York 13th December 2019

As predicted last weekend was a crazy one, as I mixed a weekend away at York with the 2 day Cheltenham meeting.

 

We set off to work at dinnertime on Friday, which enabled me to have all bets placed by the time we got on the second  train from Piccadilly to York.

 

After a slow start to the day, the profits really kicked in during the middle part of the Cheltenham card, with winners for Repetitio at 11/1, Cogry (6/1), and Easyland (9/2). A notable double from The Value Bettor who picked the first 2(From 2), and a winner from Jeramiah Catskill with the last one. I also had a  winner in the evening racing with Alfredo Arcano (Norther Monkey). It was a great day, which ensured that the weekend would be break even at worst, and it being a toss up as to whether the punting or the beers in the Phoenix Pub were the highlight of a truly great day.

 

Surprisingly I felt ok come Saturday morning, and we started the day with a lovely cooked breakfast and a full circuit of the city walls. After a tour of York Dungeons, I settled down in the Stone Roses Bar to watch the racing, whilst Karen braved the chaos of the Christmas markets. The beer certainly tasted good when Blu Cavalier won at 12/1 at Doncaster for JC, and even better when Warthog battled hard to land a big bet for Handicap Snip in the big handicap chase. Call Me Lord (Watched this in Spark, a great new casual eating/drinking venue on Piccadilly) then landed the big hurdle race, having been tipped by Matt Tombs and Northern Monkey to make it an epic day. Scottish Football Bets also weighed in with 3 winners out of 4 selections and Craig Forsyth had an evening winner with Jackstar (9/2 into 13/8).

 

The day finished in a haze of booze and euphoria, as we visited several more pubs and stumbled back to the Hotel.

 

The weekend had been so good and profitable that, I booked another night in York, and enjoyed a chilled Sunday, with no further bets.  

 

It’s a bit of a come down to be back in work this week, but, weather permitting, there’s some decent stuff this weekend, and then it’s the Christmas holidays with some stellar racing.

December 7th Weekend

After a few poor weekends, it was nice for things to turn around with some decent results this weekend.

 

There was good racing on both Friday and Saturday, with a great start on Friday with Roger Bush producing a lovely winner in Tactical Manoeuvre(11/2 into 4/1). I also now get the weekend preview from Marten Julien, and backed Picanha at 12/1 in the bumper at Exeter who ensured me a very profitable start to the weekend. Jodie Standing, seems to have great knowledge on the bumper horses, and its worth noting any she tips in the weekend preview.

 

Saturday as usual was very busy, and proved to be another cracking day for me, with highlights being the Paul Jones tip’ Walk in the Mill winning at Aintree, as well as Defi De Seuil a strong bet winning from Northern Monkey. Poor days by Ben Linfoot and also Scottish Football bets were offset by an incredible return to form by Handicap Snip, who tipped Acting Lass as a strong win bet (6/1 into 3/1), as well as Nuts Well (8/1 into 9/4) and last but not least Hogan’s Height who absolutely hacked up at 16/1 from an early 25/1. It just shows that sometimes, however hard, that you have to stick with tipsters. The Value Bettor also tipped Acting Lass, although the other tips ran poorly, for a small losing week for the service.

 

Elite Rugby had selections in the European cup, and provided a small profit.

 

The week ahead looks like being a massive one, there’s a two day Cheltenham starting on Friday, and also the World Championship Darts starts on Friday. I am also away for a weekend away in York, so it looks like being an absolutely epic weekend. Darts tips will be from On The Oche, Paul Jones, Betting Emporium and Sportinglife.com.

 

In the meantime, my main aim this week is to keep my punting tight with very good discipline. This will hopefully enable me to have the maximum available   ammunition for this weekend’s action.