Laytown Beach Races run literally on the sand, live commentary covered by Racing Radio (see irish racing links) this evening, with no other horse racing on, I thought I might have a look for some outsiders. Being the Sandracer ed, I figured I can afford a few stakes for some racing on genuine sand.
It's €15 to watch live at the course in Ireland, so don't knock it.
When a big priced runner wins a horse race on the beach, and the man in the know asks who knew?, I hope I have an answer.
Π Going: Sandy I suspect.
5:00 Laytown (ire) (Beach Course) 8/1 Haaf Ok. (Unplaced 14/1) prominent, weakened after halfway, eased when beaten final furlong, 14th.
7:00 Laytown (ire) (Beach Course) 8/1 One Of Three. (3rd 7/1) chased leaders on near side, 5th halfway, 4th 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd.
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2:25 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) Johnstown Lad (14/1). (3rd 12/1) beaten a short head, and 1 length into 3rd place.
2:55 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
3:25 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
3:55 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
4:25 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
4:55 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
5:25 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
5:55 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
Stake: 1 X £1.00 Win Single = £1.00 Returns: 0.00 Total: - £1.00
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The starting price (sp) at Irish horseracing meetings are a rip-off according to Niall O'Connor from Betting Market.com
I have had a couple of bets at the new Dundalk All-Weather track, but I am fully aware that the Overround of every Irish race is borderline extortionate.
Niall writes: In the UK, the profit margin built into starting prices fell from 2.07 per cent per runner in September 2000 to 1.45 per cent per runner in September 2006.
Despite the arrival of internet betting and the betting exchanges, the same situation has not been mirrored in Ireland, where the over-round per runner continues to operate at well over two per cent.
In the 2:25 at Clonmel, run on 1 November, the Powerstown Desmene Handicap Hurdle, the over-round per runner was 3.38. The 18 runner race was run by the VP Donoghue trained Jamie's Boy at 10/1. The favourite was Asian Royale trading at 7/1, with the outsider of the field, Deep Spell, trading at 33/1.
In the 12:45 BetChronicle.com Fillies Maiden (2yo), run over 1m, at Leopardstown on 3 November, the over-round per runner was an astonishing 3.81! The field comprised of eleven runners. The race was won by the heavily backed favourite Simawa, returned at 11/10. The outsider of the field Zennu traded at 66/1. Six of the eleven runner field traded at 8/1 or less.
7:45 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) Emily Blake. (Unplaced 20/1) Always prominent, challenged and disputed lead from 1 1/2f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th.
8:15 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
8:45 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
9:10 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
9:40 Dundalk (AW Polytrack) # No Bet.
Stake: 1 X £1.00 Win Single = £1.00 Returns: 0.00 Total: - £1.00
01 (08) Al Shemali 02 (09) Alexander Of Hales (USA) 03 (02) Boscobel 04 (06) Eagle Mountain 05 (03) Mores Wells 06 (07) Prince Erik 07 (04) Royal And Regal (IRE) 08 (05) Shamdinan (FR) 09 (11) Soldier of Fortune (IRE) 10 (01) Spanish Harlem (IRE) 11 (10) Striving Storm (USA)
Sporting Life Irish Derby Early Betting Odds Forecast: Evs Eagle Mountain, 6/1 Boscobel, 7/1 Shamdinan (FR), 7/1 Soldier of Fortune (IRE), 9/1 Royal And Regal (IRE), 14/1 Mores Wells, 16/1 Al Shemali, 33/1 Prince Erik, 33/1 Spanish Harlem (IRE), 50/1 Alexander Of Hales (USA), 50/1 Striving Storm (USA)
Racing Post Irish Derby Early Betting Odds Forecast: 10/11 Eagle Mountain, 6/1 Boscobel, Soldier Of Fortune, 8/1 Shamdinan, 9/1 Royal And Regal, 16/1 Al Shemali, Mores Wells, 25/1 Prince Erik, 40/1 Alexander Of Hales, Striving Storm, 66/1 Spanish Harlem.
Bet365 Irish Derby Overnight Betting Odds : 4 (6) 2214-52 Eagle Mountain A P O'Brien K Fallon 1/1 Bet
3 (2) 1-11211 Boscobel M Johnston J Fanning 6/1 Bet
8 (5) 2-123 Shamdinan A de Royer-Dupre C Soumillon 7/1 Bet
9 (11) 212-115 Soldier Of Fortune A P O'Brien J A Heffernan 7/1 Bet
7 (4) 21-21 Royal And Regal A Fabre J P Murtagh 9/1 Bet
1 (8) 01-4032 Al Shemali Sir Michael Stoute R L Moore 14/1 Bet
5 (3) 2-114 Mores Wells K Prendergast D P McDonogh 14/1 Bet
6 (7) 0-41 Prince Erik D K Weld P J Smullen 28/1 Bet
2 (9) 33-110 Alexander Of Hales A P O'Brien M J Kinane 33/1 Bet
11 (10) 3213-52 Striving Storm P W Chapple-Hyam E Ahern 40/1
10 (1) 41-02 Spanish Harlem A P O'Brien F M Berry 50/1 Bet
Race Selection(s): No Bet.
