A Gold Medallion For The Italian Stallion!
Hello as ever, dear reader, and this morning I'd like to doff my cap to a countryman (and, well, a countrynag) of my father and forefathers.
Step forward the brilliant Lanfranco Dettori and his gutsy equine sidekick, Ramonti.
Over the past few seasons, Frankie has seemed more interested in getting the 'leg up' at home with wife Katharine (and who can blame him, she's lovely!), than riding eight horses a day at two separate meetings.
Not for him the pursuit of the jockeys' championship: that's for the boys who don't ride for royalty.
But don't mistake Dettori's apparent semi-retirement for a lack of desire. (Indeed, his frustration at being banned for all but yesterday's racing at Glorious Goodwood this week was almost palpable when interviewed by Racing UK yesterday. He walked away from the mike visibly livid and looked like he wanted to smash someone (small) firmly in the chops!)
His desire to help Godolphin back to the top of the tree is unquestioned. And yesterday he helped his employers strike two blows back against the mighty and dominant Coolmore operation.
First, he ambled to the front on the impressive Rio De La Plata, which will surely be underpriced for every race he runs in hereafter, and comfortably resisted Coolmore's Lizard Island.
The truth is that any reader who has ever ridden a horse (which counts me out, incidentally) could probably have got this one home, though likely without the Italian's panache.
But the second strike was by far the more impressive. Ramonti, Dettori's willing charge (and Bisogno's best bet of the day), travelled like a champion, was sent on by Frankie with over a quarter mile to go, and resisted the late charge of Coolmore's Excellent Art by a fast evaporating head.
I suspect that Ramonti was idling in front; Ramonti lengthened in the betting alarmingly before the race (which was good for me, because I kept 'topping up' my stake); but Ramonti was the one proven multiple Group 1 winner in the field.
He is not the best miler I've ever seen by a long chalk, but I love his guts and I love his consistency. If he goes to Monmouth Park on the last Saturday in October for the Breeders Cup Mile, I (and my chums) will be shouting ourselves hoarse for the horse they call Ramonti.
Eulogy over, and to business...
Yesterday's placepot went down on the last leg and, lest you think I was due a slice of the near £800 it paid, fret not. For if my filly had placed in the last it would have paid a fraction of what it did. I got my stakes back by laying her for a place, but again the big 'pot of the week is still to play for.
Frustratingly, I managed to find winners at 16/1, 12/1, 9/2 and 8/13 in the ticket and - at one point - was cursing the possibility of being the only winning jackpot punter (without a jackpot ticket). Of course Man Of Vision's third put paid to that, mercifully.
Racing Systems Revolution had an interesting day, as follows:
Legendary Guest 2.46-2.18 (free bet to win 0.28 points, WON)
Nassau Style 3.3-3.75 (liability of 0.45 points, LOST)
Love That Benny 3.7-3.1 (free bet to win 0.6 points, WON)
Sam's Secret 2.34-2.2 (free bet to win 0.14 points, WON)
Shanahan 2.26-2.06 (free bet to win 0.2 points, LOST)
Total Upside Horses: 4
Total Liability Horses: 1
Total upside = 1.22 points
Total liability = 0.45 points
Running totals:
Total Upside Horses: 9
Total Liability Horses: 3
Total upside = 2.97 points
Total liability = 0.79 points
To me, this is starting to look like a very interesting trading system. It seems to have a simple but effective means of identifying horses that are likely to shorten in the betting, thus allowing us to trade in and out, and either have a free bet on a very fancied horse, or lock in a profit by 'greening up'.
Although the system is not difficult, it may not be the most simple either. But I reckon anyone could get their head around it in just a few days.
I'll be tracking the qualifiers again today, as we're still dealing with a very small sample of runners at this stage.
[Incidentally, and an important aside, you may have seen an email from the author of RSR, or one of his promoters, yesterday proclaiming that they had had five winning trades and that Revue Princess was a loser for them. When I read this, I was worried I'd been doing something wrong, and went back to check the method again. I can assure you I have been tracking it to the letter, and this appears to be an example of trying to make the results fit the product. Although I like the product, I am really disappointed with the pitch, and it may prevent me from recommending it. I'm just not sure I want to put money into unscrupulous people like Steven Lee Jones's pockets].
My lays had a better day yesterday, with all four being beaten. (A muted cheer of relief from this corner).
Paul's e/w tip yesterday, Asiatic Boy, suffered the fate of many an each way wager, fourth place. I mentioned here that I was surprised at his selection on the basis that it was the horse's first turf attempt at Group 1 and I like to back horses with form in the book. Interestingly, Paul was miffed too, and was moved to write in his blog on the subject.
You can read that post here: http://winningracingtips.today.com/
By the way, thank you and well done to those who have entered Nag3 FFL already. If you haven't, go here and sort it out!
http://www.premierleague.com/splash/fantasy/fantasy.html
And the league registration code: 533724-97750
It's still FREE and there's still prizes, so there's still no excuses!
