Ratings Method – Dusted Off!

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FRIDAY APRIL 8

Aintree
1.45 Hang In There 170; Rockadenn 164; Mackenberg 164; Highway One O Two 161; Fils D’Oudairies 155; Broomfield Burg 155; Some Day Soon 153; Balco Crystal 153;
4.05 Via Dolorosa 177; Senior Citizen 173; Foxy Jacks 171; Discordantly 171; Palmers Hill 169; Francky Du Berlais 167; Cobolobo 167
5.15 Richmond Lake 155; Faivoir 154; Hacker Des Places 150; Due Reward 149; Washington 149; Severance 149; Lively Citizen 149

Fontwell
1.30 Brewers Project 135; Legends Ryde 130; Fat Sam 129
2.35 Another Emotion 135; I See You Well 130; Poppa Poutine 127

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A couple of winners at fontwell and, given the competitve handicaps, glad to get Hacker Des Places thrird rated at 10/1.

A well clear top in the National, with a large group within 7lbs of second rated. If Eclair Surf clicks over the jumps he has the race at his mercy on the figures. My picks of the top ratings are given on the Grand National thread in the Big Race Discussions section.

On Sunday there’s a fascinating looking contest at Wincanton with only 3lbs pslitting five.

SATURDAY APRIL 9

1.45 Pounding Poet 164; Whatsnotoknow 153; Master Debonair 153; Saint D’Oroux 152; Couer Serein 152; Mill Green 151; Winter Fog 151
4.15 Sam Brown 166; Wishing And Hoping 166; Asrimel 164; Exelerator Express 163; Scene Not Herd 163; Grumpy Charley 161
5.15 Eclair Surf 187; Santini 179; Discorama 177; Burrows Saint 173; Escaria Ten 173; Good Boy Bobby 173; Death Duty 173; School Boy Hours 173; De Rasher Counter 172; Snow Leopardess 172; Agusta Gold 172; Blaklion 172

Newcastle
2.50 Brief Times 141; See The Sea 140; Byzantine Empire 136
3.25 Sirwilliamwallace 159; The King Of May 137; Empire De Maulde 136

Thirsk
3.15 Catch Cunningham 105; High Velocity 102; Bicep 96; Novello 95
3.50 Forza Orta 104; Hard To Focus 102; Contact 101; Get Shirty 98

Wolverhampton
6.30 Reshoun 115; Restorer 113; The Grand Visir 112; Halmi 112

SUNDAY APRIL 10

Wincanton
1.30 Ecco 127; Equus Millar 127; Neon Moon 126; River Bray 125; Judicial Law 124

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Struggle for winners in recent days, balanced up by the one winner Sam Brown coming in at 28/1.

A bit tardy with today’s ratings but here in time. Pontefract contest looks a very decent sprint and early field sizes on the turf looking very good.

On Tuesday there’s a decent sprint contest at Newmarket. Big issues are balancing up fitness and transferring all-weather form, but it’s a transition tiem so always worth taking a bit of care.

Rather tasty looking Musselburgh fixture on Saturday for me to take in before going off to Gloucester to pick up a Severn Cruise boat for a few days holiday. We are in Worcester for an evening…, but sadly doesn’t correspond with the evening of the race meeting! Missing the Perth Festival, but we had this booked a couple of years back and it’s only going ahead now Covid restirctions have eased. We need the break!

MONDAY APRIL 11

Hexham
3.15 Has Troke 142; Sheriff Garrett 141; Hystery Bere 137; Taxmeifyoucan 137

Pontefract
3.40 Rayong 110; Ey Up It’s Maggie 109; Rebel At Dawn 108; Count D’Orsay 102; Fine Wine 102

TUESDAY APRIL 12

Newmarket
1.50 Strike Red 116; Bergerac 111; Chipstead 111; Raatea 109

Wolverhampton
7.15 Old Port 96; Desert Emperor 95; Percy Willis 91

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Rayong 13/2 put the top rated not far off breaking even for the season, and the second rated on that occasion Ey Up It’s Maggie could be interesting if pulled out again at Beverley tomorrow. Busy day tomorrow despite the only Newmarket handicap not having enough handicap form to generate worthwhile figures.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 13

Beverley
2.50 Show Yourself 107; Ey Up It’s Maggie 104; Soul Seeker 103; Ava Go Joe 103; Roundhay Park 100; Not On Your Nellie 100

Cheltenham
1.30 Chapmanshype 153; Straw Fan Jack 144; Sizable Sam 143; Captain Morgs 142
2.05 Espoir De Guye 167; Amoola Gold 164; Manofthemountain 162; Simply The Betts 161
3.15 Champagensuperover 162; The Bull McCabe 142; Brother Pat 141; Big Nasty 141
3.50 Storm Control 149; Mister Malarky 147; Notachance 147; Undersupervision 146
4.25 Haul Away 164; Tip Top Cat 159; Wholestone 157; Jesuitique 157; Risk And Roll 154
5.00 Pasvolsky 140; Herbiers 138; Peaked Too Soon 137; Kai Dodville 135

Kempton
6.15 Rockstar Ronnie 140; Doukarov 135; Slate House 132
6.40 Dorking Boy 144; Jay Bee Why 139; Up For Parol 138; Stormy Flight 138
7.10 Generator City 140; Jimmy The Digger 139; Twenty Twenty 133

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A busy timne at the moemnt and plenty of handicaps to keep us interested in the next few days, with some particularly competitive contests on the all-weather on Friday.

THURSDAY APRIL 14

Ripon
2.30 Glasses Up 101; skycutter 99; Fairmac 97

Newmarket
2.20 Ataser 107; Hortzadar 106; Wonder Elmossman 106; Enigmatic 103
4.10 Above 120; Ibiza Rocks 110; Accidental Agent 109; Tadreeb 109
4.45 Look Out Louis 108; Twilight Calls 106; Yimou 105; Aplomb 101

Cheltenham
2.05 Little River Bay 146; Precious Eleanor 143; Fontaine Collonges 133; Burrows Diamond 132
2.40 Trapista 148; Gazette Bourgeoise 148; Bellatrixsa 146; Panic Attack 146
3.15 Jubilympics 128; Glorious Lady 128; Madera Mist 120
4.25 Darling Du Large 158; Cut The Mustard 146; Alice Avril 146

Exeter
6.10 Destin D’Ajonc 134; Red Happy 123; Wicked West 122

FRIDAY APRIL 15

Lingfield
1.45 Catbird Seat 100; Author’s Dream 98; Protected Guest 97; Sea Of Charm 97
2.20 Tommy De Vito 104; If You Dare 100; Crimson Sand 98; Count Otto 98; Whittle Le Woods 97; Jack’s Point 97; Asadjumeriah 97; Inflection Point 97
4.00 On A Session 101; Mobashr 100; Dingle 99; Totally Charming 99; Shoot To Kill 98; Lequinto 98; Star Shield 98
4.35 Menai Bridge 107; Hathlool 107; Bowerman 106; Enfranchise 106; Pretty Sweet 105; Lammas 105;

Chelmsford
2.45 Bobby On The Beat 102; Hello Zabeel 99; Hieronymus 98; Spanish Star 98
3.55 Noo Da Mais 108; U S S Michigan 107; Forest Falcon 106; Inigo Jones 99

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A busy weekend with plenty of competitive handicaps. I’ll be interested to Soapy Stevens in the paddock at Musselburgh as a line through a siginficant improver has him well clear in the Queen’s Cup.

Note anything that runs in the Royal Mile Handicap at 1.32, often throws up a few who can go on to win handicaps.

