The other side of the coin

Every now and again I've pondered who is on the other side of mis-fortune. This morning I found out the answer to one of these conundrums. I often nip in and read Ming Wong's blog. On it is a mention of an event I remember very well.

The 16:50 at Market Rasen on the 18th October 2004 gave me an idea that has stuck with me ever since. That of backing very high priced horses in running, over jumps, given certain circumstances. If you trade pre race you can quite easily afford to put a small amount on the rear of the field. Often you will have money on the rear of the field that is pretty much wasted unless a massive outside comes in. Even then you would expect a little more than the few quid you probably have on them. They don't come in often but when they do, it's in spectacular style.

The winner of this race 'Music to my ears' won at odds of 1000, after trailing the leaders by 30 lengths. £100,000 was lost on this horse. This is how the seven runner race panned out: -

Julies Boy - Fell when 2 out
River Marshall - Pulled up 3 out
Home by socks - Pulled up 4 out
Were not stopping - Pulled up 3 out
Polar Gunner - Fell at the last, remounted to finish third
Avadi - Fell at the last, remouted to finish second

Music to my Ears - 30 lengths behind when left alone to win!!!!