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Gelding’s tips for 7 July 2012

The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington today and after some success last week (and a few near misses), he believes he has selected some good horses to follow today.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 2 Horse 5 – Sister Norma

Race 4 Horse 1 – Club Command (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 5 Horse 6 – Exceptionally

Race 6 Horse 6 – There’s Only One

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM. The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Gelding’s tips for 30 June 2012

The Gelding’s attention is back on his home track at Caulfield today and his advice to punters is that they should get in early before the heavens open up later in the afternoon.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Caulfield

Race 2 Horse 6 – Elite Elle (for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 3 Horse 2 – Rue Maple (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

Race 4 Horse 1 – Paddy O’Reilly

Race 5 Horse 1 – Platelet

Race 7 Horse 5 – The Long Road

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM. The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Sydney Colt’s Mail For Rosehill Saturday 30 June 2012

Our profit for 2012 sits at +$1803 following a $120 loss last week when our $5.5 pick was beaten in a photo. We are hoping to get our money early today and then sit back with a beer or twenty. Only 1 more sleep until the air we breathe is taxed!

Race 1 n3 KNIGHT EXEMPLAR $160 win (BOBs). Promising 2yo who won a trial in very exciting fashion. Looks a good horse and hopefully can knock off the fav trained by premiership leader Chris Waller.

Race 2 n3 HENDRICUS $100 win (BOBs). Do not look for this neddy until late where it will finish strongly. Has improved its own weight since it was gelded.

Money lost, nothing lost. Confidence lost, everything lost.

Gelding’s tips for 23 June 2012

The Gelding’s attention remains at Flemington with a great day of racing assured.  The Gelding also has one eye on Royal Ascot and Sportzfan Radio’s own Black Caviar that he has picked as a ‘special’ for the ladies at the Tennis club.

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 4 Horse 5 – Rushworth

Race 5 Horse 10 – There’s Only One (for the ladies at ther Tennis club)

Race 7 Horse 9 – Johannapine (also for the ladies at ther Tennis club)

Race 8 Horse 3 – Turner Bayou

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  Special guest on tomorrow’s show will be the Sydney Colt! The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Sydney Colt’s Mail For Warwick Farm Saturday 23 June 2012

Nice to catch up with the Professor while I was in Mleb during the week. I will be making a cameo on tomorrow’s show at 12.30pm. Last week we made a modest profit lifting our 2012 progress to a profit of +$1923. Not a great day to bet today but we have found 1 race worth a cautious flutter. If you are not betting BOBS (best of the best) with Luxbet or Betstar you are a mug!

Race 1 n 4 HEADLESS $70 win (BOBs) and n9 AGULHAS $50 win (BOBs). There are 1 or 2 other hopes in this race but these 2 have impressed at recent trials. Headless has experience and is back from Bris. Agulhas may well prove the best horse coming out of the race. Slight query on barrier and is a first starter for the Snowden yard.

Money lost, nothing lost. Confidence lost, everything lost

Gelding’s tips for 16 June 2012

The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington today. After some average weeks on the punt, the Gelding’s comment about today’s fields was “they’re tough!”.

Don’t miss the chance of seeing the Gelding in person at Sportzfan Radio’s outside broadcast from the Great Western Hotel tomorrow!

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 3 Horse 6 – Aeronwy (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 1 – Magnifique Soleil
Race 5 Horse 6 – Rue Maple
Race 6 Horse 2 – Lord Pyrus (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 2 – Club Command

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

Sydney Colt’s Mail For Rosehill Saturday 16 June 2012

Last week the wealth train continued with Sydney Colt groupies and punt drunks everywhere showing a profit on the day of +$440 and bringing our 2012 progress to a profit of +$1903. A little quieter today with the mail owing to the heavy track, so our bets are reflective of that fact. At the beginning of the year we PROMISED a profit for 2012. No early crowing yet but can you name any other tipster who will tell you how to bet and keep a record? None, will be the answer. The mail I use comes from professionals in the game. On my own I couldn’t pick my nose!

Race 2 n3 MASAHIKO $60 win (BOBs) This is Gai’s only runner today. It is a leader and Gai has thrown the blinkers on! The fav will be hard to beat but I like the value in this Waterhouse leader.

Race 4 n3 EUCUMBENE $100 win (BOBs) This neddy loves the wet so much it could win gold in London if they entered it! No fancy price but looks like winning.

Money lost, nothing lost. Confidence lost, everything lost.

NOT EVEN ONCE IN A BLUE MOON…

The last time that NSW won a State of Origin series against Queensland I was a single man living in Sydney.  That night, buoyed by the jubilance of the result, and perhaps fuelled by more than a few pints, I marched up to the woman who would later become my wife.  Given my wife will readily tell you that I didn’t exactly show Usain Bolt type speed in proposing the fact that I am now married with a family and long settled in Melbourne shows how long ago it was the last Blue Moon shone down over the rugby league landscape. 

Being a rugby league fanatic and living in Melbourne is like being Sting’s Englishmen in New York.  But come State of Origin time it is always easier to sell the greatest game of all to those in this AFL obsessed city as there isn’t much else in the way of quality live sport on a Wednesday night at prime time.  And quality it is as even the most hardened AFL fanatic will usually tune in to watch teams from Queensland and NSW belt the living suitcase out of each other on the sport’s greatest stage. 

