Daily Racing Thread Sunday 4th. April 2021

Sunday's Meetings

Southwell
A/W 7 Races 1:00-4:11p.m.
Market Rasen
N/H 7 Races 1:10-4:15p.m.
Plumpton
N/H 7 Races 1:20-4:31p.m.
Cork
N/H 8 Races 1:30-5:10p.m.
Fairyhouse
N/H 8 Races 1:50-5:30p.m.
Hereford
Abandoned

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SIXTIES SECRET 17/2 Plumpton 4:31
A regular round here and last win was off the current mark over C&D on similar ground. Obvious chance in a weak affair.

 

Interesting runners in the Irish bumpers tomorrow. At Cork there is a debut for BITE THAT (25/1) who is a full brother to Beat That and a half brother to Might Bite. Makes you wonder why it didnt end up at Seven Barrows. Meanwhile over at Fairyhouse Hey Johnnie (16/1) appears, a half brother to Sir Gerhard.

 

Win singles and win double on these two:

1:56 Plumpton - En Coeur 5/2
4:35 Cork - Kellyiscool 4/1

Ew singles and double on these two:

2:20 Fairyhouse - Debuchet 16/1
4:35 Cork - Politicise 25/1

 

Fairyhouse

14,50 Call Me Lyreen 16/1 e/w (bet365) others 14/1
15,20 Global Equity 25/1 e/w (four places)
15,50 Free Tuck 12/1 e/w

Cork
16,35 Shar Whats Therush 6/1

 

Mehmas has had 6 winners from 8 runners at Southwell with 5 different horses winning for the sire. He is the sire of Brocklesby 3rd Makalu who surely should be odds on in the 1:36 today.

 

Happy Easter fellas. Gone with a 18/1 treble at Fairyhouse in the sunshine
4.25 Yukon Lil to place 6/5 (4 places)
5.00 Asterion Forlonge win 9/4
5.30 Dark Raven to win plus 3 lts 13/8

 

14:10 Market Rasen - Universal Folly

(Certainly has the form to do well in this event. Distance and ground should be ideal. Brian Hughes rides for trainer N.G.Richards. Best price at time of writing 7/2.)

 

Yeah, i was thinking along similar lines just glancing through that card Nass but I see now that the Boughey newcomer is being well supported. He has had a fairly good record with these types doesn't he. It will be interesting to see, I think I'd still stick with the Ryan horse and experience.

 

Yes he’s started very well with the 2 year olds, that one didn’t tick as many boxes for the surface though, but has been very well backed.

 

Really interesting to see how Woods' first horse is going to run too... Great to see a trainer actually come back instead of leave...

 

Won nicely, sire who is good on the fibresand and didn’t look as errant as the one I put up. Guess that one will have headgear or a cut before soon. Ungenuine by the look of that!

 

In fairness I had backed Makalu as well... I'd say Woods' 2yo's are going to be very well trained judging by that one, he was very good with them over there...

 

Define ungenuine?

 

Haha

 

I'd say that the standard definition was generally understood, STH, and it's pretty much exactly covered by the Timeform squiggle (single or double). The original squiggle, as devised and defined by Phil Bull, was generally dressed in uncomplimentary language ('a rogue, an arrant jade' etc), to which trainers and owners didn't take kindly. Eventually - can't recall exactly when, but I'd guess early 1980s - the Timeform organisation revised it to make it much more objective and non-defamatory; the version I remember was "unreliable for temperamental or other reasons" which I'm fairly sure was Jim McGrath's work.

In Makalu's case, my initial theory is that he didn't enjoy his day at Doncaster and may take a long time to get over it, irrespective of surface.

 

This was the first comment I read after backing Epson Du Houx. The writing was on the wall then, you could say.

Funny old game for sure, maybe team Henry and co just getting the "A" team in order for Aintree and Punchestown before a good Summer in the fields.