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Saturday Racing Thread 12th April

Discussion in 'Horse Racing' started by Bostonbob, Apr 11, 2014.

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  1. Blueracingfan

    Blueracingfan Active Member

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    Morning all.
    Today's lucky 15.
    Newbury.1-50.Astonishing.
    Ayr.2-40.My Tent Or Yours.
    Newbury.2-55.Kingman.
    Newbury.4-05.Eagle Top.
    Good luck to all.
     
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    Blueracingfan, Apr 12, 2014
  2. ChelseaCOE2012

    ChelseaCOE2012 Well-Known Member

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    Is Buick still stable jockey to Gosden? If so why does James Doyle ride the heavy favorite Kingman? Doyle is also good but thought the main man would have been onboard?
     
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  3. Blueracingfan

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    W.Buick is stable jockey to J.Gosden, however J.Doyle is retained jockey to the owner K.Abdullah.
     
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    Blueracingfan, Apr 12, 2014
  4. DAYO10

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    I still can't fathom how grimthorpe / Abdulla picked James Doyle ?? :(
     
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  5. Bostonbob

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    Doyle's retained by Abdullah.
     
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  6. ROTO

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    My Tent Or Yours a lay for me. Giving away a minimum of 16lb to every runner in the field and its a huge ask to win this off a mark of 168. To put it into perspective, Hurricane Fly was rated 173 after winning his 2nd Champion Hurdle (granted he never had to run in a handicap).

    I think Peter Niven's Clever Cookie at 12s looks a lovely each way bet.
     
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  7. Ron

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    I certainly wouldn't back My Tent Or Yours but I wouldn't want to bet against him either. He has a very good physique and running style and, provided it isn't testing, he might just have the class to pull it off. If he can, without too hard a race, I think it will prove that he could be as good a bet as any in next year's Champion, if he isn't sent chasing.
     
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  8. L_M

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    My Tent Or Yours should take all the beating in the 2.40 at Ayr wearing a first time hood. He should follow in the footsteps of Alderbrook who finished 2nd in the 1996 Champion Hurdle before winning the Scottish Champion. Each way value lies with Montbazon and Clever Cookie.

    Night Of Thunder can overturn the favourite in the 2.55 at Newbury.
     
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  9. Archers Road

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    A cracking e/w bet at 8/1 imo.
     
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  10. Bostonbob

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    Can't have any complaints about Valdez. Probably over the top because that's not his true running. Jumped right the whole way. Eduard a deserved winner.
     
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  11. OddDog

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    Afternoon all <cheers>

    Keen on Montbazon in the Scottish Champion Hurdle - his Cheltenham 3rd behind Lac Fontana looks rock solid and I think he'll run a massive race today. Archetypal e/w bet to nothing.
     
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  12. Bostonbob

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    Everyone seems to have a cracking each way bet in this race. They can't all place though can they?
     
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  13. OddDog

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    True enough Bob - might be one for Barney's "no bet" Banner <laugh>
     
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  14. OddDog

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    5 minutes to the start of the Scottish CH and Channel 4 are talking the Scottish National - no build-up whatsoever to an intriguing ScottishCH with MTOY giving the weight away

    <doh>
     
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    OddDog Mild mannered janitor
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    So they've gone through the runners in about 8 seconds and now an ad break <doh>
     
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  16. Ron

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    If I had to back something against My Tent it would be Cockney Sparrow ew at 12/1. 13lb better off for 3l beating (albeit and easy 3l) and hampered when beaten 4½L by Quevega on level terms. Fell when trying to keep up with Annie Power levels.
     
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    **** it ive backed mtoy got 11/10
     
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  18. Ron

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    My post says 3.45 French time but it's 3.39
     
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  19. OddDog

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    Christ Cockney Sparrow finished like a bloody cruise missile <yikes> shout Ron
     
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  20. Bostonbob

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    <laugh>

    On the snaff!


    Lads, go and look at John Quinn's twitter account...
     
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