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.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Monday, 6 July 2009
I Feels A Resurge of Interest Coming On but
Testing, testing, does it all still work? Racing Correspondent for The Beano! He's having a stephanie!
July 6th 2009 8.00 Windsor 10f (0-85)fc
The race for me today has to be the quick reappearance of last week’s runaway CD winner, Resurge(Ire) (and a fine tipping job by yours truly). The guy with the Racing Post says he’ll be a major player but State Banquet(USA) is an unexposed 3yo with potential, I recall similar remarks being made about last week’s well beaten favourite and the figures suggest that he is not much better than. He has already missed a previous engagement (trainer says he was hoping to be ready for Ascot) and the stable aren’t exactly firing on all cylinders. There will be no 12/1 about Resurge(Ire) today and I doubt very much another 7l’s winning margin as this is slightly more competitive but on all known previous form he improved around a stone (14lb) for the step up in trip last week and I feel he is going to be very hard to beat. Interesting too, The Cayterers, a bit of a specialist here at Windsor and at the top of his game, he has won a novice hurdle but this is the furthest he has gone on the flat. I think the handicapper pretty much has his measure and unless like Resurge(Ire) last week, he’s not going to be winning. Interesting for the price, 12/s forecast would be the Hannon trained (choice of 4 entries) & CD winning Special Reserve(Ire). So, Resurge(Ire) could be our first bet….
Sun 5th July 4.40 Ayr 8f (0-85)
Oh dear, White Deer(USA), 3rd @ 4/s a lesser-light qualifier gets beat into 3rd at Ayr! He was always going to be vulnerable to the handicap debutant, Newmarket raider and eventual winner, Royal Destination(Ire), if as suggested and so proved, that he had got in on a reasonable mark. This was the feature race on the card and was run in the fastest time, so I think we should add the winner’s previous victim, Espero(Ire), to the notebook. He was beaten only a head last time, the 85 rated 3rd has already won, so the form is hot, hot and now finds himself qualified for handicaps. He’s with an interesting stable which don’t have many runners on the flat, so there may be the chance of a price. We should also note the second, Cobo Bay – this previous course and distance winner has dropped back to a winning mark and because of the fast time here just qualified as a lesser-light (these are not quite Top Notch but definitely ones to be interested in). This time last year he was carrying a rating of 100 after a lucrative autumn in 2007 and this fair second to the unexposed winner off’ve 85 tells me that he is all set to resume winning ways.
July 6th 2009 8.00 Windsor 10f (0-85)fc
The race for me today has to be the quick reappearance of last week’s runaway CD winner, Resurge(Ire) (and a fine tipping job by yours truly). The guy with the Racing Post says he’ll be a major player but State Banquet(USA) is an unexposed 3yo with potential, I recall similar remarks being made about last week’s well beaten favourite and the figures suggest that he is not much better than. He has already missed a previous engagement (trainer says he was hoping to be ready for Ascot) and the stable aren’t exactly firing on all cylinders. There will be no 12/1 about Resurge(Ire) today and I doubt very much another 7l’s winning margin as this is slightly more competitive but on all known previous form he improved around a stone (14lb) for the step up in trip last week and I feel he is going to be very hard to beat. Interesting too, The Cayterers, a bit of a specialist here at Windsor and at the top of his game, he has won a novice hurdle but this is the furthest he has gone on the flat. I think the handicapper pretty much has his measure and unless like Resurge(Ire) last week, he’s not going to be winning. Interesting for the price, 12/s forecast would be the Hannon trained (choice of 4 entries) & CD winning Special Reserve(Ire). So, Resurge(Ire) could be our first bet….
Sun 5th July 4.40 Ayr 8f (0-85)
Oh dear, White Deer(USA), 3rd @ 4/s a lesser-light qualifier gets beat into 3rd at Ayr! He was always going to be vulnerable to the handicap debutant, Newmarket raider and eventual winner, Royal Destination(Ire), if as suggested and so proved, that he had got in on a reasonable mark. This was the feature race on the card and was run in the fastest time, so I think we should add the winner’s previous victim, Espero(Ire), to the notebook. He was beaten only a head last time, the 85 rated 3rd has already won, so the form is hot, hot and now finds himself qualified for handicaps. He’s with an interesting stable which don’t have many runners on the flat, so there may be the chance of a price. We should also note the second, Cobo Bay – this previous course and distance winner has dropped back to a winning mark and because of the fast time here just qualified as a lesser-light (these are not quite Top Notch but definitely ones to be interested in). This time last year he was carrying a rating of 100 after a lucrative autumn in 2007 and this fair second to the unexposed winner off’ve 85 tells me that he is all set to resume winning ways.
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