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Saturday 5 September 2009

5th September 2009 Kempton

2.10 TOTEPOOL SIRENIA STAKES (GROUP 3) (CLASS 1)(2yo) Winner £28,385 8 runners 6f 92 Iver Bridge Lad 2nd 7-1
86 Star Rover Non Runner
47 Red Avalanche

2.40 TOTESPORT.COM SEPTEMBER STAKES (GROUP 3) (CLASS 1)(3yo+) Winner £36,901 10 runners 1m4f
91 Kandidate

3.10 TOTESCOOP6 LONDON MILE HANDICAP (SERIES FINAL) (CLASS 2)(3yo+) Winner £18,693 16 runners 1m
94 Musleh
91 Fancy Footsteps
90 Tartan Gigha 2nd 16-1

3.45 TOTESPORT 0800 221 221 CONDITIONS STAKES (COLTS & GELDINGS) (CLASS 3)(2yo) Winner £6,418 6 runners 7f
89 Circumvent 2nd 12-1
79 Gypsy Boy

4.20 BET IN-PLAY AT TOTESPORT.COM HANDICAP (CLASS 4)(3yo+ 0-85) Winner £4,727 16 runners 7f
93 Audemar
92 Dhaawiah
92 The Scorching Wind 1st 7-2

4.50 TOTESPORT HOME OF POOL BETTING HANDICAP (CLASS 4)(3yo 0-80) Winner £4,727 8 runners 2m
94 The Last Don 1st 5-1
92 Teeky
90 Danse On Wood

5.25 BET TOTEPOOL AT TOTESPORT.COM HANDICAP (CLASS 4)(3yo+ 0-85) Winner £4,727 10 runners 1m3f
95 Sweet Hollow
92 Balnagore
84 Sharpazmax
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5th September 2009 Wolverhampton

5.50 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 - GET £25 FREE BET CLAIMING STAKES (CLASS 5)(3yo+) Winner £3,238 12 runners 7f32y
93 Sir Ike
92 Obe Royal
91 Royal Challenge 1st 50-1

6.20 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 POKER TOURNAMENTS HANDICAP (CLASS 5)(3yo 0-75) Winner £4,209 12 runners 7f32y
90 Regeneration 1st 11-4
86 Espero 2nd 8-1
82 Satwa Star

6.50 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 - QUOTE BONUS25 HANDICAP (CLASS 6)(3yo+ 0-65) Winner £2,730 13 runners 5f216y
92 Loyal Royal
90 Fyodor
89 Weet A Surprise 1st 6-1

7.20 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 - LIVE CASINO DEALERS SELLING STAKES (CLASS 6)(3-5yo) Winner £2,388 12 runners 1m4f50y
89 Ghufa 1st 12-1
86 Canton Road
80 Den Maschine

7.50 WILLIAM HILL 0800 444040 - GET £25 FREE BET HANDICAP (CLASS 6)(3yo+ 0-60) Winner £2,388 12 runners 1m4f50y
94 Smooth As Silk Non-Runner
90 Apache Fort
89 Annambo 2nd 4-1
89 Desert Leader
89 Zalkani

8.20 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 - PLAY VEGAS GAMES NOVICE AUCTION STAKES (CLASS 5)(2yo) Winner £3,412 4 runners 1m141y
No All Weather Ratings

8.50 WILLIAM HILL 0800 444040 - QUOTE BONUS25 NURSERY (CLASS 4)(2yo 0-80) Winner £5,046 6 runners 1m141y
90 Dolphin Rock
79 Logos Astra
73 Llandovery 1st 25-1

9.20 WILLIAMHILL.COM/BONUS25 - BINGO BONANZAS HANDICAP (CLASS 6)(3yo+ 0-60) Winner £2,388 13 runners 1m141y
90 Cheers For Thea 1st 4-1
90 King´s Icon 2nd 11-8
88 Royal Crest
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Horse Racing - Trip Down Memory Lane

As there is no AWT racing until Monday 13th I decided to do some research and while thumbing through some old racing books found an old page from Raceform which bought back a great memory from my past carefully folded within the pages.

How attractive a proposition was Pipssalio. Still a Maiden after 4 outings, its 3 outings as a 2yo read beaten 16 lengths in Class 5 3k Novice, beaten 16 lengths in a Class 6 2k Maiden, Beaten 14 lengths in a Class 4 3k Maiden. 1 outing as a 3yo beaten ½ length in a Class 4 4k Handicap. Looked to be way out of its depth being entered in a Class 3 14k Handicap. Pipssalio was 10lb out of the handicap and the jockey (Francis Norton) was putting up 2lb over weight.

My speed figures told me a different story. In fact I can remember being so bullish I was nailing my colours to the mast on all the forums and to the Raceform. This for me was the outstanding bet of the following day, the outstanding bet of the week and of the month. I went to bed unable to sleep with anticipation for the following day fully confident I would be making a lot of money. As soon as I got up on the day of the race I started checking the prices to ensure the tissue given the evening before was correct. Pipssalio was still 20-1.

The time of the race had arrived and in horror I watched as Pipssalio fell out of the stalls. By the time they had reached half-way in the 1 mile contest it was flat to the boards well adrift of the rest of the field with Franny Norton rowing away and beating the horse to death!

My feelings at the time were partly embarrassment due to the comments I had made on various forums , partly anger and all confidence in my ability to create meaningful speed figures gone in 60 seconds but being the eternal optimist still a slither of hope.

With 2 furlongs to go Pipssalio started to reduce the gap. With a furlong to go the rest of the field started to paddle and Pipssalio appeared to have sprouted wings and was closing on the leaders at an unbelievable rate. As they flashed passed the post Franny Norton had driven Pipssalio between the two leaders to make a three way photo finish. Even though I believed Pipssalio had got there it was going to be on the nod. Pipssalio got the verdict beating 2nd Everest by a short-head who in turn had beaten 3rd Tumbleweed Tor by a short-head.

That is the margin of winning and losing. The difference between the feeling of abject failure and believing you can walk on water.