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

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Giogiobbo
Abduction
Both each way
Captain Vallo
Win
Newcastle 2.50

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Exeter bumper
3.50.

Americano
Ew
Eel Pie Island
Win

M.Harris has been going great guns lately and his well bred Americano out of a group 3 winner can go well here. But his rival Eel pie island trained by Karl Burke looks good too.

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Sharesa
Whoputfiftyinyou
Antiphon
7pm Kempton
Hard to see past these three especially with the collaborative form.
Watching brief at the lowly prices

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Spot on with the first three there.

7.30
Kaths Toyboy
Each way
Been very unlucky the last two runs here.
Up a pound for those runs
Willingly
Very good on turf.
More to prove here…..
Ew
Round up
First three home for the watching brief at Kempton
Captain Vallo a close up second and the obligatory bumper winner in Eel pie Island

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Navan 1.15
Dane Fete
Magician
Both each way
Neo Soul
Win
Navan is certainly one of those idiosyncratic courses where the draw bias changes with the weather.
When wet the wide outside throws up some winners.
Dane Fete
Is a newcomer in stall 2 for Gavin Cromwell has a classic entry and is worth a small interest given the yard has had some very good juveniles including quick Suzy.
Neo Soul ran well last time and with Colin Keane up has strong claims but is another runner with a low draw.
Magician belied odds of 66/1 last time to come second and has the outside stall here.
2.48
Worcester
Tchoupinminzac. Win
Herecomeshogan. Each way

Tchoupinminzac
Looks to have a good chance of making an impression on debut for new yard, if he can defy a lengthy absence. Looked a winner in waiting on first run out at Ballinrobe when he loomed large on the run in,tanking and took on an experienced rival. Got to within a head there.
Herecomeshogan can follow him home.

Worcester 5.05
Fair Frontieres
Win
Gar de seaux may well be the key to this race.
Beat Fair Frontieres by a head in a 2.4 maiden hurdle before stepping up to novice company and destroyed a field that included Ragnar radbrok and Velvet Elvis (131) by 9 lengths.
Gar de seaux had a rating of 127 there and needless to say Fair Frontieres should relish the step up to 2.7 as a former pointer comes here unrated and the highest here is 108.
Debuts in England for top yard here another Irish runner who may be able to overcome an absence of 264 days.

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Tchoupinminzac 2.48
Just before the off but Skybet offer 14/1 if this one can win by 5+ lengths.
May well not even win but an interesting price over this distance.
Prominent for a long way but in the final assessment not at the races

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Newmarket 3.15
Wind Your Neck In
Win
Something we all need to do sometimes!!
David Evans last winner and steps up to nursery company after an easy stakes win by 3.5 lengths on soft.
Certain to relish conditions here with Ryan Moore riding again.

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8pm
Durdle Door
Each way
Won here off 70.
Just 2lb off that now.
Very lightly raced.
Seemed destined for better early on.

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8.30

Impressions dream
Bomb squad
Both win

Both knocking on door metaphorically rather than physically.
Round up
Three good winners one by 41 lengths today.
A new approach to selection is paying off handsomely.
Fair Frontieres
Bomb squad
Wind your neck in

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1.15
Thurles
Brave Way
Win
Colounces
Each way
Some weak looking runners make up this field giving an opportunity for Colounces on debut for Paul Gilligan from Gavin Cromwell to get into a place.

Great third place for Colounces at a tasty 33/1 from 20/1

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Largy Fix

Each way
155 carlisle
Mystery this one.
Gave a 4 length beating to Bosses Oscar
( now rated 150) in a point in Ireland.
Sold for 170,000 and
Beaten favourite when stone cold last (“stopped suddenly”)
Last on jumps debut and not seen since.
Reappears here.

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2.55. Thurles
Berliet Express
Win
Arch Melody
Each way

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4.05 Thurles

JESINA

each way
Jessica Harrington’s runner makes handicap debut here and has the assistance of first time headgear and Sean O’Keefe on board.
Good placed bumper form and although near the top of the weights should give a good account of herself.

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4.40
Thurles

Chernikova
Win
Gordon Elliott and j Codd combine here.
Looks the type reverting from hurdles for transition to bigger things.
Bubbles in May
Each way
Alternative although very exposed

Round up
Bit of a struggle but nice 33/1 third in Colounces
And another good winner in Stratum for the soul selection

Nice big bumper winner @ 18/1 in
Bubbles in May
made all and stayed on nicely.

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Tio Mio
Each way
Wolverhampton 8.30
Rossa Ryan rides.
Third run for yard.
Bottom weight wide draw and a featherweight here.

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Watching brief
But find could well improve again here.
1pm Doncaster

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Sligo 110
Two Shoe tom
IIA Connect
Both win
This should be at the mercy of Willie Mullins horses but they are opposed even at this lowly level at the prices.
Distance not certain to suit and they have mustered two wins and a handful of runner up spots.

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