Very late to the party today as I’m just home from my second day at Goodwood this week. I had a good time there on Wednesday and managed to back a few winners. Today was a bit last minute when a friend won a ballot for tickets. I’ll just say it wasn’t a patch on Wednesday from a personal punting perspective! If only I’d looked at this forum earlier I might not have talked myself out of backing Commanche Falls and Trawlerman. Well done to David, Alan and Jake for keeping the faith.
The final kick in the nuts was hearing that Charlton had conceded a 96th minute equaliser!
Not many races left today so I’m going for broke with Chinese Spirit in the 21.00 at Hamilton.
Do you remember when "trained by Gosden, ridden by Dettori" was said to be a thing of the past? Didn't they have a public row and then Dettori was sacked? My memory isn't great these days but . . . Anyway, that filly Commissioning looked very smart at Newmarket just now.
As EGS notes Jakes cracking early form left us chasing shadows this month. Commenche falls In thr stewards Cup is the nap to try and move me away from last too..each way
Story from another forum...talk about a hard luck story..
I got every reason to hate the Stewards cup. Well not really.. I bought a filly Storm Runner via Tony Charlton through Gosden's travelling head lad Andrew "Sammy Stringer" for 5k.
We got her cheap because she never made her reserve at the sales and the seller didn't wan't to take her back to Ireland and pay more costs till he could sell her again.
I sold half to my partner Ronnie and we ran her in his name as our previous horse was in my name. First time up she was beaten in a photo by Donavan Rose trained by Jack Berry.
We thought we had won a watch as she wasn't anywhere near 100% but alas she decided she liked the look of fire and ran straight into a pile of wood the builder was burning in the yard,.
She became quite scatty but eventually we got her mind right and Pat Eddery rode her at Haydock and told us that if we dropped her in class she would win.
So we went the whole hog and dropped her into Selling Class and she pizzed up. Tony called me and said she is in tomorrow again can I run her again?
I couldn't go racing because of business so I just said ok. Went into the local bookes and low and behold she had won.
What I didn't know because I was so busy to look is it was another seller.
Aldeera Bloodstock went all out and broke the track record for the most paid for a selling race winner at about 14K
not the done thing is it?
As we weren't there Tony had no choice but let her go.
She went on to repeat the dose in H'caps winning 2 in 2 days then they put her in the Steward Cup.
She was 50/1 and I thought they were crazy but last going into the final furlong she flew home and finished 5th beaten about 3 lengths by memory.
What came next was like being poked in the eye with a shrap stick. They sold her to a stud in Abu Dhabi for 92,000 pounds Such is life.
I think the winning competition was over after week one.
Today, Jakebuckfast is strolling on his Bike along the Champs-Elysee.
I have tried a few 66/1 shots in the last 10 days but they were either NRs or beaten by a sh out of Place Money.
It will all even out is what I tell to myself.
My ambition for today is not to finish stone last.
I am interested in the 14.30. at Galway where a Horse called Fils D'oudaries (my translation is "ordinary son" and Quai cannot correct me as he has forgotten his French after a week back in ol' Blighty).
I can see a monster achievement for Ballydoyle today at Galway and am building a long coupon.
Ballydoyle÷Nursery=Success.
Vincent liked to win the Birdcatcher at Naas.
APOB occasionally enjoys them too and Congo River in the 16.15. at Galway is my nap to avoid last place.
Been back in the UK for two weeks. We have applied for French visas so we can go back as we have nearly used up our 90 "Schengen days". The trip back was unexpectedly diabolical as the car (Peugeot Partner) broke down on Bastille Day in France and everywhere was shut. It's a long, long story.
To get a visa to return you have to attend in person in the UK and have a biometric photo taken, be "fingerprinted", provide copious evidence of solvency, residence, proposed place of residence in France and pay a not insignificant fee. The agency - TLS Centre - that does the verification before passing the application to the French Consulate exists only in Edinburgh, Manchester and London. We chose our appointment in Manchester months ago, by chance on the hottest day/night of the year and found the hotel had no air conditioning. (Why would you ever want it in Manchester?)
After breaking down again on the way home, having had the injector repaired in Devon (£850), we found another injector needed replacing. I have become an expert in driving a vehicle in "limp" mode. After we returned, the "cherry" on the cake was a letter in the post containing a demand for £100 for parking in the Manchester hotel's car park. I managed to remain calm when I phoned the hotel about it. I had exhausted my range of unprintable curses by then, so I will leave it sanitised at "Nomme de Dieu!"
