….before I jet off.

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5 things to make the forthcoming week unforgettable…..

1) My fancy wins the King George on Saturday. It came out as a very strong trends horse and was well clear on my ratings so I’ve left a lumpy bet on it with Ladbrokes in the hope that even if I do all my dough in Vegas I’ll at least come home to a few quid.

2) On checking in for our flight Virgin see that we’re off to celebrate my birthday and we get offered an upgrade to First Class. It did happen to me once before when our party of 4 were travelling to Vegas on American Airlines. They’d overbooked our flight and we got offered an earlier flight that had a longer stop over in San Francisco but got into Vegas about the same time. They upgraded us to Business class if we took the earlier option, which of course we did, and I don’t think I’ve ever had such an enjoyable flight. Fingers crossed it happens again.

3) The receptionist at our hotel recognises me for the complete casino mug punter I am and upgrades our room to a suite. We’ve stayed in this particular hotel many times before and they have all the relevant data they need to know about just how unlucky I am and how much I’ve lost there over the years. A limo to and from the airport would be nice too. Oh, and some tickets for a show…….

4) I hope Ballys Sportsbook do their usual and pay little respect to the Euro challengers and offer  25/1 Mastercraftsman for the Breeders Cup Mile, 50/1 Rip Van Winkle for the Breeders Cup Classic and 66/1 Look Here for the Fillies and Mares. I’ll be sure to let you know how I get on with that.

5) The missus hits the jackpot on her beloved Wheel of Fortune slot machine,  number 32 comes up on the roulette 3 spins on the trot and I win the Bellagio Daily poker tournament. I think any 1 of those three should just about get me an extra week out there and if all 3 come up I’ll be moving stateside. Yeehaw!

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As I mentioned yesterday Gary will be in charge of the Daily Tip while I’m away. He was very unlucky yesterday when his fancy got done on the line by a 33/1 rag after Spencer had let him up the rail. He’ll be hoping for a change of fortune today and his selection is available by clicking on the Daily Tip tab on the top of the left hand side menu.

And Festival Trends have 2 publications available in the next fortnight with a 2 race Ascot Guide (ready for download now for just £1) and Glorious Goodwood next week.

You can get either (or both) guides by either logging in to your members account or by clicking below…

>>>>FESTIVAL TRENDS ASCOT & GOODWOOD<<<<<

The best of luck,

Gavin.

Welcome everyone to the (not so) grand opening of the New Home for Nag3…..

The ribbon’s been cut, the champagne has been opened and the cake’s been eaten so it’s now time to get down to some work filling in the blank pages.

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Hopefully the font is now large enough for you all to read this as I have news of a special offer to announce.

ASCOT FESTIVAL TRENDS

We have a compiled a two race trends guide for this Saturday’s big Ascot meeting, which includes the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, and would like to offer it to all our readers for just £1.00.

The other race we have covered is the International Handicap which is run later on in the card.

Both races include all the usual trends stuff and our two selections.

It’s just a £1 with no subscriptions or any hidden fees & charges. Simply click below…

>>>>£1 Special 2 race Ascot Guide for Nag3 readers<<<<

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The Daily Tip had another winner yesterday thanks to Gary who will be looking after that particular feature while I am away. His selection for today is now available.

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An interesting stat for today concerns the 2.45 Yarmouth where Mick Channon has a 100% record in the race. He has sent out 3 winners from his 3 runners in the last 6 years and today relies on Universal Circus who is currently a 15/2 chance.

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LAS VEGAS

As you are all probably aware and sick of hearing about it I’m off on my holidays from Wednesday. I’ll do one last post tomorrow before I leave but I’m hoping to write a few lines while I’m away for anyone who wants to hear how I’m getting on at the tables.

Gary’s going to look after the Daily Tip for me during my absence so expect more winners than is usual!

On my return I’ll be starting a month long trial of a couple of systems that have just been released to see if they’re as good as their authors claim they are.

Until tomorrow….

Good luck,

Gavin.

I am aware that some of you are experiencing difficulties with the font size and are having trouble reading the text.

The problem is currently being addressed and will hopefully be resolved shortly. In the mean time if you wish to continue reading the blog posts they are still being published at the old blogger site at the address below…

http://nag-nag-nag.co.uk/blog.html

Gavin.

With the racing so far this week being somewhat less than inspiring I thought I’d have a look at the golf and The Open to see if I could find something to have a bet on.

Before I start I’d like to announce that I’m no golf expert and my record of picking the winners of the Majors is poor to say the least but I’ve enlisted the help of a few family members who fancy themselves as golf experts and between us we’ve come up with the following 4 bets….

OUTRIGHT WINNER (3 off the tee)

Steve Stricker
Probably the most in-form guy on the tour at the moment after winning the John Deere tournament last weekend. He used to be a bit of a bottler when faced with a winning opportunity, which was ably demonstrated at Carnoustie 2 years ago when he blew his chance over the final 6 holes, but after a win in the Colonial earlier this year his confidence seems to be at it’s peak right now and if he gets himself into a winning position this year I think we’ll see a different Steve Stricker take on those final few holes. He’s finished a creditable 8th and 7th in the last 2 Open’s and at 50/1 he looks a great each way bet.

Ben Curtis
He won the Open in 2003 before enduring a rather torrid time afterwards. He seems to have got his game back together again now and has finished in the top 8 for both of the last two Opens. With a 4th place finish last time out on the US Tour he may be another who is running into form at just the right time. He’s not the biggest of hitters, which shouldn’t be too much of a problem at Turnberry where accuracy is more of a requisite, but he is one of the best bunker players around and that should help him should the wind get up and send his ball sand bound. 66/1 seems a fair price.

