Cynical, dear reader. I was born that way, and I will likely die the same.
So forgive me if I expected to be poo-pooing (GVA Ireland finished 8th on Sunday by the way) this system by the end of day one but, alas, my barbs will have to wait for another day…
After day one, there were four runners, two of which won:
| Horse | Position | SP | P/L | Cum P/L | Betfair P/L | Cum PL |
| Boomtown | 2 | 1.5 | -£20 | -£20 | -£20 | -£20 |
| Baylini | 4 | 0.91 | -£20 | -£40 | -£20 | -£40 |
| Longoria | 1 | 0.72 | £14 | -£26 | £16 | -£24 |
| Sands Crooner | 1 | 2.5 | £50 | £24 | £56 | £32 |
Note that I quoted the favourite in the first race as likely qualifier, but the one horse in the race not to qualify was sent off jolly, and won!
I also mentioned Nawamees, but he is too old - just as well.
And finally, I thought old boy non-qualifier Smokin Beau would go off fav in the last, but he didn’t. Sands Crooner did, and won at 5/2.
So the first day ends with £32 profit to Betfair odds.
Tomorrow’s likely qualifiers (bear in mind how far wide of the mark I was today, if you’re thinking of backing them: don’t!) are along these lines:
Southwell
1.30 Alfie Tupper
2.30 Realt Na Mara
3.00 Diriculous
4.00 Abbeygate
Wolverhampton
6.50 Coleorton Dancer
7.50 Given A Choice
8.50 Blue Hills
9.20 A Wish For You
More on this tomorrow. Or check the blurb here… http://tinyurl.com/2rrhbf
Just a couple of quick lines on football… firstly, it seems churlish to urinate on Geordie french fries (that’s p155 on their chips, if you prefer) when the Maggies are winning 4-0, and have just announced the return of the curly-haired one (remember that perm at Hamburger SV?!!).
Won’t see the season out. You heard it here first. (Apologies, and I hope I’m wrong).
Secondly, Fantasy League manager of the month for December (somewhat belatedly), was none other than…
yours truly! December scores on the doors below:
| # | Team | Manager | Gameweek | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nag Nag Goooooal | Matt Bisogno | 64 | 382 |
| 2 | Dind Dang Doo | malik aldeiri | 47 | 370 |
| 3 | Frazek HotSpurs | Steven Frazer | 58 | 367 |
| 4 | SmokinTree&Strokin3s | Irvin Lim | 60 | 348 |
| 5 | Rafalution | Pete Yogi | 64 | 323 |
Overall, it looks like this:
| # | Team | Manager | Gameweek | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frazek HotSpurs | Steven Frazer | 96 | 1319 |
| 2 | Nag Nag Goooooal | Matt Bisogno | 96 | 1206 |
| 3 | Dind Dang Doo | malik aldeiri | 85 | 1181 | >
| 4 | Baddow Cougars | Mark Boorman | 63 | 1137 |
| 5 | Tottering Legends | Gary Maxen | 64 | 1131 |
| 6 | Kicking Kings | Paddy Meagher | 58 | 1129 |
| 7 | SmokinTree&Strokin3s | Irvin Lim | 74 | 1129 |
| 8 | Rafalution | Pete Yogi | 68 | 1121 |
| 9 | Cupid’s Skirts | Stephen Miller | 69 | 1115 |
| 10 | Darren Smith | Darren Smith | 61 | 1080 |
Incidentally, leader of the pack, Steve Frazer, is 427th in the game. Out of 1,598,899 !!
Pretty impressive, I’d say… (but don’t tell him I said that, he’s my mate from round the corner… and our football team’s famous non-scoring striker… ten games, no goals… oh dear, Mr Frazer!)
A domani!
Matt