Buddha's Grand Enlightenment

[buddhabee]

Let's have a go at this mythical challenge thing.

No particular reasoning for the choices, except for the LAY. These are horses that have caught my eye during the Racing Review, or have won me something in the past and could simply be because it has the same name as one of our cats.

I'll be using the prices I saw on Betfair at the time. £10 back and the LAY will be FL to £50

7th April 2007

BACK
KEM 3:20 Tabadul @ 4.9 Lost Unpl
KEM 3:50 Sri Diamond @ 7 Lost Unpl
CAR 4:05 Noir Et Vert @ 2.12 Won £21.20
HAY 4:10 Flake @ 8 Lost Unpl
KEM 5:30 Salute @ 5.9 Lost 2nd


LAY
HAY 4:10 Mambo des Mottes @ 7.4 to lose £49.96 or win £7.57 Won £7.57

Backs: -£28.80
Lays: +£7.57

Balance: £978.77

[buddhabee]

9th April 2007

BACK
HUN 2:45 Blaze Ahead @ 9.4 Lost 2nd
MUS 3:30 Court Of Appeal @ 4.5 Won £45
YAR 3:35 Inaminute @ 7.6 Lost 2nd
SED 5:40 Calculaite @ 5.7 Won £57

LAY
MUS 4:05 Writ 7.0 to lose £49.98 or win £8.33 Won £8.33

Backs (3/9): +£33.20
Lays (0/2): +£15.90

Balance: £1,049.10

[buddhabee]

10th April 2007

BACK
PON 4:00 Great As Gold @ 7.2 Lost 2nd
PON 5:35 Intavac Boy @ 3.55 Lost 3rd


LAY
PON 4:00 Rule For Ever @ 9.8 to lose £49.98 or win £5.68 Won £5.68

Backs (3/11): +£13.20
Lays (0/3): +£21.58

Balance: £1,034.78

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11th April 2007

BACK
HER 4:40 Explosive Fox @ 7.2 Lost Unpl
BAT 5:00 Who's Winning @ 14.0 Lost 3rd

LAY
BAT 4:30 Kayf Aramis @ 4.3 to lose £50 or win £15.15 Won £15.15

Backs (3/13): -£6.80
Lays (0/4): +£36.73

Balance: £1,029.93

[buddhabee]

14th April 2007

BACK
LIN 2:10 Vortex @ 6.4 Lost 2nd
LIN 2:45 Majuro @ 11.5 Lost Unpl

LAY
LIN 2:10 Eisteddfod @ 4.9 to lose £50 or win £12.82 Won £12.82


Backs (3/15): -£26.80
Lays (0/5): +£49.55

Balance: £1,022.75

[buddhabee]

19th April 2007

BACK
NWM 3:10 Sierra Vista @ 8.8 Lost Unpl
NWM 4:20 Speciosa @ 15.5 Lost 2nd


LAY
RIP 2:45 Valery Borzov @ 3.75 to lose £49.97 or win £18.17 Won £18.17


Backs (3/17): -£46.80
Lays (0/6): +£67.72

Balance: £1,020.92

[buddhabee]

20th April 2007

BACK
NWB 3:50 Fidelia @ 20 Lost Unpl


LAY
NWB 3:15 Medicine Path @ 2.96 to lose £49.00 or win £25.00 Won £25.00

Backs (3/18): -£56.80
Lays (0/7): +£92.72

Balance: £1,035.92

[buddhabee]

23rd April 2007

The cats' horses are bringing me down! ...and mine aren't doing much better.

BACK
PON 3:10 Geojimali @ 5.8 Lost Unpl
PON 4:10 Briery Blaze @ 46 Lost Unpl
PON 4:10 Irish Mickey @ 48 Lost Unpl


LAY
PON 2:40 Pigeon Flight @ 4.6 to lose £49.97 or win £13.88 Won £13.88

Backs (3/21): -£86.80
Lays (0/8): +£106.60

Balance: £1,019.80

[buddhabee]

30th April 2007


LAY
TOW 2:40 Stack The Pack @ 6 to lose £50 or win £10 Won £10

Backs (3/21): -£86.80
Lays (0/9): +£116.60

Balance: £1,029.80

[buddhabee]

28th May 2007

LAY
CARL 4:00 Topflight Wildbird @ 7.6 to lose £49.96 or win £7.57 Abandoned

This horse seems to like running only at Hamilton. Seb might be able to get more out of her, but it's worth a try.

[buddhabee]

24th June 2007

LAY
PON 2:40 Froissee @ 1.84 to lose £50 or win £59.52 Lost £50

Well that shot my reckoning down in flames!

