Yesterday LORD FIDELIO won at 3-1 fav and BOW SCHOOL was second at 12-1

Clutching at straws to find musicals today so included two 'sort of' musicals:-

SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (Ffos Las 14.35) 3-1 (that must be from a song! Anyway I liked the name )
JIGGALONG (Kempton 17.30) 9-2
FIGARO FLYER (Southwell 16.05)
SWELL THE CHORUS (Kelso 17.00) 16-1

Obvious forumites:-

AMBER MOON (Southwell 17.10) 10-1
BEVERLEY BECK (Kelso 13.10) 33-1
AMBER MAY (Southwell 14.20) 100-1

I am travelling tomorrow so may not post on this thread until Monday

Last Thursday AMBER MOON was third at 13-2 Nothing else placed

Two meetings are already abandoned for frost today.

May still be three musicals:-

CHORAL FESTIVAL (Lingfield 17.10) 4-1
BOHEMIAN MELODY (Wolverhampton 17.25) 6-1
BARBIROLLI (Wolverhampton 14.10) 10-1

One obvious musical :-

SIR MARK (Wolverhampton 15.45) 33-1

I thought you meant that you were going to Musselburgh. Bit of a distance for a 'cello lesson

It's a bit too far to walk, yes

Nothing doing yesterday.

Just three musicals, all at Taunton today:-


THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (14.50) 5-4 but not favourite
ONE CORNETTO (15.50) 9-2 surely counts as a musical horse
THE COMPOSER (17.20) 16-1 maybe forumites as well eg DCMB.

THE JAZZ MUSICIAN won at 7-4

Todays best musicals:-

MAY CHORUS (Lingfield 16.55) 11-4
NARCISO (Lingfield 14.45) 5-1 (thinking of classical guitarist Narciso Yepes)
EMPEROR CONCERTO (Doncaster 14.35) 13-2
IRISH SYMPHONY (Doncaster 14.00) 10-1
MR MELODIUS (Ludlow 17.05) 100-1
FRENCH WIND (Lingfiled 13.40) 14-1

Well we already have a winner and a second ! Full results tomorrow.

We just had the one winner EMPEROR CONCERTO at 11-4 (DC waves a certain article of clothing in the air! ), and a second place from IRISH SYMPHONY at 12-1Best Musicals today:-

BOHEMIAN MELODY (Kempton 18.10) 11-8
PIPERS PIPING (Kempton 18.40) 4-1 (Can he make it three wins in a row ?)
LORD FIDELIO (Kempton 19.40) 4-1
IRISH MUSIC (Southwell 14.10) 5-1
MUSIC BOX EXPRESS (opposing Pipers Piping) 8-1
EAGER TO BOW (also opposing Pipers Piping) also 8-1

Two interesting forumites !

MISTA ROSSA (Huntingdon 14.30) 12-1 (surely mwl1 )
SUPER ROSS (Southwell 15.50) 20-1 (his other half)

BOHEMIAN MELODY was second at 8-11 fav
LORD FIDELIO was second at 15-8 fav
EAGER TO BOW was second at 5-2 fav, but our other two runners in that race had been withdrawn.
IRISH MUSIC was third at 5-1

(Later edit, forgot to say MISTA ROSSA was eighth. SUPER ROSS was last of only four runners)

Todays best musicals:-

MONTE MAJOR (Wolverhampton 20.10) 7-2fav
BON ACCORD (Warwick 17.25) 7-2
MUSICAL MARK (Wolverhampton 20.40) 7-2 (ALSO A FORUMITE!)
MAJOR POP (Southwell 16.15) 11-2
DIVERTIMENTO (Wolverhampton 18.10) 12-1

Two more forumites besides above:-

PRINCESS MANDY (Southwell 15.40) 8-1
TOM O'TARA (Warwick 16.55) 12-1

Aw. My horses never do well!

Would it have been kinder to say that SUPER ROSS came 4th?

