Royal Ascot

Harry Angstrom

Sheikh Mo has another Shamardal filly in the last with Mick Halford's Anamba...

akelly02

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Jap horse?

yeah...knowing my luck jockey will jump off before the line

Shane732

akelly02 wrote: »

yeah...knowing my luck jockey will jump off before the line

Same as myself.

A Shin Hikari comes in and it'll be a sweet day.

akelly02

Shane732 wrote: »

Same as myself.

A Shin Hikari comes in and it'll be a sweet day.

here here .

minibear

A Shin Hikari enhanced to 6/1 for new accounts at Racebets if anyone interested. Apologies if it's been mentioned already, i haven't read the full thread.

edited to add: max bet a fiver.

akelly02

drifting.

tipptom

Good luck with the treble boys,hope he comes in for you.

akelly02

tipptom wrote: »

Good luck with the treble boys,hope he comes in for you.

cheers mate worrying drift though

akelly02

akelly02 wrote: »

cheers mate worrying drift though

Japanese horse didn't look like much. Went out like a light.

Unlucky with the treble lads.

Johner

Donald McCain couldn't win a maiden with that horse, now rated in the 120's. how bad a trainer is he

Lt Dan

Lt Dan wrote: »

No Great Confidence here , all small bets

Jersey Stakes - Gifted Master - But doing an each way on Forge (ignore the last day, Smullen nearly got his head chopped off coming out of the stall, should be okay on soft) . For pure devilment and stupidity, with a nice draw I think Hearld the Dawn might actually remember that he is a decent horse despite the crap ground


Duke of Cambridge - Jazzi Top

Prince of Wales - eh....... ahem.... My Dream Boat



Royal Hunt - Flirting with the idea of Convey despite having no form on soft , being inconsistent, Moore not having much luck and having a big weight. But, he is on a good draw- each way and small. Donnacha is another with a good draw and has a good jockey on board

Sandringham - Dolce Strega & Annaba (not as confident on that one despite liking the ground)

ADAM KIRBY YOU DUCKING BEAUTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for those who were really on the Jap.

John Gosden eat your heart out

Shane732

TheTorment wrote: »

Japanese horse didn't look like much. Went out like a light.

Unlucky with the treble lads.

That was horrible.

Put a bit out found to cover off - that worked well. :pac:

tipptom

Lt Dan wrote: »

ADAM KIRBY YOU DUCKING BEAUTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for those who were really on the Jap.

John Gosden eat your heart out

How the hell did you back that?

gazza1

Backed myself but w/o the fav. Dont know if i feel happy or robbed
oh well onwards

Harry Angstrom

Weld must be really regretting not aiming Facinating Rock for the Prince of Wales.

tipptom

Johner wrote: »

Donald McCain couldn't win a maiden with that horse, now rated in the 120's. how bad a trainer is he

4th of 8 in a 2k class 5 maiden,needs to put more time in to the yard instead of the time mulling over which tweed suit to pull from the wardrobe

tipptom

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Weld must be really regretting not aiming Facinating Rock for the Prince of Wales.

Even Ken Condon could have fancied his chances with Success days on that ground.

Lt Dan

tipptom wrote: »

How the hell did you back that?

Process of elimination to be honest. Only had 6 euro on. The one time a speculative bet came home.

He got no run in France. Awful run - French Jockey:rolleyes:. Kirby is on fire. I was of the view that , bar Found, he was the only one that could tolerate the ground. If Found had not gone to Epsom, I would have considered her because I knew that the Jap would go fast and Found needs fast pace. After Western Hymn's failure to beat a horse on a penalty on his favoured Sandown, he was elminated. My Dream Boat also won in Sandown earlier bearing WH- Personally, for Royal Ascot, I want to see the horse's last run come from either Curragh , Sandown or Newmarket. Don't trust flat tracks like Donny or York

I just did not think much of the France race (and said as much yesterday) and that now puts question marks on New Bay (who apparently had a few set backs in the winter - hoofs)

Balty Boys for me here. 14-1 ew

Lt Dan

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Weld must be really regretting not aiming Facinating Rock for the Prince of Wales.