The moral of the tale is: Never travel far by road abroad on a bank holiday. And it doesn't matter what you think your car breakdown insurance bought you : if there ain't no cars available, then there is no hire car for your onward journey, etc. Ditto hotel accommodation, Ditto....It's all there in the small print.
NAP Summerghand 3.20 Goodwood, 16/1 or so..........he's due a win and it could just be today.........................on the other hand................................
Very late to the party today as I’m just home from my second day at Goodwood this week. I had a good time there on Wednesday and managed to back a few winners. Today was a bit last minute when a friend won a ballot for tickets. I’ll just say it wasn’t a patch on Wednesday from a personal punting perspective! If only I’d looked at this forum earlier I might not have talked myself out of backing Commanche Falls and Trawlerman. Well done to David, Alan and Jake for keeping the faith.
The final kick in the nuts was hearing that Charlton had conceded a 96th minute equaliser!
Not many races left today so I’m going for broke with Chinese Spirit in the 21.00 at Hamilton.
Trawlerman 2.10 Goodwood won SP 6/1.
Comanche falls at 25s ew makes my month look better but been a struggle.
Commanche Falls EW Nap Wins 25/1
@tuforu4 Mrs Mee has had a double up at Galway already (that's three winners this week). The great lady's favourite meeting?
Do you remember when "trained by Gosden, ridden by Dettori" was said to be a thing of the past? Didn't they have a public row and then Dettori was sacked? My memory isn't great these days but . . . Anyway, that filly Commissioning looked very smart at Newmarket just now.
3.20 Goodwood - First Folio
Able Kane ew in the 15:20 at Goodwood
As EGS notes Jakes cracking early form left us chasing shadows this month. Commenche falls In thr stewards Cup is the nap to try and move me away from last too..each way
Deservedly, drifting massively, but here goes...
NAP Lower Street 2.25New
Story from another forum...talk about a hard luck story..
I got every reason to hate the Stewards cup. Well not really.. I bought a filly Storm Runner via Tony Charlton through Gosden's travelling head lad Andrew "Sammy Stringer" for 5k.
We got her cheap because she never made her reserve at the sales and the seller didn't wan't to take her back to Ireland and pay more costs till he could sell her again.
I sold half to my partner Ronnie and we ran her in his name as our previous horse was in my name. First time up she was beaten in a photo by Donavan Rose trained by Jack Berry.
We thought we had won a watch as she wasn't anywhere near 100% but alas she decided she liked the look of fire and ran straight into a pile of wood the builder was burning in the yard,.
She became quite scatty but eventually we got her mind right and Pat Eddery rode her at Haydock and told us that if we dropped her in class she would win.
So we went the whole hog and dropped her into Selling Class and she pizzed up. Tony called me and said she is in tomorrow again can I run her again?
I couldn't go racing because of business so I just said ok. Went into the local bookes and low and behold she had won.
What I didn't know because I was so busy to look is it was another seller.
Aldeera Bloodstock went all out and broke the track record for the most paid for a selling race winner at about 14K
not the done thing is it?
As we weren't there Tony had no choice but let her go.
She went on to repeat the dose in H'caps winning 2 in 2 days then they put her in the Steward Cup.
She was 50/1 and I thought they were crazy but last going into the final furlong she flew home and finished 5th beaten about 3 lengths by memory.
What came next was like being poked in the eye with a shrap stick. They sold her to a stud in Abu Dhabi for 92,000 pounds Such is life.
Commanche Falls.. EW Nap 15:20Good
I think the winning competition was over after week one.
Today, Jakebuckfast is strolling on his Bike along the Champs-Elysee.
I have tried a few 66/1 shots in the last 10 days but they were either NRs or beaten by a sh out of Place Money.
It will all even out is what I tell to myself.
My ambition for today is not to finish stone last.
I am interested in the 14.30. at Galway where a Horse called Fils D'oudaries (my translation is "ordinary son" and Quai cannot correct me as he has forgotten his French after a week back in ol' Blighty).
I can see a monster achievement for Ballydoyle today at Galway and am building a long coupon.
Ballydoyle÷Nursery=Success.
Vincent liked to win the Birdcatcher at Naas.
APOB occasionally enjoys them too and Congo River in the 16.15. at Galway is my nap to avoid last place.
Just backed 4 in the Stewards Cup. Of those I think
Nap Gwood 1520 Mr Wagyu
should be a lot shorter to the point where I cannot understand the big drift
Roman Dragon - 15.55 Goodwood
NAP Summerghand 3.20 Goodwood, 16/1 or so..........he's due a win and it could just be today.........................on the other hand................................
Mr Waygu 3.20 Goodwood
Lethal levi 1.40G.
Trawlerman 2.10 Goodwood is todays nap.