Only placed horse yesterday was AMANDA CARTER, winning at 2-1 fav

Todays musicals:-

BEL CANTOR (Soutwell 13.00) 7-2
MANGO MUSIC (Southwell 14.30) 13-2
CAPO REGIME (Southwl also 14.30) 8-1
MUSIC BOX EXPRESS (Southwell 15.00) 14-1
ICE BELLINI (Fontwell 14.40) 16-1


Lots of forumites, so I just list them:-

BANGKOK PETE, WHERE'S JOHNNY,PRORYJO, REBECCA'S CHOICE, STEVEY'S LAD, ITALIAN TOM, TOM'S LAUGHTER, DIANA'S CHOICE, HOLLOW JO.

Yesterday BANGKOK PETE won at 9-2, and ITALIAN TOM won at 2-1.
Seocnd was REBECCA'S CHICE at 9-4fav and CAPO REGIME was third at 8-1

Shortage of musicals again today, can only find four:-

FROMSONG (Kempton 18.20) 8-1
SILVER PRELUDE (same race) 12-1
NATURAL RHYTHM (Leicester 13.40) 20-1
GIVE US A SONG (?) (Lingfield 14.30) 25-1

Some forumites, one is running in consecutive races !

CATCH BOB (Hexham 12.50) 9-2fav
DESPERATE DAN (Lingfield 12.30) 5-1
ROSS MOOR (Lingfield 15.00) 14-1
BLUE CELESTE (Lingfield 15.30) 16-1 (I suppose also a musical)

Having just read another thread, I can see that Blue Celeste was caused by swimming in the sea!!

Well I'm afraid BLUE CELESTE was 6th out of 8 and ROSS MOOR was 12th out of 13!
In fact all we got yesterday was a measly third out of FROMSONG at 8-1

Todays best musicals (there are a few others also):-

ACORDEON (Ludlow 13.10) 13-8 fav
CARTIER OPERA (Ludlow 14.40) 4-1
RED RATTLE (Huntingdon 15.00) 6-1
RUSSIAN SONG (Taunton13.20) 12-1
RHYTHM SEEKER (Huntingdon 14.30) 14-1

Selected Forumites:-

BUFFALO BOB (Huntingdon 15.00) 9-2, opposing HIGH CAROL at 20-1
MAGGIE MATHIAS (Huntingdon 13.00) 14-1
DAWN AT SEA (Ludlow 15.10) 14-1 , also DANCING AT DAWN (Kempton 12.50) 66-1

From yesterdays, we just got one winner ACORDEON, but at poor odds of 4-7. No other horses were placed.

Todays best Musicals-

BUBBLY BELLINI (Wolverhampton 17.50) 10-3
SECRET TUNE (Doncaster 12.50) 9-2
ACHROMATIC (Wolverhampton 20.20) 7-1
SOLWAY MINSTREL (Doncaster 13.25) 7-1
BLADES HARMONY (Southwell 11.30) 10-1
DIAPASON (Wolverhampton 18.50) 14-1 also a forumite

Selected Forumites in addition to DIAPASON

NOBLE ALAN (Doncaster 12.50) 13-8
PETE'S STAR (Doncaster 13.25) 9-4fav
ACCORDING TO PETE (Cheltenham 13.50) 7-1

(may not get on line to report results until Monday)

On Friday BUBBLY BELLINI won at 15-8. He is running again today . NOBLE ALAN was second at 5-6on fav and PAPA CARUSO was third at 20-1.
For the record our dual musical.forumite DIAPASON was sixth.

The meeting at Ayr is abandoned today so we just have Plumpton (P) and Wolverhampton (W). Some useful looking prospects though.

Best musicals:-

ALDERTUNE (P 14.05) 9-4
BUBBLY BELLINI (W 14.50) 5-2
RUSSIAN MUSIC (W 15.50) 7-2fav
PETER GRIMES (P 13.05) 4-1
DAWN CHORUS (P 14.05) 9-2 ...................also a forumite
BOOGIE WALTZER (W 14.15) 13-2
KING OF RHYTHM (W 17.10) 7-1

Some other forumites

WHERES JOHNNY (P 14.35) 6-1
KATIE'S GIRL (W 16.50) 14-1
AGENT BEN (P 13.55) 66-1

Yesterday RUSSIN MUSIC won at 13-8fav, ALDERTUNE won at same odds.
BUBBLY BELLINI disappointed only coming second at 5-6 fav.
We had four third places from PETER GRIMES, WHERES JOHNNY, BOOGIE WALTZER and KING OF RHYTHM.
Thats seven placed horses in one day !

I am busy at the moment, and have visitors shortly , so may not get todays horses listed.

