As Dinah Washington sang – “What A Difference A Day Makes, 24 Little Hours.” It meant that I took the dogs for a walk with a smile on my haggered mush and without resorting to booting next door’s cat.
Race 1 at Punchestown. Salsaretta had a really strong race and for a change, had the strength & stamina to hold on for a really good result. It meant that because I was on a 6 point stake, I managed a return of 7.20%. It also meant Job Done for the Tripler and no more betting for me. Almost as importantly, it also meant I didn’t have to panic about the next race, which followed 5 minutes later.
Race 2 didn’t matter to me but upon checking the results, it finished 3rd. It meant my Split selection would have placed & given me a return of sorts.
Race 3 again didn’t matter, although it was the OBAD selection. It finished in 2nd place and as I had gone for the Split stake, it brought me a tiny profit.
RATCHET – The 12.40 at Punchestown won in the 1st of the 3 selections and gave me a nice 3.10% profit. No more betting for me on ratchet. (If you had carried on, you would have won all 3 races but that’s not my style; I’m quite happy with the percentages I got.)
A great end to the year and let’s hope the HRP software has a brilliant 2020.
TODAY’S SELECTIONS
13.25 Cheltenham. Champ. Only 6 runners & well fancied. WIN
15.00 Exeter. Bullionaire. 12 runners this time but all reports say it is capable of romping it home. (LOL!) WIN
15.35 Exeter. King Roland. Very similar to Race 2. WIN
RATCHET
10% Bank Stake as always with a STOP at 2.5% or as near as dammit.
Luckily, the OBAD selection is also the 1st race of the 3 selections, so fingers crossed, it it wins, I should have a nice Job Done & no more betting for me today.
