Hi Onelife, So, today's the big race at Newmarket and I think I may have mentioned I made an anti-post bet for Distant Storm last year @ 20/1.
Seems I was not the only one because I've heard of a couple of other people who also got that great price.
I also have made three other anti-post bets on other horses @66/1 that I thought might have a chance of winning the 2000 guineas, just before they had their first race of the year knowing the odds would drop if they won....two were not as good as I hoped and have been withdrawn and the third I might have a chance with...thesecretadversary....this is the one I'm annoyed with myself about
I was in a Paddy Power shop in a place I don't normally visit...and I saw Dorset, Flushing Meadows, Power Blue & Thesecretadversay were all running in the same Group 3 race. I just had a feeling that he might do well (& was proved right the next day when he beat Power Blue ) so I handed my slip to the guy behind the desk with my usual £1 e/way bet and asked for the price...he said 66/1 so I said Ok. He gave me the slip back put it in my wallet and didn't check it ....silly mistake....One day later when he won at Leopardstown and with a smile looked at my ticket which then changed as I realised the guy didn't put the 66/1 on the ticket
So today I have 2 chances in the 2000 guineas...Distant Storm & Thesecretadversay.
