- Thursday, 14 July 2011 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
I thought that a number of our runners ran with credit yesterday. Frosted Grape ran her heart out to finish runner-up in the handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter and was only denied by the genius of A P McCoy aboard the winner Calypso Bay. Calypso Bay had dropped 20lbs in the weights of late and our mare was conceding 5lbs to the winner - she looked as though she would hold on for most of the way and only gave best close home. The pair of them were thirty lengths clear of the third, so she clearly perfomed very well and there should be other days for her so long as the handicapper does not crucify her.
- Wednesday, 13 July 2011 07:06
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
The Racing Post have gone big on the Open at Sandwich this year - they have a 23 page pull-out! There seems to be evey golf fact and figure ever recorded to help you find the winner. No doubt all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy - he is a best priced 5/2 to finish the week as the top Great Britain and Ireland player. He does hit the ball a long way and is clearly at the top of his game, but he would be a far from original choice. I think that I will be backing Luke Donald to be the top British player at odds of around 7/2 - he won the Scottish Open last week by four shots - he hits the ball very straight and he has a great short game. I will also be having a little bit of 11/1 about him winning the championship, 2/1 about a top 6 finish and 10/11 about a top 10 finish - it sounds like I could do a few quid!
- Tuesday, 12 July 2011 07:16
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
It seems to me that everyone is in danger of getting their phones tapped...with the possible exception of tipster Derek Thompson! If one newspaper is tapping people's phones, the chances are that there will be others at it. It's a wonder that the bookmakers haven't already chalked up odds about it - it could be called a telephone book!
- Monday, 11 July 2011 07:08
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Our only runner, Bathwick Man ran well at Stratford yesterday afternoon to finish runner-up in the conditional jockey's handicap hurdle under Conor O'Farrell. He was only beaten by four lengths by Kings Realm and he looks as though he should be able to capitalise on this kind of handicap mark in the near future.
- Sunday, 10 July 2011 00:00
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
Today there are no fewer than three race meetings, and of course all of them are jump fixtures at Perth, Southwell and Stratford. There are no flat meetings on at all, so it has all become apparent...it is flat on Saturday's and jumps on Sunday's - why am I so thick? I should have realised sooner that race planning would have everything under control - afterall, the flat boys must go to church on a Sunday, while the jumps ruffians do not!
- Saturday, 09 July 2011 07:01
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
How can you have a Saturday with six meetings and yet there are no jumps fixtures? This subject is brought up time and again but does not seem to make any difference to the people who sort out the race planning. Most people still don't tend to work at the weekends, so I firmly believe that there should be a jump meeting on somewhere - afterall, with the recent downpours, it has been more like winter anyway! I bet that A P McCoy will be off playing golf somewhere, but I bet that he would rather be riding winners!
- Friday, 08 July 2011 07:03
- Written by Chelsea Morgan
We saw a vintage ride from Kieren Fallon aboard Fulgar yesterday afternoon at Newmarket. Why do these top jockeys always ride out of their skins against one that I have backed?! You guessed it, I was on heavily backed favourite Mijhaar who looked all over the winner approaching the final furlong...I also managed to get 7/2 about the 13/8 shot. A great Fallon ride, but why against me?!
