Sport of Kings discussion thread

Absurdistan

Thought I would start a thread for horse racing in general. (tips and comments here please ;-))
Cracking days racing at Ascot today.
Taghrooda won the King George, 4 in a row now (on all 4 times but never 20-1 like Newmarket).
Targeted for the Arc, would be a cracker if Australia turned up.
Then fated for retirement. Wonder if she will be covered by Frankel.

Starinnaddick

Gosdens other horse ran a blinder in KG. Big chance in St. Leger.

Starinnaddick

Starinnaddick said:

Gosdens other horse ran a blinder in KG. Big chance in St. Leger.

Eagle Top

Starinnaddick

Starinnaddick said:

Starinnaddick said:

Gosdens other horse ran a blinder in KG. Big chance in St. Leger.

Eagle Top

Paddy P 8/1 Ladbrokes only 5/1

Starinnaddick

Starinnaddick said:

Starinnaddick said:

Starinnaddick said:

Gosdens other horse ran a blinder in KG. Big chance in St. Leger.

Eagle Top

Paddy P 8/1 Ladbrokes only 5/1

Connections say unlikely to go for St Leger

Absurdistan

1st day of glorious goodwood and 2nd day Galway festival today.
Will toormore win?

Sonicstud85

I have been following jockey Danny Brock - and i am well up over the last 2 months... up and coming jockey who is bringing home a few donkeys at high e/w prices! Not to mention his recent winners!

I read that if you put a quid on each race of his, you would be £56 up. I heard that it is rare for a jockey to be in profit like that.

Absurdistan

Sonicstud85 said:

I have been following jockey Danny Brock - and i am well up over the last 2 months... up and coming jockey who is bringing home a few donkeys at high e/w prices! Not to mention his recent winners!

I read that if you put a quid on each race of his, you would be £56 up. I heard that it is rare for a jockey to be in profit like that.

Can't find him, whens he riding next?

Addick Addict

Absurdistan said:

Sonicstud85 said:

I have been following jockey Danny Brock - and i am well up over the last 2 months... up and coming jockey who is bringing home a few donkeys at high e/w prices! Not to mention his recent winners!

I read that if you put a quid on each race of his, you would be £56 up. I heard that it is rare for a jockey to be in profit like that.

Can't find him, whens he riding next?

Only ride today in one minutes time - My Sebastian in the 2.40 Yarmouth

Addick Addict

2nd

Absurdistan

i was on what a party phew. But cheers for that. Like to follow up and coming jocks.

Sonicstud85

He is on a 100/1 tomorrow...

Absurdistan

Absurdistan said:

1st day of glorious goodwood and 2nd day Galway festival today.
Will toormore win?

Mugged on the line. blablabla.

Absurdistan

Crap first day, 3 2nds and 2 thirds.

smiffyboy

Great day for the bookies, donated a nice amount to them, roll on tomorrow

danhughes99

Kingman a cert today surely!!

smiffyboy

Made in Rio
Observational / red Galileo
Kingman
Tupi
Principal equation
Little shambles

bobmunro

Absurdistan said:

Wonder if she will be covered by Frankel.

No sure - they share the same Grandsire (the great Saddlers Wells) so might be too close.

Wonderful filly though (I backed her!) and would love to see her take on Australia and Sea the Moon in the Arc. On that note, what a stunning season for Sea the Stars to have Taghrooda and Sea the Moon.

seth plum

Just like posh people wait on their servants one meal a year, jockeys ought to race with horses on their backs once a year too.
Just saying.

bobmunro

What a race, what a ride. Slight hesitation and then bang!

Kingman is a very, very good horse.

Absurdistan

bobmunro said:

What a race, what a ride. Slight hesitation and then bang!

Kingman is a very, very good horse.

Won well but not a great race. Kingman weight allowance was way greater than the winning distance.

bobmunro

Absurdistan said:

bobmunro said:

What a race, what a ride. Slight hesitation and then bang!

Kingman is a very, very good horse.

Won well but not a great race. Kingman weight allowance was way greater than the winning distance.

I think the weight for age allowance is about right, and he hated the going. Not a great horse, but very good.

Absurdistan

smiffyboy said:

Made in Rio
Observational / red Galileo
Kingman
Tupi
Principal equation
Little shambles

Ouch.........Not so glorious Goodwood Smiffyboy. Slight profit but only 2 short priced winners.

smiffyboy

Ruined again today abs been a bookies dream so far probably chucking the towel in for the rest of the week now, Ivawood should win tomorrow though but again odds on, royal seal back to 7f with his last two runs at this distance on good-firm his won on,talking myself into betting tomorrow as well by the looks of it.

killer kish

Here is an odd stat that has made a profit of £1082.34 to a £10win stake since 2009,back stall 2 blind in every race at Pontefract.Also Patternform is good free site to use if you like using ratings with your selections.

Nicholas

seth plum said:

Just like posh people wait on their servants one meal a year, jockeys ought to race with horses on their backs once a year too.
Just saying.

Zzzzzzzzz just snoring

Nicholas

Had van Percy at 9/1 yesterday and fancy Brown Panther tomorrow.

Indigo Joe

killer kish said:

Here is an odd stat that has made a profit of £1082.34 to a £10win stake since 2009,back stall 2 blind in every race at Pontefract.Also Patternform is good free site to use if you like using ratings with your selections.

Out of interest Kish, or anyone else who has used it, what has your success rate been like with Patternform?

seth plum

I have a question then. If a horse carries more weight, then it is a bit harder to run as fast as they could with, lets say, no weight on their back at all (I think it is called handicapping)? Now greyhounds don't carry more than a jacket on their backs, so horse racing would be faster without jockeys I reckon.

Shag

So what's the question ?

seth plum

The question is why bother with a little person sitting on the back of the horse if they go faster carrying less weight?