Archive for February, 2008
Monday, February 18th, 2008
My love is a Theosophist And reads the Ramayana; Her luncheon is a pot of tea, Her breakfast a banana. She says that matter tends to clog The spirit-force behind it. ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
It seems unlikely that Carlisle will beat the frost tomorrow. If the meeting does go ahead I would expect Classic Fiddle to complete her hat trick over fences in the 2.05.
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Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Kauto Star won at Ascot very much in the a,manner I would have expected. His main challengers, Monet's Garden and Racing Demon are good animals in heir own right, but not quite in the same class as the reigning champ. Unfortunately the Paul Nicholls runner has apparently suffered ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Top class racing abounds tomorrow with the best of the action coming from Ascot. The first race at Ascot is the Reynoldstown Novices Chase which has attracted a quality field and looks difficult to solve. If we concentrate on the trends no horse older than 7 has ...
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
Runners from our main list to follow in action tomorrow Fakenham 2.25 - Oscar Park Sandown 3.45 - The Package Sandown 4.20 - Trucker's Delight
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
There is an interesting newcomer in the 1.50 at Chepstpw in the Philip Hobbs trained I Hear a Symphony. This Limerick bumper winner cost a lot of money at the Doncaster sales and I will be following his progress with interest. Michael Much runs for Paul Nicholls in the ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
After an all too brief good run it was down to earth with a bump today with my 3 selections all beaten odds on favourites! Looking at the racing tomorrow a couple of ex flat horses catch the eye. In the 2.20 at Musselburgh Compromiznotension has done enough in ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
Runthatpastmeagain was the only runner from our list to follow today and he duly obliged at Wetherby, ridden by Noel Fehily. The horse showed a pleasing attitude as he had to battle to get the better of Crop Walker with the pair pulling well clear of the remainder. ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Well, Denman powered away to land the AON Chase at Newbury completely destroying his 3 rivals. The form was given an added boost by The Listener's win in Ireland as Denman had beaten Robert Alner's grey earlier in the season. There is just one runner from our list to ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
There is are plenty of meetings to go at over the weekend and hopefully we will be able to unearth a winner or two. I am going to start with the meeting up at Ayr tomorrow where Ballabriggs carries top weight in the opener at 1.45. Of the 8 ...
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