Apologies for the problems of the last few days. Wix.com, which hosts the site, make things very easy editorially, but they do seem to have more downtime than other providers.
Anyway, I hope this sheet is updated properly. As ever, let me know if I've left you out. Some good winners at Royal Ascot, with El Gran Senor hitting the heights with his Thesis on backing 14/1 winners. Well done, all. I was just dabbling this week, following Segal and a couple more, but it looked very tough for the punters.
Do Ya Feel Lucky won at 5/1
Aberama gold nap (ponte, 18:45)
Bit late to the party this weekend so with options rather limited I’m going with Chess Player in the 17.07 at Worcester.
Nashwa wins @3/1
Pontefract 5.15 Flint Hill
Major snugfit won at 5 to 2
Do Ya Feel Lucky is very much a rhetorical nap in the 2.35 at
Million Thanks - 18.15 Pontefract
Major snugfit. Hex 2.15. A Horse I like..let's see if it can win today
Finished RA with a 10/31 win total as Broome prevented a clean sweep of losers yesterday, plus @el gran senor's optimistic vision of a brave new world was not shared by his nap and my stake was refunded.
Some of the races at RA were part of this brave new world, namely "The World Pool". It appears that one of the drawbacks of the new order is in 16+ runner handicaps that only the first 3 places pay out, not the usual four in the regular Tote pool. This did cost me a few dollars and a couple of customer service enquires. Apparently the HK system can't handle 4 places. However the odds in both pools match for the first 3 places, so the 4th placed horse returns are not redistributed among the first 3. Nice work if you can get it.
Nap is Nashwa in the 15:00 at Chantilly
1845 Ponte Corinthia Knight
Yasmin from York 17:15 Ponte Nap
The vollan 3.20H.
Zellie Chantilly 15.00.
I always believe to go G1 when it is offer. There is a chance I might have read something in the Papers about G1 Horses and the rest I forget.
The 15.00 at Chantilly is dastardly but it is G1.
I am going Toy in the 15.00 e.w.
I stress e.w.