Royal Ascot 2011

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Euler
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Looking forward to a good week, hopefully. An interesting start today and plenty of interesting races on the cards. First race looks tricky but the rest looking like they have something in them.

Good luck this week!
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rhysmr2
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Yeah Good luck everyone, I'll need it that's for sure! I need to find something to do between these races, I keep getting involved far too early!

I might try trading from outside on a laptop only today, catch some sun.
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Euler
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What a great race to start with.
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jimrobo
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rhys IMHO thats just going to distract you more!
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rhysmr2
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Your probs right, maybe I'll just pop outside for 5 mins after each race.
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hgodden
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I don't quite get that. Kingsgate Native is sweating so much the jockey has to stay off until the last minute and they need a towel for him, yet he doesn't drift. Do the bookies keep prices on betfair down on certain horses in order to keep SPs down on those they've had big SP bets on?
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WallaseyWayne
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there was quite a big move on Prohibit just before the off - shame I stuck my profit on Star witness ...
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superfrank
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hgodden wrote:I don't quite get that. Kingsgate Native is sweating so much the jockey has to stay off until the last minute and they need a towel for him, yet he doesn't drift. Do the bookies keep prices on betfair down on certain horses in order to keep SPs down on those they've had big SP bets on?
I agree. I kept trying to lay him but there was no support at all. 'was tempted to let it go in-play.
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Euler
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That was an unusual race. Prices were quite volatile but in a narrow range. I struggled for ages but got it right just at the end.

Pick up some good money from Thirsk so far.
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andyfuller
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hgodden wrote:I don't quite get that. Kingsgate Native is sweating so much the jockey has to stay off until the last minute and they need a towel for him, yet he doesn't drift. Do the bookies keep prices on betfair down on certain horses in order to keep SPs down on those they've had big SP bets on?
The plan was for him to go down early and then get off. He and plenty others were sweating and I think that is the norm for him. Reason for towelling them down is always on the neck as it makes the reins ungripable if they have sweat on.

So I think the market just thought that it wasn't too out of the ordinary more so given the weather.

Also the oncourse market is extremely strong so you won't see the market react quite as much to the TV pictures as we normally do imo.
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andyfuller
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Can not wait to see Frankel, just hope he wins, sitting this race out and watching the whole thing on BBC HD :D
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Euler
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£225k lay on Frankel in one shot! :o
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JollyGreen
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£210,900 just went through to lay Frankel at 1.36!!
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andyfuller
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andyfuller wrote:Can not wait to see Frankel, just hope he wins, sitting this race out and watching the whole thing on BBC HD :D
Can't believe the BBC haven't got this on HD :evil: Some stupid HD preview instead :!:
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jimrobo
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couldn't have got this one much more wrong!!
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