http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/card.sd?race_id=572776&r_date=2013-03-09#raceTabs=oc_ Diomed you ****ing sponge
Cheers Stick, I only use Bet365 and PP but this close to the Festival I'm only doing a Yankee, keeping my powder dry Midnight Minx is the one you have fancied for a while isn't it? Will you be doing a write up bud?
You'll see more tomorrow when Toppy posts the Not606 Preview but I'm very sweet on Drumlee in the Champion Bumper and the comprehensively beaten 3rd runs in the Mares Listed Bumper tomorrow in the shape of Our Pollyanna on debut for Alan King. Will be hoping for a good run and a form boost.
Cheers ROTO, I have opted for Golantilla in the Champion Bumper in a few multiple bets but not overly confident after reading recent reports
Netminder worth a quid or two at 8s though I fear he might be done for toe. Haven't looked too seriously at the race but hopefully there's a solid pace and I think he's on a decent mark. Now on to the serious card, Sandown. You'll see from my preview that I have a bit of a thing for WHISPER (nap). Just think he looks really classy in the way he travels. Very unexposed so can't really base it on much, call it a gut instinct. Barry Geraghty has seemingly turned his nose at this one which should be enough to put me off but it doesn't. Tinkler has ridden him 3 out of his 4 races (winning all 3) so maybe it's more down to that. Anyway, you have to go with your gut. 13/2. Whatever wins is very well in because there's a ton here who look off a good mark. Again haven't looked to closely tbh, just get a good feel with this one. The champ is booked to ride 10/1 Lively Baron in the next. Can someone confirm this needs a win to get into the festival? Think he has improvement in him, saw him win when idling here at Sandown 3 starts ago. 2 starts ago doesn't tell the whole picture, he blundered badly late on when running a place and I'm blaming the ground for his latest effort. Booking of McCoy a huge plus and 10s is too big in a race where the 2/1 fav possibly wants a bottomless 5 miles. 20/1 Paintball is a fair e/w bet in the big one. The race looks tougher this year but he's had a near identical preparation and is off a near identical mark. He shouldn't be too far off and if the market leaders flop a la Ted Spread then who knows?
**** me don't watch this if you're squeamish. How the **** do they get the idea to do this in someone's kitchen and not go to hospital? [video=youtube;iEeMJgV75nQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEeMJgV75nQ[/video]
14:05 Sandown - Edmund Kean 4/1. Look at form line in its 2nd to last race against Viva Steve which won the 17:10 today. Good luck all.
MIDNIGHT MINX 11-2 3.50 Sandown. Last year this prized mares bumper was won by CALL ME A STAR. She came to this race on the back of being beaten by Midnight Minx. The Honeyball yard are desperate to win this race and Minx would have been the stable first string but for a minor injury. Thus the plan was hatched to keep this one qualified for the race this year. It's never an easy race to win but this one has been kept for this, it wont be far away! If it loses you can poke Cheltenham LOL
Right folks, can I please ask that no one posts anything on the Preview Thread that is about to go up UNTIL you see the bit that says 'Other Fancies'- as that is the final part of the preview. Its going to take multiple posts to get it all up so I just need it to be able to get posted one after the other uninterrupted. Hope you all enjoy it, its an absolute monster preview. It will take a bit to digest as we have some real, proper discussion alongside some fantastic, articulate, concise points from our respective members. Bear with me!
This is SUCH a hot one Ollie. Good luck with EK, I'm chancing Golden Hoof ew, Hendo's 3rd string you would have to think, but with form just as good as his other two!
Right lads, the coast is clear! Enjoy the preview, I hope its okay! Just to let you all know, I have left the bumper preview out because we didnt have many writeups on it, so I thought it would be best that you have them for yourselves on the Wednesday as your own individual writeups! Plus I was EXHAUSTED with the editing
