Flamingo Park Monday

Chris van Buuren wrote: They are backing Taso and Triple A but Imperial King is better off with both of those....will you take 4's, 10's or 66's?

Chris van Buuren wrote: Kimberley, you pay your money you take your chance......

This place is quite literally worse than the lotto. Only horses from 3 or 4 stables running well, the others are not even able to show any type of pace....

Seems more than a little difficult today.

Englander wrote: Let me go slightly against the mould here... the results were not so shocking, especially come the end as it was evident some horses were there just for a workout. What is a disgrace though is the total lack of transparency, why oh why we can't be told they have not done the necessary work etc well in advance is totally beyond an honest person like myself.

I think some people, including the powers that be, should be holding their heads in shame. They just don't seem to understand how much enthusiasm for the sport is lost by days like today. But, I say again, this is sport-wide not just Bingo and there were plenty raiders today whose well-being was unknown given the rumours of a lack of work at the Vaal also. I will say well done to Rockspider on an outstanding day but note that is a shame he failed to post, not for the first time when the stable has supported outsiders win. I will give him the benefit though and simply suggest he had his horses fitter than others, how I know not, but enjoy the day sir, congrats.

I bow graciously to Her Majesty who with the R1 nomination allowed me to escape from The Tower of London and a beheading to somewhere slightly less terminal. That said, I might have kept my head but. I think I will still be losing an arm and a leg!