Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 7, 2019 I haven’t been betting seriously for over a year now, and despite the best efforts of The TAB, I’ve decided that I miss the Saturday punt. Problem is, that I don’t want to be chucking cash all over the show - I need some accountability. So each Saturday, I will post what I’m doing, and take the slings and arrows from those better informed than I. Please also feel free to join in! R2 Te Rapa Mediterranean Star. Each way. 2nd up specialist with the blinkers going on, just as they did last time he was 2nd up. Astute trainer, good jockey, good draw Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 7, 2019 I’ll -it 7the rest up as soon as I can work out where they are on the iPad TAB site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 7, 2019 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:22am Fixed Odds Bet 5 Leg Multi -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Regal Rock @ 7.00 / 2.25 -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Grey Lion @ 7.00 / 2.50 -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Mediterranean Star @ 9.50 / 3.00 -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Any 4 -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Ringerdingding @ 5.50 / 2.05 -$20.00 Sat, 08 Jun 201911:20am Fixed Odds Bet Italian Lover @ 7.50 / 2.15 -$20.00 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 9, 2019 Lessons re-learned - don’t bet on bog tracks. I just wanted to have a throw at Trentham, because for some reason it’s my favourite winter track. But that’s no reason to have a bet. Ringerdingding was disappointing. He won the G3 Carbine after a run against the older horses, and they were following the same pattern here. In hindsight, the winner is a very good beast. Italian Lover, down in the weights and travelling from Marton, looked a good bet. I chose to bet in the race rather than finding the horse first - medium field, a lot of exposed form, betable race Grey Lion looked like he’d finally found his European form and was unbeaten since pairing with O’Hara, 2400m no problem. Just beaten by a better one. regal Rock at Trentham, dropping in class from an open on a heavy 10 on the course. Should have been in the mix, wasn’t too enamoured with the ride from Parkes. Really thought I’d found one in Mediterranean Star, but obviously not good enough on the day. Looked to have every opportunity from a good ride. My each-ways yielded $22 profit, but I’d also put a $20 place all-up, and an ‘any 4’ multi for $20 - so an $18 loss on the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 14, 2019 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:22am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Any 4 AMOUNT -$20.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:21am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Killarney @ 6.50 AMOUNT -$20.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:21am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Stilton @ 6.00 AMOUNT -$20.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:21am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Dragon Storm @ 3.20 AMOUNT -$20.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:21am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Rikki Tikki Tavi @ 2.40 AMOUNT -$20.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 15 Jun 201910:21am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Von Trapp @ 4.80 AMOUNT -$20.00 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 14, 2019 Still just kicking around in smalls, but there’s some very bettable races at Ruakaka today. Matt Cameron in Dragon Storm, drawn to get a lovely trip and in form. Killarney’s the class horse on top of the ground, nice draw, and gets the claim. Stilton looks the class and will enjoy the step up in distance. Rikki Tikki Tavi back to 1200, on top of the ground, blinkers on. Von Trapp is probably my weak link, but he’s back at the scene of his only win, drawn well, and has any amount of ability. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Ok, play-time over, Dragon Storm was a great run and ride, after missing the jump. Stilton (follow) and Rikki Tikki Tavi couldn't make up enough ground three out on a day you had to be on the rails all day. Killarney couldn't raise a gallop, and Von Trapp won't get any more of mine. Lessons re-learned, Ruakaka... (just don't), and don't bet on short-priced horses to turn their form around. Drop the multi (it's hard enough picking one winner). Less bets. On to next week. ps - for the record, I had a sneaky each-way on Sampson, so it wasn't a complete was-out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Catalano said: Ok, play-time over, Dragon Storm was a great run and ride, after missing the jump. Stilton (follow) and Rikki Tikki Tavi couldn't make up enough ground three out on a day you had to be on the rails all day. Killarney couldn't raise a gallop, and Von Trapp won't get any more of mine. Lessons re-learned, Ruakaka... (just don't), and don't bet on short-priced horses to turn their form around. Drop the multi (it's hard enough picking one winner). Less bets. On to next week. Just back Gibbs/Bradley runners there Cat and you won't go far wrong particularly with Cameron/Lammas riding.