You are not going to believe this!
For anybody in here who follows British racing in the real world.
A couple of weeks ago I started a new game in SO6. Of the five horses provided I sold four, and kept one 2yo. I renamed him Kilimanjaro.
He was a middle distance horse 1m 4f. He had three races at 2, obviously without any expectation, although he acquitted himself well showing clearly he would need 1m 4f.
In his 3yo year, his first race was the Lingfield Derby Trial in May. Second fav, he won it very nicely going away from the others at the line.
NOW, in the real world, today in the Lingfield Derby Trial, A. Obrien had a horse entered callled, yup, Kilimanjaro ridden by Ryan Moore. When I saw the card at lunch time, my jaw dropped, I nearly fell off my seat. He was second fav (around 6/1) to a long odds-on (2/5) Coolmore hotpot called Christopher Marlowe trained by John Gosden.
Out of pure loyalty I had a few shillings on Kilimanjaro, I got equivalent of about 15/2 in Betfair.
Kilimanjaro won, going away at the line.
It had exactly the same running style as my SO6 game horse - out the back, and starting a long run down the outside in the straight.
People, on my son's life, this is totally genuine. I have the evidence to prove it. And prior to starting my new gane a few weeks ago, I had no idea A. O'Brien had a 3yo middle distance horse called Kilimanjaro.
I still can't reconcile with it.
It's just too spooky!
Ps - My game horse Kilimanjaro next ran in, and won, the Epsom Derby.
