Thursday horse racing summary

Almost a perfect day, with three bets, a runner-up and two winners. The prices were nothing much to write home about, but still two-out-of-three ain't bad. First Hajoun was runner-up at Yarmouth, then Caranbola won at Haydock. Cavendish Road was my third bet, running at Brighton. This was a weak maiden contest, and Cavendish Road would be priced too high in my opinion if offered at better than 2/1 This price and better was freely available so he was the best value in the race, as well as the best horse. His winning margin of half a length hides his command of the race, and he won a shade cosily under Richard Hughes.

I also proposed two lay bets this morning. One was withdrawn at the start before coming under orders, and the other, which lost, was not available at a low enough price to risk the lay bet, and goes down as a 'no bet'.

More than 4 points profit to show at the end of the afternoon.

Profit so far this month: 13 pts
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