Sunday Stratford

               Keep the Cash

Today there are three meetings on, one on the flat at Ripon plus two jumps cards at Stratford and Market Rasen.  Keep the Cash (Conor O'Farrell) and Milor De La Borie (Tom Scu) run in the 2.20pm first race at Stratford, a maiden hurdle.  Keep the Cash was second in a bumper on his racecourse debut but then has been slightly disappointing in another bumper run and on his hurdling debut.  He prefers the quicker ground so hopefully they will not get too much rain at the track.  Milor De La Borie has improved steadily in three runs so lets just hope he keeps improving!  Prideofthecastle is making his stable debut in the concluding Bumper.  The winner of his only start so far a big run is expected with Tom Scu in the saddle.

On the flat at Ripon, Newmarket trainer Sir Mark Prescott starts his season off.  Sir Mark is a great 'placer' of horses and he runs Athenian in the 3.10pm.  I always look to see if there is any money around and follow that!

I cannot believe that three cricket players have tried to fix some bets in the Indian Premier league.  Three players playing for Rajasthan Rovals were arrested accused of under performing for cash.  They tried to concede 14 runs in an over, one of them conceded 13 and the other 14, will they ever learn!

I see Aussie born tennis player Brydan Klein is now switching nationality and is the England number 3.  He is rated 247 in the world.  His hobbies are table tennis, squash and girls!  Are we that bad at tennis we need a player rated 247?!  Maybe it is the girls that are keeping up his ranking so high!