Boxing Day Punt - 2024

[Ken4155]

Despite a plethora of race meetings on these shores, we are once again being tasked with unravelling a 14 runner, run-of-the-mill handicap over in Ireland.

The first leg of the ITV7 is the 1.20 Kempton and the bet takes in 2 more races from there, 2 from Aintree, 1 from Wetherby and 1 that aforementioned handicap at Down Royal.

The jackpot of £50,000 is doubled should Constitution Hill win the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton, after just under a year away from the track.

[Ken4155]

Main bet;

12.45 Kem;  Range @ 9/1

2.25 Wol;     Sir Joseph Swan @ 17/2 - 4 places

2.38 Win;     Lord Accord @ 7/1

2.32 M/R;     Gilbertina @ 7/2

4 x £2 wins, 20p L15, 2 x £1 e.w. accas. 4 placed = £52, 4 winners = £6,609.

ITV7; The Jukebox Man, Sine Nomine*, Uncle Bert*, Constitution Hill, Finnian's Row*, Fortunate Man and Grey Dawning*. Left out CH in the £1 e.w. acca. Also thrown a fiver at Grey Dawning.

* denotes L15 and e.w. accas.

 

Best of luck, all.

[Togo]

Morning punters. Have made my choices but will haol out for a while longer in case of NRs. As you say Ken, ignoring good handicap races, including a £20k chase at Market Rasen, a £10k race at Wincanton and 2 very good races after the St George at Kempton.  Why go to Down Royal for a very ordinary affair??  The St George race looks a cracker and is wide open as far as I can see. Get right back to you. 

[Togo]

haol? not had a drop yet. hold. 

[Togo]

Glad I ewaited Young Buster was scratched. Went off piste a bit for my punt. Good Luck to all. 

Uncle Bert  @11/1  1.40Aint*
L'Homme Presse  @10/1  2.30K*
Inis Oirr  @8/1  1.47M. Rasen
Largy Poet  @8/1  2.38Winc
In The Air  @14/1  3.40K

E/W acca, 4 timers Trebles & Doubles.

With** The Jukebox Man, Cruz Control, Constitution Hill, Finnians Row, Fortunate Man for the ITV7.

Cover is available for later as I am in for the day. 

 

 

[New Judge]

4 x £2 wins, 20p L15, 2 x £1 e.w. accas.

Pardon my ignorance, Ken, but what consitutes the two £1 E.W accas?

[Ken4155]

Are you asking why i do 2 each way accumulators, NJ? I do one with Bet 365, then one (at usually slightly lower prices with Sky) as they normally pay out on extra places.

Not the case today, but it's more or less become such a force of habit that i'd done it without thinking.

And it's only another couple of quid. If i'd known, i'd have given it to Dave50 to go toward the taxi fare 😉

[albaqwerty]

Cheers. Have spluttered a mouthful of cider all over me carpet 🤣

[Patsy33]

😆

[Togo]

Haha Ken. This thread is like an edition of new faces. Nice to see them.  😃

[New Judge]

"Are you asking why i do 2 each way accumulators, NJ? I do one with Bet 365, then one (at usually slightly lower prices with Sky) as they normally pay out on extra places."

Thanks for the explanation, ken. I was under the misunderstanding that you were doing two different EW accumulators on the same four selections, and wondered how! 

I must say your projected winnings have me confused (which was wha first caught my attention).

Just sticking to the win bets, each of the two accas come to £3,420. The four £2 wins come to £64. I make the L15 £1,143.25.

So that's over £8k for the win bets alone. Or have I got something wrong? 

[Ken4155]

Sorry for the late response, NJ.

Having just looked at my bets on the 2 websites (365 and Sky), i see that the £1 win section of the acca with 365 would yield £3,420 and the one with Sky - £1,995 (as i said, slightly lower prices). 

As a rule, i don't include the 4 win singles (whether they be £2 or £5) in my totals as i regard anyone reading these threads as capable of working out the returns from those bets 😊.

 

[New Judge]

Thanks Ken.

I'm only an "interested bystander"! I don't gamble but I can settle bets!

[Ken4155]

The beauty of placing bets onlne, NJ, is that there's no need to overwork the grey cells working one's bets out. The firm's do it for you. All i have to do is add the two sets of returns together 😉