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Content Zone
Sat 19-Dec-2009 21:42
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The Guvnor
Navan: a winner, a disappointment and an abandonment!
Navan’s final card of the year ended in something of a frozen squib as the event was truncated due to the Chase track being frozen.
Thus, the last two races were abandoned, meaning one of The Guvnor’s trio of picks, Jessie’s Dream, didn’t get the chance to race at all. Another hopeful selection, Medical Card, turned out to be a major disappointment in what ended up being the final event on the shortened card. Sent off the 8/11f, Nina Carberry’s mount never struck a blow, coming home 5th behind 25/1 winner Forty Foot Tom. Faith will not be lost in Noel Meade’s charge just yet though as the Flemensfirth gelding may prosper on a sounder surface.
It had all started so differently for Meade – and indeed The Guvnor – when Hollo Ladies claimed the opening 4 year old Hurdle, staying on dourly to get the better of Far Away So Close after the latter appeared to be cruising coming to the last under Davy Russell.
The Guvnor was delighted to see his confidence in Thegreatjohnbrowne being amply justified. M.J. Doran’s mount hardly came off the bridle and though the Beneficial offspring, 4/6f, gave his backers one anxious moment at the last, he definitely looks qualified for any shortlist. Elsewhere, Dessie Hughes’ Rivage D’Or went down by a neck to Philip Rothwell’s Smack That (6/1).
So, we have another winner and a bit of momentum going. Hopes are high that it will be built upon over the coming hectic period.
Out of eight tips so far:
2 Wins, 2 Place, 5 Unplaced.
On two €10 stakes to win today, The Guvnor's tips cleared a net profit of €6.7. To date, on the same assumption of a €10 win bet on each race, he is showing net losses of €18.3
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