Mr Grumpy was a non runner and, as feared, my two selections did nothing. Similar level of confidence tomorrow which the staking reflects.
Kreb's Cycle 220 Chelmsford. Difficult to find an excuse for a poor run last time after two decent ones. You could suspect the change of jockey if the replacement wasn't Ryan Moore
. Good claimer taking 5lb off tomorrow and I would have priced Kreb up as a strong favorite had it not been for the appearance of a Mark Johnston newcomer which (according to the Sporting Life - I have no idea about these things) has a strong US dirt pedigree. Turns out my pricing would have been way out as another newcomer is also attracting support and Kreb is likely to start the race as 3rd in the betting. If ever there was a race to avoid, this one is it. I'll look at the relative prices tomorrow but, unless money comes for mine, I'm going to leave it alone. I'll know by midday whether that's the case and I may back without the fav but if I don't post about it, assume it's a no bet for me.
From the archive....
Briardale 655 Newcastle. Not to be included in the PL for this thread but I'm going to risk a small ew bet at 12/1
Red Touch 805 Newcaslte. As above, small ew at 11/1 (12/1 available without BOG)
Rural Celebration 835 Newcastle. Same 16/1
The other two are in the same race and, as I have no live ones to waste my money on, I'm going to go for the same ew stakes as above on both. Chelmsford 250 Sandy Cove 8/1 and Tempuran 12/1. Although it's the bigger price,
Tempuran is the one I'd be most interested in out of all of the above. Consistent sort and I can't see anything to suggest it can't run a good race tomorrow in an open race at a decent price.
In fact, I've changed my mind about the PL thing. I'll include Tempuran in the PL figures for this thread along with a possible bet on Kreb's Cycle which I'll confirm tomorrow.