Betting Shop Odds Shows Archive 04 Eagle Mountain 6/4 13/8 7/4 13/8 6/4 09 Soldier Of Fortune 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 07 Royal And Regal 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 08 Shamdinan 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 03 Boscobel 7/1 8/1 01 Al Shemali 11/1 12/1 05 Mores Wells 14/1 02 Alexander Of Hales 33/1 25/1 06 Prince Erik 33/1 11 Striving Storm 25/1 33/1 10 Spanish Harlem 50/1
2007 Irish derby Race Result 3.50 Curragh
1st Soldier Of Fortune 5/1 2nd Alexander Of Hales 33/1 3rd Eagle Mountain 6/4 Favourite
11 Ran.
Live Irish Race Commentary
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01 (15) Alf Tupper 02 (04) Omars Day 03 (16) Peinteir (IRE) 04 (08) Raise Your Heart (IRE) 05 (09) Settigano (IRE) 06 (03) Urbanize (USA) 07 (13) Born High (IRE) 08 (17) Carolus Magnus (IRE) 09 (14) Concrete And Clay 10 (07) De La Grandera (USA) 11 (11) Friendly Giant (USA) 12 (06) Mont Izu (IRE) 13 (10) Moso (IRE) 14 (20) Nazdaq (IRE) 15 (02) Siege Of Ennis (IRE) 16 (01) Stylish Shot (IRE) 17 (18) Thomas Sadler (IRE) 18 (12) Little Grey Wolf (IRE) 19 (21) Profound Beauty (IRE) 20 (05) Santa Gertrudis (IRE) 21 (19) Timarwa (IRE)
Sporting Life Early Betting Odds Forecast: 7/4 Timarwa (IRE), 5/1 Friendly Giant (USA), 5/1 Profound Beauty (IRE), 6/1 Santa Gertrudis (IRE), 10/1 Mont Izu (IRE), 10/1 Nazdaq (IRE), 12/1 Peinteir (IRE), 12/1 Siege Of Ennis (IRE), 14/1 Settigano (IRE), 14/1 Thomas Sadler (IRE), 14/1 Little Grey Wolf (IRE), 16/1 Urbanize (USA), 16/1 De La Grandera (USA), 20/1 Alf Tupper, 20/1 Omars Day, 20/1 Raise Your Heart (IRE), 20/1 Born High (IRE), 20/1 Carolus Magnus (IRE), 20/1 Concrete And Clay, 20/1 Moso (IRE), 20/1 Stylish Shot (IRE)
Racing Post Early Betting Odds Forecast: 2/1 Timarwa, 7/2 Friendly Giant, 6/1 Mont Izu, Profound Beauty, 8/1 Nazdaq, Santa Gertrudis, 10/1 De La Grandera, Siege Of Ennis, 12/1 Little Grey Wolf, 14/1 Peinteir, Thomas Sadler, 20/1 Born High, Carolus Magnus, Concrete And Clay, Moso, Settigano, Stylish Shot, 25/1 Urbanize, 33/1 Raise Your Heart, 50/1 Alf Tupper, 66/1 Omars Day.
Race Selection: Profound Beauty. (2nd 11/4) 21 Timarwa 7/4 13/8 6/4 5/4 6/5 11/10 1/1 19 Profound Beauty 3/1 11/4 11 Friendly Giant 7/2 10/3 7/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 14 Nazdaq 8/1 7/1 12 Mont Izu 12/1 20 Santa Gertrudis 16/1 03 Peinteir 16/1 18 Little Grey Wolf 20/1 15 Siege Of Ennis 20/1 10 De La Grandera 16/1 20/1 16/1 20/1 17 Thomas Sadler 25/1 33/1 25/1 05 Settigano 25/1 07 Born High 33/1 16 Stylish Shot 33/1 06 Urbanize 33/1 13 Moso 33/1 04 Raise Your Heart 33/1 50/1 33/1 09 Concrete And Clay 40/1 08 Carolus Magnus 50/1 02 Omars Day 66/1 01 Alf Tupper 100/1
