Racing

So that was that. Did anyone not affiliated to either side fail to enjoy Ronaldo, Terry and Anelka missing? I didn't think United deserved it, and while a shootout was my preferred outcome - my version included AK-47s and Kalashnikovs.

4.10 Haydock Major Magpie 5/2 (LOST +2.00 - held up as usual, but the slow pace didn't allow him to come through as planned)
This horse has only run 10 times in the last two years, but he has had two wins and six places from that schedule, and looked as good as ever here last month when third in a more competitive race over the same distance, where he was just a length back from the winner.

5.10 Goodwood Rydal Mount 15/2 (LOST +1.00 - Stumbled out the stalls and getting back to the rest may have taken too much out of her as she struggled in the final furlong)
Another average handicap but these are proving fruitful of late. Rydal Mount, a Cape Cross mare, will prefer 7f to her recent runs at 6f and while there is a doubt about Good ground versus softer, she seems too good an each way bet to pass up.