Darran
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Re: Advice required please What sort of thing are you looking for?
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 I think you called why its quiet. If I hadnt already had a bet on York I would back them tomorrow as they are just about the value given they are the bigger price and I think they just have the edge. The problem is I am not so anti Luton as I was pre play-offs and I can easily see them winning and dont feel like throwing anymore money at the game. It should be a really decent game though with both teams going for it and hopefully York got their poor half out of the way last week, because they will be losing at half time if they havent. I might be tempted to play in running depending on how I view the game.
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Re: Jumps Racing * Saturday 19th May Whoever wrote that form comment clearly got it badly wrong. Having said that the jockey on the 2nd gave it a poor ride in my view as he tried to do what he did last time and it didnt work against a much better horse. Both very promising horses though.
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Re: Jumps Racing * Saturday 19th May
Classinaglass looks a very promising horse, but the form comment after his last run suggested he needed another summer to grow into his very big frame. I know they think a lot of What A Laugh and he really impressed me at Bangor. It looks a pretty solid forecast to be honest because they both get round they will finish first and second.5.30 Bangor WHAT A LAUGH to win 2.05 Bangor MASTER OF THE GAME to win double at 2/1 bog (Bet365) What A Laugh was moved to Hanmer's yard last December and won 4 PTPs in a row continuing his winning form with an easy success over today's C&D 15 days ago, jumping well and asserting quite readily late on. Classinaglass seems the only danger as the David Easterby-trained 5yo won three PTPs in a row at the end of last season and finished 2nd (caught in the final yards) again in a PTP earlier this month. Classinaglass makes his debut under rules but for what he's shown so far he looks a step behind What A Laugh. Master Of The Game costed 78,000gns after a nice win PTP win last October and shaped as an interesting novice making his debut (sent off as the 11/4 favourite of that race) at Cheltenham over 2m5f in January for the Nicky Henderson's yard (not fluent 1st, held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next and disputed 2nd soon after, weakened quickly last). He confirmed that at this stage he doesn't handle the uphill finish and that trip (2m5f) racing again over that same C&D (100/30 joint favourite that day) one month ago when he finished 5th (held up in rear, headway 4 out, tracked leaders travelling well 2 out, ridden approaching last and soon beaten) in a race won by the talented Emma Lavelle-trained Captain Sunshine (rated 134) with the Paul Nicholls-trained Bold Chief (rated 133) second, the Philip Hobbs-trained Big Easy (rated 138) third and the Tim Vaughan-trained Jimbill (rated 136) fourth. The horse is clearly thought a fair bit of and today's drop in trip and class should see him finally winning his first race under rules. The main danger seems the Venetia Williams-trained Heliopsis who is at the 4th start over hurdles today and improved a lot last time out after two disappointing efforts (PU and 5th but beaten 55L). His last effort came here at Bangor 15 days ago over 2m4f on good to soft ground and the 7yo finished strongly from behind to snatch a good second behind the Donald McCain-trained Amron Lad (rated 121 and 10/11 favourite of that race). Venetia Williams' horses are in very good form since a lot of weeks now and Heliopsis has surely room for improvements but the drop back in trip doesn't seem a big help and rated just 110 at the moment he shouldn't be a big danger for the Nicky Henderson-trained favourite. -
Re: Jumps Racing * Thursday 17th May 2012