SATURDAY APRIL 16

Newton Abbot
1.00 Mr Mafia 141; Seddon 138; As You Like 134

Carlisle
2.54 Miss Amelia 135; Tonto’s Spirit 132; Slanelough 128
3.29 Silva Eclipse 126; Phil De Pail 119; Don Brocco 116

Musselburgh
1.32 Value Theory 98; Desert Angel 97; Bullet Force 97; Baikal 97; Dirtyoldtown 96
2.04 Gioia Cieca 109; Gweedore 109; Another Batt 108; Gobi Sunset 105; Gometra Ginty 105
2.39 Call Me ginger 120; Be Proud 118; Zarzyni 114; Sunday Sovereign 114; Copper Knight 112; Copper Knight 112
3.14 Soapy Stevens 133; Heights OF Abraham 122; Themaxwecan 113; Sir Rumi 112; Haliphon 112; Blow Your Horn 112

Newbury
3.35 Caradoc 115; Rogue Bear 114; Saleymm 113; Isla Kai 112; Orbaan 112; Animal Instinct 112

Haydock
2.09 Megan 142; Jaunty Freyja 137; Voice Of Calm 136; Scare couer 135; Getbazoutofhere 135; Royal Practitioner 134
2.44 Isolate 157; The Unit 153; Tanarpino 149; Quoi De Neuf 144; Nocte Volatus 143; Nickolson 143; Corran Cross 143
3.19 Ingleby Hollow 148; Samba Dancer 144; First Impression 138; Osprey Call 137; Destrier 136
3.52 Enqarde 151; Snuff Box 149; Tango Bay 148; Quartz Du Rheu 144
4.29 Anm Tailliur 153; Imphal 146; Sultans Pride 143; The Macon Lugnatic 143; Couer De Lion 141
5.01 Reine Fee 150; Midnightreferendum 144; Fortunes Melody 137; Molly Carew 136

SUNDAY APRIL 17

Ffos Las
2.40 Full Of Light 140; Galileo Silver 135; Shantou Express 128

Newbury
4.31 Rajinsky 111; Imperium 106; Justus 105; Auriferous 104
5.05 Global Prospector 114; Blue De Vega 113; Digital 109; Mine’s A Double 109
5.40 Bosh 114; Dayman 105; Mystery Fox 103; City Runner 103

Market Rasen
4.11 Mick Maestro 151; Golden Taipan 144; Clear The Runway 128

Plumpton
3.25 Unanswered Prayers 127; Aggagio 125; Bourbali 119
4.35 Swinging London 140; Antunes 139; Aucunrisque 135; Mark Of Gold 135

I’ll put up Monday/Tuesday figures sometime on Sunday and that will probably be it until April 26th. I may calculate the handicaps at Perth off intial entries if I have time.

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Three winners yesterday, a couple of nice ones at Carlisle where the previously frustrating but nevertheless talented Silva Eclipse olbiged at 6/1. Gweedore was joint top at Musselburgh on a really competitive card. Nice to see a good few youngsters taking a real interest in the racing at Mussleburgh, with one young lad in my earshot giving a particular insightful view of the horses in the paddock.

Not quite the tsunami of race action that there once was on Easter Monday, but nevertheless a good few races to keep us interested. Sad that the Rosebery Handicap has been reduced to a ‘Series Qualifier’ these days.

MONDAY APRIL 18

Fakenham
3.20 Some Chaos 142; Brianstorm 142; Royal Vilalge 141; Kauto Riko 139; Final Nudge 139

Redcar
3.24 Queen’s Sargent 98; Mossbawn 98; Ugo Gregory 98; Broken Spear 96; Il Bandito 96
3.59 Air Raid 112; Army Of India 112; Asaad 110; Woven 108; Music Society 108

Kempton
3.30 Kenzai Warrior 115; Boss Power 110; Hasty Sailor 109; Sky Power 108; Stay Well 107
4.40 King Zain 118; Notre Belle Bete 115; Fantasy Believer 114; Intuitive 113
5.15 Mohareb 121; Capote’s Dream 116; Treacherous 114; Soar Above 113

Huntingdon
4.15 Innisfree Lad 138; Boughtbeforelunch 138; Truckin Away 132; Danny Whizzbang 132

