Viva Las Vegas!
Hello again dear reader, and welcome to the Summer!
Yes, that's right its glorious July in Britain, and - of course - it's p1551ng down. Meetings abandones, matches abandoned, tennis abandoned, any hope of sun tan abandoned.
That is, unless your friend happens to be an extremely good poker player. Fortunately for me, my good mate Gavin is just that. And to prove it, he won a tournament with pokerstars.com that has earned him a seat at the World Series of Poker in good old Las Vegas!
As part of pokerstars.com drive for world domination, they called Gavin and asked him if he'd wear their shirt and cap in exchange for $2,000. Gavin politely replied, "Sir, for $2,000, I'll wear a pokerstars dress!"
That tale may or may not be apocryphal, but the long and short of it is that I will be heading to Nevada on Thursday morning and stopping out there for five days or so, or until Gavin gets knocked out of the tournament.
If you have more money than sense - and let's face it, most of us punters do! - you can back Gavin to make the top 10 with bluesq, who very generously (not) offer 300/1 about our Gareth Southgate lookeylikey hero going all the way to the final table.
Looking back at the weekend, it was good for me and better for TrainerFlatStats followers. I managed to lay four short priced losers, and back a 12/1 TFS winner. Indeed, it was the only TFS runner over the weekend, and paid for a good few beers Saturday night. (Didn't quite run to the Anadin Sunday morning though).
By the way, I'm thinking of starting a Munsef Fan Club. He's the equine equivalent of many a British sporting hero - bags of talent, but a complete professional loser with the wrong mindset to ever mix it with the best and come out in front. He is lay heaven!
To today, and the monsoons threaten yet more of our beloved sport. Currently all meetings are scheduled to proceed, but caution is advised. Especially so at Windsor, where they've moved the rails to find better ground. Nothing wrong with this in itself, but if your horse gets beaten a head and is in front a stride after the line, you can write to the clerk of the course and complain about the race being run over shy of the correct distance!
I am going to try to get another shortie beaten today (is there any other way?!), and the charming young lady in question is May Day Queen in the 8.00 at Goodwood.
Although she has already placed in a Group 3 in Ireland, this little filly almost drowned in another Group 3 at Royal Ascot. That race could well have left its mark; I suspect she didn't like the sod that day; and there are a goodly number of unexposed types in here that could improve past her.
At around about 6/4, she will do for me.
Finally, today's Easy Laying System selections are as follows (horses with an asterisk are currently within the price criteria):
Remember horses must be between 3/1 and 15/2 SP, and betfair odds must be no bigger than 10.5 to qualify.
Finally finally, a joke on Monday to stave off the start of another week of tedium (though I'm sure many of you enjoy work!):
ttfn
Matt
Yes, that's right its glorious July in Britain, and - of course - it's p1551ng down. Meetings abandones, matches abandoned, tennis abandoned, any hope of sun tan abandoned.
That is, unless your friend happens to be an extremely good poker player. Fortunately for me, my good mate Gavin is just that. And to prove it, he won a tournament with pokerstars.com that has earned him a seat at the World Series of Poker in good old Las Vegas!
As part of pokerstars.com drive for world domination, they called Gavin and asked him if he'd wear their shirt and cap in exchange for $2,000. Gavin politely replied, "Sir, for $2,000, I'll wear a pokerstars dress!"
That tale may or may not be apocryphal, but the long and short of it is that I will be heading to Nevada on Thursday morning and stopping out there for five days or so, or until Gavin gets knocked out of the tournament.
If you have more money than sense - and let's face it, most of us punters do! - you can back Gavin to make the top 10 with bluesq, who very generously (not) offer 300/1 about our Gareth Southgate lookeylikey hero going all the way to the final table.
Looking back at the weekend, it was good for me and better for TrainerFlatStats followers. I managed to lay four short priced losers, and back a 12/1 TFS winner. Indeed, it was the only TFS runner over the weekend, and paid for a good few beers Saturday night. (Didn't quite run to the Anadin Sunday morning though).
By the way, I'm thinking of starting a Munsef Fan Club. He's the equine equivalent of many a British sporting hero - bags of talent, but a complete professional loser with the wrong mindset to ever mix it with the best and come out in front. He is lay heaven!
To today, and the monsoons threaten yet more of our beloved sport. Currently all meetings are scheduled to proceed, but caution is advised. Especially so at Windsor, where they've moved the rails to find better ground. Nothing wrong with this in itself, but if your horse gets beaten a head and is in front a stride after the line, you can write to the clerk of the course and complain about the race being run over shy of the correct distance!
I am going to try to get another shortie beaten today (is there any other way?!), and the charming young lady in question is May Day Queen in the 8.00 at Goodwood.
Although she has already placed in a Group 3 in Ireland, this little filly almost drowned in another Group 3 at Royal Ascot. That race could well have left its mark; I suspect she didn't like the sod that day; and there are a goodly number of unexposed types in here that could improve past her.
At around about 6/4, she will do for me.
Finally, today's Easy Laying System selections are as follows (horses with an asterisk are currently within the price criteria):
*Ponte 14.15 – Riguez Dancer*
Ponte 14.15 – Northern Boy
Ponte 14.45 – Hostage
*Ponte 14.45 – Nice to Know*
*Ponte 15.45 – Aye Aye Definitely*
*Ponte 16.15 – Sadlers Kingdon*
Ponte 17.15 – Moonstreaker
Ponte 14.15 – Northern Boy
Ponte 14.45 – Hostage
*Ponte 14.45 – Nice to Know*
*Ponte 15.45 – Aye Aye Definitely*
*Ponte 16.15 – Sadlers Kingdon*
Ponte 17.15 – Moonstreaker
*Wolv 14.30 – Nashharry*
Wolv 14.30 – Bentley
Wolv 14.30 – Scarlet Oak
Wolv 14.30 – Pennyrock
Wolv 14.30 – Vadinka
Wolv 15.00 – Mustammer
Wolv 15.30 – History Boy
Wolv 16.30 – Shrine Mountain
Wolv 17.00 – Burford Lass
Wolv 17.00 – City kid
Wolv 14.30 – Bentley
Wolv 14.30 – Scarlet Oak
Wolv 14.30 – Pennyrock
Wolv 14.30 – Vadinka
Wolv 15.00 – Mustammer
Wolv 15.30 – History Boy
Wolv 16.30 – Shrine Mountain
Wolv 17.00 – Burford Lass
Wolv 17.00 – City kid
Remember horses must be between 3/1 and 15/2 SP, and betfair odds must be no bigger than 10.5 to qualify.
Finally finally, a joke on Monday to stave off the start of another week of tedium (though I'm sure many of you enjoy work!):
A young jockey and his stable lass girlfriend make the decision to get married. Everything is planned and the couple intend to honeymoon in
ttfn
Matt
Labels: "Easy Laying System"
posted by Matt at
11:20
1 Comments:
Hi PJ
I actually hope it was only you who couldn't get in today! ;)
Hope that your access is now restored and that my opinionated bluster is once again wending its merry and ethereal way up your pipe (as it were).
Matt
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