BBOTD - Monday 11th of February

[robertob]

16.30 Wolverhampton: Patriotic @ 7/1 Ladbrokes Good to see the money already coming for this horse as this increases my confidence in this selection. It looks a competitive field here tomorrow but it still is not as strong as the one Patriotic contested most recently in and which made me think that he's to be well handicapped now. He travelled as good as you would expect in rear of the field for a long time but that wasn't the position to be in this rather slowly ran race. When the paced kicked on 3f he faced a pretty tough task from his position and the fact that the first three home where all prominent ridden confirms this suspicion. Even the front-runner had enough in the tank to hang on for 3rd. Patriotic tried desperately to make some ground but had to turn wider than ideal and lost ground as a result. Yet he really found another gear inside the final furlong flying home and cutting back the deficit to miss out narrowly for the 3rd place. I rate this an excellent performance considering the circumstances and the fact that he's now 2lb below his last AW winning mark makes a big runner tomorrow. Even more so back over the 9f at Wolverhampton, which looks to be his optimum trip as he's 4 from 9 over course and distance. He's a good draw as well tomorrow and I think he's a way too big price.

[Jimmy2shoes]

Re: BBOTD - Monday 11th of February Recovered well from a rather shabby stall exit last time out and came home a respectful 4th, the 4yr old chestnut gelding was doing some nice work at the end and today under this weight MUST go close, he was returning last time out from a break ''Sep 2012'' and his 4th spot cant really be knocked. He has a much better draw this time coming out Gate 1, and if he does not fluff his lines for a second time, he must surely be in the cash. 5:30 Wolverhampton - Daunt. 1pt Win Bet @ 6/1 Bet365 ''BOG''