Satrday Punt - 8 Oct 2022

[Ken4155]

The 1.50 at Newmarket opens today's ITV7, with 3 more races from HQ and 3 from York, culminating in the 2nd leg of the 'Autumn Double', the Cesarewitch - a race quite often won by a stable more renowned for their jumpers.

[Spicerack]

Hi, Ken. Didn't know there was a thread/racing on telly yesterday.
I'd already looked on my *At The Races App and didn't fancy anything.
*Little discovery I made. You should try it yourself, Ken. ;-)

[goodgoalie]

...and Popmaster running, just for you, Ken :)

[Spicerack]

I did answer/thank you last Sunday re the App. So I thought.
Late at night, I was thinking 'can't remember what I said to Ken about the App, I'll go on AB and see'.
And my half finished answer was still there, unsent.
Must have fallen asleep after being out playing.
Might do Gulliver 3.15Y. See Gulliver's Travels 3.45 Curragh is also out. Coincidence??? Spooky, I call it.
Baby Zeus in the Ces.
Cadillac is 14/1 in the last there. HQ. And I've decided to follow that one over the proverbial cliff.
Good luck, everyone.

[Ken4155]

Looked at both Gulliver and Popmaster in the 3.15 at York. The former, like our very own Gully on AB, is a law unto himself and may just be a tad long in the tooth, now. Besides which, if you look at your ATR App, Spicey, you will see that just 2 of the last 10 winners of this race have come from a double-digit stall - obviously won't put you off, but i follow the stats, so it's definitely put me off :-)
As for Popmaster, GG, hasn't won since this time last year and is still 4lb above that winning mark. Often flatters to deceive with just 2 wins from 15 runs on the turf.
Now watch those two fight out the finish:-/

[Ken4155]

Forgot to add that my few bob is on last year's winner Volatile Analyst (each way @ 20s to 7 places with Sky), a horse which ticks quite a few of the trends boxes. Almost put off by the fact that regular pilot Callum Rodriguez isn't in the saddle, even though he is at the track - rides in the last?

[Ken4155]

Managed to get the e.w. component of my main bet up yesterday, which returned just under £29. I'd settle for the same, today, given that it would be £80 :-)

1.30 York; Grey's Monument @ 4/1 - 4 places
3.15 York; Volatile Analyst @ 22/1 - 7 places
4.50 N'm; Gale Force Maya @ 6/1 - 5 places
5.00 York; Yorkshire Lady @ 9/1 - 6 places

Win/e.w. singles, 20p L15, £1.50 e.w. acca. 4 placed = £80, 4 winners = £13,313.

ITV7; Flying Honours, Alpha Capture*, Silver Knott*, Marching Army, Chaldean*, Volatile Analyst & Inchicore (Free bet e.w.) Taken out the odds-on first and done a £1 e.w. sixfold.

* denotes Trixie/Treble for a poss £179.

Couple of placepots, too - as you do :-)

Best of luck, all.

[Spicerack]

I don't bother with form much these days, ken. I'm too busy and I'm betting in peanuts. ;-)
Tudhope's on him. And because, unusually, it hasn't won a couple of these big handicaps this year I'm presuming it's on a decent mark.

[Ken4155]

It's on a very good mark, Spicey - 94 (98 lto) - given the high marks it has had in recent times. Not won since Oct '20, though, (21 races) - yeah, i know it's due :-/) and didn't do a bat of 95 at the Curragh one race back. Good luck - not worth e.w. though as it's the fav at the moment!

[Ken4155]

When one of your selections wins as easily as Grey's Monument, don't you just wish you'd doubled your bet? Or am i just being greedy?

[Ken4155]

Alpha Capture, Silver Knott and Chaldean all oblige in the £1 Trixie, £1 Treble for a quite nice return of £203.75 :-))

[Spicerack]

Tidy, ken.
Glad I haven't seen Gully on here today.
Bound to be in the first 7, I was going to tell him. Lol.

[Spicerack]

Where's Togo, ken? Not ill, i hope.

[Ken4155]

Not posted since Wed, i think. Hopefully taking a break from punting rather than anything more sinister.

[Ken4155]

Gulliver a well beaten 15th, Pop Master 7th and mine didn't run. To rub salt in the wound, my favourite trainer took the honours:-(

[Spicerack]

3.15york- 7 places
Ces- 7 places
Gulliver's Travels. finished 7th- 6places sob

[Spicerack]

I'll have to start studying form. I'm running out of peanuts.

[Togo]

HI guys. Thanks for the search party. I have been in the Liverpool H & C hospital since Wednesday for a planned procedure that completes the full Aorta repairs. Everything has gone brilliantly and I am now out of I.C. and on a normal ward. No lappie or mobilein I.C. but now I am on the ward I have them back. I managed to look through the ITV7 cards and would have had 3 winners if I had been able to get on. One of them was Strike Red which is in my stable of ones to watch. Still can't get some sites and cannot do my Fantasy Football even, on the hospital wifi. Soon be home and firing on all cylinders.

[Spicerack]

Great. Good news, Togo. They still can't do anything with your old head, though?
Did your aorta rupture or something? I know how dangerous that can be. ;-/ I thought maybe you'd gone off jet-setting.
Can't be far off your bedtime there, is it. Lol.
Never mind, you'll be like a young lion again soon. And play the old piano.
I'll look in here from time to time to check for progress. Or maybe you'd like to start a special thread, like, Hello everyone, I've been really ill but now I'm back, yay.
It'd be a right kick in the balls if no-one answered, though, wouldn't it.
Anyway, see you later, Tog. And turn that light out. Bye.

[Togo]

Ha ha Spike. I had a doube aneurysm and full length disection of my main aorta just over 10 years ago. THe brilliant people in here have fixed it. Sorry to divert your thread Ken.

[Ken4155]

No apologies necessary, Togo. Just glad you're okay. Onwards and upwards :-)