If I was Smullen, I would be crying into my half eaten cheese sandwich right now. Would not need to go into the sweat box

TheTorment

TheTorment wrote: »

Balty Boys for me here. 14-1 ew

Jesus. Last I think

Harry Angstrom

I hope Halford goes and wins the last now.

tipptom

Boom,ok its only a fiver ew but will settle for that at 12s.

Anyone give Tommy Stacks horse a squeak in this?

Johner

tipptom wrote: »

I know McCreerys are very sweet on Devonshire,ground ideal but tough task,good ew at 10s.


Would say Pat Shanahan will get Jocks whae hae up this time tonight in Hamilton at 9/4

Spot on, well done, tough customer but was forced home by Shanahan.

tipptom

Johner wrote: »

Spot on, well done, tough customer but was forced home by Shanahan.

They fancied the other one as well but they said they were afraid of the fav and that put me of.


This one of Buckleys tonight in the bumper at wexford looks interesting.


First time out,backed from 12s to 3s.
Very good speedy breeding and the people involved are supposed to be pretty clued in despite it looking like a small set up.

TheTorment

TheTorment wrote: »

Balty Boys for me here. 14-1 ew

TheTorment wrote: »

Anyone give Tommy Stacks horse a squeak in this?

Love to say that I backed it

Gregk961

Gregk961 wrote: »

Half way through an expedition backing Mix and Mingle in every Paddys in town. My bet of the week at 16's trying to get 10 e25 ew bets down.

Her luckless run seems to have gone unnoticed in the 1000 Guineas and im certain she can outrun those odds quite comfortably. I am worried about a few of them lurking in this race all the same.

Great stuff get to drive around for an hour collecting my money back :-( Only put down 150ew in the end at least.

tipptom

tipptom wrote: »

Aw Jays,looking at the signposts on the RP this morning and they picked that one out because its very rare that Gosden would run one so soon after winning at Yarmouth,was tempted but to long a price for me


Going to have a nice few bob e.w. on McCreerys in the last at Ascot tomorrow at
25s.
Supposed to be in great form and the ground will be perfect for her.

Happy enough with my ew at 25s and Billy will be a little smug at trouncing the stable mate

WinnerAlright

Tercentary Stakes

Abdon has gone far too low in the betting and I think he will have to perform much better than previously in order to turn the tables on Hawkbill. At 5/1 the value lies with him.

2pt Win Hawkbill 5/1 BOG (Betfair SB)

Gold Cup

Order of St. George may prove a class above these but at the prices he is of no interest to me. Pallasator looks a worry but with the form of Frankie Dettori and John Gosden lately a chance is taken on Flying Officer. He may just be short of top class but he'll go on the ground and the marathon distance shouldn't prove a worry.

1pt EW Flying Officer @10/1 BOG (Skybet 5 places 1/5 odds)

Lt Dan

Is it me , or did the ground seem better today?


Norfolk - I know he probably wants 6f but with that ground, I am going for Peace Envoy. Moore might decide to turn up and he knows how to beat Dunlop's horse
Strange that he has such a big price

Ribblesdale - Common Sense suggests Architecture , but , she has a wide draw and maybe coming back after the Oaks is too soon. Dar Re Mi took this route and lost the Ribblesdale. I quite fancy Palmer's other horse , We Are Ninety. Shall We , also from a wide draw at least has experience on soft ground and might be an each way shout - Nothing convinces me here bar Architecture and she is too short. Fancy We Are Ninety more, but, not sure if she stays

Ascot Gold Cup
O'Brien is already starting to make excuses for the Gold Cup on how he would not want it too soft for Order of St George. Understanding in the sense that he never went over 14 f before, but the Irish St Leger was a bog. Let us call a spade a spade, that race was rubbish, it was not worthy of a group 1 classic (not the horses fault) He still has weight to receive. Still, now that he is starting to make those comments........... An a bright note (a) Order of St George has done nothing wrong in his races, though some opponents might be a bit meh (b) He shared the same mother as ......... Leading Light