OK ,just some quick musicals;-

JIM TANGO (Catterick 12.50) 5-2
THE JAZZ MUSICIAN ( Folkestone 13.30) 7-2
DUBAI DIVA (Southwell 14.10) 4-1
BEL CANTOR (Southwell 13.10) 6-1
SONG SONG BLUE (Folkestone 15.00) 6-1


Oh, I just spotted a prominant forumite;-

BARTON SUN (Catterick 14.00) 10-1

Yesterday Folkestone meeting was abandoned due to icy track.
We just had one placed horse , but a winner in JIM TANGO at 9-4fav.
For Davids interest BARTON SUN was 6th.

Todays best musicals:-

ELVIRA MADIGAN ( Kempton 17.50) 7-2fav
BLACK JACK BLUES (Bangor 12.10) 4-1
MR PRESLEY (Bangor 14.55) 4-1
FOREST RHYTHM (Newbury 15.10) 14-1
SINGING IN THE RAIN (Lingfield 12.30) 14-1
SIR HAYDN (Kempton 19.20) 16-1
JAZZ AGE (Kempton 18.20) 16-1

Have had a very quick scan for forumites:-

SIR GERRY, BLAZING TOMMY, OUR JANE, DAVID'S MARK, ROSS MOOR, LUCKY PARKER, JIM JAM JOHNNY.

Poor efforts yesterday. BLACK JACK BLUES managed second at 5-4 fav, and ELIVIRA MADIGAN was second at 11-4.
Today runners a bit later.

Not too many Musicals today, but I found four with good chances:-

ACCOMPANIST (Wolverhampton 16.00) 9-2fav
GRAND OPERA (Wolverhampton 18.00) 6-1
MR MELODIOUS (Ludlow 12.40) 7-1
HERE'S THE KEY (Ludlow 15.10) 12-1

Lots of forumites, I just select three regulars, though theyre not fancied.

JAYNE'S CRUSADER (Exeter 14.20) 16-1
SIR MARK (Southwell 13.30) 20-1
BLUES BABY DAISEY (Exeter 15.20) 200-1 (Must be worth a bet at those odds !)

Sorry I have no wireless/broadband service in this area at the moment and it's too fiddly on an iPhone to check yesterdays results and post today's runners.
Will try a bit later, otherwise I may not be able to continue this thread until Monday

Just got my wireless Broadband back

Yesterday CAROLES LEGACY won at 15-8fav and RICHARDS SUNDANCE won at 7-1
JAYNES CRUSADER was third at 16-1, MR MELODIUS was third at 12-1 and HERE'S THE KEY was third at 20-1
Too late for todays runners, Ascot is abandoned for snow anyway.

Back with Horses on Monday

Well there are two meetings still 'on' today at the moment:-

Musical Horses (all Kempton):-

RONDEAU (14.30) 4-1
LUCKY SCORE (14.00) 8-1 .................also a forumite !
CHORAL FESTIVAL (15.05) 16-1

Other selected forumites;-

ROBO (Ffos Las 14.10) 6-1
DAVIDS MARK (Kempton17.05) 14-1
AMBER RIDGE (Ffos Las 13.05) 50-1

Alas, I don't gamble!

Yesterday was complete failure.

Only meeting still 'on' today is Southwell, but there are a few musical runners:-

EISTEDDFOD (12.55) 6-1
BLADES HARMONY (12.25) 8-1
ALTOS REALES (14.25) 8-1
DIVERTIMENTI ((13.55) 25-1

also forumites DAWN STORM , ROSIE SAYS NO, and HOLLOW JO

I am on holday now until 4th/5th January, I will try do the horses 4th-7th then off to Far East on 8th, until 20th.

The horses wish all forumites a very Happy Christmas and prosperous 2010.

Have a good break f#m!

Well theres only Wolverhampton meeting still 'on' today. All I can find is the strangely named GREYFRIARSCHORISTA in the 15.05 at 7-2.

Later edit. It came second at 11-1

Southwell meeting is still 'on' at the moment.

RUSSIAN MUSIC (14.40) 9-2
MANGO MUSIC (12.40) 16-1

Also forumites DAWN STORM (14.40) 8-1 and AMBER MOON (14.10) 33-1

Yesterday RUSSIAN MUSIC won at 9-2 and MANGO MUSIC was second at 15-2

Kempton is still 'on' at the momnet, there are three musicals all in the 16.20

FROMSONG (5-1), SILVER PRELUDE (7-1) and CHJIMES (10-1)

No racing yesterday, todays meetings at Kempton, Lingfield and Southwell haven't offically been called off yet, but all are very doubtful.
I am off to Far East tomorrow, next time I can post horses will be Thursday 21st.

