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

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Doncaster 1.30

Big News
Moon De Vega
Both win

Oisin Murphy
Likes to get a win on the board early doors every meeting he can.
This runner of his well bred related to several winners.
Moon De Vega
Struck into on debut at Kempton and missed break at Newmarket well backed both times.
Trainer 2/3 in this race recent years

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1.45. Sligo
Hophornbean
Mullins cross
She’s commanche
Red ball of fire
Combination tricast

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Cheltenham 1.55
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There is no evidence that
Mars Harper win
Is going to be in the same class as Camprond.
But as one of my early bumper winners I have a soft spot for him.
He never runs a bad race and in a tiny field the favourite will not have the race run to suit.
The trainers first run at Cheltenham since the incident.
Mars Harper beat Bubbles in May on debut in a bumper.

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Sligo
2.20

Dads Lad
Win
Ambitious Getaway
Ew
Could well give the Mullins runner a bit to think about here.
Anyone playing this race on the machine would have lost a few bob. Dad’s Lad fell back in the field as everything else looked to be going on. The jockey settled his mount and struck on after the last to make it two from two in the jockeys series. Willie Mullins is now £46 to level stakes over hurdles.

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2.48 Newbury
The heavily backed postmark 9/1 into 2/1 may well win here for the stable that won this last year with scope beating mojo star on debut.
Bushfire is well drawn outwide and has the help of two previous runs including a staying on third behind windyourneckin, who won again for the thread at Newmarket the other day.
Tying the knot has good heavy ground third in the book and runs for the inform Alan King yard.

Bushfire. Win
Tying the knot
Each way

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Sligo
2.55
Eversosaucy
Each way

Rippon lodge
Win
Is well in here given that has slipped under last hurdle win Mark and a good level under higher fences mark.

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Favourite moon the group 3 winner is not certain to get this race on the going.
No such issues for not so sleepy and stargazer loves it round here and can get into the argument under Oisin Murphy.

Not So Sleepy
Win
Stargazer
Each way
3.15
Doncaster

2 nd and 4th

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Alba rose
Ew
Ekonix
Win
3.50
Doncaster

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Doncaster 4.25

Maxine
Could well return to form here over the trip.
Gets on well with jockey and every chance if things fall right.
Kentucky Kitten
Goes up 6,lbs for dictated pace won from the front affair. Little chance of having own way again but may still kick on.
Both win

Maxine big enough to go each way here each way
1635 Sligo
Bumper
State of Honour
Win
Gordon Elliotts horse is odds on but is taken on here.
The selection has been in very good company close up the last twice jockey given a four day ban for using the whip too frequently. will benefit from better handling as he idled at the business end. Patrick Mullins takes over in the saddle….

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Newbury
5.30

Single
Cloud thunder
Be my sea
Mere anarchy
Tin fandango
Combination tricast

Mere anarchy
Tin fandango
Both each way

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Tricast: £2266.01
2nd highest dividend since Punchestown festival.

And the stars are shining 🌟🌟🌟
6.45
Dundalk
Rythm of Zain
Not been to Dundalk since debut.
In rich vein of form and change of scenery may help extend winning sequence.
7pm Newcastle
Pocket The Profit
18 lb penalty to overcome and normally 6lbs is enough, but badly impeded last time and still won by 4.25 lengths, may say more about opposition and second reopposes here.

Two win singles
Win double

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7.15
Dundalk

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Urban beat. Each way
Hasn’t run since August but has been prepared for this race.
He won last year and stable know what’s best.
Highly consistent and likely to run his race.

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Dundalk
7.45
Queens command
Montenegro
Dubriango

Comb forecast
Montenegro
Dubriango
Both
Each way

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Newcastle
8.30

Key look
Win
Been very unlucky last twice going down by a nose and a neck.
In last year’s winning stall.
Royal Advice
Each way

Drawn alongside and down to last winning mark
two wins here as recently as spring

Round up
Key look a comfortable winner well delivered late and stayed on best of all to gain a deserved victory. Another winner for the soul selection…
All told, Tricky round of selections where the old season of the flat sees in the new jumps season back to where I was last October with a tricast landed on the flat. A smaller tricast landed on the jumps at Sligo €72.06
£2266.01 at Newbury
Alba Rose came back to form but was an unlucky 3rd at 40/1 in a seven runner affair.
Winners
Moon De Vega
Bushfire
Dad’s Lad
Rythm of Zain
Key Look

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120 Galway

Powerful Kieron
Iberique Du Seuil
Longisle lady
Combination trifecta/ forecast
120

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Sammarrive
Cheltenham 1.45
Win
Sam’s choice
Galway 1.52
Win

Win singles
Win double

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Doncaster
Futurity 3.15
Luxembourg looks good for future group honours
Given the soft going
Luxembourg at such tiny odds is worth taking on.
Last year’s winning trainer Jim Bolger would know what is needed here on the going Mark Johnstons Royal Patronage has done really well too and deserves this shot at a big pot.
MITIGUE
Each way
Royal patronage
Each way

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