There
was no joy with today tips - which considering I felt pretty positive about
them all, was a little disappointing…
First
up was Dusky Lark, but he was probably the one I felt least confident
about.
I
was sure he would run well - but less sure he would win - and ultimately,
that’s
how it panned out…
He
ran a solid race to finish second - but was no match for the well handicapped
Doitforthevillage.
My
doubt with the winner, was whether he would stay the longer trip on soft ground
- well he didn't just stay it, he relished it - and that being the case he was
always going to be hard to beat.
Dusky
Lark lost little in defeat - but won nothing either !
Next
up it was Law Girl.
I
thought I’d spotted something with her, which is why I was prepared to take a
risk and tip her.
As
I said this morning, she was very strong in the early betting (probably down to
us !) - but come the off, she was back out to 20/1 on BF - and with outsiders,
that’s rarely a good sign.
Conversely,
her stable companion, Jetez, was very well backed - and at a time in the day
when money tends to talk !
He
too was 20/1 early but was sent off at 11/1 - and ended up a comfortable
winner.
Law
Girl meanwhile, showed very little…
In
truth, Vintage Clouds and Final Nudge were even more disappointing in the Welsh
National.
I
knew that Law Girl was risky - but I felt that they were both very solid
selections…
I
would think that maybe they got caught out chasing too fast a pace - but Yala
Enki, who also chased the pace, stayed on to finish third…
In
truth, I’ve no idea what happened with either of them - but suffice say, neither
completed the course…
Springtown
Lake was the final tip to run - and the biggest - and if he had won, I don't
think the rest of the day would have mattered too much.
He
led from the start and gave it his best shot - but his jumping wasn’t slick
enough - and ultimately that cost him.
I
guess I was a little disappointed - but simply, he wasn’t good enough on the
day…
In
terms of the Mentions:
Then
Dynamite Dollars got them off to a good start, by holding off
Kalashnikov.
As
I expected the race wasn’t enough of a test for the latter and he shouldn’t be
too harshly judge on todays run.
Jubilympics
ran a fair race in the mares hurdle - but having led to the home straight, her
stamina then ran out (which was always a possibility).
Over
at Chepstow, Arvene was no match for either Quel Destin or Adjali - though in
fairness, he was a very speculative one: whilst at Wetherby, the first time
visor seemed to send Just Cameron loopy - and his race was effectively lost
after a couple of fences.
On
the flip side, his mark is likely to be dropped significantly - and he could be
very interesting next time…
At
Leopardstown, Triplicate was sent into the lead in the novice hurdle - but he
too looked in a bit of mess and didn’t run his race.
He
had beaten the race winner, Aramon at Listowel - and finished ahead of him last
time - so there should have been little between the pair.
Finally,
there was a big turn up in the Paddy Power chase.
I
had a short list of 4 - but the best they could manage, was 4th
and 5th.
That
said, with a ‘short list’ of 24, I doubt I would have found the winner
!
Auvergnat
had been running in cross country races - and over further - so I’ve no idea how
he won today (and he didn’t just win, he bolted up !).
He
was returned at 28/1 - but I would have been happy to offer at least double that
!
Some
results you just can’t explain…
TVB.
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