Daily Thread Tuesday Jan 8th

[Reebok]

My first DT - hoping it's a lucky one.

Racing from Wolves, Chepstow and Leicester, and it's the latter meeting that interests me most.

AP has four rides and I'm taking him to win on 3 of them. Irish Buccaneer in the first, To Live in the 3-15 and Thunderstorm in the last.

Being McCoy mounts they are short of course, but I see a nice treble here, with Thunderstorm being the NAP

Be lucky

 

[stick]

LADY BRIDGET 3.00 Chepstow 6-1 is dropped for 4lbs for being beaten 21 L by Home Run in mid December. That puts the mare below her last winning mark on a course where she is a winner.
Interesting money for Lawney Hill's QUARL EGO earlier on the card. Coming back from a long absence but had useful form early in his career. The yard do well when bringing one back, especially when the money is down.

 

[Ron]

A little double for me.

Shangani - Chepstow 14.30
To Live - Leicester 15.15

 

[OddDog]

A tentative poke (€3.96 e/w) in the Chepstow bumper tomorrow in the shape of Dare To Endeavour. Peter Bowen's Alflora gelding ran in 3 bumpers last season and, as you would expect from an Alflora offspring, ran much better with cut in the ground. On debut at Ffos Las on heavy (or should I say swamplike) he finished a 6L second to a Jonjo O'Neill horse and just weakened out of it in the last half furlong - a decent first run. He followed that with his best performance to date, finishing a neck 2nd to Don McCain's Sea The Fire (not run since) on soft at Uttoxeter. After looking well held by the eventual winner, Dare To Endeavour came with a rare late rattle to get within a neck at the line. His 3rd run last season was again at Uttoxeter, this time on good ground in June, and he was never going to perform on such a lively surface, coming home 6th beaten 16 lengths. I think that, with a summer on his back, he will come back a stronger horse and that, combined with his experience, should stand him in good stead here. As we saw at the weekend, Chepstow on heavy going puts a real emphasis on stamina and I think Dare To Endeavour could prove to be the only true mudlark in the field.

Most interesting newcomer tomorrow is Whispering Gallery for John Ferguson - beat Opinion Poll at Meydan a couple of years ago

 

[NassauBoard]

No bets tomorrow, the two John Ferguson horses are very interesting for the future whilst I think the Pipe horse against Thunderstruck is interesting.

 

[stick]

No bets tomorrow, the two John Ferguson horses are very interesting for the future whilst I think the Pipe horse against Thunderstruck is interesting.

Thunderstruck may well trot up but surely there is a big "bounce" possibility!

Agree with the Ferguson Group horse comments, will be an interesting watch! (reminds me of a mini-convo I saw on twitter today)

 

[Grecian Mick]

One that I will put a few quid on again is SMALLJOHN in the opener at Wolves. A 7 time C/D winner this fella likes to get out and has a catch me if you can attitude. Although a couple other front runners in the field I am hoping that he can get a good break from stall 3 and lead all the way. Tissue price around 14/1 so worth an e/w dabble.

 

[NassauBoard]

Twitter?

Grecian, I took a long look at Smalljohn but couldn't back him due to yard form. Good luck with him, he could easily pop in at a good price.

 

[Reebok]

A Celebrity Big Brother moment of hilarity (in my house anyway)

I obviously don't watch this cack but I accidentally (cough) spotted this one.

Gathered together, each with a writing board, they were each asked to nominate one person for a task. So one name on their board then - not rocket science. However the Essex girl "page 3 stunna" came out with "me minds a complete blank" Prompting the instant response from me "as opposed to what?" Unfortunately none of the others had the wit or bravery to say it.

Well Billy whippet enjoyed it - although he can't compete in the knocker department he probably has a higher IQ

 

[Courtez]

Trying a new system tomorrow (again). Uimhir A Seacht 1.20, Sail And Return 1.55 and Anay Turge 2.30 all Chepstow. Considering only the weight allocation, allowances and ratings. Disregarding the fact 2 haven't won over distance etc. Cannot produce worse results than I have experienced recently. Thank god for the sages of these pages, or it would be the poor hoose for me.

 

[rainbowview]

Stick obviously you saw it I tagged you in the convo. You need to understand how these things work

 

[GGW]

Strong indications that Pricewise has given the nod to Flemenstar

 

[OddDog]

Strong indications that Pricewise has given the nod to Flemenstar

Always knew he was a smart fellow

 

[Ardent1965]

Today I'm fairly confident THUNDERSTORM 3.45L will deliver. I'm expecting a big run from LOULOU VITTON 3.25W and also at a fair price KYLACHYKOV should go well in the 5.25W. All top rated AppraiseForm selections.

Good luck to you all.

 

[Sir Barney Chuckles]

Morning, troops. Hope everyone well. Old boy Pricewise has indeed gone for Fleminstar in his CGC write-up. He's advised him at 12's but has taken the NRNB provisio.

 

[TopClass]

2.40 Leicester ARABIAN HEIGHTS looked a nailed on improver for his debut and for me looked to travel very well most of the way. Up against Whispering Gallery he is 4/1. If you can get closer to 6s I'd say he is a good value dabble

 

[Sir Barney Chuckles]

Fair action for a Tuesday, methinks, and I’ll nominate to the old regular readers:

Cosmic Halo (3.55 Wolverhampton) – what a lovely name for a filly by the way. Cosmic Halo looks reasonably treated here off a perch of 65 and following her fine 3rd over course and distance on St Stephen’s Day can take this for the Fahey yard. That was, in my view, a fine performance as the winner that day has gone in again whilst the second home (Illustrious Forest) has similarly won following the 26th December contest – easily by 3 lengths to boot. That formline then looks very strong and I think it will be boosted yet further following Cosmic Halo’s run this afternoon.

Good luck, people.

 

[heisenburg]

Morning All
confined to barracks due to a nasty bout of D&V (not nice)
small lucky from here and my own

Marvelino @ 9/2 (GP)
15:25 HANDICAP (0-70) 5f 216yds

Smalljohn @ 11/1 (GP)
14:20 HANDICAP (0-75) 7f 32yds Pending

To Live @ 9/4 (GP)
15:15 NOVICE HANDICAP CHASE 2m Pending

Lady Bridget @ 4/1 (GP)
15:00 HANDICAP HURDLE 2m 110yds

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[Reebok]

To Live is now 3-1 with Victor - had to increase my bets as last night I took 7-4 no BOG and I'd be raging if it won at double my odds!

 

[Sir Barney Chuckles]

I see that old boy Charlie Swan has entered the ex Mr Henderson horse Hit The Headlines in Saturday’s Lanzarote Hurdle. Ho, ho, ho, and I do mean ho, ho, ho. How much are we all chuckling at the thought of Charlie Swan possibly being able to improve an ex Mr Henderson horse!