I missed Betfred there - haven’t had a bet with them in years
The markets haven’t half reacted to Jamie Codd’s Bob Olinger comments last night.
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I think the bha handicappers are very clued in and the fact they hammered the bosses Oscar is telling to me. They are afraid of being embarrassed again.
It was the same Percy when he won it. They hammered him and he still had a stone in hand.
I don’t believe any other horse bar maybe Fergal o briens horse has much of a chance.
My current ante post portfolio all for small money (all NRNB)
Appreciate It 6/4
Energumeme 9/4
Concertista 11/10
Monkfish 8/11
Chacun Pour Soi 4/6
Elimay 2/1
Straight accumulator. And another straight accum without Energumeme.
ew Lucky 15
Micro Manage 50/1
Patroclus 33/1
Minella Indo 12/1
Gabynako 20/1
ew Lucky 15
Captain Guinness 16/1
Aspire Tower 10/1
Notebook 25/1
Flooring Porter 14/1
Straight Yankee
Honeysuckle 2/1
Bob Olinger 4/1
Zanahiyr 9/4
Al Boum Photo 5/2
Straight Patent
Honeysuckle 2/1
Bob Olinger 4/1
A Plus Tard 6/1
ew Lucky 15
Champagne Platinum 7/1
Fakir D 9/1
Farouk Dalene 12/1
Minella Indo 16/1
And from November some multiples on Put the Kettle On (8/1), Galvin (6/1), Saint Roi (8/1) and The Jam Man (66/1). I’ve already written this one off as a spectacular loss 
Mug punting in the extreme
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His form is savage. 5 runs, 4 comfortable wins and a one length 2nd to Ferny Hollow, with the next horse home 45L behind.
Lynwood Gold will probably scrape in somewhere near the bottom of the handicap. Good form on undulating tracks like Galway including a very good run behind Princess Zoe. Finished 6th in last qualifier at Punchestown. Was previously with Mark Johnston and had a mark of 97 on the flat in the UK. Punchestown was first time run over 3 miles and got a considerate ride from Power but I think there is a lot of improvement there. Having said that Fergal O Brien is due a winner at the festival and he may not have better chances than this one.
Yeah on a line through Blue Lord and Appreciate it you can easily see why he could be shorter on the basis of that collateral form. Only concern is that on his 4 runs there has been heavy in the description on the going in all 4. He is a big tank of a horse which probably wouldn’t be bothered too much by those conditions. If the ground comes up good to soft it will be interesting to see how he gets on. Boyles are holding firm with 10/3 at the moment anyway.
I did note that alright. I think there will be enough juice in the ground for him though.
I’d say they all have it pulled seeing as they don’t know what name a lot of the horses will be running under.
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Makes sense
Hector has me sweating for Cheltenham now.
I took the 33s about blue sari for the county hurdle. He could be absolutely thrown in off 138. Stays a bit further, unexposed, trained by willie, owned by Jp and good bumper form with envoi Allen.
Even his hurdle form with the bosses Oscar is quite strong from last season.
He has so much in his favour and a strong possibility he goes off single figures. 33s is just wrong.
Even looking at jps he doesn’t have too many obvious ones this year and willie the same. Suspect blue Lord will run in a graded race and ganapathi maybe a coral cup horse. Sadlier is interesting but not sure he’s suited to the C and D. More likely a Galway hurdle horse.
He jumps terribly
It’s not great but they can always improve and the key could be a galloping track. He’ll only encounter two hurdles in the final 7 furlongs in the county hurdle as well.
I was never APs biggest fan especially in big races but that was one of the greatest Cheltenham rides of all time
One of the greatest rides of all time. A match made in heaven.
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Pulsating from start to finish
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