Goodwood Friday

I was feeling fresh on Friday after a good sleep and an alcohol free day on
Thursday. I had some jobs to sort out at home, and we were due to have an early evening in Manchester for a few drinks after racing.
   
It was another busy day of punting, mainly focussed on the big sprint of the day, where I was heavily into Take Cover with a few of my tipsters.  In the first race my main bet bombed out,
but fortunately I covered with a bet on Kings Fete,  who won at 5/2.  In race 2 Horse Trader, and Bet
Alchemist were massively into Thikriyaat, who had run a cracker for me at Royal Ascot, when second. Goodwood is a terrible track for horses getting into trouble, and it looked bad for my horse as he was caught  in a pocket as they hit the 2 furlong pole. Fortunately and to much relief, the man Hanagan got him out, and he finished strongly to land my too large bet. Pressure was off with that winner now, especially given Wednesday’s results, and thus I could sit back  and kind of enjoy the rest of the day. In the next race the mile handicap, I was on a few horses, as is usually the case in such races, and also covered on the incredibly short favourite Franklin D. Franklin D scrambled ome, and I also gained each way returns  from Donncha, and Belgium Bill.  Not a great result, but some returns, to keep things ticking over.
   
The main race for me on Friday was the sprint, where 3 of my tipsters, including, Northern Monkey antepost at 14/1, Ben Linfoot, and Bet Alchemist were very sweet on Take Cover. Take Cover has is
his want set off at a furious pace, and  hitting the furlong marker was in command, he did tire though, and I was relieved to see him scramble home. This was another monster win for me, and ensured that I was well in profit for another day. There were a few other bets, all losers alas, but overall  Friday had been very good to me, thanks to Take Cover and Thikryaat.  
   
A few drinks in Town followed, by a few more, and then a few more as the day ended in celebratory fashion.