Great to see that East End Thug Preston , all done out in his Palace tie, get thrashed by Uncle Tony's Energumene.
Crowd chanting Seagulls too, and a few Albion scarves about.
1-0 soon to be 2-0 later
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Uncle Tony actually got in 'over the moon' twice during the post race ITV4 interview. What a guy!
Brilliant!
Pity I didn't back Stratum but I had a very profitable Royal Ascot, so all in all not too bothered.
The very best of British sport!
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Albion Princess runs in the 12.40 at Lingfield. I looked at it's last run and it did OK so i expect an improved performance today and at 10-1 looks ok value. wWilly Hilly also doing 9-1 first 4 places e/w and 17/2 first 5 places e/w , the latter will be my preferred bet.
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Managed to get 33-1 with Will Hill for a first 6 e/w bet. Wasn't pushed hard and that represents a significant improvement on the first start. From the horses action I reckon they should give it a run on a firmer all weather surface like Chelmsford or Wolverhampton.
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Flaming Spear looks interesting but up against Jamie Osborne's Raising Sand ridden by the exceptional apprentice jockey Nicola Currie. Nicola Currie has had a few good winners with JO in the past month or so and I fancy the 7s on offer from Betfair.
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I think all the money has been put down already. Even though Stratum is 8 lb higher than for the Ebor he looks a nailed on first 8 horse. Will Hill offering 5th odds for first 8 so an e/w would seem to be a guaranteed money back bet at least. I have him with three others for a wee Lucky 15...
Poor value today if you ask me. Needs slightly slower ground I think. I quite like Breton Rock e/w at 14s but not a race to get over excited about.
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