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 16, 2019 Just now, Ohokaman said: Just back Gibbs/Bradley runners there Cat and you won't go far wrong particularly with Cameron/Lammas riding.... I knew that, and ignored it O'man. Ah well, as they say 'it is better to have bet and lost, than to have never bet at all' - no, hang on, that's not right... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 21, 2019 ANY 4 All combinations of 4 $100.00 TOTAL STAKE Burgundy Belle @ 2.80 FFWIN Tauranga Race 1 Elle Eye Are @ 4.50 FFWIN Tauranga Race 3 Battle Time @ 5.00 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 4 Suliman @ 7.00 FFWIN Tauranga Race 6 Te Toro Pearl @ 3.00 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 8 Sure Bet @ 4.60 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 9 Bobby Dee @ 7.00 FFWIN Randwick Race 3 Sampson @ 2.90 FFTOP3 Eagle Farm Race 6 POTENTIAL RETURN$40336.46 i thought I was going to start being a bit more serious, but the missus is away for the weekend, so I want a few running for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Catalano said: ANY 4 All combinations of 4 $100.00 TOTAL STAKE Burgundy Belle @ 2.80 FFWIN Tauranga Race 1 Elle Eye Are @ 4.50 FFWIN Tauranga Race 3 Battle Time @ 5.00 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 4 Suliman @ 7.00 FFWIN Tauranga Race 6 Te Toro Pearl @ 3.00 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 8 Sure Bet @ 4.60 FFTOP3 Tauranga Race 9 Bobby Dee @ 7.00 FFWIN Randwick Race 3 Sampson @ 2.90 FFTOP3 Eagle Farm Race 6 POTENTIAL RETURN$40336.46 i thought I was going to start being a bit more serious, but the missus is away for the weekend, so I want a few running for me. Sulieman is R6 Cat. Like Trueman today with blinkers on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Ohokaman said: Sulieman is R6 Cat. Like Trueman today with blinkers on. I cut and paste that right off my transaction page O’man. I see the TAB has corrected it now. Good run by Battle Time. Wish I’d backed him the win!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, Catalano said: I cut and paste that right off my transaction page O’man. I see the TAB has corrected it now. Good run by Battle Time. Wish I’d backed him the win!! Trueman was bloody awful....maybe those blinkers didn't work..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 Good day for a blindfold and a sharp pin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted June 22, 2019 Funny old races Cat....horses that like wet tracks just not handling it. Have a look at Suliemans run..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruff 2,790 Report post Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 2:18 PM, Ohokaman said: Funny old races Cat....horses that like wet tracks just not handling it. Have a look at Suliemans run..... Interesting how he keeps looking flat as a pancake when the tempo increases around the 600, same at Ellerslie. The difference at Tauranga was the bias nearer the rail, can’t work out why jockeys looked to track wide when it clearly wasn’t the thing to do all day?? Catalano 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted June 29, 2019 Hungover and a bit to do today. So I’m on short priced runners and no multi. Gruff, track bias seems the same today. Be on the rails. Just seen the Collet favourite get rolled and not making ground down the outside. DATE / TIME Sat, 29 Jun 20199:33am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Hello It's Me @ 3.30 AMOUNT -$25.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 29 Jun 20199:33am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Dogmatic @ 3.30 AMOUNT -$25.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 29 Jun 20199:33am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Big Duke @ 2.50 AMOUNT -$25.00 DATE / TIME Sat, 29 Jun 20199:33am TYPE Fixed Odds Bet DESCRIPTION Blood Warrior @ 2.10 AMOUNT -$25.00 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalano 951 Report post Posted July 12, 2019 Got a bit busy last week, but I was one short priced winner from two bets. So net very little. This week I’m on the nose of the Kipling girl. A good run last time out and she meets red cayenne 3.5kg better off and should appreciate a better track. Only time At Ruakaka she finished right in behind the placegetters, never really getting clear. Coleman on board and I am also. $50 @ 10s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...