I bet on non-league football, the previews of which are always on here. I also bet on the Tour de France and The Brit Awards, which thinking about it is my joint favourite punting night along with this Folkestone card. I obviously do bet on other racing, but not very often and it is usually something that has been running in hunter chases or points if it isnt a big race or a big meeting. Take York this week I havent even looked at the cards and have only watched two of the races. I know I cant make money from betting on everyday racing so I have cut it out and focus on hunter chases which I know I can make money on. If you know what you are doing then hunter chases are the easiest races to make money from. There is a myth that you get loads of big price winners, obviously you get some but there are very few results where afterwards I am left wondering how a certain horse has won. Obviously its frustrating that I the hunter chase season only lasts from January to early June but I dont feel the need to have a bet for the sake of it like I did when I was younger. I would rather try and stay focussed on stuff I know I can make money on.No probs mate. Unreal to go through a card no matter what prices they are. Do you only bet in hunter chases throughout the whole year? I know its your area of expertise but surely you must bet on other things? I don't think I would have the discipline if thats what you do. You obviously know your stuff and I look forward to the next meeting your confident about! -
Re: Jumps Racing * Thursday 17th May 2012
That is a hell of an effort mate' date=' not just the 6 winners but your alternatives went close and placed and ones you advised in the w/o fav market either won or placed too. I missed this earlier and admittedly have little interest in hunters chases but if I'd known you were the PL Hunter Chase tipping expert I'd have followed you in a few multiples. Brilliant stuff, it's a shame we don't still have that scroller at the top of the screen but I'll give Paul a nudge and ask him to include this in the next Newsletter as I feel it should get a mention. :ok[/quote'] Thank you. Bar the fact I didnt do the 6 fold the one regreat about tonight was the fact Calusa Shadow drifted out to an e/w price because I had a decent bet on him without the fav whereas at 7/1 I would have backed him e/w more. He should have finished 2nd though, but I dont think he jumped one fence well and it was a great ride to get him home in third. At least I know I was right about the horse and with more time he will be pretty useful in points and possibly in a lowly hunter chase as well. -
Re: Jumps Racing * Thursday 17th May 2012
No I dont have an ego, but it annoyed me a bit when people started questioning my judgement on here before and you were the main culprit so it was good to prove to everyone that I know what I am talking about. To be fair i can see why it came across as it did but still annoying. I have just seen what you have written underneath my post and trust me when I say it means a lot that you think that was the best post you have seen on here. It probably took me around 5 hours to write it and I dont get paid for doing it so I guess it is just nice to get some recognition when it goes as well as it did tonight. After all if it had gone the other way I am sure you would have said ;). If I saw anyone manage to go through the card then I would be the first to say well done because it is a rare feat. By the way I took a look at your thread the other day and fair play you do very well out of it so well done.Much of an ego ? :lol -
Re: Jumps Racing * Thursday 17th May 2012 Cheers Edberg and cpo. I am surprised more people havent commented on it. I didnt do the 6 timer myself but at SP it paid 116/1. Given the grief a certain person on here gave me after making comments about people hunter chase tips I hope tonight proves I know what I am talking about. I notice that George tipped up Polyfast and again ignored his pointing form by saying it was his first run after a long break at Ludlow when it wasnt. I am guessing he hadnt read my preview either when I mentioned what the horse had done this season. I say it every year but this Folkestone meeting is the best punting card of the whole year.
