Going update at 8.15am Wed 7 Apr: Rain has eased going on GN course to Soft (Good to Soft in places)
Weather forecast:
Wednesday cloudy at times, poss light shower, clearing to give sunny spells pm.
Thursday cloudy at times with poss patchy drizzle am, clearing to give brighter spells in afternoon 13 degrees.
Friday cloudy with poss drizzle am. Dry and bright in afternoon 15 degrees.
Saturday dry wih sunshine 15 degrees
I've gone big on hello bud, and put a few quid on Maljimar and Don't push it to hold my interest when Hello Bud inevitably falls in the f*cking paddock
Not massively into horse racing but I thought I'd get an opinion off you well learned fellows. Below is my list which I have got from reading here and a couple of other places. I will probably back e/w :
Hello Bud (50)
Don’t Push It (33)
Niche Market (18)
Snowy Morning (16)
state of play (20)
So If I put a quid on, or a quid each way what is the best bet, please keep it simple like a name eh guys.........
The 'mystic art' of horse racing has always left me in a state of confusion, and out of pocket, but we always have a family sweepstake, at the winner buys the first drink, or whoever crosses the line first/finishes. I have never won in 50 years, so the bookies love mugs like me.......
Not massively into horse racing but I thought I'd get an opinion off you well learned fellows. Below is my list which I have got from reading here and a couple of other places. I will probably back e/w :
Hello Bud (50)
Don’t Push It (33)
Niche Market (18)
Snowy Morning (16)
state of play (20)
How does that look ? Any glaring errors ?
No chance with any of those chief ;o)
Going update: unchanged on the GN course at 8am this morning: Soft (good to soft places). Clock that time this afternoon in the Foxhunters: around 5m 30secs = Good, 5m45 secs = Good to Soft, 6mins = soft
Forecast is dry and warming up but if it proves softer than official description, the 2 races on it today and tomorrow won't help. Could be holding and tacky by Saturday, which would be worse than wet.
So new owners of Character Building have jocked off Jamie Codd and replaced him with Nina Carberry.
She is a fine jockey but this is a tricky horse to time to get his nose in front and it was Jamie Codd (an amateur admittedly but an amateur won the GN as recently as 1990) who gave the horse a superb ride to win at the Festival last year. He must be gutted.
Indeed, but it was STD on his back when it happened at Chepstow (was technically an unseated on Baby Run today) - could do with some velcro on his backside on Saturday.
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Weather forecast:
Wednesday cloudy at times, poss light shower, clearing to give sunny spells pm.
Thursday cloudy at times with poss patchy drizzle am, clearing to give brighter spells in afternoon 13 degrees.
Friday cloudy with poss drizzle am. Dry and bright in afternoon 15 degrees.
Saturday dry wih sunshine 15 degrees
Graham Lee rides The Package.
Niche Market
Snowy Morning
ellersie George
State of Play
Maljimar
Arbor Surpreme
Not massively into horse racing but I thought I'd get an opinion off you well learned fellows. Below is my list which I have got from reading here and a couple of other places. I will probably back e/w :
Hello Bud (50)
Don’t Push It (33)
Niche Market (18)
Snowy Morning (16)
state of play (20)
How does that look ? Any glaring errors ?
I think Comply or Die has a bit of Hedgehunter about him, a real National horse that can make the frame again. Timmy's choice is a plus too.
You have to have some luck in runnning,but there are horses that have a clear edge over others.
The 'mystic art' of horse racing has always left me in a state of confusion, and out of pocket, but we always have a family sweepstake, at the winner buys the first drink, or whoever crosses the line first/finishes.
I have never won in 50 years, so the bookies love mugs like me.......
Came 5th last year despite running with a fractured skull for half the race so is clearly one tough cookie!!
Actually much better racing this afternoon than Saturday's lottery.
Can't oppose Big Bucks but will be taking on Imperial Commander in the Bowl - Nacarat looks the one to be on.
No chance with any of those chief ;o)
Going update: unchanged on the GN course at 8am this morning: Soft (good to soft places). Clock that time this afternoon in the Foxhunters: around 5m 30secs = Good, 5m45 secs = Good to Soft, 6mins = soft
Forecast is dry and warming up but if it proves softer than official description, the 2 races on it today and tomorrow won't help. Could be holding and tacky by Saturday, which would be worse than wet.
She is a fine jockey but this is a tricky horse to time to get his nose in front and it was Jamie Codd (an amateur admittedly but an amateur won the GN as recently as 1990) who gave the horse a superb ride to win at the Festival last year. He must be gutted.
Nina is interesting on Character Building. A jockey that knows obstacles like these very well.
But she hasn't got a ride, no.
My final 4 [not going to change my mind now!]
Snowy Morning
State of play
Vic Venturi
Hello Bud [followed you on this one - particuarly if the ground is drying out]
Haven't been able to clock any times on the Mildmay course yet but will be interesting to see how the GN course rides later.
Clearly drying weather in next 48 hours suggests going by Saturday should be pretty much Good (maybe Good to Soft places).
Sam Twiston-Davies falling on Baby Run is either good or terrible omen for Hello Bud, depending on how you look at things.