Betting Shop Odds Shows Archive 5.40 Curragh
1st Timarwa 11-10 Favourite 2nd Profound Beauty 11-4 3rd De La Grandera 20-1
21 Ran.
Race Result
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01 (15) Keep It Cool (IRE) 02 (06) Million Spirits (IRE) 03 (16) Saint Andrew (IRE) 04 (10) Brosna Cry (IRE) 05 (01) Lake Pontchartrain (IRE) 06 (08) Out Of The Red (IRE) 07 (05) Pelican Waters (IRE) 08 (14) She's Our Mark 09 (11) Funatfuntasia 10 (12) Asafa (IRE) 11 (03) Fereeji 12 (09) Air Twist (IRE) 13 (04) Not To Know 14 (02) Miss Gorica (IRE) 15 (07) Murrisk 16 (13) Barnabas (IRE)
Sporting Life Early Betting Odds Forecast: 11/2 Keep It Cool (IRE), 6/1 She's Our Mark, 13/2 Miss Gorica (IRE), 7/1 Million Spirits (IRE), 7/1 Fereeji, 8/1 Lake Pontchartrain (IRE), 8/1 Out Of The Red (IRE), 8/1 Asafa (IRE), 10/1 Not To Know, 12/1 Brosna Cry (IRE), 12/1 Air Twist (IRE), 14/1 Funatfuntasia, 14/1 Barnabas (IRE), 16/1 Saint Andrew (IRE), 16/1 Pelican Waters (IRE), 16/1 Murrisk
Racing Post Early Betting Odds Forecast: 11/2 Asafa, 6/1 Keep It Cool, 7/1 Out Of The Red, 8/1 She's Our Mark, 10/1 Lake Pontchartrain, Million Spirits, Miss Gorica, 12/1 Air Twist, Fereeji, 14/1 Brosna Cry, Funatfuntasia, Not To Know, Pelican Waters, 16/1 Saint Andrew, 20/1 Barnabas, Murrisk.
Race Selection: Keep It Cool. (4th 7/1)
Betting Shop Odds Shows Archive 02 Million Spirits 6/1 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 08 She's Our Mark 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 01 Keep It Cool 6/1 13/2 7/1 06 Out Of The Red 8/1 14 Miss Gorica 7/1 8/1 05 Lake Pontchartrain 6/1 7/1 8/1 10 Asafa 10/1 13 Not To Know 12/1 14/1 11 Fereeji 12/1 14/1 09 Funatfuntasia 16/1 07 Pelican Waters 14/1 16/1 12 Air Twist 20/1 03 Saint Andrew 20/1 04 Brosna Cry 16/1 20/1 16 Barnabas 25/1 15 Murrisk 25/1 28/1 33/1
Race Result 5.10 Curragh
1st She's Our Mark 7/1 2nd Miss Gorica 8/1 3rd Barnabas 33/1 4th Keep It Cool 7/1
16 Ran.
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1 (5) Alexander Of Hales (USA) 2 (3) Big Robert 3 (6) Capital Exposure (USA) 4 (4) Dal Cais (IRE) 5 (8) Eyshal (IRE) 6 (7) Spanish Harlem (IRE) 7 (2) Yeaman's Hall 8 (1) Ezima (IRE)
Sporting Life Early Betting Odds Forecast: 5/2 Eyshal (IRE), 3/1 Yeaman's Hall, 5/1 Big Robert, 6/1 Alexander Of Hales (USA), 7/1 Capital Exposure (USA), 8/1 Ezima (IRE), 12/1 Dal Cais (IRE), 12/1 Spanish Harlem (IRE)
Racing Post Early Betting Odds Forecast: 5/2 Big Robert, 3/1 Eyshal, 9/2 Yeaman's Hall, 5/1 Capital Exposure, 6/1 Alexander Of Hales, 12/1 Dal Cais, Ezima, Spanish Harlem.
Race Selection: Eyshal. (3rd 7/2 JF)
Betting Shop Odds Shows Archive 2 Big Robert 7/2 5 Eyshal 4/1 7/2 7 Yeaman's Hall 7/2 4/1 3 Capital Exposure 11/2 6/1 13/2 1 Alexander Of Hales 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 8 Ezima 12/1 10/1 6 Spanish Harlem 14/1 12/1 10/1 4 Dal Cais 16/1 20/1
Race Result 4.10 Curragh
1st Alexander Of Hales 7/1 2nd Spanish Harlem 10/1 3rd Eyshal 7/2 JF
8 Ran.
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2007 Irish 1000 Guineas Video Rerun (french commentary)
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2007 Tatersalls Gold Cup Video Rerun (french commentary)
1st Saoirse Abu 9-4 Favourite 2nd Norman Invader 16-1 3rd Celeberry 16-1
12 Ran.
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Sporting Life Early Betting Odds Forecast: 5/1 Another Jayjay (IRE), 6/1 Akinola (IRE), 7/1 Basra (IRE), 8/1 Our Jaffa (IRE), 10/1 Banna Man (IRE), 10/1 Shaykhan (IRE), 10/1 Nell Peters (IRE), 12/1 Le Reveur, 12/1 Viami (IRE), 14/1 High Reef (FR), 14/1 Accompanist, 14/1 Peculiar Prince (IRE), 14/1 Distant Piper (IRE), 16/1 The Nawab (IRE), 16/1 Dryandra (IRE), 16/1 Danamour (IRE), 16/1 Time Discloses All, 16/1 Lyceum (GER), 16/1 Conquistadores (IRE)
Racing Post Early Betting Odds Forecast: 6/1 Another Jayjay, 8/1 Akinola, 10/1 Basra, Nell Peters, Viami, 12/1 Distant Piper, High Reef, Lyceum, Our Jaffa, Shaykhan, 14/1 Banna Man, Danamour, Le Reveur, 16/1 Accompanist, Dryandra, Peculiar Prince, 20/1 Conquistadores, Time Discloses All, 25/1 The Nawab.
1st Peculiar Prince 16/1 2nd Basra 8/1 3rd Another Jayjay 3/1 Favourite 4th Akinola 8/1
18 Ran.
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