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Re: Jumps Racing * Thursday 17th May 2012 My favourite meeting of the year takes place tonight at Folkestone. Here is my preview on the action and also for the decent hunter chase up at Ludlow. 5.45 A very interesting race gets the card underway and I have seen six of the eight horses in points during the season. Ringa Bay has had a good year so far, winning five on the bounce, although one of those was a walkover at Kimble. He is the horse that stopped me from going through the card last year when he fell on his rules debut in a race he would have won if he had got round. He has won a couple of Southwell hunter chases this season and needed plenty of guts to get back up to beat Alvarado last time. That day his poor jumping returned and that has to be a concern again. In the win before at Southwell he put the best round of jumping in I have seen him do, but I would be surprised if he gets round error free. In the context of this race his form is pretty strong, but he has to carry 12-8 and is giving plenty of weight away to some capable rivals. Behind The Scenes is trained by Ringa Bay's jockey Phil York and has won his last three races. The form of the first two is nothing special, but his win at Penshurst isn't too bad. The problem for me with him is he hasn't always looked the strongest stayer and 3m2f will probably stretch him here. Broughton Green won on his point debut at Godstone where Little Legend unseated, which meant he beat nothing. He was easily beaten by Festival Bound last time which suggests he has work to do to beat Ringa Bay. Lead It Well was the subject of one of the most bizarre gambles I have ever seen at Towcester last month. He has to be contender for one of the worst favourites ever because the form of his two point starts prior to that didn't warrant him to be anywhere near 9/4, indeed I made him one of the outsiders. That day he was duly stuffed just as he was on his seasonal debut in the race Ringa Bay won at Charing. He then finished 2nd to Durante in an awful Mens Open at Godstone prior to his Towcester run. He did win at Pepper Harrow earlier in the month but again it was a poor race and he was arguably lucky given his main rival slipped up on the bend approaching two out. Very much one to avoid for me, as are Mut'ab and Saddlers Blaze. Little Legend is very interesting here. On the ratings I use he is actually weighted higher than Ringa Bay and that is before you take into account the fact he is getting a lot of weight from that one. He is a decent horse, but the problem is his jumping. I would be amazed if he didn't make at least one serious blunder during the race. The other point to make is that he likes to front run, something Ringa Bay also does and it has to be a concern that these two will take each other on for the lead and set the race up for something else. For all that I also think he is going to be a much bigger price than he should be as for me he should be favourite. He has often jumped right handed so hopefully going this way round will help. He is easily the best horse in the race at the weights and has to be backed, possibly with a bookie who offers a faller insurance market. The one possible fly in the ointment is the bottom horse Alpine Breeze. She has been off the track for 400 days, but is still only six and trained by the very shrewd Don Cantillon. She has never run over fences, but has very solid hurdles form and is rated 120 in that sphere. She is bred to stay so the trip should not be a problem. I really wish she wasn't in the race as it makes it harder for me to predict, but if she is fit enough (trainer can get one ready) then there is a chance she could be up to this and for that reason I will have a saver on her. Tip - Little Legend Alternative - Alpine Breeze 6.15 The joint biggest field of the night but a fair bit of dead wood here. Let's start by ruling out Dunegan Castle, Time Is Tickin, Top Choice, Coka and Tenawa. Next to go is Macdougal who has been fairly consistent at a low grade this season and got a deserved maiden success at Parham two starts ago. That wasn't great form though and he followed that up by being second to a horse called Oscar The Myth who had become very hard to win with. I saw Mr Maybe win his maiden at Charing over 2m4f earlier in the season and Will Hickman gave him a fantastic ride that day by going of hard in front, giving him a breather and then kicking again and his rival, admittedly quite poor, got nowhere near him. He tried to do the same in the mud at Tweseldown over 3m but was never going to be able to do it and finished a well beaten third. For some reason they have held him up since, but if they revert to front running tactics he may be capable of getting in the frame. Galbally King didn't show much ability when trained in Ireland, but he has won two races from four starts in points over here. The problem is he has only beaten a total of five rivals in those two and showed a quirky side at Fakenham last time when he ran out through the wing of the second fence. He clearly has some ability but his form isn't strong and after last time he is one to be wary of. Calusa Shadow is a very interesting contender for me. He showed some ability over hurdles when trained by Philip Hobbs without winning. He made is point debut for his new yard in what has turned out to be a very hot race back in December. He finished a well beaten 4th that day but that