I am always explaining to the locals, well those who will listen anyway, that there really is nothing like this event in AFL where the best of the best are on show, putting the Poms and Kiwis to one side for present purposes.  Sure the AFL has their Grand Final, but Judd, Bartell, Swan, Franklin and Goodes wont all be on the field at once like they would be in their rugby league equivalent. 

The NRL in their wisdom decided to play Game One of the State of Origin series of 2012 in Melbourne, much to the annoyance of the Sydney press which had been abuzz with a chorus of disapproval, led primarily by the NSW coach Ricky Stuart. Sticky queried why NSW would sell themselves up the river (or down the Yarra in this case) and discard the treasured home ground advantage when it was so intent on stopping 6 years of Queensland dominance.  The rumour that the Victorian Government is in discussions with the NSW and Queensland government to obtain the neutral game each and every year at the MCG, thus ensuring an even series each year, did nothing to calm the baying masses in blue. 

It was with a heady mixture of excitement, nervousness and anticipation that I ventured to Etihad Stadium on 23 May 2012, hoping that the maroon fortress built from 6 years of domination would finally start to crumble. 

There may be no bigger gamblers in Australia than seen in nearby Crown Casino, but surely on this night Ricky Stuart would take the mantle of Australia’s biggest punter. His main gamble was the selection of Todd Carney, a man who at times in his life would make Brendan Fevola look more on the rails than a Swiss train. It was hoped that Carney would provide the spark that was needed to stop the brilliance of Inglis, Thurston, Smith and Slater but it was the equivalent of trying to win Crown’s Magic Millions with a pair of sevens. 

It had always been hard to watch Greg Inglis star for Queensland, given that he was born and raised in Bowraville, a town that wont appear on any map of Queensland given it is several hours drive south of the border.  NSW fans were however now hamstrung from any cries of unfairness given that our best forward on the night, James Tamou, is about as true blue Aussie as Jake the Muss. 

NSW came out firing in the first half with their set plays looked more structured than a German kindergarten.  It was a welcome change from previous Origin series, where any structure went out the window as soon as Queensland applied the inevitable blowtorch but tonight it seemed that finally we were ready to roar.

When the Fijian Flyer (ahem again to the Inglis from NSW argument) crashed over it looked like NSW may be in for a magical night.  But as sure as bad news stories follow every Mad Monday, Queensland took the lead after a wild brawl which resulted in Michael Jennings from NSW being sent from the field.

The final cruel nail was delivered when Greg Inglis (I won’t start) crossed for the most controversial scoring play since Wayne Carey was found in the toilets with a teammate’s wife. Even those in Maroon in my vicinity declared that the video referee should have been wearing a balaclava as “you was robbed” (I quote). But to the victors go the spoils, and as I stated on the night I know of no other sporting team in Australia who have more tenacity, spirit and courage under fire than the Queensland Origin team that has developed into the greatest in the history of rugby league. 

But onwards and upwards we go to Game 2 in Sydney, where somehow NSW is the bookie’s favourite. Sticky Stuart is still gambling with Todd Carney and I more than any man am hoping his ace in the pack will somehow trump the Royal Flush that has been the past six years of Queensland dominance.

Even if tonight ends with me seeing red, or Maroon in this case, I can take plenty more of that pain. I am also a Rabbitohs fanatic after all…. 
23 May 2012
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Queensland 18
Tries:                           Boyd (2), Inglis           
Goals:                          Thurston 3/3
New South Wales 10
Tries:                           Uate, Jennings
Goals:                          Carney 1/3
Crowd: 56,021 
Best:                           Myles, Inglis, Tamou

Sydney Colt’s Mail For Rosehill & Eagle Farm 9 June 2012

Yes, yes, yes. Last week gave us 3 consecutive weeks of getting the chocolates for Sydney Colt groupies and punt drunks everywhere. Our winner gave us a profit on the day of +$315 and giving us a 2012 profit of +$1463. Today sees a lack of mail in Sydney and we will go quietly however we have been given the word on a neddy at Eagle Farm, who on ratings, is through the roof. Remember to bet with Centrebet, Luxbet or Betstar. Otherwise you are throwing money away!

Rosehill Race 1 n5 Target In Sight $150 place (the corporate bookies will give us the best of the 3 totes). This is a first starter who has trialled moderately but the mail says it has improved a mile with its gallops. A modest and safe bet.

Eagle Farm Race 2 n4 SOLZHENITSYN $200 win (BOBs) This neddy won at WFA last start and that run will top it off for this. I’m told it is a must bet on ratings alone.

Money lost, nothing lost. Confidence lost, everything lost.

Gelding’s tips for 9 June 2012

The Gelding’s attention is on Flemington today with the track sure to be heavy after the week’s rain.

As usual the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 2 Horse 2 – Roses in the Glen (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 1 – Banca Mo
Race 5 Horse 9 – Lady Melksham (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 6 – Outback Ranger
Race 8 Horse 1 – Finiguerra

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding