Royal Ascot 2012 - tips, tears and tantrums

[iphonedyou]

I realise not that many are into horse racing here, but regardless, here it is. The Royal Ascot 2012 thread!

I'm so excited about watching Frankel I've got goosebumps! Here he is winning the St James Palace stakes last year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwKNwdkhH7Q

Frankel with his owner, Prince Khalid Abdullah, and his trainer, Sir Henry Cecil.



A video I love of him galloping at Newmarket. Love how Queally is holding him up so much, and Bullet Train is no slouch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-iy10awBDc

And of course, the inimitable Nelly, AKA Black Caviar, fresh from her flight from Oz. Her 21st consecutive win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJn2VWMtEio

Prepped for her flight from down under.



Elsewhere on the forum, Croyde advises me that sportingbet are doing fantastic offers over the course of Royal Ascot so check those out if you're having a flutter. Paddy Power are also going to town through the Royal Ascot event. Good luck!

Edited by iphonedyou on Monday 18th June 19:32

[iphonedyou]

Bizarre there's so little interest on here!

Anyway, thinking Born to Sea for the 3.45 St James Palace Stakes tomorrow. Arnold Lane seems to not be the total write off that it's 66-1 suggests, apparently.

3.05 King's Stand Stakes - Prohibit and Little Bridge, both e/w.

Edited by iphonedyou on Tuesday 19th June 09:14

[croyde]

I have just bet £20 and layed Born to Sea as I got 9.0 on SportingBet and 9.2 on Betfair. My first qualifier for the free bet. You thinking it's a winner

ETA Mmmm I may of feked up there as the T&Cs say that the qualifying bet has to be placed on the day of the race.

Edited by croyde on Monday 18th June 23:27

[iphonedyou]

croyde said:

I have just bet £20 and layed Born to Sea as I got 9.0 on SportingBet and 9.2 on Betfair. My first qualifier for the free bet. You thinking it's a winner

Haha! Well given my recent form, you could do worse than lay every selection I make!

[iphonedyou]

5.00 Ascot Stakes - I've taken Dark Ranger 12/1 e/w. Not a tip, just what I did!

Also had a tiny amount on Arnold Lane e/w at 66/1 in the 3.45 St James Palace and added Ortensia to win for the 3.05.

Edited by iphonedyou on Tuesday 19th June 09:14

[croyde]

Just bet again on Born at Sea to gain the £20 free bet. Now I can lay it for pennies lost or.........

Stuck £2.50 E/W on Arnold Lane in the same race.

[iphonedyou]

croyde said:

Just bet again on Born at Sea to gain the £20 free bet. Now I can lay it for pennies lost or.........

Stuck £2.50 E/W on Arnold Lane in the same race.

Arnold Lane is a weird one. Martin Julian reckons he's heard only good things about it. For me, it has to be 66/1 for a reason. But I sure as hell don't want to NOT have a bet on it if it rocks home.

Just been £50k stuck on Frankel.

[iphonedyou]

Also took Most Improved. So it looks like this...

2.30 Frankel - nominal bet so Paddy Power lets me watch him pish up home 1/6
3.05 - Ortensia single 11/2, Prohibit e/w 14/1
3.45 - Most Improved e/w 8/1, Arnold Lane e/w 66/1
5.00 - Dark Ranger e/w 12/1

I'm terrible with the horses so hopefully my football bet comes off

[G20]

4:25 Dawn Approach

That's my banker of the day hopefully.

[croyde]

Frankel can't keep on winning. I have Layed him for £50 so I only lose £7.50 if he wins but I gain £50 if he loses.

[iphonedyou]

croyde said:

Frankel can't keep on winning. I have Layed him for £50 so I only lose £7.50 if he wins but I gain £50 if he loses.

Are you serious? His nearest rival, Excelebration, has been well beaten by Frankel 3 times. The horse is number one rated in the entire world. He's an unbeatable machine! No chance he's losing today, barring injury.

G20 - thought about Dawn Approach myself, he's well fancied although Sir Prancalot is seeing a lot of money fired at him.

[Streetym89]

2.30 frankel 1/6
3.05 ortensia 5/1
3.45 gabrial 16/1
4.25 sir prancelot 6/1
5.00 al khawaneej 8/1
5.35 pay freeze 13/2

£2.50 e/w acc just for a bit of interest.
Have put £50 on black caviar for saturdays race.

[iphonedyou]

Streetym89 said:

2.30 frankel 1/6
3.05 ortensia 5/1
3.45 gabrial 16/1
4.25 sir prancelot 6/1
5.00 al khawaneej 8/1
5.35 pay freeze 13/2

£2.50 e/w acc just for a bit of interest.
Have put £50 on black caviar for saturdays race.

Good to see Ortensia in there Black Caviar should take her race easily enough. Can't wait to watch!

[iphonedyou]

15 lengths easy. Amazing.

[Streetym89]

Well frankel absolutely pissed that one

[iphonedyou]

Streetym89 said:

Well frankel absolutely pissed that one

Absolutely incredible horse. Just amazing to watch. 15 lengths and going away too. Excelebration hadn't a chance - that makes it 5 pastings for Excelebration now.

Frankel wasn't even reminded, etiher - total beauty.

[croyde]

iphonedyou said:

croyde said:

Frankel can't keep on winning. I have Layed him for £50 so I only lose £7.50 if he wins but I gain £50 if he loses.

Are you serious? His nearest rival, Excelebration, has been well beaten by Frankel 3 times. The horse is number one rated in the entire world. He's an unbeatable machine! No chance he's losing today, barring injury.

G20 - thought about Dawn Approach myself, he's well fancied although Sir Prancalot is seeing a lot of money fired at him.

Love that quote at the starting price of 1/10 on Frankel. "It's better than a building society and they pay out quicker"

Should have put my life savings on him.

[iphonedyou]

croyde said:

Love that quote at the starting price of 1/10 on Frankel. "It's better than a building society and they pay out quicker"

Should have put my life savings on him.

I've still got goosebumps.

[iphonedyou]

iphonedyou said:

3.05 King's Stand Stakes - Prohibit and Little Bridge, both e/w.

Could cry. Decided to just go with Prohibit, against what I clearly stated above!

Damn.

[Streetym89]

Well with my acc flat already I'm going with £2.50 e/w on most improved.