A well-deserved 100% with our three selections yesterday
evening and it would appear we were in good company. What may have set us apart
is the prices we took! With 1 point @ Evens backed down to a 1-2 SP, 2 points @
4-1 backed down to a 6-4 SP and 3 points @ 3-1 backed down to a 11-8 SP I
believe we were on the most backed horses at Wolverhampton if not the whole day
at the best prices they achieved.
A Richard Hughes / Hannon double started the card and as
much as I have admiration for Richard Hughes horsemanship, I wouldn’t want him
on my side for a forecast. After a jockey change of Luke Morris riding our next
two selections: Elysian Prince and Dutch Art Dealer sandwiched by a Jeremy
Noseda – Cam Hardie win on Black Granite, Hughsie, beaten off in to second by
Silver Rainbow, drops his hands on Lear’s Rock and is picked off by Pocket
Rocket in the 8:00. 
All that can be found on the BHA website regarding the
incident is ‘The Veterinary Officer reported that a post-race examination of
LEAR'S ROCK (IRE) revealed that the gelding was stiff behind’
The jockey who reportedly recently stated to ATR he would go
to the moon for a winner finished off the card with a treble after riding Gimme
Five to victory in the 8:30.
The most poignant (perhaps a little to philosophical) moments
came in the 7:00 and 7:30. In one race the top rated was beaten in to second by
a horse, as yet unraced on the surface, so unrated. In the 7:30 the top rated
beat home three horse in to 2nd, 3rd and 4th that were unraced / unrated. There are times that unrated horses are an annoyance while at the same
time, if they are placed well, once they have shown their colours we know what
we have!
I am hoping not to suffer the same close cut finishes today in
our 5 races of which we have interests ;) For those taking an interest in
Dundalk tonight, I will be posting some EW selections on this page for the last two
races once the reserves have been taken out.
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