Chepstow
3.45 Smarty Wild 150; When You’re Ready 144; Patroclus 133
4.55 Leapaway 157; King D’Argent 155; Moonlighter 154; Zambezi Fix 150

Plumpton
2.52 Minella Hub 139; Light N Strike 133; The Flying Sofa 123
4.02 Annual Invictus 143; Golden Boy Grey 139; Rose Sea Has 136

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TUESDAY APRIL 19

Epsom
1.50 Just The Lord 119; Lucky Ava 106; Newyorkstateofmind 102; Electric Love 102
2.55 Achelois 111; Bad Company 111; Arenas Del Tiempo 110; Love Is Golden 106
3.30 Parachute 107; Alfred Boucher 106; Solent Gateway 106; Year Of The Dragon 105; True Courage 105; Pirate King 104

I’ll sign off now until Tuesday April 26th. I may post ratings for whatever the Whitbread Gold Cup is called this year if I have time to go through the race while on holiday.

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Back to the fray after week off. Brighton has a Class 3 tomorrow, I believe that’s the first such event they have held since I started posting these ratings, though I have rated the better contests there at the August meeting.

TUESDAY APRIL 26

Brighton
3.58 Enfranchise 90; Mystic Wells 87; Thunder Queen 86

Nottingham
3.30 Sunrise Valley 101; Golden Melody 97; Holy Endeavour 93;
4.40 Dancing Harry 106; Gumball 96; Protected Guest 94

WEDNESDAY APRIL 27

1.50 Good Birthday 101; Enough Already 100; Mark Of Respect 100; History Writer 100

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THURSDAY APRIL 28

Chelmsford
6.55 Vanity Affair 107; Balgair 106; Satono Japan 99

FRIDAY APRIL 29

Newmarket
3.00 Able Kane 114; Gobi Sunset 112; Shine So Bright 106; Another Batt 106
4.45 Carolus Magnus 99; Dingle 99; Legend Of Dubai 99

Goodwood
2.40 Atalanta’s Boy 111; Raasel 111; Tone The Barone 109; Clarendon House 107; Fine Wine 107
3.50 Twilight Madness 102; Shobiz 98; Chipstead 96; Indian Creak 95; Many A Star 95

Newcastle
6.10 Possible Man 112; Ghost Rider 100; Peter The Great 95; Arij 95

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SATURDAY APRIL 30

Thirsk
2.05 Starshiba 111; Astro King 110; Lion Tower 110; On A Session 108; Delgrey Boy 107
2.45 Saluti 97; Music Scoiety 96; Secretinthepark 95; Glory Fighter 94

Newmarket
1.50 Apollo One 117; Justanotherbottle 114; Run To Freedom 114; Mr Wagyu 114; Bernardo O’Reilly 113; First Folio 112; Persuasion 112; Above 112; Raatea 112
2.25 Forest Falcon 115; Anythingtoday 113; Fox Power 113; Lucander 111; Turntable 111
4.15 Tritonic 110; Scarlet Dragon 106; Contact 104
5.25 Rainbow Colours 109; Dig Two 108; Vespasian 108; Loves Me Likearock 104; Harry Three 104

Goodwood
3.16 You’re Hired 108; Caradoc 105; Moktasab 102
4.20 Lovely Mana 107; Sir Henry Cotton 102; Apache Star 99

Uttoxeter
2.53 Ecco 139; Barnaviddaun 118; Statuario 105
3.30 Captain Tommy 146; Ashington 145; Tide Times 144; Irish Prophecy 142; Lord Accord 142; Francky Du Berlais 142
4.05 Hooper 157; Whatupwithyou 147; Some Day Soon 145; Hunters Call 143

Doncaster
4.45 Seven Brothers 99; Scottish Summit 98; Farhh To Say 95
6.00 Ardbraccan 108; Outside World 101; Papa Cocktail 101
6.30 Abolish 103; Intrinsic Bond 102; Commanche Falls 97; Royal Pleasure 97; Rathbone 97
8.05 Choirmaster 106; Swoon 94; Red Force One 87

