Hello Friend
Well, what a week of racing that was. The Irish gave us a good hiding and it looks a long road ahead before us Brits can start competing again, consistently anyway. No doubt a few UK trainers will be hoping there are not too many Irish raiders at Aintree.
I do plan on recording some Festival 'review videos' this week - some thoughts, eye-catchers, stats of interest, learning points etc. So, look out for those on my youtube channel.
It was a decent week for the blog.
My Festival Tips returned +8.4 points - solid, if unspectacular. I'd have liked one or two more big priced winners but that's the game.
The Albert Bartlett winner (22.00 BFSP) dug me out of a hole. Had Robbie Dunne sat on Milkwood for longer, before pressing go, I may have been celebrating another +34 points or so - a game of fine margins, as it was when Harry Skelton fired Lisnagar Oscar at a hurdle for some reason - he was coming 2nd at worst in that to my eyes, given how he was cruising around, in the perfect spot. In a way connections got what they deserved for jocking off Sean Bowen. The great game.
However, the non-Festival tips had a good time of it, especially for those who joined before Sat 13th March. I bookended the week with Fortescue 14/1 and the Ulster National winner yesterday at 8/1.
A total for the week of around +46 points. Solid.
That takes the season 'tipping' haul to +75 points since the 1st November.
Or +£750 to £10 bets.
As always there's much more than just the tips/previews. Plenty of stats, trends and the superb RTP community - who as a bunch have been on fire in the last week - winners flying in everywhere, and some great chat.
John G has been a member for a good while, but he doesn't really like the jumps! He specialises in 2YOs on the Flat, using breeding as a key tool. Yesterday he decided to tell us all about a horse for Jim Bolger in the 1st at The Curragh. In he flew, 33s> 16s. There's nuggets of gold everywhere you look.
Special Offer...
Given there's so much to look forward to before the end of the jumps season - Aintree, Sandown, Punchestown and much more, I've created a special offer where, for a one-off fee, you can join us all through to the 2nd May (covering the Punchestown Festival)
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That's all for today. In the next few day's there's something for those of you who like the Flat, and i'll try and pull together some useful 'post Festival analysis' for you.
All the best,
Josh
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