I should have guessed it was going to be one of those days, when our best bet of the day, Ballymacduff, was deprived a chance to run, by the abandonment of the Musselburgh card…
But alas, worse was to follow…
Our second best bet of the day, Benbane Head, was ‘broadsided’ by a loose horse just after passing the winning post on the first circuit. The collision cost it half a dozen lengths, momentum and the lead: he would have needed to have plenty in hand to recover from that…
And then our third best bet of the day, Pasco, pulled up lame after jumping the very first fence…
It was certainly one of those days.
Maybe I was a little hasty bemoaning our lack of good fortune yesterday – at least we’d not previously been ravaged by bad luck !
So, it was left to our 2 borderline calls to try and save the day – but unfortunatley, they were not up to the job..
In fairness to Counting House, he ran an honourable race to take fourth in the handicap hurdle – though he never really looked likely to trouble the winner.
It would have helped if I had put him up EW instead of Benbane Head – but then it wouldn’t have been ‘one of those days’…
The final tip of the day, Knockando, drifted like the proverbial barge pre-race…
This morning I had speculated that a win might have helped pay for connections diesel. However the way the horse drifted pre-race, you could be excused for thinking they had maybe found a different way to cover their travel expenses !
In fairness, he didn’t run too badly – but he is probably a longer term project on truly soft ground…
To help with the misery, Dynaste dotted up like a 1/2 shot should do – he looked very good indeed.
The day would have been complete, if Mahogany Blaze had managed to get up in Pasco’s race – but somehow, Bless the Wings found reserves to repel him…
As you may have gathered from the write up, I did think about putting him up, but decided against it.
That said, you know it is a poor day when your one crumb of comfort comes from the defeat of a horse you didn’t tip…
And so ends the first month of the TVB season.
The numbers say it has been pretty good – from a personal perspective, it has been mighty frustrating !
However, I won’t say too much here, as I’ll create a proper monthly report over the weekend and issue it – probably on Sunday evening.
I’ll also produce a satisfaction survey, which I will send out to you all at roughly the same time, to help me gauge how you are all feeling about the service.
I would be grateful if you could find the 10 mins requited to complete it and return it to me…
On to December then…
TVB.
like yourself TVB i am very much a chase man , probably 85% of my NH bets are chasers.last day of november and i added to my profits for the month:-
ReplyDeleteBallywatt 1.30 Newbury
Wings Of Smoke 1.30 Newbury
Kings Grey 1.55 Doncaster
Tahiti Pearl 1.55 Doncaster
Crafti Bookie 3.05 Doncaster
Prince Of Pirates 3.15 Newbury
tomorrow is going to be a very busy day weather permitting but the hennessy will be one to watch only for me.first time for many years i havent found a bet in the race , good luck if you play. im interested to see how harry the viking runs , it could be one for a national.
steveb
More winners for you again today Steve - you seem to do remarkably well. Your strike rate looks quite phenomenal - particularly at the prices you are backing...
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should post your selections on the blog before the racing takes place. I’m sure that the guys who read it would appreciate a few more pointers in the right direction – at a time when they are still able to get the bets on...
TVB.
haha nice try , my strike rate is around 22% going back 20 years.its all proofed to the Post.
ReplyDeletesteveb
You baffle me Steve...
ReplyDeleteWhy on earth would you want to proof personal bets ?
TVB.
service authentication , doors closed for many years but still send.
ReplyDeletesteveb
I see, you run a service - very interesting...
ReplyDeleteWell you certainly kept that one quite, up until this point ;)
Would you care to share any of the details on here - I assume that by posting your selections here after the racing, you are looking for some subtle advertsing. However that's not really going to work unless you tell people how they can contact you...
TVB
like i say , my service has been closed to new clients for many years.its not a conventional service , i work for 8 full time punters.
ReplyDeleteposting my selections on here after racing was/is pointless , sorry for the intrusion.
all the best , looking forward to reading your thoughts on todays racing later.
steveb
Fair enough Steve.
ReplyDeleteLike you say, there is little point posting your selections here post race - if the guys want a demonstration of after-timing, they can always check out the Betfair forum ;)
Of course, if you change your mind and want anything publishing pre-race, then you know where I am...
TVB.