Come on Pallasator - complete header but......... he will be happy with the ground, he should get the distance but is a nutter. Prescott should put ear plugs ,the works onto him and get him down the to the stalls ASAP. The Gold Cup is still the center piece and they tend to put on silly live music etc as they come out. He won at Donny at 18f beating a few of Mullins horses but he went bananas at Champions Day in October but still ran well. Sadly, like Brown Panther he went bat sh*t crazy at the prelims at the 2014 Irish St Leger, much to my delight ( but BP blew them away) Would prefer a more experienced jockey on this fella, but Oisin is smart enough and might do a better job than Atzeni in handling him (Atzeni admitted that he never wanted to ride him again)

I do not believe Max Dynamite is anything but a quality 16 f horse and his form on soft ? (Yes he won at York) Not exactly the smartest way to prepare for another tilt at Melbourne, if they so desire. He will love the big field and good pace. His team will say that there was no pace the last day at Sandown (Moore again not great) He tried to make his own pace and faded . Wonder how much of Melbourne was taken out of him? Clearly Mullins is desperate for a win in this race. But his run was so poor you can't just turn that around that quickly. ?


It is hard not to like Clever Cookie, he can be held up or raced prominently and can go on this ground, I am not so sure. His age puts me off. I know that he can run on soft and heavy, he will give all, and I know he won a Group 2 at York, but, if he has been getting nicked in other good 16f races, I hold no confidence in him at 20F ( Probably now run a cracker) . Mizzou ran a 3l 7th in this last year, and knows Ascot at 16f , so maybe also be a solid each way bet, can run on soft and has a reliable jockey on board


Just noticed Anitia Chambers from Sporting Life tipped two picks that I suggested. That is a bad omen, she is awful, I am cursed now

Harry Angstrom

Like the look of Even Song in the Ribblesdale. She's got a soft ground pedigree and she'll be fresher than Architecture who had a tough race in The Oaks.

Wicklow Brave

OOSG is the best horse in the Gold Cup by a mile but it seems they were in a bit of a rush to get him ready for it. Also, I don't think he's crying out for a trip - I reckon he'd go very close in the King George and the Arc with an ease in the ground. This race doesn't have much depth to it though. I've backed Pallasator e/w anyway (16/1).

I've backed Legendary Lunch e/w (10/1) in the Norfolk, Long Island Sound e/w (8/1) in the Tercentenary and Even Song (11/4) in the Ribblesdale. Would like to see Architecture frank the Minding form if I am to do my dough in that one.

Harry Angstrom

Global Applause (opener) 3/1 with Paddy in-shop for next few mins.

krustydoyle

1 bet for me today

Chicadoro in the Ribblesdale (max ew bet)

closcriobh

3 for me.
Think Peace Envoy can follow up from his Naas win in the opener.
Hoping Blue de Vega will confirm Irish Classic form in the 3:05 and NAP of the day is Max Dynamite in the Gold Cup. Rich Ricci said he wasn't fit LTO and was being prepped for this, EW bet to nothing IMO especially if Order of St George doesn't stay the trip

Lt Dan

Kirby the last two day, now Morris today; not bad for the Winter AW Warriors

Gasp, I know O'Brien's horse probably found 5 f a bit too quick, but with stamina surely he should have been more prominent. To be fair, Ryan Moore tried . He is getting a bit too in love with being in the back and finding gaps

tipptom

Thought the Godolphin horse would have won there but for missing the break.


Rumour is JP has a massive bet on OOSG,if true he must be very confident of him getting the trip.

Snipp

long island sound ew in the next for me! gl

Harry Angstrom

Mick Fitz talking balls.

Nothing new there.

FrKurtFahrt

Mick Fitz and Care Balding discussing the size of a horse's balls - Sweet Jesus

Francie Barrett

This has not been a good year for Aidan, horses don't seem anywhere near good enough.

Harry Angstrom

Francie Barrett wrote: »

This has not been a good year for Aidan, horses don't seem anywhere near good enough.

He's got better 3yo fillies than 3yo colts this season.

Order Of Saint George will get things back on track.

Harry Angstrom

Get in there!!

tipptom

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

He's got better 3yo fillies than 3yo colts this season.

Order Of Saint George will get things back on track.

Very much hope you are right!

tipptom

Cant believe RM has a horse sitting somewhat handy.

Wicklow Brave

Money was right. Nice performance, smart filly.

Harry Angstrom

Feckin brilliant!

tipptom

Yea,what a stayer.