was still a good effort. He then turned up at Godstone and I saw him gain an impressive victory. Granted he beat very modest rivals, but he couldn't have done it any easier and was heavily eased down after the last which gave the official winning margin a hugely flattering look. He then disappointed when stepping back up in grade at Maisemore last time, but he dropped away very quickly that day after leading, which suggests he either didn't stay or there was a problem. This shorter trip will help and on that Godstone run he has a cracking chance of finishing second. I say finishing second because it is very hard to see It Was Me being beaten. He was very impressive when I tipped him up at Towcester on his hunter chase debut last month. He made a couple of mistakes that day, but that didn't stop him and on that form (and his point form) it is difficult to see him being beaten here. His jockey Carey Willamson has had a good season and should gain another victory. Tip - It Was Me Alternative - Calusa Shadow (worth backing in the without favourite market) 6.50 It is fair to say this is not the best race on the card, but like so many of the others it is hard to look past those at the head of the market. Tobougg Welcome, Saddlers Melody and San Siro can be crossed off straight away. Bigasabishop won on his debut in Ireland and was sold for £5000, but the problem is he has yet to finish in three points over here which suggests he has gone the wrong way. Ilikehimmac is consistent at a low level but is very one paced and at best he will sneak third. Topthorn was behind Dusshera and Commander Kev here earlier in the season and it is hard to see him reversing the form. Durante is 14 now but he hasn't had a bad season by any means. His first run was a second to Ringa Bay at Charing which was a decent effort. He then beat Lead It Well at Godstone, but as I mentioned above it really was a poor race. After that he has struggled and has looked very one paced in the business end of the race. It is pretty hard seeing him being fast enough to win this. Righteous Glory was a close third in this race last year and that probably gives him placed claims again. His point form isn't anything special though, but this trip clearly suits. Commander Kev and Dusshera were separated by a neck over course and distance earlier this season and the race should be between the two. Commander Kev has been consistent and he gained another deserved success at Charing this season from Polyfast. However a non-stayer beat a non-stayer and he is much better over this sort of trip. Dusshera has been a little disappointing for me this season. The two of them also met at Chaddesley Corbett on their seasonal debuts over Christmas where there was 1 3/4L between them. In the three hunter chases that followed she ran no more than OK and was unimpressive when winning at 1/4 at Pepper Harrow earlier in the month. Last season she looked like she would turn into a really decent mare, but it hasn't quite happened. It is two nil to Commander Kev so far this term and I think he will make it three. Tip - Commander Kev Alternative - Dusshera 7.25 It is pretty much impossible to see anything but a Mid Div And Creep victory here. Cold Mountain stayed when trained under rules, but has really struggled in points this season, including a couple at around today's trip. Arbour Hill won a hunter chase at Exeter last season and then ran in this race but didn't look as if he stayed that day. He was a surprise winner last time in a Mixed Open at Upton-Upon-Severn. It doesn't look strong form though and given how he ran here last year it's hard to see him beating the favourite. Swordsman won an awful race on this card last year and is a right monkey. He has managed to win four races this season and Phil York seems to get on well with the quirky customer. The races he won though wasn't especially strong and Phil is really going to have to be at his strongest to keep him interested for nearly four miles. Elsie's Pride doesn't look good enough and Orfeo Conti is an even bigger monkey than Swordsman. Having said that, it wouldn't be the biggest surprise if he decided to run past beaten horses late on. Mid Div And Creep is in a different league to these rivals though. She was second in the Foxhunter at Cheltenham last year and then went on to win the four miler there at the hunter chase meeting. She hasn't had a great deal of luck this season, but I thought she ran a very credible race back at Cheltenham a couple of weeks ago. She looked like she was going to be well beaten but then ran on very strongly (she wasn't the only one) to finish sixth, but beaten only 3L. Back on better ground tonight she should prove way too good for these. Take her out of the race and it's quite hard to nominate something to come second but maybe Arbour Hill may stay better this year. Tip - Mid Div And Creep 7.55 It will be a pretty big shock if Postmaster or Start Royal don't win this. Mortar, Horner Woods, Myson and Or Jaune don't have the form to trouble those two. Out of the main two I fancy Postmaster to win, although it is a slight concern he broke a blood vessel in the Grand National last time. Prior to that he was a comfortable winner of a Ludlow hunter chase from the solid enough yardstick Bermuda Boy. That was over 2m4f but his previous form suggests today's trip of 3m1f should not be a problem, indeed I think he will be better over it. It seems odd to say it about a horse