Well, needless to say, not only could I not get near any good viewing point at the course, I lost big-time!

Ante-post can be a right mug's game.
Take-aways:
Hmmm, I think I'll do two things next year:
go back to following jockeys
and
watch for pedigrees with Frankel and Sea the Stars as well as Gallileo.
Ironically, I like Adam K, and know he's good at Epsom. So, on Oaks Day, I had him to win that, and , in fact, backed him in all races that day. Went round all the bookies in Epsom and also in Ashtead.
Well, that didn't work, either.
He missed the first race ( traffic problems) and Oisin placed, but, wasn't forceful enough to get though. The other races, he just couldn't do it; maybe bc of the slippery wet surface ( constant rain).
All I did on him next day was a small 4TBP bet on the Machine ( plus all the rest of the losing bets on others)!

How to skin yourself in one easy lesson!
OK, no after-timing, so here goes for
next year's Derby:
Back all my favourite jockeys with good form at Epsom, and
back all Gallileos, Sea the Stars, and Frankels.
Should be a darned less costly than what I did this year!
And, if God spares me, I'll be able to be there on that Hill and watching.
Btw, wt hell happened to tacker this time? Is he still AWOL?
He started the thread, but, I never heard a peep out of him since.