Is that JILLY WHY or is it one of Petra's ?

This is more like one of Petra's

That could be my Jac.
Cheers for being a good musical horse keeper over the last few months Fred. I look forward to lots more virtual winnings in the new year Old bean.

RADETZKY MARCH won at 25-1 !

(Jilly Why came 6th)

Ah yes...I always get Jac and Eddie muddled!






She'll do better in the New Year!

Just a quick post.

Since I was last on line there have been five musical winners, ROSSINI BYLINE, WIND INSTRUMENT, FOLK TUNE, ROYAL CHOIR and CELTICELLO

Back on Monday ! Happy New Year to all !

Happy New Year F#m!

Happy New Year to all forumites
Meetings are abandoned today except for Lingfield.
We just have BOLD DIVA in the 14.15 expected to be about 12-1

BOLD DIVA was 6th at 8-1 !

Back tomorrow.

Racing at Sedgefield , which would have given us four runners (Moon Melody, Jethro Tull, Heavenly Chorus and OLTVA's Sycho Fred) is abandoned today.
This leaves three runners, none of them has a great chance:-

ANGEL VOICES (Kempton 14.50) 10-1
SIEGFRIEDS NIGHT (Southwell 14.40) outsider
SIR HAYDN (Kempton 15.50) outsider

If racing at Kempton goes ahead I will have a virtual £1000 on Sir Haydn.

Yesterday ANGEL VOICES came second at 7-1. The other two failed.

Today Musselburgh is abandoned, and there are no musicals horses at Kempton, so that just leaves four runners at Woverhampton:-

FIGARO FLYER (14.50) 7-2
KING'S CHORISTER (15.20) 14-1
SPRING QUARTET (also 15.20) outsider
RIDGEWAY JAZZ (15.50) outsider

After my loss yesterday I'll place a virtual £50000 on Barcode.

Sorry Petra, you lost again! No placed horses at all yesterday.

No runners at Great Leighs toay, just two at Southwell:-

WING DIVA (13.20) 2-1 fav
MONTE MAJOR (12.50) 8-1

Is 'Barcode' called that because it has black and white stripes in varying thicknesses, like a zebra?

That's his stable rug!!

He came in second so I won something.

Sorry Petra BARCODE did indeed come second at 6-1. But you didnt say your bet was £25K each way.
You would have got £62.5K for your £50K investment

I cheat a lot! All of my bets are each way ones if they don't come in first!

I think that I'll put some of my winnings on Wing Diva to remind me of angelic Addy. £25000 on her please to win this time.

Well MONTE MAJOR managed third at 18-1, but WING DIVA was a disappointing fourth at 7-2

Miserable nag! Good thing that I do virtual bets only.

Today we have:-

ROYAL CHOIR (Lingfield 14.30) 3-1 fav
WELSH OPERA (Wolverhampton 16.05) 6-1
BEN (Lingfield 14.00) 7-1 (I suppose this can be musical - Ben Britten, or can be forumite Ben)
DRUM MAJOR (Lingfield 16.00) 10-1
ZACH'S HARMONEY (Wolverhampton 14.35) outsider

Another forumite is AMBER MOON (Wolverhampton 14.05) 9-4 fav

Nothing doing today apart from AMBER MOON coming second at 8-1.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we have:-

CORIOLANUS (Lingfield 12.40) 11-8 fav (Beethoven Overture)
CODA AGENCY (Kempton 14.45) 7-2
IRISH BALLAD (same race) 11-2
REBEL RHYTHM (Wetherby 15.10) 7-1
TUNING FORK (Kempton 17.10) 10-1
BOLD DIVA (Kempton 17.45) 10-1
RIMSKY KORSAKOV (Wetherby 15.10) 10-1
HARMONY BRIG (Ayr 14.50) 12-1
BOOGIE DANCER (Kempton 16.15) outsider

Forumite (almost!) TEIGS (Kempton 16.45) 12-1

Wetherby meeting was abandoned on Saturday. All we got as a third for CORIALANNUS 5-4fav , shoud have done better.Plumpton is abandoned today. We have three runners though , and a forumite:

COMMON DIVA (Wolverhampton 15.40) 5-1
KINA JAZZ (Wolverhampton 15.10) 12-1
FESTICAL CHIMES (Fakenham 15.20) 14-

Forumite ARCTIC BEN is a 6-1 chance at Fakenham

COMMON DIVA and FESTIVE CHIMES both managed third at 18-1 yesterday.
Todays runners latr when IVe driven over to Headingley.

Todays runners:-

SOLO CHOICE (Great Leighs 16.10) 11-4
SYNCOPATED RHYTHM (Folkestone 15.20) 9-2 (Won its last two races)
MONTE MAJOR (Southwell 13.00) 8-1
MAGICAL SONG (Southwell 15.00) 12-1
PLAY A CORD (Folkestone 15.50) 16-1
SIEGRIEDS NIGHT (Southwell 14.00) outsider

No winners today but three places out of six.
SOLO CHOICE was ssecond at 12-1, and both MONTY MAJOR 11-4 and MAGICAL SONG 9-2 weer third.

A good list today, inc two favourites:-
(K = Kempton, Nb = Newbury Nc = Newcastle L = Lingfield)

SYRINX (K 19.20) 9-4 fav (Debussys solo flute piece)
FRENCH OPERA (Nb 13.20) 3-1
ROCK ANTHEM (K 20.50) 7-2 fav
SONG OF SONGS (Nb aslo 13.20) 8-1
DIVERTIMENTI (K 20.50) 10-1
GALILEO FIGARO (Nc 14.40) 14-1
SMETANA (L 13.10) 16-1
LYRICAL CHANT (Nb 13.55) outsider

Newcastle was waterlogged yesterday so no racing. However we didnt do too badly.
At Kempton SYRINX won at 7-4 fav, ROCK ANTHEM was second at 9-2. At Newbury FRENCH OPERA came in second at 10-3, with SONG OF SONGS just behind in third at 8-1.

