I don’t know if it is a sign of advancing years but Saturdays seem to becoming around faster each week. At least this weekend we have some excellent racing at Newbury, Doncaster, Kempton and Kelso. Of course most peoples thoughts are on the forthcoming festival meeting but there is enough today to satisfy the most demanding of race goers.
The race of the day for me is going to be the Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster. Possol has impressed me and could turn out to be a first class chaser. The ground should suit but is 11.10 to big a weight. Further down the list Wogan looks interesting and I would not dismiss the chances of Air Force One however I think that the going, distance and weight all suit Sue Smiths Mill Side.
It seems almost a certainty these days that when I narrow a race down to 2 potential winners I will plump for the wrong one. I did this yesterday when I opted for Je Ne Sais Plus instead of La Zarrazine who turned out to be the 8/11 winner. However, all was not lost as I backed both the favourite for 1.5 points (because it was odds on) and 1 point on Je Ne Sais Plus.
The idea of betting on two horses in a race is also at the basis of The Follow the Fortune racing system that I have been looking at for the last few days. My initial thoughts on this system can be found at http://bit.ly/aF9t29 .
Although AP McCoy was the guest on today’s Morning Line it was generally a pretty dull program. Apart from Tanya Stevenson and John Francome it was very much a second rate team performing today. Hopefully they are saving the likes of Jim McGrath, Nick Luck and (love him or hate him)John McCririck for the Cheltenham preview programs. It also seems to me a pity they have given up on the practice of having a couple of presenters at the second meeting. I suppose it is all cost cutting again. I suppose really we just have to be happy that there is racing on the terrestrial channels at all.
To finish off Barry Dennis’s Bismark today is Trabolgan in the Newbury 2.25 Greatwood Vetrans. My Bismark is Lordsbridge in the 4.55 at Newbury.
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