 (Lady Wingshot @5/4)could be value at the odds
in the november handicap in Leopardstown(4.05)going with Show Court@ 8/1,rated 92 could be well in here
four bets of a tenner each (pr € 10205.00)

bank 96 points (ti 14.5 points)

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Raz De Maree was the only winner yesterday so no return,also the only irish trained runner in england yesterday won very well with the Elliott trained Oscar Hill scooting up in Huntingdon

going with another irish trained horse in Wolverhampton 1.45 with Yellow Dandy@ 5/1,has had a few spins in dundalk and is off a low enough mark of 64,Andrea Atzeni is the jockey booking which is a Positive,as the one and only time he took the booking before he won,a plus in the market as well this morning
2 points e/w @ 6/1

bank 92 points (ti 18.5)