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- April 3, 2025 at 23:03 #1725737
Here’s my selection for day 2
1.45 Jordans NB (res Handstand)
2.20 Western Walk (res Blenkinsop)
2.55 Jet To Vegas (res Romeo Coolio)
3.30 Jonbon (res El Fabiolo)
4.05 Bad and Grandeur D’Ame (res Shantreusse)
4.40 Jacob’s Ladder (Nap) (res Califet En Vol)
5.15 Celtic Dino (res Afadil)
You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.April 3, 2025 at 23:04 #17257381.45 Caldwell potter (quai de bourbon)
2.20 Tune in a box (ike sport)
2.55 diva luna (tripoli flyer)
3.30 el fabiolo (jonbon)
4.05 adamantly chosen NB lounge lizard (nap) (western zyphyr)
4.40 familiar dreams (jupiter des mottes)
5.15 grimaud (dominic’s fault)good luck all
April 3, 2025 at 23:05 #1725739Thanks for running this Graham

You've got to accentuate the positive.
Eliminate the negative.
Latch on to the affirmative.
Don't mess with mister in between.April 3, 2025 at 23:10 #1725740Friday
1.45 Quai De Bourbon (Res: Dancing City)
2.20 Kopeck De Mee & Tune in a Box (Serious Operator)
2.55 Salvator Mundi (Karbau)
3.30 Jonbon (Protektorat)
4.05 Lisnamult Lad NAP (Marble Sands)
4.40 Mister Meggit (Argento Boy)
5.15 Hamsiyann NB (Country Park)April 3, 2025 at 23:21 #17257411:45 Dancing City
2:20 Kopec Der Mer
2:55 Salvatore Mundi Nap
3:30 El Fabiola
4:05 Blue Lord and James De Berleau
4:40 Argento Boy
5:15 HamsiyaanApril 4, 2025 at 00:28 #1725751TOT ~~ DY3 ~~ DY2 ~~ DY1 ~~~~ NAME
———————————————————————————————-94 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 94 ~~~~ Botchy 1
59 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 59 ~~~~ Hot Fuss
59 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 59 ~~~~ Red RUM 77
54 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 54 ~~~~ Silent Assassins
46 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 46 ~~~~ Kendicate
46 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 46 ~~~~ Quelle Farce
44 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 44 ~~~~ Euroalien
44 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 44 ~~~~ Yahoo
40 ~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 40 ~~~ Nathan Hughes
40 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 40 ~~~~ DF Ward
40 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 40 ~~~~ Illavim
38 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 38 ~~~~ Broadsword
36 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 36 ~~~~ Raymo 61
36 ~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 36 ~~~ Beau Ranger
34 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 34 ~~~ Tonge
33 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 33 ~~~~ VTC
32 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 32 ~~~~ Mike 007
32 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 32 ~~~~ Tryptych
31 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 31 ~~~~ Cormack 31
31 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 31 ~~~~ Chivers 1987
31 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 31 ~~~~ Eddy 7
31 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~~31 ~~~ Gladiateur
30 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 30 ~~~~ Greenasgrass
28 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 28 ~~~~ Landafar
28 ~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 28 ~~~~ Mrs Raymo
25 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 25 ~~~~ Take Your Time
24 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 24 ~~~~ Refuse To Bend
23 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 23 ~~~~ Rob North
22 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 22 ~~~~ Mike 2034
20 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 20 ~~~~ Chestnut
20 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 20 ~~~~ MickeyJP
19 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 19 ~~~~ SergeantCecil
16 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 16 ~~~~ Steve 75
15 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ 15 ~~~~ BigG
10 ~~~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~ !0 ~~~~ Wyldeside
000 ~~~~000 ~~ 000 ~~ 000 ~~~~The Tin ManApril 4, 2025 at 00:29 #1725752Graham well done with the dreaded columns

