Rescheduled due to a meeting a few weeks back being abandoned to fog. Gordon has a battalion out looking for qualification.
Going to be a lot of dross over most of the week really it has become that diluted. It's such a shame, we can excuse the other "festivals" through the season but for the biggest festival in NH racing to have become so anti-climatic really is a shambles and something that needs immediate attention. If you're not going for a bit of a knees up then I'm afraid the racing will not capture the imagination too much. So many short priced favourites is ridiculous for what is meant to be top class competitive action. We should be seeing Man City vs Real Madrid most races instead we are left with a lot of Man City vs Luton Town.
Agreed. I am trying to formulate a betting strategy to maintain interest and at the moment it’s looking like a small stakes ew lucky 15 or 31 each day on those races with big enough fields and no hot pot.
Some of the main races will offer up a potential bet during the week, I am sure not all the shorties will win but it leaves you searching for the handicaps then for some value really, but they are more often than not a tricky puzzle to solve barring market clues or just getting a little lucky. Aside from a punting perspective, many of the races don't even get you excited to go out of your way to watch.
I'm putting lots of work into studying the Pertemps Final this year (I think more than I have ever studied a race before) looking at past trends and the qualifiers and trying to come up with a 1-2-3-4. I'll refine it after the weights come out tomorrow and then publish it on here (might even give it its own thread).
It was the race I spent the least amount of time on, I don't know if for better or worse. As soon as I saw Icare Allen's race at Aintree in November I decided not to look any further. I don't know if he'll come first, place or finish last, which is perhaps more likely, but I've saved a lot of time. I can't remember if I got him 20/1 or 14/1.
He did catch the eye didn’t he? But it was a muddling race with the obstacles omitted and he bombed out in the Coral Cup last year off145 (I think). Let’s see what the handicapper gives him - he hasn’t run since qualifying.
Yes, it was shameful, you could see that he had the handbrake on, but so have many of those who have qualified.
How long is he out for??? If not too long makes you wonder if they will try a Flat campaign this summer.
If its any help the stats I've got, re the Pertemps Final, are - Horses 9YO+ are 0/75 in the Pertemps Final since 2012. David Pipe is 0/16, in the race, since 2012.
“It’s only a very minor injury, but it’s going to put him out for a couple of months. It’s a shame but he’s going to be fine once it’s healed.“ “Whether he’ll go and run back on the Flat and then come back hurdling I don’t know,” Owen added.”
Constitution Hill does a poor piece of work at Kempton today and the bookies have suspended betting on the Champion Hurdle.
Constitution Hill 4/6 NRNB - that has to be a bet surely? No way will Henderson risk him if he is not 100% and if he is, he has the beating of State Man all day long. If he gets scratched you get your money back. What am I missing?
