We had hoped to get to Paris to watch England play France in the Six Nations rugby last Saturday. These plans and some expensive tickets had to be binned because of urgent business back in London. A hard pill to swallow as only the day before I witnessed Kauto Star and Denman being trounced by my tip, Imperial Commander in a thrilling Cheltenham Gold Cup.
For several months I had been talking about Nigel Twiston Davies's charge being a good bet in the race. In the end I only had a small wager on Imperial Commander for a place at a fraction of the odds of what was on offer each way with Ladbrokes two months ago. Frankly it was worse than losing and a classic case of bottling out.
As for the Six Nations game in Paris, watching the teeming rain on the TV back here in London made me feel slighlty better for not being there. A pulsating, early try by Ben Foden gave us high hopes of an exciting match. The rain slowed things down and the French failed to show their normal flair. Mike Tindall did a marvellous job smothering the brilliant and dangerous Bastareaud and he had a great game. It was a pity Tindall was substituted off early and a pity Jonny Wilkinson was substituted on so late. He kicked a brilliant penalty to take England within 2 points of France's total but sadly too little too late.
The story of England's performance throughout the Six Nations championship and the story of my Cheltenham betting week.
Monday, 22 March 2010
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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