{"id":1689,"date":"2009-11-21T20:03:26","date_gmt":"2009-11-21T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.betangel.com\/blog_wp\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2012-02-23T21:11:51","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T21:11:51","slug":"so-close-for-kauto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betfairtradingblog.com\/blog_wp\/2009\/11\/21\/so-close-for-kauto\/","title":{"rendered":"So close for Kauto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, what a race that was. I really though Kauto Star had lost it, but it was always going to be a bob of the head that got it ultimately. The market got the photo finish wrong for once, but I must admit I also thought Kauto Star had lost it.<\/p>\n

Benefit of form and horse related knowledge made this a good trade opportunity today. This morning I phoned around a couple of horse racing types and talked to them about the race. One thing came across and that was that Kauto liked soft ground and it seemed to be a race well set up for the horse. You can see the market thought so also.<\/p>\n

I managed to equal my total on the race from last year, on what turned out to be a good day. But I should have done better to be honest. With plenty in the bank I kept trying to catch a bounce out, but it never happened. I wasted a lot of money doing that. Sometimes it works very well and it was worth a go. Made more on other races, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.<\/p>\n

In reaction to this race I laid Kauto Star for the King George VI. Will hold the position for a little while, but it looks like I have made a mistake there as well. I don’t trade Ante Post much unless I have a good reason to do so, so I am not well practiced but it seemed an opportunity. Denman runs next week so I guess that will define how the Gold Cup ante post looks between these two.<\/p>\n

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Well, what a race that was. I really though Kauto Star had lost it, but it was always going to be a bob of the head that got it ultimately. The market got the photo finish wrong for once, but I must admit I also thought Kauto Star had lost it. Benefit of form and […]<\/p>\n

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