Results catch up

A quick catch up from us as its been a busy few days or so at SimpleBet HQ!

We had two account bets on Saturday.

First up was a very rare 1p win bet.
Madawi, 1pt win @ 22/1 is thought to be a very decent horse at home.
He ran well first time out in a decent maiden and then put in a run that was much better than it looked at face value last time out.
There was very little each way value in the race so we decided to play win only.

He was backed into 16/1 and ran a fair race without looking likely to win.

We had a similar situation with Elkmait from this yard recently.
They were convinced she was a decent animal on their hands but didn't show up to be as good as they rated her when she was on the track.
We backed her a few times and she disappointed each time. As soon as we decided to leave her alone, she hacked up!
Keep an eye on Madawi as that may well be the case soon...

Second up was a desperately unlucky loser.
Iver Bridge Lad, 1pt win @ 10/1 had been waiting for some give in the ground and a 7 furlong race.

He went off at 9/1 and was always travelling well along the rail.
From a couple of furlongs out it looked unlikely a gap was going to appear and he was switched left around a few horses for a run.
He came with a rattling late finish and just failed to get up, finishing a short head second.
A stride after the line he was a neck in front but those are the breaks.

Half a point in profit on Saturday but a short head away from an extra 10 points profit.

There were no bets on Sunday but one small bet today.

Squires Gate, 2pt win @ 9/4 normally loves to get his toe in and was thought to be well handicapped in this tricky looking race.
Because of the desperate ground we kept stakes very small.

He went off the 2/1 favourite but ran no race at all.
He looked to sulk when he couldn't get the lead early on as he likes and was hanging badly after just 2 furlongs.

A very disappointing run.

The rest of the week looks pretty unsettled so we will be keeping stakes sensible until it settles down.

That said, there are a lot of interesting runners tomorrow so its likely there will be at least one account bet.

We have had a lot of recent interest in our service over the last few days so we must have had some favourable mentions somewhere.
Not too sure where that was but its most appreciated!

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Thats more like it!!

Much more like it today with 2 winners from 2 account bets and over 20 points profit.

First up we had a very confident account bet that we sent out to members at 6pm on Friday.
Miss Zooter, 5pt win @ 7/2 was a very confident pick after an extremely unlucky run just over two weeks ago when an account bet.
We blogged on the 7th July about how unlucky this horse was in running last time out when finishing 7th and we word was that she had improved further since then.
Always travelly well she went on to win the race quite comfortably. The result wasn't in doubt from 2 furlongs out as she was already trading 1.1 on Betfair at that time.

She will improve further for this win and if she makes another appearance this season is one to keep on the right side of.

Our second bet of the day was Common Touch, 3pt win @ 2/1.
One of the nicest two year olds in the yard we flagged this up as the yards best chance of a winner today.
When he missed the break and stumbled immediately after the gates opened we feared the it wasn't to be and he drifted markedly in running.
However, he soon picked up the idea of the game and showed great resolution to wear down Squires Gate inside the final furlong.
This was a fantastic performance for two reasons.
Firstly, the missed break and early trouble in running makes him value for much further than the half length winning margin.
Secondly, the runner up, Squires Gate is a very nice horse in his own right and was a strong account bet for us first time out. He was quietly fancied this morning after being given some time off after his last race.
Fortunately the word for Common Touch was much stronger and we made the right call.

Some fairly decent racing tomorrow and there is every chance there will be an account bet.

Glorious Goodwood starts on Tuesday and there is a lot to look forward to there.

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