Wait until next year

First day of Goodwood and a big push here to get back into profit.

2.10 Lang Shining (11.00) 1pt ew
2.45 Tactic (13.00) 1 pt ew
3.25 Ouqba (6.00) 2pts to win
4.00 Mister Manannan (10.00) 1pt ew
4.35 Sugar Ray (12.00) 1pt ew
5.45 George Benjamin (5.50) 2pts to win

12 points staked. I’ve gone with some in-form trainers (both at the track and generally) and tried to avoid the low draw. Hopefully the each-way bets are a safer means to a return – shame they are only for the first three places…

No joy yesterday, hopefully some better choices today.

1.25 Ascot – King’s Point (21.00) 0.5pt ew
4.25 Golden Sword (5.00) 1pt to win

Three for today. After these I’m pretty much back to my original 100pt start – so tomorrow I may well be heading into a world of losses. These are a little longer odds than usual, so might buy me a little time…or are the sign of a desperate man.

Southwell 3.25 – Joshua (6.00)
York 6.30 – Bonnie Prince Blue (9.00)
Newmarket 7.40 – Burnwynd Boy (13.00)

All 1pt to win.

Broke even yesterday, which isn’t bad.

Three today, each with the same jockey/trainer combo…

Sandown
3.55 Count Lucien (7.50)

Epsom
7.10 Key Breeze (4.00)
7.40 Kinetix (2.62)

1pt each

Bizarrely still in profit (for now!), and two for today, both at Catterick:

2.20 Smirfy’s Copper (6.50)
4.50 Obe Gold (2.00)

1pt each.