Dear All
The two cards offered by Doncaster thus far this week have been very disappointing from a punting perspective. I have seen little to whet my appetite.
I did back Fallen Idol yesterday in the 10-furlong Conditions race. I was reasonably confident without being adamant of success figuring that its uppermost position on rating and speed; its hailing from the in-form Doncaster specialist, Johnny G (and Billy B) and the absence of especially credible opposition would hold sway. The beast finished fast(ish) and late but to no avail; was even squeezed out of the places... maybe he does prefer Esher!
Today, I have gone all green; Irish Green that is and backed Alanza in the Sceptre (13:55) and included Sense of Purpose (Park Hill - 15:00) in an each way trixie with Dever Dream and Betty Fontaine - none of which are my own work!
Yesterday. I noticed something interesting. I love angles! Good old form following is fruitful and fulfilling (alliteration as well!) but sinking your gnashers into a good old fashioned angle unearthed late in the evening when the coffee is flowing, all around you are snoring and one by one friends on Facebook resort to slumber in enforced preference to social study!
Whist recording the latest batch of System Qualifiers for my GG-list (let's call them SQs) I observed that Humidor had been pulled out of a race at Leicester on Tuesday and then, the very next day, won a handicap at Donny at the juicy odds of 14s. Now the Racing Post supplies at the end of each day both an Index of Runners and an Index of Non-Runners. I am going to look at this angle and see if it creates wealth... more to follow!
Best wishes to Jimmy Derham who suffered a heavy fall at Uttoxeter yesterday. Twitter was twittering long into yesterday evening, especially Daz Jacob, keeping us all informed of Jimmy's condition. It seemed like things were improving when I signed off...fingers crossed!
Wincanton on Bonfire Night is just round the corner. Enter stage right The Slug, Slug's dad, The Snail, The Blind Man and Racehorsing Man; a motley crew indeed!
More later!
Happy punting!
Rm(M)
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