COFFEE OK, BUT NO CREAM.

COFFEE OK, BUT NO CREAMWell my friend got his money back and made $90. Nice?Yes, but that was, after all, on a total bet of $2000. Not quite the cream on the coffee. Certainly no sugar.Had he waited until post time, $5.50 was hard to get. Still a tiny profit each way, but questionable value as it reduced the 9/2 bet to an overall 5/2.And he couldn't stagger it very much or he faced a loss if the horse only placed.Again on the other hand, he'd have had $1000 going for the place instead of $800.Th

COFFEE OK, BUT NO CREAM

Well my friend got his money back and made $90. Nice?

Yes, but that was, after all, on a total bet of $2000. Not quite the cream on the coffee. Certainly no sugar.

Had he waited until post time, $5.50 was hard to get. Still a tiny profit each way, but questionable value as it reduced the 9/2 bet to an overall 5/2.

And he couldn't stagger it very much or he faced a loss if the horse only placed.

Again on the other hand, he'd have had $1000 going for the place instead of $800.

That's $125 profit overall if she only places.

On the surface though, I believe that the bet was sound. Under some circumstances Melito would have won.

She was a good bet, except for two things:

1. Had the weather been even nastier, the trainer was set to take the favourite out. The deductions on Melito would have been devastating, and undeserved because the market was around 130 when the bet was struck, and maybe 112 at the start.

2. The reset market may have still offered Melito at better odds than the reduced return our chap would have got.

So it's not all sugar and cream, and the jury remains out.

Next time I see the pro I'll see if he has an overall view on this.

Meanwhile, let's think hard on it.