Have a good trip, fsharpminor x

Well the horses are back. I've missed some early races, but we still have:-

RUSSIAN MUSIC (Kempton 18.30) 11-10 f
SILVER PRELUDE (Lingfield 15.40) 5-2 f, also in the race FROMSONG 5-1
HYDROPHONIC (Newcastle 16.00) 5-1
SINGING IN THE RAIN (Kempton 19.00) 6-1
MUSIC BOX EXPRESS (Kempton 19.30) 10-1
ALTOS REALES (Kempton 16.30) 10-1

One obvious forumite is AMBER MOON (Kempton 17.00) 16-1

There's been precious little horse racing while you've been away, such has been the cold snap!...

Wasn't worth bothering yesterday. Just a second from FROMSONG (11-2)

Nor today really, only musical with any sort of chance is GERSHWINNER (Taunton 15.30) 7-1

But at least the singers featured!

GERSHWINNER only managed fourth

Today Chepstow racing is abandoned beacuse of snow !

Three musicals:-

PERCUSSIONIST (Catterick 13.50) 3-1 fav
GUISEPPE VERDI (Lingfield 15.10) 8-1 (note misspelling of Giuseppe !)
CODA AGENCY (Lingfield 16.10) 10-1

One obvious forumite in DAWN RIDE (Catterick 14.20) 4-1 fav

(My next post is my 6000th!)

Nothing placed on Friday.
To reduce the time it takes me to do this this thread, I will not now include any horses at longer odds than 10-1.

Five musical horses today, but no forumites.

ALDERTUNE( Fontwell 15.20) 9-4fav
LORD SINGER (Fontwell 14.10) 4-1
RIMSKY (Lingfield 15.45) 10-1
RADETSKY MARCH (Same race) also 10-1
OCARINA (Newcastle 15.35) 10-1

Better results yesterday 4/5 placed.
LORD SINGER won at 3-1, ALDERTUNE was second at 9-4, RIMSKY was third at 7-1 as was OCARINA at 5-1

Just two today:-

BANDSTAND (Southwell 15.50) 9-4
CARTIER OPERA (Leicester 14.10) 10-1

Another result for the vocalists!

(Or perhaps he was named after a sewing machine )

Just a second from BANDSTAND 9-4 yesterday

Best Musicals today:-

FROMSONG (Kempton 17.10) 9-2 (Second in last two races, maybe can do one better)
BALLAMUSIC (Huntingdon 14.50) 8-1
BOLD DIVA (Lingfield 13.30) 10-1
ROSSINI'S DANCER (Musselburgh 14.20) 12-1

Two good outsider forumites ! Both at 50-1

BLUE CELESTE (Kempton 18.00)
BARTON ALF (Huntingdon 13.50)

Complete failure yesterday !

Todays best musicals:-

BLACK JACK BLUES (Ffos Las 14.30) 2-1fav
CELTIC CAROL (Ffos Las 16.45) 7-1 also a forumite
MUSIC BOX EXPRESS (Southwell 14.45) 8-1

Another forumite :-

JAYNES CRUSADER (Ffos Las 16.10) 7-1

Only a second from BLACKJACK BLUES (9-4) The rest failed.

Despite trawling through racecards for 5 meetings, I cannot find any musicals at 10-1 or better.
There are two at 12-1:-

WIND INSTRUMENT (Newbury 15.50) and MAY CHORUS (Lingfield 16.30)

Two strange pairs of outsider twin forumites:-

AMBER RIDGE and AMBER MOON both Wolverhampton 15.40, both 25-1

DANCING AT DAWN and DAWN STREET both Chepstow 13.45 at 50-1 and 100-1 respectively

On Friday MAY CHORUS was second

Two meetings abandoned today, so we just have Wolverhampton:-

BLUES MUSIC (!7.20) 9-2
PIPERS PIPING (14.40) 14-1
MINIMUSIC (also 16.20) 50-1

Very strange !! I feel sure I posted the horses yesterday, but I cannot find the post , it looks to have disappeared.
Anyway Monday was a complete failure, as were yesterdays two musicals (AN ACCORDIONIST and MUSIC BOX EXPRESS). However yesterdays forumite DAWN AT SEA won at 12-1. Well done Dawn !

Todays best musicals:-

RONDEAU (Lingfield 14.15) 9-2
THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (Exeter 16.15) 6-1
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC (Kempton 20.00) 16-1

and one good forumite WESTER ROSS (Leicester 16.05) 7-1

Leicester (and Newcastle ) meetings were abandoned for frost yesterday, so WESTER ROSS didn't run, though a relative is running today !
Of the otherswe only had two fourths, THE JAZZ MUSICIAN and RONDEAU

Todays best musicals :-

JOHANN SABESTIAN (Towcester 16.40) 11-4 fav (Yes I spelt it right, they didn't)
ANT MUSIC (Southwell 14.30) 11-2
KEY OF FORTUNE (Wolverhampton 19.50) 12-1
DIVERTMENTI (Southwell 16.000 16-1
SOPRANO (Wolverhampton 19.20) 16-1

Forumite:-

ROSS LEADER (Towcester 14.10) 8-1

A good win form ANT MUSIC at 7-1 but that was all, though the fancied JOHANN SABESTIAN was a non-runner.
ROSS LEADER was pulled up !

