tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post6646030502901782475..comments2024-03-24T15:26:37.931+00:00Comments on PG's Tips: Only Connect, sequences and the Ladbrokes Trophy 2019GeeDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-8664264633537709952019-11-30T18:54:05.019+00:002019-11-30T18:54:05.019+00:00Picking up the Missing Vowels Round theme started ...Picking up the Missing Vowels Round theme started in the previous comment...<br /><br />Daklondike: Rlctnt t strt. Bhnd, rmndrs, nvr trvllng. Fnshd lvnth btn twnty fv lngths.<br /><br />Funny, somehow it doesn't seem quite as bad with all the vowels removed.<br /><br />De Rasher Counter (12/1) and Ben Jones rode into the history books. It's a long way up the Newbury home straight and the five pound claimer appeared to have committed his charge early enough four out. The pair weren't for catching though as Emma Lavelle's inmate held The Conditional (20/1) one and a half lengths with the fast-finishing Elegant Escape (15/2) third and Beware The Bear (25/1) fourth.<br /><br />Congratulations to TW who advised a speculative each-way punt on Cornerstone Lad (16/1) in the Fighting Fifth. With no-one keen to make the running, Henry Brooke used his initiative and quickly poached an eight length lead. That lead was markedly reduced approaching two out but Buveur D'Air (2/13f) flattened the flight and lost a deal of momentum. The pair duelled after the last but Cornestone Lad kept finding on the heavy ground and held the dual Champion Hurdle winner a short head.<br /><br />Geraghty dismounted immediately after crossing the line and the horse was found to have a splinter of wood in his off fore after that mistake at the penultimate flight. Connections will assess the extent of the injury in the coming days.GeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-8593987565202736232019-11-30T15:30:19.578+00:002019-11-30T15:30:19.578+00:00Missing Vowels Round
Cornerstone Lad: n nxpctd Sr...Missing Vowels Round<br /><br />Cornerstone Lad: n nxpctd Srprs<br />Antunes: Plld p<br />Commodore: Lst T Fnsh<br /><br />TW<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-35819419251999109682019-11-30T08:30:27.485+00:002019-11-30T08:30:27.485+00:00That looks a plausible sequence to me, TW, even th...That looks a plausible sequence to me, TW, even though it's unlikely get past Jack Waley-Cohen. Good luck!GeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834633278297488704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25292190.post-5338773999903512262019-11-30T07:57:31.005+00:002019-11-30T07:57:31.005+00:00Clue 1: Saturday
Clue 2: Ladbrokes Trophy Chase Ha...Clue 1: Saturday<br />Clue 2: Ladbrokes Trophy Chase Handicap<br />Clue 3: Good to Soft (Soft)<br />Clue 4: Venetia Williams<br /><br />My system has flagged up the chance of <b>Commodore</b> in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase and I manged to get an early 40/1 5plcs 1/5 odds though the sponsors 33/1 6plcs still looks attractive. He probably needs to find another 5 to 6lbs to get involved here but he is lightly raced and runs off a nice light weight. The grey ran in couple of chases in France before joining Venetia, underwhelming as a hurdler but looks to have found his feet with the switch back to the bigger obstacles and upped in trip. Ran a pleasing seasonal debut last time out when he was still in the mix before slipping on landing at the last and was allowed to come home in his own time after that. He’ll need to be a 140+ horse to go close in this and that is not certain but at the odds I’m happy to take a chance.<br /><br /><b>Daklondike</b> made the short-list, he’s had a nice prep race for this, but was eventually overlooked. The system priced him up at 28/1 so his odds look fair rather than generous and that race completion ratio you note was too big a concern.<br /><br />Having spent yesterday afternoon watching the 1st day of the meeting and seeing all my selections finish well down the field I feel suitably qualified to offer a few more thoughts on the days racing.<br /><br />Newcastle has passed its inspection and Buveur D’Air looks likely to take the Fighting Fifth Hurdle for a 3rd time but the race for 2nd place looks more open. Silver Streak [SS] may not want the ground this soft, Lady Buttons [LB] is a 9yo, has cheek pieces on for the 1st time and is better over fences and Nelson River looks outclassed. The 5yo <b>Cornerstone Lad</b> [CL] has a bit to find with SS and LB but will thrive in these conditions, is open to further improvement, 25/1 looks high and CL is worth a speculative EW play.<br /><br />I could not see an edge in the Rehearsal Chase.<br /><br />In the Intermediate Hurdle the Henderson trio may all need the race, Elvis Mail would be a welcome winner for the North and the Alexander’s but at the odds I’m taking a chance on another family firm in the hope that the Skelton’s <b>Antunes</b> can push on again from his impressive seasonal debut and take this at odds of 9/1.<br /><br />I was tempted by No Comment [14/1] in the last but the drop back to two miles worried me out of striking a bet<br /><br />Best of luck!<br /><br />TWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com