Back later with my Goodwood Placepot Selections
Matt
Step forward the brilliant Lanfranco Dettori and his gutsy equine sidekick, Ramonti.
Over the past few seasons, Frankie has seemed more interested in getting the 'leg up' at home with wife Katharine (and who can blame him, she's lovely!), than riding eight horses a day at two separate meetings.
Not for him the pursuit of the jockeys' championship: that's for the boys who don't ride for royalty.
But don't mistake Dettori's apparent semi-retirement for a lack of desire. (Indeed, his frustration at being banned for all but yesterday's racing at Glorious Goodwood this week was almost palpable when interviewed by Racing UK yesterday. He walked away from the mike visibly livid and looked like he wanted to smash someone (small) firmly in the chops!)
His desire to help Godolphin back to the top of the tree is unquestioned. And yesterday he helped his employers strike two blows back against the mighty and dominant Coolmore operation.
First, he ambled to the front on the impressive Rio De La Plata, which will surely be underpriced for every race he runs in hereafter, and comfortably resisted Coolmore's Lizard Island.
The truth is that any reader who has ever ridden a horse (which counts me out, incidentally) could probably have got this one home, though likely without the Italian's panache.
But the second strike was by far the more impressive. Ramonti, Dettori's willing charge (and Bisogno's best bet of the day), travelled like a champion, was sent on by Frankie with over a quarter mile to go, and resisted the late charge of Coolmore's Excellent Art by a fast evaporating head.
I suspect that Ramonti was idling in front; Ramonti lengthened in the betting alarmingly before the race (which was good for me, because I kept 'topping up' my stake); but Ramonti was the one proven multiple Group 1 winner in the field.
He is not the best miler I've ever seen by a long chalk, but I love his guts and I love his consistency. If he goes to Monmouth Park on the last Saturday in October for the Breeders Cup Mile, I (and my chums) will be shouting ourselves hoarse for the horse they call Ramonti.
Eulogy over, and to business...
Yesterday's placepot went down on the last leg and, lest you think I was due a slice of the near £800 it paid, fret not. For if my filly had placed in the last it would have paid a fraction of what it did. I got my stakes back by laying her for a place, but again the big 'pot of the week is still to play for.
Frustratingly, I managed to find winners at 16/1, 12/1, 9/2 and 8/13 in the ticket and - at one point - was cursing the possibility of being the only winning jackpot punter (without a jackpot ticket). Of course Man Of Vision's third put paid to that, mercifully.
Racing Systems Revolution had an interesting day, as follows:
Legendary Guest 2.46-2.18 (free bet to win 0.28 points, WON)
Nassau Style 3.3-3.75 (liability of 0.45 points, LOST)
Love That Benny 3.7-3.1 (free bet to win 0.6 points, WON)
Sam's Secret 2.34-2.2 (free bet to win 0.14 points, WON)
Shanahan 2.26-2.06 (free bet to win 0.2 points, LOST)
Total Upside Horses: 4
Total Liability Horses: 1
Total upside = 1.22 points
Total liability = 0.45 points
Running totals:
Total Upside Horses: 9
Total Liability Horses: 3
Total upside = 2.97 points
Total liability = 0.79 points
To me, this is starting to look like a very interesting trading system. It seems to have a simple but effective means of identifying horses that are likely to shorten in the betting, thus allowing us to trade in and out, and either have a free bet on a very fancied horse, or lock in a profit by 'greening up'.
Although the system is not difficult, it may not be the most simple either. But I reckon anyone could get their head around it in just a few days.
I'll be tracking the qualifiers again today, as we're still dealing with a very small sample of runners at this stage.
[Incidentally, and an important aside, you may have seen an email from the author of RSR, or one of his promoters, yesterday proclaiming that they had had five winning trades and that Revue Princess was a loser for them. When I read this, I was worried I'd been doing something wrong, and went back to check the method again. I can assure you I have been tracking it to the letter, and this appears to be an example of trying to make the results fit the product. Although I like the product, I am really disappointed with the pitch, and it may prevent me from recommending it. I'm just not sure I want to put money into unscrupulous people like Steven Lee Jones's pockets].
My lays had a better day yesterday, with all four being beaten. (A muted cheer of relief from this corner).
Paul's e/w tip yesterday, Asiatic Boy, suffered the fate of many an each way wager, fourth place. I mentioned here that I was surprised at his selection on the basis that it was the horse's first turf attempt at Group 1 and I like to back horses with form in the book. Interestingly, Paul was miffed too, and was moved to write in his blog on the subject.
You can read that post here: http://winningracingtips.today.com/
By the way, thank you and well done to those who have entered Nag3 FFL already. If you haven't, go here and sort it out!
http://www.premierleague.com/splash/fantasy/fantasy.html
And the league registration code: 533724-97750
It's still FREE and there's still prizes, so there's still no excuses!
Back later with my Goodwood Placepot Selections
Matt
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