who has finished won and finished 2nd in his last two starts but I have been a bit disappointed with Start Royal's last two efforts. His first hunter chase start this season was a really good effort to only finish 1/2L third to Rumbury Grey and Galway Jack at Leicester. He then ran here and looked like he was going to finish second to Session Or Ression until that one unshipped his rider. He wasn't overly impressive in seeing of the rest that day. He then finished a well beaten second to I Have Dreamed at Ascot where again he struggled to beat some weak horses to claim that position. The one thing I will say is that he was doing his best work late on in those races and the step up in trip looks like being a plus. My main bet will be Postmaster but if the prices allow then it is worth having a saver on Start Royal just in case Postmaster bursts again as nothing else can realistically win. Tip - Postmaster Alternative - Start Royal 8.25 This really should be a stroll for Divine Intavention who looks a long way clear of his rivals. Polyfast still has an official rating of 129 (Divine Intavention's is 122), but he hasn't been running up to that mark in points or a hunter chase at Ludlow. I saw him run a good race to come second to Commander Kev at Charing and that is the only time Nick Pearce has ridden him. He didn't stay that day, but if showing that form for Nick again he has a chance to finish second over this shorter trip. Balableu struggles to complete, whilst Lepido would find something to beat him even without a horse as classy as Divine Intavention in the race. Master T is a solid enough yardstick in South East point-to-points and can win a weak won every now and again. He ran a rare shocker last time and this will be too hot for him. Mount Sandel had a very good start to the season when landing a hat-trick. The pick of those wins was the first one at Tweseldown and it is fair to say has gone slightly downhill since. He was beaten by Swordsman last time, but I can imagine this front runner proving hard to catch for most of his rivals at this trip and he is another possible contender for second place. Prey Bird won on this card in 2008 but went backwards after that and hasn't been seen for 1073 days. All of which leaves us with Divine Intavention who has looked very progressive this season. His won at Ludlow over Double Mead is very strong form and he was a very creditable second to My Flora back at that venue last time out. None of his rivals could dream of running My Flora that close and he should hack up. Polyfast and Mount Sandel appeal as the ones to finish second to him. Tip - Divine Intavention Alternative - Divine Intavention in straight forecasts with Polyfast and Mount Sandel and backing both those in the betting without favourite market. 7.15 Ludlow There is also a hunter chase up at Ludlow tonight and it looks a decent heat, although again very few of the runners hold serious claims. Sunday City was well behind Island Life at Hereford and there is no obvious reason why he should reverse form. Fairwood Present won this 12 months ago and did look like he would beat Island Life here last time until he was out stayed on the run to the line. Both will appreciate the better ground so again it's hard to see the form being reversed. Island Life has his optimum conditions tonight and he should improve a fair bit on his run here last time. For me though at the prices the main bet has to be Double Mead. She ran a cracker on her only hunter chase so far this season when she was just out stayed by Divine Intavention. Since then she has easily won three points although the form is meaningless but at least she has been ticking over nicely. I expect her to improve for the drop in trip and is the best horse Island Life has come up against bar Aintree. As long as the prices allow I would have a saver on Island Life as it is hard not to see one of them winning.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 Yes Kev that would be the only reason. He hasnt shown much on the pitch for a while now and did sod all on Saturday, but you can just see him scoring against Luton after the two misses last season. He has scored at Wembley before as well.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 I will probably leave alone to be honest. I make a very tiny profit if York win and I dont see a great deal of value in the price now. I think its quite tight although as I mention above they have got the nervous 45 minutes at Wembley out of the way now and they were good in the 2nd half. Winning yesterday was a massive thing for them mentally and that gives them an edge for me. Still Luton are dangerous right now and it could go either way. I might back Jason Walker to score though as given what happend in last years final you can really see him scoring.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 Dartford won the play-off final in the South 1-0 to land my tip on them to win promotion. Meanwhile Nuneaton will join them in the BSP next season as they won the North final 1-0 as well.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 Massive boost for York by winning today and that gives them a big edge for me ahead of next week. It sounded like they were rather nervy and didnt play well in the first half, especially the first 20 minutes. 2nd half though it was a different story and it was pretty much one way traffic. They have been there and done it at Wembley now and Luton have not.