Hexham
7.50 Ellaat 134; For Three 134; Malangen 133; Drumconnor Lad 131

SUNDAY MAY 1

Newmarket
1.50 Dark Jedi 115; Sir Rumi 113; Blow Your Horn 113; Valley Forge 110; Soapy Stevens 110
4.15 Sanitiser 104; Highland Premiere 103; Desert Angel 98; Stormy Ocean 98

Hamilton
2.05 Heights Of Abraham 106; Annandale 106; Diocletian 103; King’s Advice 102; Glasses Up 102

Salisbury
2.40 Spirit Mixer 100; Tynwald 99; Oman 94

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A lot of effort for next to nothing with yesterday’s ratings. A real struggle with only one top rated getting their head in front.

Mainly small fields for the start of the week and I’ve got a couple of tick over days before my 100th visit to Kelso on Wednesday. Averaging 7 climbs to the top of the stand every meeting that’s a fair bit of climbing!

MONDAY MAY 2

Kempton
2.45 Gortroe Joe 140; Neville’s Cross 137; Twenty Twenty 132
3.55 Malystic 148; Sir Tivo 147; Diego Du Charmil 146; Return Ticket 146

Windsor
4.01 Excel Power 94; Fox Power 94; Via Serendipity 93

Warwick
4.45 Dino Velvet 140; Rockstar Ronnie 136; Golden Taipan 126

Red Happy could be interesting in the Norfolk National at Fakenham on Tuesday. Been in good from but only tried at an extreme trip once, though he did go well for a fair way in testing conditions at Exeter. David Pipe has done well with staying chasers in recent times.

TUESDAY MAY 3

Fakenham
4.15 Red Happy 133; Abaya Du Mathan 129; Goodnight Charlie 129; Havana Hermano 128

Ayr
3.50 Exit To Where 127; Bells Of Peterboro 126; Sirwilliamwallace 126

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Some interesting racing on Wednesday and Thursday. Rouge Vif holds the key to a 4 runenr contest at Newton Abbot, I don’t have a rating for him but if he’s anywhere near his best he’ll carry these. That said, he’s not been as good since moving to Paul Nicholls.

Potential best bet at Chester looks to be Night On Earth on Thursday. Drawn well enough in 4, coming off good all-weather from and a solid effort at Newmarket.

The 5 runner chase at Kelso will no doubt be the subject of much discussion by the rooftop cognescenti. Various angles on this one, many ifs and buts, and not easy to crack.

WEDNESDAY MAY 4

Newton Abbot
1.50 Goa Lil 157; Eritage 132; Falco Blitz 127;
3.00 Skatman 136; The Magon Lugnatic 135; Valentino 124; Ratfacemacdougall 104
4.00 Indy Five 146; From The Heart 138; Romain De Senam 137; Seddon 137

Chester
2.05 Navello 111; Resilience 110; Hellomydarlin 101
3.40 Auditor 108; Tolstoy 106; Lucky Man 104; Russellinthebushes 104

Kelso
3.50 Joke Dancer 140; Tonto’s Spirit 137; Sao 133; Douglas Talking 130

Kempton
8.00 Cliffs Of Capri 105; Billy Mill 101; King Zain 100

THURSDAY MAY 5

Chester
1.30 Night On Earth 115; Soul Seeker 112; Look Out Louis 111; Mokaatil 110
2.05 My Little Tip 105; Outgate 104; Spacer 103; City Runner 101; Outside World 101
3.40 Society Red 105; Diderot 101; Enfranchise 101; Lunar Jet 101; Restorer 100; Pride Of America 100
4.50 Wind Your Neck In 100; De Vega’s Warrior 100; Hoffman 91 (take care, 3 out of 7 no handicap form)

[moehat]

I see that Little Glenshee has had another gorgeous foal. Such a relief after the recent heartbreaking fatalities with brood mares.I must check if any of her progeny have achieved anything of note.

