Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
The only runner from our list to follow today was Dig Deep who ran out a comfortable winner at Wolverhampton.
We have one runner tomorrow. Vanquisher runs in the 3.00 at Southwell. He was runner up to a Michael Stoute runner at Wolverhampton on his last run and should be ...
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Sunday, April 29th, 2007
Strugnell’s haiku
(i)
The cherry blossom
In my neighbour's garden - Oh!
It looks really nice.
(ii)
The leaves have fallen
And the snow has fallen and
Soon my hair also...
(iii)
November evening:
The moon is up, rooks settle,
The pubs are open.
-- Wendy Cope
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Sunday, April 29th, 2007
The jumps season ended with 2 excellent performances from horses on our list to follow. Dempsey made all in the Celebration Chase and outclassed his rivals while Reveillez lost nothing in defeat when filling the runner up spot behind the remarkable Hot Weld in the “Whitbread.”
There were also a ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Race of the day today was definitely the valuable hurdle race that opened the card at Sandown. Neither Penzance nor Arcalis came to the race in much form but they were involved in a thrilling finish. The camera couldn’t separate them and the result was a dead heat. They were ...
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Friday, April 27th, 2007
Race of the day today was definitely the valuable hurdle race that opened the card at Sandown. Neither Penzance nor Arcalis came to the race in much form but they were involved in a thrilling finish. The camera couldn’t separate them and the result was a dead heat. They were ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2007
I will go through Friday’s racing in alphabetical order of course so we will start with the evening meeting at Chepstow.
It has been an in and out jumps season for my list to follow but one that has definitely paid his way is Grecian Groom. Although he has only ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
Caribou is one of the lesser lights on my jumps list to follow but he has more than paid his way this season and he recorded his 2nd win of the campaign today at 11/1 in the novice chase at Perth. The underrated Dominic Elsworth was in the saddle.
Another ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
It was not a good day for our horses to follow today. Captain Jacksparra coming closest, beaten half a length at Wolverhampton.
We have a runner in the 2.20 at Epsom with the once raced Raincoat. He won a fairly ordinary maiden as Sandown but should have scope for improvement. ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
I am pushed for time tonight so this will be a short update.
The main action tomorrow is at Punchestown. The qualifiers from our list to follow are as follows.
2.50 De Valira
3.30 Ross River, Top of the Charts
4.05 Justified, Newmill & Nickname
4.40 Aces Four, Merdeka & ...
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
There are a couple of runners from our list to follow in the Pontefract 3.10. Geojimali won at Musselburgh a couple of weeks back and is again ridden by 7 lbs claimer Gary Bartley. He is clearly in good form and seems to be quite versatile when it comes to ...
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