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Re: BBotd - Tuesday 8th May 2012
Hope you backed it in running as it must have been a big price but that is just the way he runs. The good thing for you was he had a tired horse and a monkey to aim at which certainly helped. Kicking myself slightly for not backing it myself given I fancied him at Cheltenham, but made a small profit on the race so not going to compain to much.430 Fakenham: Eleazar 1pt (7/4 Bet365.BetVic) Nice little Hunter Chase here and I like Eleazar from the Lucy Wadham yard, a course and distance winner last April when beating rival Assassino easily and should confirm that form although that horse did go on to win this race twelve months ago, he has been out only once since and pulled up. Silver Adonis won here in March and is obviously the danger, he ran ok to a point at Aintree before fading badly over the last couple of fences and Eleazar passed him on the run in and was 3 lengths in front at the line. Strictly on the book there isn't much between them but I don't think Silver Adonis is as effective at this trip and Eleazar could skip clear of these if in the mood, he can be a tricky ride but the jockey has ridden him three times and was on board when the selection ran a good second to Barbers Shop. He stays well and while he wouldn't want the ground too soft he should be able to cope with it in this company. -
Re: BBotd - Tuesday 8th May 2012
I think its a pretty horrid hunter chase myself although interesting. I even went to sleep last night trying to work out what was going to happen. I think Eleazar is the most likely winner but he has been disappointing this season and I thought his run here behind Barbers Shop was a pretty poor effort and it looked like he didnt enjoy the track. I cant back Silver Adonis as I think he has a problem. I suspect Assassino will have been targeted at this as the Turners' not surprisingly love to win it. I would have backed him but he is a bit short in the betting although I do think he will run better than last time especially as the yard always leave plenty to work on. I have risked Picabo Kid who doesnt always put it in, but has won over course and distance, made a solid winning return and if on a going day could easily win this. I have backed him without the fav and given the doubts about those in front of him in the market it could just pay to go for something at a price. The other two arent good enough.430 Fakenham: Eleazar 1pt (7/4 Bet365.BetVic) Nice little Hunter Chase here and I like Eleazar from the Lucy Wadham yard, a course and distance winner last April when beating rival Assassino easily and should confirm that form although that horse did go on to win this race twelve months ago, he has been out only once since and pulled up. Silver Adonis won here in March and is obviously the danger, he ran ok to a point at Aintree before fading badly over the last couple of fences and Eleazar passed him on the run in and was 3 lengths in front at the line. Strictly on the book there isn't much between them but I don't think Silver Adonis is as effective at this trip and Eleazar could skip clear of these if in the mood, he can be a tricky ride but the jockey has ridden him three times and was on board when the selection ran a good second to Barbers Shop. He stays well and while he wouldn't want the ground too soft he should be able to cope with it in this company. -
Re: He's back....... How can a dead horse run in a race?
