got the cheltenham expenses .............

and more courtesy of the optimum advised the easy 18l winner of the taunton 3.40 and what a bonus the price was , i had an appointment at the dr's for 3.30 so i backed the horse @ 11/4 guaranteed with sid james well chuffed with the 7/2 , also had a bit of fortune with the mh account bet with cresswell willow all over the winner crashing out at the last , taking a nasty fall hopefully no injury was sustained , this left our bet lyster to plug on for 3rd . i had the choice of three shops to visit this morning lads/hills & betfred the first 2 are virtually nextdoor neighbours so i was frustrated when mh said the best price 9/1 was with betfred !!! again my sprinting was called into action , i am certainly no linford christie in the sprinting department , i got to betfred the price was 8/1 , i wrote the slip out asked for the price and was informed that it was now 7/1 ............. balls or words to that effect was uttered under my breath !!! the only consolation and it was minor , was that the cashier stated it was 7/1 guaranteed but mh's selections very rarely drift , in the end the 1pt difference made little effect to a decent days p/l but i admit i do get frustrated by not getting a decent price , lets face it the 7/1 i acquired was the worst on offer at noon .
nothing from isiris but im frustrated by there being no change in the 1pm message from the night before and i dont like it , i realise kb has stated that he has only been late with the message twice since stegosauras and tyrannosaurus roamed the earth but there have been faults with the line due to the telecoms provider in the past , and a little no bet today i do not feel would go amiss .

roll on cheltenham , i love the next three days , spent with good company on my favourite course , good luck all .

thursday

MARK HOLDER

2.30 lud lyster £300 ew @ 7/1 3rd +£225

OPTIMUM RACING

3.40 taun dun drinan £300 @ 7/2 WON +£1050

PERSONAL TRADING

this centred on the optimum race @ taunton the 3.40 , i layed a couple in the place market , one on the thoughts of andrew @ optimum and one on my say so , andrew was keen to oppose coolers quest i layed £200 @ 1.80 and i wanted to take £200 out of couer d'alene this was done @ 2.22 i remembered this ones last run @ wincanton when an optimum selection , a complete rogue it looked to me with its own ideas on the game and one not to be trusted but opposed till showing a change in attitude .
so a pleasant surprise on leaving the docs , dun drinan won @ 7/2 and the two bismarks out of the frame ............. happy days , all i have to do now is lose some weight and get my blood pressure down eh doc !!!