Burnt fingers

An old boss of mine used to say, 'If you've got bad news, look them in the eye and give it to them straight.' So here goes - the profit/loss figures for the blog's highlighted selections at this year's Festival to a £1 level stake (as always, settled at SP):

Tuesday
Peddlers Cross WIN 9/2 - second
Medermit WIN 11/4f - fourth
Banjaxed Girl E/W 8/1 - seventh

Wednesday
Big Zeb WIN 3/1 - second
Aiteen Thirtythree WIN 8/1 - pulled up
The Giant Bolster E/W 20/1 - unseated rider
So Young WIN 2/1f - third

Thursday
Grand Crus WIN 7/2 - second
Fiveforthree E/W 12/1 - eighth
Knockara Beau E/W 33/1 - fourth; returned 4.62

Friday
Imperial Commander WIN 4/1 - pulled up
What A Friend E/W 25/1 - fourth
Kilcrea Kim E/W 6/1 - fifth

Total wagered: £13.00
Total returned: £4.62
Profit/loss -£8.38
Loss as % of turnover 64.46%

The figures make for grim reading, with not one single winner all week; Knockara Beau's fine fourth in the Pertemps Final prevented a complete whitewash. The performances of note (!) finished second - Peddlers Cross, Big Zeb and Grand Crus, while What A Friend ran a stormer in the Gold Cup but failed by a nose to make third.

I'm away to sit in the corner and lick my wounds.