It was brilliant to see Rewilding turn SYT over today, mainly because I had a few quid ew on Rewilding, but also for the way O'Brien uses his pacemakers. He's wasting a good horse in Jan Vermeer, once a derby favourite, and very good horse yet O'Brien's decided to use him as a pacemaker. Sooner he loses his obsession with the pacemaker the better.

Why the fook would you send a horse to race in a G1 contest when it isn't 100%, that shows a massive error and also a massive disrespect to the rest of the field so get the fook in Frankie!!

Not for me. To back two horses and watch the pair of them get mown down just before the line is absolutely gutting.

Ryan Moore is dieing on his feet today.

Seconded.

Was tempted to play Cape Dollar in the last on the reasoning that Stoute has very fun runners, and when he sends them they normally do well like mentioned a few time son this thread. Decided against it so no doubt it's going to hack up now.

Hopefully.

I've had a good day regardless, two winners and a second. Got two in the last, Dollar being one of them, so hopefully it'll go in.

Put the winner of the 1735 up on here as my selection but didn't back the bugger. Won at 8s.

I could cry now.

Thursdays picks (1/6 Wednesday)

Crown Dependency
Banimpire
Holberg
Tropical Beat
Tazahum
Sud Pacifique



Hopefully O'Brien will go back home to Ireland without another winner, and in future send all horses over in peak fitness for the race.


Teolane and Theyskens Theory for Friday

Went up to Ascot yesterday - great day, though rather spoilt by no winners

A few observations - Peslier put up 2lbs over on Goldikova, and got beat a short-looking length. The accepted weight to distance equivalent for a mile race is 2lbs = 1 length... Having said that, Canford Cliffs was impressive, and I'd take it to beat Frankel should they both line up in the Sussex.

As for today, Dettori gets a nine day ban for thrashing the living out of Rewilding in winning by a neck. Not sure that this makes the result acceptable, myself.

Short head the other way and it would of been spot on

Winner is a winner though.

Rain continues to come down and the forecast for the next 2 days is not too good. Only remaining part of a poor patent is Holberg @ 10s, though the ground looks to be going against him and in favour of my saver Manighar @14s. Fallon seemed quite confident about him earlier.

Nothing else of interest atm for the rest of the meeting, though if the ground is genuinely soft come saturday, then Cavalryman becomes interesting for the Hardwicke.

You seem to like going after the well backed horses, its an interesting system but very risky against top class horses

Well played today though I wouldn't be backing So You Think at the odds thats why it went in a treble.

Going off your stakes yesterday though against Canford and Goldi an today there wouldn't be much difference between back or laying the selections

You think Frankel is overhyped because of his times?

Have a look at how quick he covers 3-4f nothing can live with it.

Cant get onto betfair atm to show my results, but laying the front 2 in the place market in fields between 5-7 runners, has proved profitable for me, away from Ascot yesterday, results at sp were;

2.15 thirsk- 2 unplaced at 11/8 at 3/1
6.00 brighton- 2 unplaced at 11/8 and 9/4
6.30 brighton- 1 placed at 9/4, 1 placed at 9/4
7.35 newton abbot- 1 placed at 1/1, 1 unplaced at 3/1.

All place prices were odds on.

Thats why I would like to see him over 6f, but I dont think his racetimes deserve the ratings and the plaudits he's received. Just my opinion, that I will be happy to bet by in future. Regarding his next target, The Sussex stakes would suit him better than the Jacques le Marois, I'd even bet him to beat Canford Cliffs.

It'll never happen, that's why Cecil laughed at Rishi yesterday when he suggested it. Why run Frankel over 6? imagine how devastating he'd be if he was dropped in and let loose 4 out, he'd thrash any opposition. Luckily Cecil doesn't have the same thoughts.



Course it does, Dettori deserved his ban for hitting Rewilding 24 times in 2 furlongs and the stewards have done a good job but you can't say the horse doesn't deserve the win, that's unfair, he's battled with everything he has for 3f to catch and beat SYT and fully deserves the victory. He didn't just win because Dettori was excessive with his whip.