What a cracking result for the blog yesterday when our
patience was rewarded with a solid win from the only selection of the day, TOP
WOOD at an SP of 9/1 – yes, that’s 9/1.
As I wrote yesterday, TOP WOOD looks a lot better than
his OR133 rating, it’s just that he hadn’t shown that form in his last couple
of races. Afterwards, I read the words
of trainer David Pipe who changed the headgear on the horse (from a hood to
blinkers) and he thought that may have been the answer to keep his mind on the
job. I made TOP WOOD a selection as I
knew he’d stay the 3-mile trip on the ground, yet most of his rivals either
didn’t stay or were unproven at the trip; and the fav was an unproven novice
chaser. Although 7/1 in the morning, I expected TOP WOOD to start either the joint-fav
at about 5/2, but no longer than 3/1 – yet for some unknown reason he drifted
to an SP of 9/1 (actually touched 10/1) and was 12/1 on the exchanges! Just
before the off, I doubled my stake on the exchanges as I thought the odds were
just silly. Considering the horse virtually made every yard and ran the rest of
the field into the ground (most pulled-up and he had the race won over 3 fences
out) what I couldn’t understand was why the horse touched 20’s on the exchanges
in-running!
Whatever, (as they say) you are only as good as your last
tip, and that’s a 9/1 winner.
There is some racing today with meetings at Doncaster and
Newbury, but neither meeting looks like providing a wagering opportunity. So I will wait to see what tomorrow brings as
there are some cracking handicap chases on Saturday.
Just a couple of housekeeping points: as I’ve just
changed my work location and I’m travelling into London on the train, I’m
writing my blog on the way into the office.
As such, there may be an earlier posting of the blog to those on the
email list – keep a look out. Also, one
of my donators on the email list reported that the blog email I sent out went
into his junk mail folder and he missed the 9/1 winning selection
yesterday. If you are on the email list,
make sure that you have confirmed that the blog emails are identified as from a
secure sender.
Finally, this is going to be a big month with first the
Cheltenham Festival and then (in early April) the Aintree Festival culminating
in the Grand National. Fortune favours the brave!
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