Trotter
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20 points treble on
Liverpool at 1.50
Man Utd at 1.36
QPR at 1.75
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Ling 1.15 - Paddy A - win at 6/1 bog wm hill
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I had a terrible run for the last few weeks but hey ho, worse things happen at sea !
Thanks BH for all the work and effort you put in ……… I see the new leagues and fixtures are up already !
Cheers
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bank - 1447.99
Wolv 1.05 - Critical Thinking 9/2
Wolv 2.15 - Mundersfield 5/1
£10 EW double
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Wolv 1.05 - Critical Thinking - win at 9/2 bog bet365
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Bank 1467.99
Sou 2.40 - Erissimus Maximus 16/1
Wolv 7.15 - Little Miss Lola 8/1
£10 EW double
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Wolv 7.15 - Little Miss Lola - win at 8/1 bog PP
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4 hours ago, Trotter said:
bank 1362.99
Sou 11.50 - Country n Western 4/5 and Vivernus 4/1 (WON)
Sou 3.20 - Mt Strutter 4/1 (WON) and Dreamboat Annie 9/1
4 x £5 cross doubles
returns 125.00, profit 105.00
bank 1467.99
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I think I've had 5 or 6 successive losers trying to pick 'winners' so I'll try something different ……..
Over/Under 2.5
All 'Over' …… the games at
Wolves at 1.90
Huddersfield at 2.50
West Ham at 1.80
15 points treble please
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bank 1362.99
Sou 11.50 - Country n Western 4/5 and Vivernus 4/1
Sou 3.20 - Mt Strutter 4/1 and Dreamboat Annie 9/1
4 x £5 cross doubles
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Chelm 7.30 - Ruby Gates - win at 7/1 bog bet365
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bank 1382.99
Ling 11.40 Zorawar 6/1
Newc 6.15 The British Lion 11/1
£10 EW double
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Newcastle 6.15 - The British Lion - win at 11/1 bog wm hill
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bank 1402.99
Sou 1.00 - Mr Carbonator 3/1 and Forewarning 12/1
Sou 1.30 - Angel Palanas 11/4 and Black Salt 5/1
4 x £5 cross doubles
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bank 1422.99
Wolv 5.15 - Our Man in Havana 10/1
Wolv 5.45 - Spenny's Lass 11/2
£10 EW double
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4.15 Wolv - French Mix - win at 11/1 bog PP
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Sou 2.15 Kimberley Point - win at 11/8 bog PP
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18 hours ago, Trotter said:
bank 975.49
Saturday
Newc 3.50 - Tough Remedy 2/1, Sanaadh 7/1 (WON 16/1)
Wolv 6.15 - Glenamoy Lad 9/4, El Hombre 4/1(WON 9/2)
4 x £5 cross doubles
Well, that was a nice turn out with both horses drifting, Sanaadh massively !
returns 467.50, profit 447.50
bank 1422.99
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I'm picking 2
One from the big handicap on the Old Course here last month that a few of these ran in. Baron Alco won that day with Frodon in 2nd but I'll take Frodon to reverse places with a 3lbs pull for 2 lengths and the fact that he's twice won over this CD on the New Course.
Also going for one with a different form background …… improving type who was impressive at Ascot last time - Mr Medic
Frodon at 11/1
Mr Medic at 9/1
- richard-westwood and Xtc12
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bank 975.49
Saturday
Newc 3.50 - Tough Remedy 2/1, Sanaadh 7/1
Wolv 6.15 - Glenamoy Lad 9/4, El Hombre 4/1
4 x £5 cross doubles
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Newc 3.50 - Sanaadh - win at 7/1 bog betvictor
What does running off the bridle mean?
in At The Races - Racing Forum
Posted · Edited by Trotter
The 'bridle' is the gear, leather straps etc, around the horses head which attach to the reins and allows the jockey to control the horse
You must consider that for 9/10ths of the race the jockey's job is to slow the horse down and save his energy for the business end of the race
A horse that is running 'on the bridle' is still being held back from going full speed by the jockey's hold on the reins
A horse that is running 'off the bridle' is one where the jockey has had to let go of his tight hold and allow the hose to run faster than the jockey ideally wants at the stage of the race. Generally this would be because he's struggling to keep up with the other horses that are still being ridden on the bridle. He's using up his energy to stay with the pack
Being ridden 'off the bridle' is generally a bad thing because it means the horse is generally going as fast as he can but will be overtaken or left behind in the finish by the horses that are still on the bridle and will go faster when the jockey loosens his hold
At the end of the race most horses will be 'off the bridle' because the sprint for the line is on
As always there are some exceptions
Some horses are just what we consider lazy and need to be pushed and shoved along by the jockey most of the time...…. these will be described as 'off the bridle' but it's just the way they always run and even if held on to will tend not to find much extra when let off the bridle
Sometimes a horse will win very easily and never come 'off the bridle'' ….. the commentators will get very exciting about this because it leads to the thought that they could run a lot faster if the jockey let them off the bridle. You'll hear descriptions like 'he won hard held' ' the jockey had a double handful' …… both mean that the horse won even though the jockey was still holding him back
Double handful = two hands pulling tightly on the reins to stop the horse going faster