1.45 – Caldwell Potter (Dancing City)
2.20 – Impose Toi (Be Aware)
2 55 – Tripoli Flyer (Salvator Mundi)
3.30 – El Fabiolo (Jonbon)
4.05 – Bad (Blue Lord)
4.40 – Mister Meggit (Familiar Dreams)
5.15 – She’s A Saint **NAP** &
Afadil (Celtic Dino)Good luck
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...April 4, 2025 at 00:35 #1725753Not quite up to Mrs Raymo’s standard, but I can’t seem to
move 2 or 3 into alignment. I’ll have to settle for it
Well done Botchy, that’s some 1st day’s score
April 4, 2025 at 00:40 #1725756They look pretty good from here Graham..
Brilliant score Botchy 👏👏👏
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...April 4, 2025 at 05:00 #1725763Race 1 Dancing City
Race 2 Wellington Arch
Race 3 Royal Infantry
Race 4 El Fabiolo
Race 5 Marble Sands
Race 6 Moon Rocket
Race 7 Manuelito NAP 2nd Selection Old GregorianApril 4, 2025 at 07:15 #1725770Dancing City (Quai de Bourbon)
Impose Toi (Wade Out)
Salvator Mundi (Rubber Ball)
El Fabiolo *nap (Matata)
Glengouly (Gentleman de Mee)
Western Knight + Jacob’s Ladder (Califet en Vol)
Afadil NB (Fiercely Proud)Edited at 11.57am
April 4, 2025 at 08:29 #1725777It’s reached the point where I’m considering picking horses I don’t think will win for a change luck…
Stellar Story (Caldwell Potter)
Favour And Fortune NB (Ike Sport)
Jet To Vegas (Romeo Coolio)
Matata (El Fabiolo)
Marble Sands & Eldorado Allen (Bad)
Mister Meggit NAP (Crest Of Fortune)
Diamonds For Luck (Moon Chime)April 4, 2025 at 08:34 #17257791.45 Dancing City NAP & The Changing Man (Handstands)
2.20 Wade Out (Wreckless Eric)
2.55 Diva Luna (Salvator Mundi)
3.30 Jonbon (El Fabiolo)
4.05 The Goffer NB (Latenightpass)
4.40 Jacob’s Ladder (Argento Boy)
5.15 Celtic Dino (Dominic’s Fault)April 4, 2025 at 08:37 #1725780Friday
1.45 Handstands (Caldwell Potter)
2.20 Be Aware ((Favour And Fortune)
2.55 Tripoli Flyer (NAP) (Diva Luna)
3.30 El Fabiolo (Jonbon)
4.05 James Du Berlais & Fantastic Lady (Bad)
4.40 Moon Rocket (Mister Meggit)
5.15 Afadil (Jack Hyde)April 4, 2025 at 08:40 #1725781Only way is up on Day 2 then lol. Didn’t help I wrote the wrong mare down (got my ‘La’s mixed up) in the Bumper yesterday, would have got 2nd but that’s my fault entirely!

Todays darts:
Aintree Day 2
1.45 Dancing City (Caldwell Potter) NAP
2.20 Favour And Fortune (Hansard)
2.55 Diva Luna (Salvator Mundi)
3.30 El Fabiolo (Protektorat)
4.05 Gentleman De Mee & Glengouly (Amirite)
4.40 Jupiter Des Mottes (Western Knight)
5.15 She’s A Saint (Grimaud)April 4, 2025 at 08:42 #1725784Well done Graham – I feel for you because those columns always give me a headache! I think I started using three digits for each score last time (eg a score of 21 would appear as 021) which did help, but nevertheless your columns are magnificent

1.45 Quai De Bourbon (Caldwell Potter)
2.20 Be Aware (Wade Out)
2.55 Diva Luna **NAP** (Jet to Vegas)
3.30 El Fabiolo (Protektorat)
4.05 Latenightpass (Marble Sands)
4.40 Argento Boy (Moon Rocket)
5.15 Country Park AND Kingshill (Manuelito)Well done Botchy for a brilliant score yesterday. Good luck again to everyone
April 4, 2025 at 08:45 #17257851:45 HANDSTANDS (caldwell potter)
2:20 KOPECK DE MEE**NAP** (wade out*nb*)
2:55 ROMEO COOLIO & TRIPOLI FLYER (salvator mundi)
3:30 JONBON (el fabiolo)
4:05 JAMES DU BERLAIS (blue lord)
4:40 CALIFET EN VOL (mister meggit)
5:15 HAMSIYANN (afadil) - AuthorPosts
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