Bad beats

[analyizethis]

I’ve got a new one in this category. Not the worst ever but one worth mentioning.

On Sunday at Gulf Stream I put together a simple pick 5 sequence of 1/1/5/3/3 @ $.50 for $22.50 and got the first two Benzel maiden favorites home easily. So now I’m sitting in good shape with 5/3/3 in the last 3 legs and I didn’t really like the favorite in the eighth even though this TAP trainee returning off layoff was one of the five on the ticket. Luckily the four goes gate to wire @ 10 – 1 and now I’m live 3/3 to the last two legs. The first of the two is the Hallandale Stakes and I’ve got the 1, 8 and 10 covered. They come down the stretch, the 8 wins with the 10 third and up comes the inquiry sign. As soon as I saw the head on reply it was obvious that the 8 drifted way out carrying the 10 with him and sure enough they put the 10 in front of the 8 but not in front of the 7 and I don’t finish first and third but second and third. The kicker is that when you watch the reply you see that, if he wasn’t interfered with, the 10 would have out closed both the 7 and the 8. So I ended up with my one choice costing another choice the race and I get knocked out.

Of course one of my three wins the last leg (which I didn’t even watch) and all I get is three $25 4 of 5 consolations. The pick 5 paid $2,500 but mine would have been less since either the 8 or the 10 were more than half the price of the winner so I figure it would have been worth a grand.

Oh well, I guess the racing gods owe me one now.

For the weekend I also had 4 of 5 at GP on Saturday (had the $50 winner but missed Giant Oak) and 5 of 6 in the carry over pick 6 at ADQ on Sunday.