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Play-offs May 5-7 Dartford are safely through and I saw Blue Square are now 8/15 on them winning so the 7/4 is looking cracking value at the moment and scope for laying off. They host Welling next Sunday. Meanwhile the two outsiders are through to the BSN final and pretty much goes to show how hard it was to predict who was going to win.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Play-offs May 5-7 Hard not to disagree with most of what Kev has written. I just cant see Wrexham winning by at least 2 goals in 90 minutes. Yes Wrexham cant be as bad as they were and if they do score first it increases their chances as Luton might well start to get nervy, but as Kev says it is not hard to see Luton creating a few chances and as long as they finish one its game over. For me I felt at worse Wrexham needed to be a goal down to be in with a chance of going through. Wrexham's only hope is if Luton play like they did at Gateshead where they were poor for pretty much the whole game not just the last 15 like Kev says, but I dont really think they will happen.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Play-offs May 5-7 To answer the other question the replay was on Premier Sports at lunch time. I can sort of see where you are coming from Ships but for Green to get a booking for intent to handball and the York player not getting booked for a poor tackle was pretty poor from the ref as far as I am concerned. That is the main reason I thought he was unlucky.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Play-offs May 5-7 Just watched the York v Mansfield game from Wednesday night. For me it was pretty even and as the league results suggest there isnt much between the two. Neither side were as good as Luton, but having said that neither were as bad as Wrexham. York should have been down to 10 men before Mansfield and Matt Green was very unlucky to get sent off as he didnt handle the ball for his second booking.
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Re: England > Midweek > Non-league May 1-3 I agree with a lot of what you say Maliniok. I didnt see the first half but have seen the goals and Wrexham looked a mess for all that it was two good finishes. It seemed to be a replay of what happened in last years semi-final where Luton were all over them mainly because Wrexham were so bad. I disagree with you about Wrexham's keeper and if I was manager I would be looking for a new one next season. He is a massive liability for me and yet again a rush of blood to the head nearly cost his team a goal and if it had been 3-0 that would have been game over. I cant see Luton sitting back in on Monday and I think that will leave Wrexham open at the back and Luton will get chances again. I am not sure Wrexham have it in them to win by 2 clear goals to at least send it into extra time. I believe Matt Green is only suspended for one game because it was two yellows.
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Re: He's back....... I think its become well known because the horse should have won more races than it has but Ann couldn't give the horse a proper ride. It probably could have won a half decent race at one stage. Will be interesting to see what ability he still has at 12 after 2 years off.
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Re: Jump Racing - May 2nd (Cheltenham and Kelso) Thanks for the thanks guys. Not quite as good as I was hoping for but not a disaster. I will stick up my preview for Folkestone in a couple of weeks where I have a much better record anyway.
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Re: Cheltenham meeting last year I didnt really have that good a day sadly. Rash Move was only really a saver so made a small profit. Doctor Kingsley was only a saver and I didnt top up even though my main tip had come out as I wasnt a big fan of the race. Rumbury Grey was my big bet of the night so his disappointing run was a blow. I think maybe one run to far for him because he found nothing when asked for an effort and I cant believe that was his true running tonight as he had the best form in the race. I like Bradley but wrongly took him on, Amicelli I struggle to get right and Herons Well really should have won after I Have Dreamed fell, it wasnt Steve Flook's night. At least Special Portrait helped me in what was the race of the night. What did Books Review touch in running? Did it go 1.01? I hope you enjoyed the action as it was a cracking nights racing even if you didnt have a bet. Punting wise it was frustrating but I always do better at Folkestone's hunter chase night so hopefully I will get the money back in a couple of weeks.
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Re: England > Weekend/Midweek > Trophy/Play-off Finals May 12-13, 20 First of all the best team won, however even I feel for Luton a little given the shocking decision for York's winner. When you have a massive game like this decided on an awful decison like that it slightly ruins what was a superb game of football. I have no idea how the linesman didnt spot that Blair was offside as he was stood in line with him and it wasnt even a close one. Also the free kick that lead to Yorks first wasnt a foul although York should have had a penalty before. Superb goal from Gray and he has been superb since signing for Luton. He will be a massive player for them next season. After that though York were pretty dominant and deserved the goal when it did come. After that the rest of the half was fairly even. Luton had chances as you would expect and how on earth Gray missed the ball from about 2 yards out I will never know, but I thought York were fairly comfortable and deserved over the 90 minutes despite the fact the winner should not have stood.