Backs (3/21): -£86.80
Lays (1/10): +£66.60

Balance: £979.80

[buddhabee]

26th July 2007

BACK
SAN 4:30 Polish Power @ 23

Backs (3/22): -£96.80
Lays (1/10): +£66.60

Balance: £969.80

[buddhabee]

16th March 2008

Ages ago Keith mentioned that there seems to be horses that take turns winning. So for the past few months I've been trying to find a few...

Yesterday this method popped up Hattan and Dudley Docker so I'm gonna make it public for as long as the mythical bank holds. Or I get bored with it.

Of course there will be horses that have 'no chance' in the race they are running (and even I scoff at some of the horses' chances sometimes). And of course the horses will be repeated.

I'll start where I left off but change the staking plan to 3%.

Balance: £969.80
Stake: £29.09

Fontwell
14:55 Explosive Fox @3 Won +£58.18
15:25 Tashkandi @9.2 2nd -£29.09
16:00 Hazeljack @11 Won +£290.90

Limerick
1540 Pearl's A Singer @36 Unpl -£29.09

Profit/Loss: +£290.90

New Balance: £1260.70
Next Stake: £37.82

[buddhabee]

I saw an interview with a trainer on ATR a while ago where she described how 'the penny had dropped' for one of her horses. She meant that the horse had realised what it was supposed to try to do, i.e. win a race, and was now fulfilling its potential.

Topiary Ted took 15 runs for the penny to drop and then had a good sequence of wins. Bahhmirage is another who has clocked up 3 wins on the bounce recently. Finally Topflight Wildbird has realised there are more places to run at than Hamilton and has at last been showing some form. She runs again tomorrow.

Balance: £1260.70
Stake: £37.82

Lingfield - Abandoned
15:40 Space Cowboy
16:10 Topflight Wildbird

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Balance: £1260.70
Stake: £37.82

Exeter
15:20 Theatre Diva @4.1 Won +£117.24

Warwick
4.10 Rosie all Over @5.7 Won +£177.75

Kempton
16:00 Fromsong @6.4 Unpl -£37.82
16:00 Benllech @7.8 Won +£257.17

Profit/Loss: +£514.34

New Balance: £1775.04
Next Stake: £53.25

[buddhabee]

There are some decent picks running at Kempton tomorrow evening. I'll put 3 up for the afternoon's racing and then maybe add a few more later.

Balance: £1775.04
Stake: £53.25

Chepstow
14:40 Speed Venture @6.8 Unpl -£53.25

Market Rasen
16:00 Flake @4.3 Unpl -£53.25

Lingfield
16:10 Josr´s Magic @20 Unpl -£53.25

Profit/Loss: -£159.75

New Balance: £1615.29
Next Stake: £48.46

Kempton
18:50 Scamperdale @6.8 Unpl -£48.46
20:50 Calloff The Search @9.2 Unpl -£48.46
21:20 Medieval Maiden @5.2 3rd -£48.46

Profit/Loss: -£145.38

New Balance: £1469.91
Next Stake: £44.09


Damn. The method popped up a few more I was too cautious to name, including two good winners. After such a good start, fear of losing it all came into play. Bigger balls are needed. I'll have to be more gung-ho from now on.

[buddhabee]

Balance: £1469.91
Stake: £44.09

Southwell
14:10 Another Genepi @3.5 Unpl -£44.09
16:40 Blue Hills @3.85 Unpl -£44.09

Ludlow
16:00 Westfield Dancer @29 Unpl -£44.09

Profit/Loss -£132.27

New Balance: £1337.64
Next Stake: £40.13

[buddhabee]

Balance: £1337.64
Stake: £40.13

Musselburgh
16:30 Salute @21 Unpl -£40.13
17:30 Geojimali @5 Unpl -£40.13
17:30 Mr Wolf @13.5 Unpl -£40.13
17:30 Tartatartufata @11.5 Unpl -£40.13

Plumpton
16:00 Maria Antonia @15 Unpl -£40.13

Profit/Loss: £200.65

New Balance: £1136.99
Next Stake: £34.11

[buddhabee]

Balance: £1136.99
Stake: £34.11

Southwell
14:50 Fire Up The Band @2.78 Won +£60.71
15:25 Dickie Le Davoir @4.4 2nd -£34.11
17:10 Jackie Keily@18.5 Unpl -£34.11

Profit/Loss: -£7.51

New Balance: £1129.48
Next Stake: £33.88

Another second for Soixante today. When this finally wins it'll chalk up a few so be ready.

[buddhabee]

Balance: £1129.48
Stake: £33.88

Nottingham
14:10 Leading Edge @8.6
15:10 Strike Up The Band @17
15:10 Angus Newz @13

Lingfield
16:00 Play Up Pompey @4