Todays runners a little later....

I cant believe I forgot to do yesterdays runners ! I was very busy yesterday morning. Apologies to devotees of this thread !!

Today we have:-

MOONLIGHT MUSIC (Chepstow 16.50) 6-1
DRAMATIC SOLO (Lingfield 14.20) 7-1
MOON MELODY (Catterick 12.40) 12-1
SHARP RIGGING (Catterick 13.40) 16-1
ISLAND KEY (CAtterick 15.20) outsider

from the ABRSM staff stable : CLARA's CHESTNUT (Lingfield 13.30) 16-1
from the OLTVA stable: FANTASTIC FRED (Wolverhampton 19.50) 14-1

I'll have a £10,000 virtual each way bet on Moon Melody, please!

And the same bet for Fred!

This afternoon, DRAMATIC SOLO won at 9-2 and SHARP RIGGING was third at 22-1
All others unplaces, except we're still waiting for FANTASTIC FRED running this evening. Will report on him Monday

Quick list of runners tomorrow, no particular order:-

OPERA MUNDI
FRENCH OPERA
AURORAS ENCORE
WIND INSTRUMENT (best chance)
CATHEDRAL ROCK
SONG SING BLUE
WANDERING MINSTREL
CAN CAN STAR

Have a good weekend, back Monday

Three third places on Saturday, OPERA MUNDI (8-1) SONG SUNG BLUE (9-2) and CAN CAN STAR (10-1)

Hardly worth bothering today, Lingfield is abandoned, and there are no musical runners at Hereford.

At Wolverhampton:-

ROYAL ENCORE (15.50) 7-4 fav
DRAMATIC SOLO (16.30) 6-1
RIDGEWAY JAZZ (15.00) 10-1

From ABRSM Staff stable COME ON EDDIE (Hereford 14.20) outsider
Forumite, CHOOKIE HAMILTON (Wolverhampton 16.30) 12-1

How did Fantastic Fred get on?

Can you imagine anyone naming a beautiful little foal Fantastic Fred!

Aww...

*Take no notice Fred! *

Shame on me, I forgot to say FANTASTIC FRED lived up to his name and won on Friday !! 12-1 I think it was.

Yesterday we just had a third place from ROYAL ENCORE 5-2 fav

Today Leicester meeting is abandoned, but one musical and one forumite at Sedgefield (Sg), the others are at Southwell (So)

ANGEL SONG (So 15.30) 5-1
KINGS CHORISTER (So 16.00) 8-1
MAGICAL SONG (So 13.30) 10-1
MOON MELODY (Sg 13.50) 16-1
COOL SONATA (So16.00) outsider

Forumite BARTON SUN (Sg 14.20) 8-1

There have been worse! I remember a couple of handicappers called 'Beware of Agents' and 'Newmarket Sausage' and there was a top class stayer who won the St.Leger called 'Snurge' which was the owner's old school's slang for er....something to do with bicycles seats - 'nuff said!
If I really put my mind to it I could come up with even worse!

It is surprising what slips past the checker of names at times.

FRILLY KNICKERS is running today !

Well done Fred! What do I get for my £10,000 bet?



Hope they don't fall down!

As far as I can see you didn't bet on Fred !!

Don't you go wriggling out of that one Fred. Our Liddy placed her bet fair and square.

Oops , sorry , got it now. Winnings £150,000 + £20000 stake back.
Runner claims half of it !

Yesterday we had a winner in ANGEL SONG at 9-2
For Davids information Barton Sun was fifth.

Todays runners at Huntingdon (H) and Wolverhampton (W) . No musicals at Musselburgh.

WEST END ROCKER (H 15.10) 6-1
HURFORHARMONY (W 16.50) 6-1
SOUND ACCORD (H 15.10) 10-1
MAX BYGRAVES (H 16.10) 10-1
COMMON DIVA (W 16.20) 14-1
DIMINUTO (W 17.50) outsider

Half ??

I'll have another £10,000 each way bet on Common Diva please.

Huntingdon today was abandoned.

Wolverhampton results tomorrow, COMMON DIVA is first of three runners in 10 mins time but Im shutting down now.

COMMON DIVA won at 11-2, making DC a virtual return of £65000.

More OLTVAS and forumites than musicals today:-

THE POWER OF PHIL (Kempton 20.50) 3-1 fav (Philharmonic ?)
FINZI (Warwick 13.40) 12-1
MAJOR EURO (Warwick 15.40) outsider
ROYAL CHOIR (Wolverhampton 16.00) outsider
HURFORHARMONY (Wolverhampton 17.00) outsider

Forumites:- WHAT KATIE DID (Kempton 18.50) 12-1, BEN (Kempton 19.50) 7-1

OLTVA stable:- FREDDIES RETURN (Warwick 14.40) 14-1
FABULOUS FRED (Warwick 16.10) 8-1
FREDDYS STAR (Fontwell 14.20) 12-1
I CERTAINLY MAY (Kempton 20.50) 14-1

And at least two forumites I can think of with 'Phil' in their name.

'Phil' was a failure! Indeed all the musical ones failed.
Fontwell meeting was abandoned, thus removing FREDDYS STAR from the equation.
However FABULOUS FRED ws second at 8-1 and FREDDIES RETURN third at 18-1
WHAT KATIE DID also came third at 11-1, so all the forumites except BEN performed well !