In the big race yesterday the CTC selection ‘Seville’ was beaten by The Queen’s horse which was disappointing but if your horse is goig to be beaten it might as well be by her Majesty’s horse ‘Carlton House’ who is now favourite for the Derby. It has been a tough week to find winners at York and I am avoiding the course today for...
Read MoreMy apologies for missing my Blog entry yesterday and hopefully I can make up for it today with the CTC selection. There is some great racing today at York and some big fields too which will not make finding winners easy. It is also The Dante Stakes today which has traditionally been an important indicator for The Derby. The Queen’s horse ‘Carlton...
Read MoreThe CTC bet yesterday was a disaster I am sorry and was the first horse in the last month to be unplaced. ‘Goodtimetoby’ made many mistakes and Charlie Huxley did very well to stay aboard on at least one occasion. The selection was forecast at 4/1 but was supported before the off and went off as the 9/4 favourite, unfortunately no knew the horse was not...
Read MoreAs I have said before there is no such thing as a certainty in racing and the CTC (Closest to Certainty) bet on Saturday was unfortunately beaten by half a length at 9/4. Quite frankly I could find very little reason for the winner to have beaten my selection but that’s racing. It was not the easiest day on Saturday to find winners but tell me when Saturday...
Read MoreYesterday the CTC selection was bang on target with ‘Laverre’ winning well at 11/8, not the 2/1 supported but I never promised these horses would be decent prices, just consistent. The was also a winner with ‘Samurai Sword’ but only at 2/1 and not the 6/1 the horse was forecast. The other selection on the day was a loser, but as Meatloaf...
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