After a month away doing stable tours for various media outlets including Racing Ahead, I was keen to give you plenty to read about now that I have returned. Truth be told, I haven’t really had much of a flutter the past month or two due to a busy schedule and simply not having the time to get stuck in to the racecards. It has probably been a blessing in disguise as this opening quarter of the jumps season is often the worst part of the year according to my profit and loss.
At Cheltenham’s October meeting, a £20 win bet on Benny’s Bridge at 9/2 in the closing 2m handicap hurdle looked a sensible wager as Fergal O’Brien’s horse was a proven performer over track and trip but wasn’t guaranteed to handle the heavy ground being by Beneficial.
Three-quarters of the way around I was deliberating over just what Connor Brace was trying to achieve as he was still anchored at the back of the pack and by this stage of the race I would have expected some sort of move. But this is why Brace is an exceptional young jockey and I am a trainee accountant.
As they turned into the straight the result seemed inevitable as Connor seemed to have a triple handful. A final flight faller made things slightly easier for my selection as he powered away to a facile success to provide me with a winner upon my return to punting.
Thoughts that National Hunt punting was easy were wiped away little under 24 hours later as I gave some of my winnings back to the bookies in a rather charitable manner. A £10 eachway bet on Gino Trail faded away before turning for home, while another £10 each-way on Neverbeen To Paris also went awry. A short price Ramses De Teillee (£20 win) meant I gained something back but another score went down the swanny on First Assignment.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2019 من Racing Ahead.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2019 من Racing Ahead.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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