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Moehat, they would be aimed at jump racing so any foals would only now being going into training. None have run as yet. The line should be interesting as Little Glenshee was a foal of the Alexander’s prolific dam Harrietfield, Clan Legend now 12 being the one still flying her flag.

FRIDAY MAY 6

Market Rasen
1.50 Railway Muice 135; Royal Pretender 131; Royal Village 130
3.00 Art Approval 137; Danny Whizzbang 136; Jay Bee Why 135; Giovanni Charge 129; Jersey Wonder 129

Chester
1.30 Tomfre 113; Revich 113; Fools Rush In 110; Fame And Accalim 110
2.05 Mujtaba 114; Restorer 113; Cap Francais 108; Skycutter 107
3.15 Torcello 117; Arcadian Sunrise 116; Morph Speed 115; Solent Gateway 115; Cleveland 114
4.55 Auriferous 94; Hydroplane 93; Emlyn 92; Chase The Dollar 91; Call My Bluff 91; Justus 91

Ascot
2.15 Cogital 92; Polish 91; Ernesto 88
4.00 Tylos 117; Honky Tonk Star 112; Alflaila 106; War In Heaven 104
5.10 Akkeringa 105; Mine’s A Double 102; Silver Samurai 101; Many A Star 100

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SATURDAY MAY 7

Haydock
2.25 Red Risk 153; Proschema 152; Shantou Express 152; Romeo Brown 151; Party Business 147; Danny Whizzbang 147
3.00 Cormier 167; Bashful Boy 161; Peltwell 154; Antunes 152; Herbiers 151

Ascot
1.45 Duke Of Verona 108; Flyin’ Solo 106; Diamond Bay 106; True Courage 106; Ziggy 105
3.30 Spirit Of The Bay 112; Strawberri 104; Serenading 103; Rising Star 101
4.05 Tafreeb 116; Vafortino 115; The Turpinator 115; Royal Pleasure 113; Baldomero 113; Fresh 112; Ropey Guest 112; Alrehb 112; Hieronymus 112; Shoot The Kill 112

Warwick
7.20 Saint Riquier 134; Guernesey 133; Super Six 132

SUNDAY MAY 8

Plumpton
3.25 Mahler’s Promise 147; Annual Invictus 144; Tamaroc Du Mathan 142; Slate House 138
4.00 Thibault 133; Warranty 133; Reserve Tank 121

Ludlow
3.40 Sofia’s Rock 129; Just The Man 127; Chasamax 123; Inn The Bull 123
4.10 Stamina Chope 125; Barden Bella 119; Astra Via 117

Hamilton
4.18 Set In Stone 94; Typical Woman 90; Thunder Queen 88; Mystirica 87; Golden Melody 84
4.48 Eilean Dubh 99; A Boy Named Ivy 90; King Triton 89; Mostawaa 89; Harswell Duke 89; Gweedore 88; Cosmos Raj 88
5.18 Soul Seeker 99; Candescence 98; Fine Wine 97; Black Friday 93; Showalong 93; Sound Reason 93
5.48 Aasser 97; I’m A Gambler 96; Beltane 95; Westmorian 95; Justcallmepete 94; Beluga Gold 90
6.18 Uncharted 86; Percy Willis 86; Apline Stroll 86; Justus 85; Emaraty Hero 83; Captain Haddock 82; Haizoom 82; Grand Canal 82
6.45 Geremia 98; Zuraig 97; Mr Carpenter 92; Strawman 90; Bollin Joan 89; Happy 88; Tilsitt 88

[moehat]

Well done with Romeo Brown. I’m glad I actually backed him because I forgot to check your ratings before the race. Much as I follow the Kirby horses they do seem to improve when they move to other stables. And I’ve been following Ann Duffields hurdlers recently. We visited her stable when we stayed at Middleham a few years ago so took an interest when she started entering horses over the jumps. I read that she was taking on horses to freshen them up. Seems to be working!

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