mick56
14th April 2010, 16:23
One of the nice things about our sport is the historical continuity of particular races and not just the classics.The stories of men and horses connected over the years,and your personal memorys which as a backer will invariably include good wins and near misses.
Perhaps because it could be deemed my local course my two most fav races are run at Newmarket,i have already posted about the Cambrigeshire on another thread,but my all time fav is the BUNBURY CUP a 7f hcap run at Newm each july.
I have over the years been at the meeting on plenty of occassions but in truth i find this is a race best enjoyed via TV,the combination of class speed and stamina needed by the winner in what is always a good size field makes for an exciting race.
From a betting aspect i have had some great wins many losses and near misses.My first memory concerning this comes from 1979 would you belive,i had been having a good run and made a case for Greenhill God trained by a mr michael stoute i decided to plunge and had £200( a huge bet in those days for most) at the opening board price of 11/2 without any fuss (oh how things have changed since!)the horse won well and i can remember walking away with my pockets stuffed with cash,silly perhaps even in those days but a great feeling never the less.
Another good win came in 93 when Lester made one of his several come backs to ride En Attendant to victory at a lovley 14/1,with the same horse winning the race again the next year at the same price,but this time i was not on.
Right through to last year when the one who was top on my figs,but i managed to talk my self out of backing!Plum pudding won @ 12/1.
So some great memorys from a race that hopefully will be run forever.
Perhaps because it could be deemed my local course my two most fav races are run at Newmarket,i have already posted about the Cambrigeshire on another thread,but my all time fav is the BUNBURY CUP a 7f hcap run at Newm each july.
I have over the years been at the meeting on plenty of occassions but in truth i find this is a race best enjoyed via TV,the combination of class speed and stamina needed by the winner in what is always a good size field makes for an exciting race.
From a betting aspect i have had some great wins many losses and near misses.My first memory concerning this comes from 1979 would you belive,i had been having a good run and made a case for Greenhill God trained by a mr michael stoute i decided to plunge and had £200( a huge bet in those days for most) at the opening board price of 11/2 without any fuss (oh how things have changed since!)the horse won well and i can remember walking away with my pockets stuffed with cash,silly perhaps even in those days but a great feeling never the less.
Another good win came in 93 when Lester made one of his several come backs to ride En Attendant to victory at a lovley 14/1,with the same horse winning the race again the next year at the same price,but this time i was not on.
Right through to last year when the one who was top on my figs,but i managed to talk my self out of backing!Plum pudding won @ 12/1.
So some great memorys from a race that hopefully will be run forever.