We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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Thebellsofshandon
Each way
3.05
Ireland

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Nordic Passage
Not now Zeb
Both win
4.35
Naas

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Bumper
4.50
Cork
Another choice
Johnny Cigar
Both win

Another bumper another winner…
Another choice goes in under a patient ride from Jamie Codd
2/1 odds. won’t be getting rich but a winner always welcome

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5.15
Sedgefield

Fearless Action
Cerendipity

Both each way
Fearless Action
Has a big weight pull with one of the previous winners he met last time. Nibbled at in the betting in that race.
Sue smith and Ryan Mania a good combination and stable always do well in bumpers.

No stars to be seen today! But Another Choice won the bumper at cork to keep up the good flat race record.

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Gowran park 1.30
Slammadoor
Pale Moonlight 🌙
Both win

Jessica Harrington and Dermot Weld do have the fancied runners here.
The drop in class and the application of headgear and Colin Keane brings both horses sharply into focus in this Nursery.

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I actually meant to say they were not among the favourites, nonetheless the application of headgear and champion jockey pays off and kicks off Monday with a nice winner @ 11/1.

2.02 Gowran
Features two disappointing beaten Favourites from last time out and they are taken on with two well bred newcomers
Sierra Nevada is a sister to her trainer’s Group 3 winner Santa Monica.
Simply incredible is in the same ownership and runs for Ballydoyle.

Sierra Nevada. Win
Simply incredible. Win
Star of Burma each way

Star of Burma has the benefit of several previous outings and may run into a place for Sheila Lavery.

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Pontefract 2.55
Stag Horn
Win
Warranty
Ew

Just the bare five runners.
And Stag Horn has the added danger in a small field of having to make the running.
Warranty is a well out at the conditions but the going and potential of a shrewd ride by Tom Marquand may sneak a suprise place.
Has no right to feature here though in a race won by over 9 lengths last year by Stag Horn.

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3.47
Gowran park
Special protector
Each way
Olivia Valere
Won last week and the handicapper is lagging well behind as she steps back up in trip.
She halted Coffeemeanscoffee by half a length, no mean feat with that one runner up and 1st the last twice before.
When with Henry De Bromhead 8f was the normal trip and maiden handicap mark was 62. So six pound rise to 57 leaves her well in here.
Obviously there is always the danger of a well treated rival. Special protector from a middle draw on handicap debut makes each way appeal.

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Gowran park
4.22

Didn’t happen for the follow up and Olivia Valere remains well treated.
Lisbetta
Dawn Tapper
Both win
Both with distance wins under their belts one with Dundalk win last time the other with soft ground form, can both go close from their high draws on this testing track

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Rayong
Win
John kirkup.
Win

515
Pontefract

Sds in great form today. Rayong a class three winner here off 93 many pounds potentially in hand. Went very close last time.

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Muntahez
Each way
525
Gowran park

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6pm
Wolverhampton

Boadicea Belle
Effectively up six pounds for last time out win and bold showing likely again.
Win
Exclusive Times
Mark Johnston’s runner.
133 days off after front running debut.
Signs of ability there and no suprise to see improvement in stamina.
Young David Egan very underated jockey.
Each way

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1830
Bankrupt
Each way
Debut and stable not had a 2yo winner in this sphere in many a runner but this is an ordinary race.
Wolverhampton
Hello Jumbo
Win
Back from a break after two unplaced efforts.
Fancied to do better in this company and has had a wind op.

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Inexplicable ride from hello jumbo.
Mukha Magic
Wolverhampton 1900
Each way
Drops down to last winning mark and runs off top weight here.
Hayley Turner rides for the first time.
On the right track
Win
Very likely to run well again following a post scraping ride last time looks progressive…

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Ciotog
8pm

Win
Can confirm good showing of last run.
Chased home an odds on shot by 1.25 lengths who’d previously won by 4lengths over Chelmsfords mile.
9lengths clear of fourth horse.
Obvious chance here

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Inexplicable
Headland
Both each way

Wolverhampton
8.30
Excuses the last twice from inexplicable.
Both dropped back below winning marks.
Headland a Southwell outcast.
Unplaced

A good winner in the opener for Colin Keane on Pale Moonlight @ 11/1
Stag Horn won for the second year in a row
Exclusive Times 16/1 was ew 2nd
Bodecia Belle 3rd @ 20/1 was a win selection.

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1.15. Gowran park
Level Pitch
Drawn in stall 3.
Win
Jim Bolger won this race last year.
His three year record is 1,2,5.
Stall 3s three year record is 1st, 5th,1st

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