We're Off & Running, Even If.... Into The Red..

Let’s face it, another mistake and it did cross my mind when I edited the profile of this blog yesterday that ‘Resurge(Ire) is not a horse in a donkey race.’ There was always The Cayterers, a horse at the top of his game, a dual course winner and the fact that he had won a 2 mile novice hurdle, and the distinct possibility that he could again rise to the occasion. Unless the favourite was some kind of wonder horse and Resurge(Ire) wasn’t going to win, there was no other outcome to this race and I’m slightly gutted that I didn’t do a forecast or a saver. If there’s any consolation, I think the favourite, State Banquet(USA), ran quite well to be third and the winning margin of a neck may mean the handicapper will be leniant on the first two – if we manage to stay in the game we could gain some compensation on any of the first three before the season is out.

I’m also slightly devastated that the deal with the booky was a con – we have well and truly been had and I can’t help feeling that we have just lept into shark infested waters and are about to be eaten alive! It was a major headache working out (let alone the workings of the website and how to place a bet) the best stake to put on Resurge(Ire). In the end I plumped for a tenner and forfeited £15 of our free bets, sorry but I’m not prepared to risk £25 to earn a £25 free bet, what if that lost? Our bank would be almost halved – FFFFFFFFF that! We now qualify for a £10 free bet but as far as I’m concerned we are into the red, talking of which, have you seen today’s racing?

I’m having a day off today in preparation for the serious racing (Newmarket/Ascot etc) later in the week but I just noticed that of the 12 horses I got noted, a third of them have got ‘Red’ in the name. I’d like to think one of them should win but I wouldn’t like to hazard a guess as to which one. I’m going to try and find us a 4/1+ winner on a televised race @ Newmarket starting Wednesday and try and earn us another free bet.

One horse that did go in the notebook yesterday was Blue Jack who ran the time of the meet and almost won his 5f sprint by 4l’s, he could be turning out again Thursday @ Newmarket under a penalty.