Ascot Day 4

Ascot is a real marathon of a meeting, a day longer that Cheltenham even.

Day 4 on Friday, wasn't such a massive punting day for me, with less bets from all my tipsters. Similarly to yesterday the day started badly, although in the first race I was narrowly defeated as Bletchley couldn't quite get up to beat the O'Brian second string Brave Anna.
After that, things just got progressively worse for me, Choreographer tipped by Horsetrader, pulled like a train and predictably faded into last place, and then in the Commonwealth cup none of my three each way selections could even get a place. Things were getting desperate now, and didn't improve in the Coronation stakes, which was another blowout with Jet setting finishing a tired 6th and Nemorillia second, having been given an awful ride by Peslier. It has to be said though, Qemah was a deserved winner.

To be honest I'd given up now, and couldn't bear any more losses so left to go to the pub. I was hoping to see the 5pm, but a late bus meant that I followed it on the racing post app on the bus down to Cheadle. Thankfully my luck changed as this race produced a winner for Ben Linfoot with Kinema at 10/1 and an each way pay out from Horsetrader with Elite Army finishing the second. Didn't see the race as I said, but apparently Ryan Moore did me a favour by giving Kings Fete a shocker.

In the last I was only on Ebediyin for small stakes, who finished out of the money. My pint certainly tasted a bit better after that win by Kimena, which really did save my day.