Bleak, nothing worse when you hear other firms pay a extra place. Bet365 had 5 places for that 4.00 race too. I had Rawnaq E/W @ 25/1. Placed so happy enough with that. Had a chance to win it too..
Did a few outsiders for the last E/W (5) places from Bet365 again. Grandads Horse 25/1 Sixty Something 33/1 Ballyoliver 66/1 Accross the Bay 66/1
Sixty Something went for home on the front and fell and brought down Accross the Bay and hampered Grandads Horse, you couldn't make it up.
Im not saying they it would of won, Sixty Something could of won (2/1 in running), was going at a real big pace and would of fancied Accross the Bay maybe to nick 4th or 5th, was going well also. Horses it's a mugs game
2 winners and a place today. Well up today after the package came in at 9/1 in the last. 2 5th's as well and a no where.
There's a fellow I know who is an amateur breeder but seriously knows his horses and he wouldn't bet without a tip from the owner or something like that. He bred a horse once that he sold for €25k to a trainer, he found out after the trainer sold him on for €85k 2 weeks later to a developer. Same horse subsequently won all round him and made a small fortune for the developer and was in line for an entrance into the Gold Cup but he broke his leg. As you say you couldn't make it up. I add as well that he'd had loads of horses he lost money on too. it's an expensive business breeding horses.
I know no owners or trainers and never have actually got a tip from the horses mouth, Always chinese whispers where someones changes the horses name and then its my time to hear the tip I dunno how people back horses day in day out and stay in bookies all day, would fry your head.
Only back horses in Cheltenhem. Had a decent day today. Lodged 25 in to my account. Withdrew 260 and have 20 mess around with for tomorrow. That's me with the ponies then till next March.
The Package was the first time I got even near cheering a winner this week. Cheltenham been good to me last four years, brutal so far this year but another 7 races to go. Most of the races look wide open. A good ew winner would be nice Hitting the pub for the day in Stillorgan
Actually had 'The Package' at 12/1 was backed into 9/1. Dicosimo E/W Hawk High E/W Definitely Red E/W Djakadam E/W On the fringe E/W Macnicholson E/W Grumeti E/W
Cheers, I should have kept my 20.00. Mates cousin was on bumbadero @ 10/1. Thought it might help with what was a bad day.
5mm of rain overnight and ground expected to be soft so should suit the Irish horses, I backed Road To Riches after it's last win so hoping he does it today for me Monday Tuesday piss up money.
a friend of mine, and Dublin footballer Darren Daly, will stand to win 45 grand today if Djakadam wins the gold cup. All from a 13 euro yankee. Paddy power rang him last night and offered him 3,500 for the bet, and he said noooooo. you wouldn't sleep last night if this was you wud ya