Dammit! TFS Misses 20/1 'Qualifier'

Those slings and arrows I referred to the other day are at it again, dear reader.

Newmarket raised the curtain on its bumper flat season today, and there is going to be lots of action there for TFS followers over the summer.

It is by far and away the busiest turf track for TFS - the AW has more, but that's for later in the year ;) - with no less than ELEVEN trainers to follow (nine of them two star trainers, which is very good).

And so it was that there were four potential qualifiers in the opening race.

Better still: the first three home were three of them! At 20/1, 5/1 and 7/2.

Alas for TFS, the swing had this time swung, as we only bet at 14/1 or shorter, this winner was passed up for most.

But for some, they rowed in anyway, buoyed on by the belief that it would be 14's or shorter (Racing Post forecast was 9/1!)

One email I received this evening said,

"Thanks a lot Matt, today I have accidentally wagered on Pampa's Cat, ignoring the warning about the odds being too long.. And I won at 26/1. That was a pleasant surprise, even though it was accidental. You're a genius."

Regular readers will know that I often pop a negative note on here from Angry of Andover or Disgruntled of Didcot; so it's only fair to balance that out a little... though I'm not quite sure about the genius bit!

But of course, for the strict TFS disciplinarians, who did just what they were supposed to do, this was two points lost rather than 25 odd points gained.

No matter, for later on the same card, the same trainer (John Gosden: look out especially for him and David Elsworth at Newmarket) banged in further winners at 11/10 (Virtual) and 8/1 (Prohibit) to put TFS followers in the pink yet again in this early season purple patch (if that's not too much of a colour clash mixed metaphor!). No feeling blue for us!

There's a load more tomorrow, and you can either work the runners out for yourself here, or get someone to do it for you here.

[TTS, the jumping version, is enjoying a last hurrah, with another winner today from three runners: this time at 9/2]

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I've been working on my alternative ten to follow tonight, and will have what I hope you'll agree is an interesting list for you by Friday, so keep an eye out for those.

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Until next time...
Matt