Mark Johnston suggested a couple of months ago that the introduction of mandatory declaration of wind operations – which debuts on racecards on Friday – would see thousands of punters chasing “fool’s gold”, as they queued up to throw money at every horse with the letters “WS” attached to its name in the mistaken belief that it was a route to certain riches.
It is, of course, very early days for the latest attempt to give punters as much information as possible about the horses that the sport wants – in fact, urgently needs – them to bet on. As yet, though, there is no obvious sign of a tidal wave of cash, foolish or otherwise, heading in the direction of Dancing Amy in the 1.45 at Musselburgh, who will be the first horse to run in public with surgery if the track survives an inspection at 11.30am.
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Musselburgh 12.40 Haulani 1.15 Havana Jack 1.45 Tokaramore 2.20 Treshnish 2.55 Nefyn Bay 3.30 Jump For Dough 4.00 Dr Hooves
Chepstow 1.05 Scorpion Sid 1.35 Jammin Masters 2.10 Impulsive Star (nb) 2.45 Daytime Ahead 3.20 Greyed A 3.50 Ballyegan
Lingfield Park 12.55 Summer Thunder 1.25 Inuk 2.00 Music Major 2.30 Human Nature (nap) 3.05 Conkering Hero 3.40 Native Appeal
Newcastle 5.45 Chingachook 6.15 Cherry Oak 6.45 Nomorecalls 7.15 Odds On Oli 7.45 Picks Pinta 8.15 Jessie Allan 8.45 Windforpower