Richard Green
The Australian left hander is another who could be bracketed in the bottler division and if he’s towards the top of the leaderboard come Sunday night it might be a good idea to lay him back on Betfair but at 200/1 he looks a big price for someone who is in good form and he finished a very respectable 4th at Carnoustie 2 years ago. He also led last weekends Scottish open after the first day before fading out of it to finish 35th but with 3 top 10 finishes before that tournament he obviously comes here in good heart and could reward us with a big priced place.

TOP AMERICAN WITHOUT TIGER WOODS

Brandt Snedeker
Silly name but a great golfer who looks good value at 40/1 to be the top US player without Tiger Woods. He’s another player in good form at the moment and is one of the best putters on the tour. He was 3rd in the Masters last year and if he can handle links golf should give us a run for our money.

Finally on the golf….

Boylesports have put up one of the greatest concessions ever made for punters as they offer each way terms of 1/4 odds the FIRST 8!

If you fancy a bet on the golf and are backing each way this has to be the best chance ever of getting paid. Plus if you haven’t already got an account with them they’ll also give you a free bet by matching your first bet up to £20.

To open an account click on the banner below…..

I’ve opened my account with them and placed 4 x £5ew bets on the above golfers with all winnings going to the monthly Bonus Ball Bet prizefund.

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NEW SITE

Thanks for your emails and comments about the new site. It seems that most of you like the site but were having difficulty with the size of the text. I have of course listened to these concerns and have increased the font size to hopefully make it a bit easier to read. Please let me know if there are any other issues you would like addressing.

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That’s all for now folks.
Good luck,
Gavin.

It’s nearly time to say goodbye to the old Nag3 site as the final tweaking takes place here at New Nag3.
I’ll continue posting on the old site until I get back from Vegas (28th July) but after that date this site will move permanently to it’s new home here at this website address.
The sign-up box is now active and if you want to carry on receiving the notification emails that let you know when there is a new post then you’ll have to sign up again. Sorry about that.
Just pop your name and email address in the box on the right hand side of the screen and click ‘nag updates’. It only takes a couple of seconds and you can be assured your email address will never be used by anyone other than myself or Matt.

To move around the new site simply click on any of the tabs to move to the next page. If it’s just the blog you’re interested in, the tab is situated at the top of the screen and is imaginatively titled ‘Blog’.

New feature
You may notice a tab entitled ‘Daily Tip’ to the left hand side of the screen. Starting from today I will be posting one horse a day as my daily fancy with a running total (+ or -) so you can track how it’s going. Today’s runner goes at Yarmouth tonight and is now available.

If you have any comments, problems or questions about the new site please email me at gavin@nag-nag-nag.co.uk

Good luck,
Gavin.

It’s Monday so it must be time for….

THE 5 THINGS I HAVE LEARNT THIS WEEKEND.

1) I’m off to Vegas for my birthday!

Yee-hah. The missus has booked a surprise holiday for the two of us in the gambling capital of the world. The surprise being that she booked it on my credit card!
Who cares, 6 days in sin city with the little one staying at grandma’s has got to be the perfect birthday present no matter who ends up paying. What a great start that was to my weekend…

2) SEA THE STARS
Another fantastic performance from the Guineas and Derby winner puts him well on the road to immortality. He’s now won 3 Group 1 races this season over distances of 1m, 1m 4f and 1m 2f. The St. Leger over 1m 6f would complete the set and just about seal his place as one of the all time greats but as that’s unlikely we’ll have to hope John Oxx sends him to the Breeders Cup for a rematch with Rip Van Winkle and/or Fame and Glory. And I’ll be there to see it!

3) Nicky Henderson got off lightly…
He and his vet knew that using TA was against the rules and they, wrongly, thought it couldn’t be detected. It can, they got found out and they then set about lying to cover their tracks and deceiving the hearing panel. A £40,000 fine is just and is going to hurt even a big name trainer like Henderson but banning a NH trainer for 3 months out of the regular season is ridiculous. It would be like banning Sir Michael Stoute for 3 months in November-January. Henderson should have been banned until the end of the year at the very least. I can’t imagine a smaller stable doing the same thing would have got off so easily.

4) I should have been a Dutchman….
It’s there to see in black and white. Another weekend where faced with a choice of two selections I opted for the wrong one…..again! I hope you all took the hint and backed Acrostic.

Having had Matt text me within 30 seconds of the horse passing the post berating me for not recommending to ‘dutch’ the selections I can take it no more and will from now on will begin ‘dutching’ selections when faced with a straight choice of two.

(For those of you unfamiliar with the term ‘dutching’ it simply means splitting your stake between the chosen selections.)

I’ve learnt my lesson…

5) A race to look out for…

While researching our latest trends guide for Newmarket (more to follow) I stumbled across a race that has proved a reliable guide for another race run later in the season. On Wednesday, the 2nd race of the day at Newmarket is a 6f handicap for 3yo’s and in the last 8 years six of the winners have gone on to run in the Shergar Sprint at Ascot.

They finished 111214 winning at odds of 6/1, 6/4, 9/2 and 4/1 which can’t be too bad.

So get out the notepad and pen and mark down the winner of the 2pm Newmarket on Wednesday.

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FESTIVAL TRENDS

The July Meeting at Newmarket is the next port of call for our Festival Trends Guide and we’ll be covering 3 races each day from Racing HQ. There will also be a Special Bonus race included which will be Saturday’s John Smith’s Cup at York.

It’s just £9.95 and available by clicking here…

or for just £19.99 you can subscribe for the entire month of July and receive Newmarket, York, Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.

Test….