On Friday TOM O'TARA won at 9-2. MONTE MAJOR was third at 9-2 and PRINCESS MANDY was third at 3-1

Not much today:-

BANDSTAND (Wolverhampton 14.40) 9-4
LORD SINGER (Plumpton 15.50) 5-2fav
SCARAMOUCHE (Plumpton 15.20) 8-1 (Milhauds Suite for two pianos. Also a forumite !)
OPUS CAFE (Plumpton 16.20) 16-1

The four horses yesterday came 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th !
Winner was LORD SINGER at 6-5f, second was OPUS CAFE ar 12-1, third was SCARAMOUCHE at 12-1, and fourth was BANDSTAND at 9-4

Todays best musicals:-

ANT MUSIC (Lingfield 15.10) 5-1
JIM TANGO (Catterick 15.00) 5-1 (also a forumite)
MY OLD PIANO (Leicester 16.20) 6-1 (Seem generous odds as he has won last six races in Ireland)

Forumite:- MY MANDY (Lingfield 14.40) 6-1

As I predicted, MY OLD PIANO made it seven wins on the trot . could have made some money at 5-2fav.
ANT MUSIC was third at 10-3

Several decent musical horses today:-

MONTE MAJOR (Wolverhampton 15.00) 3-1 (Has won or been placed in last 5 races)
FOXTROT CHARLIE (Folkestone 14.10) 5-1
BLUES FOREVER (Wolverhampton 15.30) 11-2
CHORAL FESTIVAL (Kempton 20.15) 7-1
RONDEAU (Kempton 18.45) 10-1
BUDDY HOLLY (Kempton 17.45) 10-1
THATS RHYTHM (Bangor on Dee 16.20) 12-1

Forumites ITALIAN TOM (Kempton 18.15) 4-1
AMBER MOON (Wolverhampton 18.00) 10-1

Yesterday MONTE MAJOR won at 9-4 fav, BUDDY HOLLY was second at 11-4 fav, CHORAL FESTIVAL was third at 12-1, and AMBER MOON was third at 10-1 (also running again today)

Todays best musicals:-

BOOGIE WALTZER (Souhwell 15.10) 4-1
BLADE HARMONY (Southwell 15.40) 7-1
SONG SUNG BLUE (Ludlow 15.00) 7-1 (Has come 1st or 2nd in last 7 starts except one)

Two forumites:-

JUST MANDY (Southwell 15.40) 5-2
AMBER MOON (Southwell 16.40) 10-1 (Third yesterday)

No winners yesterday, but second places from BOOGIE WALTZER (12-1) and JUST MANDY (7-4fav). SONG SUNG BLUE was third at 10-1.
Now an unusual thing has happened, we have 5 musical runners in the same race:-

NEWBURY 15.35

SILVER PRELUDE (9-2)
FROMSONG (7-1)
CHJIMES (7-1)
FIGARO FLYER (16-1)
SIMPLE RHYTHM (20-1)

Two other musicals:-

MONTE MAJOR (Wolverhampton 17.35) 3-1 (Won on Wednesday for us)
MAY CHORUS (Newbury 17.15) 12-1

Two forumites:-

WESTER ROSS (Newbury 16.30) 14-1
QUEEN OCTAVIA (Doncaster 15.10) 25-1

Perhaps I should have had a flutter - our dog is called Monty, and I am a retired Major!

MONTE MAJOR won again at 9-2.
In the 1535 at Newbury where we had five runners they followed each other in , being 3rd (FROMSONG at 11-1) 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th.
QUEEN Octavia was last at 100-1. WESTER ROSS came 7th.

All todays musicals are at FFOS LAS:-

BLACKJACK BLUES (14.20) 6-4fav
CLASSIC ROCK (17.10) 7-2fav
THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (16.00) 8-1
FINZI CONTINI (16.35) 10-1

Forumites:-

BEN THE HORSE (Ffos Las 17.40) 10-1
BRIANNSTA (Lingfield 16.25) 20-1

Well BLACKJACK BLUES won , but at 1-4 on fav
THE JAZZ MUSICIAN didnt even run.

Other results tomorrow.

Further to last post the only other placed horse was CLASSIC ROCK, second at 4-1

Very few to list today:-

BOLD DIVA (Soutwell 17.10) 9-2
BLAZING DIVA (Newcastle 15.20) 5-1
PAVANNE (Exeter 17.000 14-1
MONSOON MUSIC (Newcastle 14.20) 25-1

Is there a forumite called MISTER PETE (Newcastle 14.50) 9-1 ?

