STILL SMILING.

Yesterday 11/01/11

To be honest, after my first bet of the day won at 33/1 yesterday, I didn't really mind if the others came home marked with PU,F, UR, BD, or even R, but I was still lucky enough to get a couple more returns with placed horses.
It all cracked off in the 12.40 at Newcastle. I'd only had one bet at Newcastle and FENTARA was my safe, easy each way bet of the day, hense the just one bet at Newcastle.
After they jumped the last I was pleasantly pleased that FENTARA was going to do as I suspected and place, but the two in front of her started bobbing on the spot and she nailed them on the line. So a big thank you to FENTARA and Robert Walford for kicking my Tuesday off in a good profit.
CLOWANCE HOUSE was one of my few win bets of the day, purely because I don't like backing anything each way if the odds are too short. He finished second at 4/1. In the 1.30 at Leicester I had another 2nd, this time I'm pleased to say it was an each way bet on KILLFINNAN CASTLE, who I'd had at 14/1 but returned at 9/1. Smug. Thought I was going to have the 3rd with my other each way bet in this race, but BAJAN SUNSHINE although running a cracking race, could only manage 4th. Peter Bowen's WHEREVERYOUGOIGO was my only other return yesterday, finishing 3rd. He came in at 5/1, but I snagged the 10/1 in the morning.
At Southwell MONEY MONEY MONEY finished 3rd, but unfortuantly 2 runners didn't show up so only the 1,2 paid out. Grr.. etc. Another horse finishing 2nd was KISHANDA who drifted in the betting to 9/1. If I'd been more canny I would have backed him each way instead of to win, should I have noticed the bigger price available come the off time.

To summarise, yesterday I had:
One 1st, three 2nds, and a 3rd and a 4th. Not bad from 10 bets I'd say.

Return bets:
1.00 Leicester - FENTARA - Each way @ 33/1 & 25/1 - 1st -Returning @ 33/1
1.30 Leicester - KILLFINNAN CASTLE - Each way @ 12/1 - 2nd - Returning @ 9/1
4.00 Leicester - WHEREVERYOUGOIGO - Each way @ 10/1 - 3rd - Returning @ 5/1



And now on to today:

Today 12/01/11

Now, I'm having real trouble sorting them out at Donny today. So leaving a couple of the real tough races alone.
12.35 Doncaster - NATURAL SPRING @12/1 - EACH WAY
1.05 Doncaster - MIZEN STATION @10/1 EACH WAY - A real struggle to pick this one and still not convinced, but my money is down now!
3.25 Doncaster - WORK BOY @10/1 EACH WAY

3.55 Doncaster - Wow this is quite a tough little bumper today even for my bumper skills! There are plenty in with a chance here, FOURJACKS, HINTON INDIANA, and KNOCKALONGI look like they could find themselves fighting this one out should the form book be correct. I however, am going for something with slightly more generous odds.
- CAP FALCO @ 16/1 EACH WAY
- SILENT SNOW @ 33/1 EACH WAY


2.25 Lingfield - BRANDYWELL BOY @11/1 EACH WAY

3.35 Lingield - HAVEAHAARTH @12/1 EACH WAY

Bit of a lame day for me I'm afraid.
I'm looking forward to watching the 2.50 and 2.15 at Doncaster. Wasn't brave enough to source anything in these races but I reckon they should be real gooduns.

Good luck today chaps and lasses.