The Scientist Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 The publicity machine's in my view miss a trick. They pump out the champions retirement glorification articles and TV documentaries but does anybody care? Not me. And I don't believe anybody's favourite...unless they graduated with the punters through "the school of hard knocks" like Desert Orchid..We love them. But do we actually give a fig about the Frankels and the Baaeeds? I heard more cheering at Stratford in a race for last place when the magic riding of Richard Johnson made a large band of supporters happy by their horse finally beating ONE horse in his career. As a bookmaker I often never took a bet on course for the favourite...actually the HATED ONE the crowd have rolled up in hopes of seeing getting beaten. I might get one large bet from off course but nobody on course wanted it to win. I realise this when driving in Nottingham 60 miles from home at traffic lights a car pulled alongside the window came down and the driver screamed at be "Black and White ". My passengers were alarmed. I was for a moment then I "clicked " He was yelling out the name of my legendary greyhound. A fine greyhound but not my best... But what a crowd pleaser! A legend. The bookmakers would ask me to enter Black and White in all the big races as he had a massive fan club and win or lose would balance their books... ...so Stradivarius? Am I bothered?...not really... I am more interested in my carthorses. We love them. Matt Chapman who sneers at OUR horses but crawls backwards with his pants down worshiping THEIR horses is the public punters enemy. Enough....I have been doing so well with my betting I am braving up to try Newcastle tonight . Not a success story course for me But at least they are OUR horses. Not boring Ascot filled with THEIR horses. black rabbit, kensland and alexcaruso808 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scientist Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 My daring to try tipping at Newcastle after so many thumpings was respectable at 1a least. Aà Today I head brain to Redcar. Not Ascot, not Newmarket buy Redcar. The track where the sewer pipe appears out of The ground 4 furlongs out but shift to the middle until you've passed it and then return to the stand side... Nothing inspiring.3.57 Give it some Treddy each way. My best suggestion. black rabbit and kensland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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