Strike the Roulette So....

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There were eight (4) and (5) graded races, Tuesday, five of them being successful. Four were won by the clear top rated and one by the joint 2nd top rated. Three races were unsuccessful.

Lady Brora couldn't quite get to grips with the Southwell surface and, though she was staying on in the closing stages, she was never going to win.

I received this email yesterday:

Hi its THE PROFESSIONAL here did you get on today's gamble. If you didn't whatever you do don't miss tomorrows MAXIMUM GAMBLE this will bolt up at a nice price its from one of my top contacts in newmarket and he says he's having his biggest bet of the season and that there are NO DANGERS. To obtain this information ring now on:

Despite being out of breath when I finished reading the punctuation-less missive, I had to snigger at the amateurish way he capitalised the words he wanted me to read: THE PROFESSIONAL; MAXIMUM GAMBLE; NO DANGERS.

Anyone with that lack of english grammar is not going to get my attention. And no-one who states those three capitalised words is going to convince me to call him at £1.50 a minute. He's a total amateur who thinks he can make a few shillings simply by saying those magical words. Punters who use the internet regularly will never be tricked by such flannel. What the idiot fails to realise is that only charlatans state those four words in such a way. If you've had the same or similar emails, ask for a no obligation trial. But ask your friends to do the same - preferaby your facebook or such-like friends from around the country and see how many different horses in the same races he sends out al-a Derren Brown. The "Hi its the PROFESSIONAL" guy will soon be rumbled.

He's probably of the same mind as the person I once knew who said it was easy to become a "Newmarket Mole". All you had to do was say you had links with Newmarket trainers, or owners, or stable insiders, and just pick out only Newmarket horses to tip to the unwary. He thought it was a sure thing until he noticed no-one was answering his emails. It might be the same guy. I don't know. But people like him cause genuine services (and there are lots) to be tarred with the same brush (how's that for a cliche?).

Don't be taken in - especially when the emailer or letter writer capitalises the duff words above.

The 3-15 sprint at Chester has an appropriate race title but I'm putting my hard earned on box numbers 4 and 1 and I'll take that price on either of them. They are Sohraab and Strike Up The Band. Sohraab seemed to lose the plot halfway through last season but should be able to hold his own in this field after his fine 2nd to the ill-fated Chief Editor. And Strike Up The Band likes to blast away in front. He needs a very good break to get in front unhindered from stall 1 but if he does, he should either win or set the finish up for Sohraab. If I get this wrong then I'll have another go at predicting which box the gerbil enters on Sky channel eight-hundred-and-something-or other....

Have a good Wednesday.