Quite a few musicals today , the best are:-

EMPEROR CONCERTO (Bangor 13.50) 13-8 fav
KHATCHATURIAN (Bangor 14.25) 2-1
MAY CHORUS (Lingfield 16.05) 7-2
DRUMSHAMBO (Bangor 15.00) 8-1
HEAVENLY CHORUS (Catterick 14.10) 8-1
BACH STREET GIRL (Catterick 16.30) 16-1

Sorry no time at the moment to check for forumites.

Two winners on Friday KHATCHATURIAN (85-40) and DRUMSHAMBO (4-1) , also a second MAY CHORUS (11-2) . Emperoro Concerto, our most promising horse, didn't run.

No musicals with a real chance today, nearest are HYDROPHONIC (10-1) and CODA AGENCY (14-1)

Nothing doing yesterday !

All of our fancied musical runners today are at Southwell (except one, so Southwell unless stated otherwise)

MONTE MAJOR (14.50) 3-1
JIGGALONG (13.40) 7-2
BLADES HARMONY (15.20) 4-1
BDEL CANTOR (15.50) 9-2
MUSIC BOX EXPRESS (also 14.50) 5-1
BLUES FOREVER (also 15.20) 8-1
NATURAL RHYTHM (Sedgefield 14.10) 10-1

Forumite MY MANDY (also 15.20) 4-1

Any Sheffield United supporting musicians on the forum?

BLADES HARMONY could only manage fourth, Steve
No winners, but MONTE MAJOR (3-1) and BEL CANTOR (4-1) were second. MY MANDY (9-2) was third.

Three 'musicals' are all favourites today:-

SILK DRUM (Carlisle 15.15) 8-15 fav
BLACK JACK BLUES (Ludlow 13.45) 2-1 fav
MISS TARANTELLA (Carlisle 15.45) 7-2 fav

Moderator horse is MR ED (Ludlow 16.30) 10-1
Forumite horse is THOMAS'S GIFT (Ludlow 13.34) 12-1

Too frosty at Carlisle yesterday so we only had three runners. BLACK JACK BLUES won at 15-8 fav, and MR ED came third at 12-1

Todays best priced musicals:-

SANG BLEU (Huntingdon 15.10) 6-4 fav (of course its not really musical as it means 'blue blood ' in French)
OPUS CAFE (Huntingdon 13.40) 8-1
FROMSONG (Kempton 20.00) 10-1

Forumites:-
JESSICA WIGMO (Kempton 17.00) (Im sure we have a Jessica, but can't think who it is !)
DAWN AT SEA (Huntingdon 13.40) 4-1
AMBER MOON (Southwell 13.50) 7-1
SUPER ROSS (Huntingdon 15.40) 20-1
TOP DAWN (Huntingdon 16.10) 33-1

Come on, Super Ross!

Im afraid SUPER ROSS came 10th out of 12th Fiona!
We did have a winner in SANG BLEU at 6-4, and FROMSONG came second at 9-1.


Todays best musicals:-

ANT MUSIC (Southwell 16.40) 9-2
SINGINGINTHERAIN (Southwell 13.40) 5-1
GERSHWINNER (Bangor on Dee 15.55) 8-1
RIMSKY (Kempton 16.20) 8-1
FRENCH WIND (Wolverhampton 18.15) 10-1

Forumite ANOTHER KATE (Bangor 17.05) 4-1

I am travelling in East Anglia Mon/Tues, so I may not be able to post on this thread until Wednesday, if someone would like to check todays results. I might get an odd short post in from my iPhone but probably not the horses.

Story of my life, is that.

Just got back to the office . All we got on Friday was a third from RIMSKY (10-1)

Back tomorrow with the runners.

Todays best musicals:-


LORD FIDELIO (Kempton 17.10) 7-2 fav
BOW SCHOOL (Musselburgh 14.50) 11-4
JIM TANGO (Leicester 14.40) 6-1
SIR HAYDN (Kempton 17.10) 7-1
PSALM TWENTYTHREE (Mussleburgh 16.50) 12-1

Best forumite AMANDA CARTER (Mussleburgh 15.50) 7-2

I'm off there next Wednesday : 'the iona school of good bowing, pizzicato, position changes and everything else 'cello '