Galway and Goodwood 09

[Our Nail Loney]

You can't have twopicks don't be greedy! If thats your logic though then I will split it, 25p ew on flash and 50p on finjaan. I win either way!

[kinghen]

these are my quickpicks for goodwood today, havent really had a chance to look at much tho:

14:15 - hi calypso (would have fancied arthurs girl tho a non-runner   )
14:50 dandy man
15:30 cant look further than yeats but for e/w value tungstn strike should be around 33's
16:05 miltary power
16:40 always a rock
17:15 high heeled (although the mccartons might fancy a flutter on "caravan of dreams"
17:50 toms laughter

[Mayo4Sam]

Galway today

2.25 Dreamy Gent
3.00 Lucky Wish
3.40 Eagles Pass E/W
4.25 Gentleman Jeff
5.00 Ard Fheis
5.35 Lonesome Maverick E/W
6.05 Hintsnallegations E/W

[Our Nail Loney]

these are my quickpicks for goodwood today, havent really had a chance to look at much tho:

14:15 - hi calypso (would have fancied arthurs girl tho a non-runner  )
14:50 dandy man
15:30 cant look further than yeats but for e/w value tungstn strike should be around 33's
16:05 miltary power
16:40 always a rock
17:15 high heeled (although the mccartons might fancy a flutter on "caravan of dreams"
17:50 toms laughter

Arthurs girl would be one to follow alright hen.

Got some good each way shouts there plus good call on the forecast in the 3.30, paid 31quid something I think!

[magickingdom]

did yates win at goodwood today

[Yes I Would]

Think he did didnt see Price though

[kinghen]

won pretty convincingly lads, very impressive finished really strong

[kinghen]

these are my quickpicks for goodwood today, havent really had a chance to look at much tho:

14:15 - hi calypso (would have fancied arthurs girl tho a non-runner  )
14:50 dandy man
15:30 cant look further than yeats but for e/w value tungstn strike should be around 33's
16:05 miltary power
16:40 always a rock
17:15 high heeled (although the mccartons might fancy a flutter on "caravan of dreams"
17:50 toms laughter

Arthurs girl would be one to follow alright hen.

Got some good each way shouts there plus good call on the forecast in the 3.30, paid 31quid something I think!

aye was chuffed when tingsten came home 2nd, but didnt get to the bookies t all today to do any bets,  gona have a wee flutter tomorrow, gonna stick wi e/w bets tho, suppose anything over 4's is a free bet if placed

[Our Nail Loney]

Yeats won very easily, coulda won by double the distance only murtagh took the foot off, had time to look over his shoulder twice.

Has to be the best stayer on the flat I have ever seen, noone can touch it, 3 ascot gold cups and has won that race there yesterday twice.

Murtagh is in some form, he musta been doing cartwheels when he found out fallon was a cheating druggie. He's done more for aob than fallon would have anyway.

[GaillimhIarthair]

Galway

5.10 - Arkendale
5.40 - Cristal Island
6.15 - Lukie Victor
6.50 - Salute Him or Tango Foxtrot.  Forthright in this race is a previous course and distance winner.
7.25 - Matters at Hand
7.55 - Spanish Cross
8.30 - Alarazi

[kinghen]

14:50 dubai princess
15-30_military cross
16:05-waffle (reve du soleil e/w)
16:40-sohcahtoa
17:15-clifton dancer e/w
17:50-rash judgement

[never kickt a ball]

Will Weld clean up this year again at Galway?

K Prendergast also gets the odd winner.

[bcarrier]

http://betdiary.com/donnmcclean/2009/07/24/galway-races-one-of-the-good-guides/

So when the Galway Races Guide landed on my desk during the week, I was hopeful, and I wasn't disappointed.  Truth be told, it surpassed my expectations.  This is an excellent trends book.  Tony Keenan and PJ Walsh have hit the nail on the head in terms of pointing out trends that are relevant in the eight biggest races during the week.  For example, would it surprise you to know that the last six winners of the Galway Plate had run a maximum of three times in handicap chases, and that the last two winners were actually running in their first?  Or that, in the last 10 years, no winner of the big mile handicap on the Tuesday, usually run at a breakneck pace and finishing off up Ballybrit's punishing hill, came from off the pace, and three made all?

On top of the race-by-race analysis, there is a really interesting piece by Ger Delahunty on handicaps, highlighting general handicap trends to look out for next week, little pieces of information that might give you an edge, like the fact that 30% of handicap winners at Galway had won last time out, compared to a national average of 14%.  So don't overlook the obvious.  You don't always have to find the plot horse.

There are other really useful pieces, like an in-running analysis (remember the punishing hill – carnage), a stable tour with David Marnane and a note on Galway specialists.  All in all, the book is an essential piece of equipment if you are going west next week, up there with your toothbrush and your ATM card.  Another tool in the incessant search for value.