For my wife, October to December rules – Halloween, fireworks, our baby’s birthday, the build-up to Christmas, Christmas itself and then New Year. Not for me though. It’s all about springtime.
March to May are the best months bar none and here are 10 reasons why.
1. Start of the Flat season.
2. Cheltenham Festival.
3. Aintree and the Grand National.
4. World Snooker Championships for two weeks in April.
5. The end of the football season, resulting in big games like the Champions League Final and key play-off matches.
6. Lighter mornings and evenings – plus warmer weather. I hate snow, ice, frost, wind, hail and rain.
7. Easter – chocolate is always welcome in our house.
8. The Guineas meeting at the start of May, followed by Chester and then York – time to spot the sexy three-year-old handicappers that are a stone ahead of their marks.
9. My annual six-week sabbatical from work. On Thursday I played pool for two hours and ate sausage rolls – marvellous.
10. My wedding anniversary (my wife reads this!)
If there was a No.11, then this year it would be that I’m only a few months away from the Ashes series – a betting bonanza and top cricket to lap up.
As for Cheltenham, there’s not much I can add to the mix that isn’t plastered on numerous websites and newspages at present, but it again promises to be one hell of a week.
I only wish I was in better form as the last two weeks have been shockers, including Fong’s Alibi on Wednesday. Results like that shake the bones, so hopefully I can find a few winners before Tuesday.
I’m also hoping to blog daily next week with a trends preview – but then again, if my luck doesn’t change I might keep quiet!
Thursday, 5 March 2009
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5 comments:
Im with ya for this time of the year Dave, cant beat it, sun shining through my office window at the minute, lovely
I'll see your sausage rolls and raise you pool and and a pie, lets get it on this week......
Cuz
Orpsie boy (an old fave of your's dave) looks to be in with a good chance this afternoon. won this race last year and lightning could strike twice. or will hoh hoh hoh have the last laugh/ Sorry!
if he wins the sausage rolls are on me!
Tom,
Orpsie ran well in second, hope you had each-way.
Could you leave me your email again on here and I'll get in touch about meeting up.
David
Re: Orpsie
The question is Dave was it a pace bias as they seem to go slow early but the time wasn't bad?
If it was then a fast finishing 2nd is good surely
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