Well one of the best days we have ever had ! Only five runners , and three won , and another third at good odds of 25-1

Winners were BOLD DIVA at 11-2, BLAZING DIVA at 3-1 and MISTER PETE at 5-2. Pavanne was third at 25-1

Todays best musicals:-

PIPER ROYAL (Fontwell 14.10) 10-11fav
CHJIMES (Wolverhampton 17.30) 5-2
STAR BEAT (Catterick 16.20) 7-2
MONTE MAJOR (also Wolverhampton 17.30) 5-1 (4 wins out of 6, I cannot understand why Chjimes has shorter odds)
LORD FIDELIO (Wolverhampton 19.00) 5-1
CLASSICAL MIST (Catterick 17.20) 13-2

Now here's a real good forumite !!:-

BAD SIR BRIAN (Fontwell 17.10) 20-1

Yesterday the only winner was STAR BEAT (4-1). CLASSICAL MIST was second at 11-4fav and MONTE MAJOR also second at 5-2.
For those interested, I came in 7th.

Todays best musicals:-

BEL CANTOR (Southwell 15.55) 5-1
GERSHWINNER (Carlisle 15.45) 8-1
SINGBELLA (Wolverhampton 20.30) 8-1
TUNE UP THE BAND (Wolverhampton 19.30) 10-1

Forumites ECHOES OF DAWN (Carlisle 14.40) 12-1
ALSO JO (Carlilse16.20) 7-1

Complete failure yesterday

Todays best musicals:-

CHJIMES (Wolverhampton 17.50) 5-1
CLASSICAL RHYTHM (Wincanton 16.20) 8-1
MOONLIGHT SERENADE (WOlverhampton 18.20) 8-1
BOLACHOIR (Sandown 15.30) 10-1
HEAVENLY CHOIR (Ayr 16.30) 10-1
BALLAMUSIC (Wimcanton 15.35) 10-1

Quite few more at longer odds.

Two really good forumites:-

DR HART (Sandown 16.05) 10-1
OUTLAW TOM (same race) 16-1

I will be away for the weekend from this afternoon, so will post results on Monday

Wicked!

Just found out - Dr Hart won the 4:05 at Sandown - 10/3 Fav. Shame I don't gamble!

(Outlaw Tom, non-runner)

Well Robodoc has already reported his stunning success at Sandown Well done DR HART ,
but all our other runners failed miserably (a couple didn't run however including Outlaw Tom).

Todays best musicals:-

MY OLD PIANO (Stratford 16.10) 6-4f ......... Has won his last six races !
VIOLIN DAVIS (Stratford 17.10) 9-2 .......... Running for the first time
DAWN CHORUS (Plumpton 14.00) 5-1 .......... Also a forumite
LUCKY SCORE (Taunton 14.20) 6-1 ........... Also a forumite

Additional forumite:- SOPHIE'S TROPHY ( also Plumpton 14.00) 9-4

I am rooting for Violin Davis!

Ah, I assume Violin Davis should have been labelled 'also a forumite'

Well VIOLIN DAVIS came second at 6-1. But the star yesterday was SOPHIES TROPHY which won at 8-1.
MY OLD PIANO had won 6 in a row, and strated evens favourite but fell !

Despite some large fields, notably at Cheltenham there are hardly any musicals with a chance today, in fact the only one worth noting is PIPERS PIPING (13.20 Southwell) 9-4fav. I suppose we could count THE CUCKOO (Southwell 5.45) 5-1 if you consider a minor third to be musical, but there's also Daquins Harpsichord piece of that name.

A couple of musical outsiders in STRAVINSKY DANCE at Cheltenham (20-1) and LADY CHORISTER at Southwell (25-1)

Forumite AMBER BROOK is an outsider at Cheltenham

Yesterday was a complete failure, though our best chance didn't run.

Again only three musicals with a good chance:-

CLASSIC ROCK (Huntingdon 14.55) 5-2 fav
FROMSONG (Kempton 17.50) 7-2 (placed in 5 of last 6 runs , but has not won)
SOLWAY MINSTREL (Huntingdon 16.55) 4-1

Forumites:-

JUST MANDY (Southwell 15.45) 6-4 fav
MY MANDY (Southwell 13.55) 10-1
SUPER ROSS (Huntingdon 15.35) 25-1

[color=#000099]Good morning all. Yesterday FROMSONG (7-2) won at last after many second and third places. Another winner was JUST MANDY at 15-8 fav.
SOLWAY MINSTREL was third at 2-1fav

Lots of runners today !

Musicals:-

MISS TARANTELLA (Hexham 16.55) 3-1fav
BOLD DIVA (Southwell 17.35) 4-1fav
GERSHWINNER (Hexham 16.15) 5-1
BARBERS SHOP (Cheltenham 14.40) 5-1
SONG OF SONGS (Cheltenham, 16.00) 7-1 fav
IRISH MUSIC (Southwell 15.05) 7-1
FIGARO FLYER (Southwell 14.30) 8-1
COCO KEY and CATCH KEY (Both Hexham 15.35) both 10-1
FINGER ON THE PULSE (Cheltenham 16.40) 12-1

Forumites:-

WHATS UP DOC (Wolverhampton 18.15) 5-1
BOLLIN FIONA (Hexham 14.20) 8-1
IM SO LUCKY (Cheltenham 16.00) 10-1
MY PETRA (Cheltenham 16.00) 20-1................retired forumite . Hope she is well.
COLLEGE DAISY (Cheltenham 14.05) 25-1

The amazing Robodoc has followed up his victory last week and won yet again with WHATS UP DOC (4-1)Only other placed horse from our long list was BOLD DIVA , second at 14-1.

I will have to try to do todays runners later as I'm busy and have the gas man here.

Five musical runners today , but no obvious forumites:-

BLUES MUSIC (Lingfield 15.05) 9-4fav
KING OF RHYTHM (Fakenham 17.30) 7-2
BEGGARS OPERA (Lingfield 13.55) 11-4
THE ACCORDION MAN (Fakenham 16.15) 5-1
FRENCH OPERA (Cheltenham 17.15) 8-1

On Friday BEGGARS OPERA won at 10-11fav, and we had seconds from BLUES MUSIC (7-4fav) and FRENCH OPERA (10-1)

Only three musicals worth listing today:-

PIPER ROYAL (Plumpton 15.00) 5-1
MAJOR POP (Wolverhampton 15.20) 10-1
TUNE UP THE BAND (Wolverhampton 17.20) 10-1

Forumites:-

MY MANDY (Wolverhampton 14.50) 11-2
BOLD SIR BRIAN (Kelso 17.10) 6-1 (won his only other previous race)
SEND FOR TIM (Plumpton 16.00) 50-1 a new one for us I think

Just one placed horse yesterday .....................youve guessed it ! BOLD SIR BRIAN was second at 6-1

Todays best musicals:-

THE JAZZ MUSICIAN (Exeter 15.10) 3-1
THEATRE DIVA (Exeter 16.25) 7-2
IRISH SYMPHONY (Southwell 17.10) 4-1
PIPE BANNER (Kempton 15.40) 11-2
HEAVNLY CHORUS (Southwell 14.20) 6-1
QUALYPSO d'ALLIER (Exeter 15.50) 7-1

Forumite:- SUPER ROSS (Southwell 16.40) 20-1

Well just two second places from THEATRE DIVA (7-2) and IRISH SYMPHONY( 14-1), but its wasn't a good day. We had a non runner (The Jazz Musician) and two of our horses were pulled up (Qualypso d'Allier and Super Ross)


Today only one short odds musical horse so I have added one at 12-1 and three at 16-1 :-

MERRY MUSIC (Hereford 15.05) 3-1 fav
TERFELS TOSCAR (Hereford 16.15) 12-1
DANSE MACABRE (Hereford 16.30) 16-1
ROUND THE HORN (Warwick 14.20) 16-1
SIR HAYDN (Kempton 18.20) 16-1

Two promising forumites:-

TOM O'TARA (Warwick 17.10) 9-2
DARK BEN (Haydock 14.10) 13-2

Yet another day with no winners, but DARK BEN was second at 3-1fav, TOM O'TARA was third at 9-2 abd TERFELS TOSCAR third at 16-1

Todyas best musicals:-

BOHEMIAN MELODY (Kempton 19.20) 7-2
NEW WORLD ORDER (Kempton 20.50) 6-1
ANT MUSIC (Kempton 17.50) 7-1
SCARAMOUCHE (Chepstow 15.25) 8-1 also a forumite
DRUM MAJOR (Kempton 20.50) 8-1
ISLAND RHAPSODY (also Kempton 19.20) 10-1
PLAY THE ROCK (Ayr 15.50) 10-1
FLUTE MAGIC (Kempton 21.20) 14-1

Forumites:-

JUST MANDY (Kempton 17.50) 7-2
PANTHERS RUN (also Ayr 15.50) 8-1 well near enough anyway
MISTA ROSSA (Chepstow 14.50) 14-1

My horses are never going to win... *sigh*

Yesterday BOHEMIAN MELODY won at 11-4, ANT MUSIC was second at 7-1, NEW WORLD ORDER was third at 13-2 and MISTA ROSSA also third at 7-1

Todays best musicals:-

LORD SINGER (Newcastle 17.15) 7-4fav
LE TOREADOR (Wolverhampton 18.10) 11-4
BLADES HARMONY (Wolverhampton 17.40) 5-1
SOLO CHOICE (Sedgefield 15.40) 12-1

Forumites:-

BOLLIN FIONA (Carlisle 15.20) 12-1
OUTLAW TOM (Newcastle , same race) 14-1
BARRYS ARK (Newcastle 14.55) 20-1

Been a long time since a 'barry' named horse has run!

Watch, everyone, as it makes a complete mess of the race

9th. Indeed, he made a mess of things...



Bollin Fiona won today

YEEEEEEESSSSS!

Well Celeste seems pretty ecstatic, so you will have guessed that BOLLIN FIONA won, and at decent odds of 14-1. Did you have a flutter Fiona ?
There were also two seconds, SOLO CHOICE at 33-1 (would be been a good eachway bet)and MOONLIGHT SERENADE at 14-1. And third was LE TOREADOR at 10/3

Only two musicals worth listing today, and both in the 15.10 at Lingfield:-

FROMSONG (5-1)
RONDEAU (13-2)

These two have opposed each other before, indeed in last race FROMSONG won and RONDEAU was fourth.

But one of our star forumites is also running today:
Can he make it two wins in a row ??

DR HART (Towcester 16.00) 5-1 fav

RONDEAU got the better of FROMSONG this time, being third at 6-1 to FROMSONG's sixth
Now we just wait for DR HART at 4pm.....................

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What an anticlimax , he didn't run !!

We only have two meetings today as Newcastle is waterlogged., and there aren't any musical runners or forumites at Fontwell, so we just have Market Rasen:-

MASTER FIDDLE (16.40) 5-4 fav running for the first time
IRISH SYMPHONY (14.40) 8-1 (second in last two races)
VISCOUNT ROSSINI (also 14.40) 8-1

Yesterday MASTER FIDDLE won at 11-10 fav and IRISH SYMPHONY was second at 11-4.Exeter is waterlogged today. Todays best musicals:-

CALYPSO STAR (Kempton 19.30) 7-2
THE CUCKOO (Southwell 15.30) 11-2 (Daquins harpsichord piece)
TIME TO PLAY (Hereford 14.10) 8-1
MUSICAL SCRIPT and SIMPLE RHYTHM (both Kempton 21.00) both 14-1
JIM TANGO (Hereford 15.40) 16-1
FLUTE MAGIC (Southwell 15.00) 20-1

Almost a forumite MISTER ROSS (Kempton 19.30) 7-2

Well we had a winner yeterday in CALYPSO STAR (11-4) but all others failed.
Today only two meetings as Wincanton is abandoned for waterlogging.

Best Musicals:-

CHORAL FESTIVAL (Folkestone 16.10) 11-2
THEATRE DIVA (Ludlow 17.30) 13-2
IMPERIAL WALTZER (Folkestone 14.10) 8-1
KERRYS REQUIEM Folkestone 15.4500 10-1


There are a number of special races taking place round the country, all known as the LIRPA LOOF STAKES in which various forumites are taking place:-

ROSS THE BOSS (Tomintoul 00.01)
TWISTYNECKTENOR (Chesterfield Churchyard, after Eucharist)
SILLY JILLY (River Medway, on deck, lunchtime)
YOUNGATOM (Not sure, sometime)
PLACID THOMAS (Dutch bulbfields, when the gun goes off)
SHOVETUG (Edgeley Park , midnight)
FLEDGLING 2 (Uni of Leeds Campus, thesis submission time)
THE ANCIENT WOMAN (Worcestershire Sauce, 1.30 and a half)
BOSSY FLOSSY (to be determined, when starter feels like it)
CYRILLIC SCRIPT (Selsdon Bird Sanctuary, when the owls hoot)

THE ANCIENT WOMAN is a non runner, regarded as 'past it'

Your racing correspondant may not be able to post on this thread until Wedensday next. A Happy Easter to all cyberpunters !

Love it, F sharp!