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

[sporting sam]

Bonttay
Proved to be best of those left in after plenty didn’t go due to the ground.
Another bumper winner.
Luckily got in just in time to see the raft of declared non runners and had viewed Bonttay’s last outing on video last night which was impressive. Won 2/1.
Yorksea turned out to be the bet of the day running third at a tasty 33/1

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Gold Standard ew
Wolverhampton
4.30

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Wolves 5pm

Hooflepuff
Win
Rivas Rob Roy
Nashay
Both each way
Nashay dropped 20lbs since running for sir Michael stoute.
Originally purchased for 400k.
Still a maiden headgear on last three runs before leaving yard.
Was very unlucky last time out
slowly away, raced keenly in rear, closer on inside 2f out, chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right then left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Wolverhampton 5pm

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6pm
Wolverhampton

Amiga Meu
Each way
Back here first time since win three runs back just a few pounds off that mark now and under Hayley Turner may go close
Golden Warrior
Win
Stable debut.
Shrewd addition to yard.

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Wolverhampton 7pm
No experience of all weather but
Wedding Dance
Win
Makes drop in class from listed and group 3 and may be good enough on evidence of Newmarket win to take this.
Newcastle or Chelmsford would be better.

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8pm

Hashtagmetoo
Win
Left clear top weight by non running favourite. Father trainer/ daughter jockey
Blue Medici
Each way
David Egan rides
Dropped back to winning mark of two years ago class 4 Nov 19 c&D
By Jove
Each way
Round up
Winners

Bonttay
Hooflepuff
Wedding Dance
Each way
Yorksea 3rd @ 33/1
Accunrisque
4pm Cheltenham bumper Sunday
Accunrisque’s 4th to Saturdays winner Bonttay last time out reads well and will be a short order to win the bumper.

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2.15
Only Money
En Coeur
Both win

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2.30
Win
Drunken Pirate
Every chance in stable debut for this bumper winner off for a very long time.
Ran all over good horses in winning bumper.
Win saver on Jojo O’Neil’s runner
Zabeel Champion
Who looks an interesting recruit to the ranks with multiple flats wins at the Derby trip

Definitely one for the notebook as Drunken Pirate attempts to make all and tires late on having set the race up for the principles including
Zabeel Champion

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Manning estate
Ew
Mr Yeats
Win
2.45

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Kalzari
Win
3pm leicester
Juvenile hurdle.
Has to give lumps of weight away but won very confidently on last run in France and might be good enough. Gone to very good yard.
Giving weight away is always a big ask unplaced

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3.15

Black Centaur
Win
Last win was here over 3miles.
Last time out pulled up not travelling.
Should relish return to course and step up in trip.
Very well treated on ratings based on last visit here.

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330

Ravens return
Methag
Both win
Dropping marks for both of these

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Plumpton
3.45
Antony
Win
Stable in flying form and just failed last time.
Ding ding
Each way

Round up
Ding ding ran well but not enough to grab third in the seven runner which was offered at three places.
First win was the last win today
Zabeel Champion being the only one to run to my expectations

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From tomorrow ( on selected days!) It’s Sporting Sam vs Hugh Taylor!!
I cannot beat him on price as his selections are backed the instant they are put up. The only way I can beat him is to select better than him in the same race. I’ll check the race he goes for, then see if I agree with him or feel there is something in the race much better.
That way I’m encouraged to return to old race reading methods and may be able to unearth one or two real diamonds 💎 in due course.

I won’t be doing every race he does, but will do a maximum of four selections against (or with ) him a week.

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The idea was to find something to oppose Hugh Taylor’s selection with.

But he has made a very good choice indeed in Lingfield’s Mares chase ar 1255
Timeless Beauty win.
I had hoped to beat him in the first day but the selection and rationale is very strong. Join them if you can’t beat them!!
Timeless Beauty is a winning irish pointer who has followed a stable trend switching yards and the last convert won twice very quickly when sent chasing. The stable have found a race where she goes in as top weight best rating, with scope to progress to a higher level, possibly in excess of the reach of most of her rivals.
My own analysis suggests
The formline hurdling through charm offensive is franked by that one getting close to Doyen Breed who then went into better company and a mid 120s mark.
Timeless Beauty retains her winning jockey too. Finally, Timeless Beauty returns from a 248 day break and won in February last year, after a 304 day absence.
1215
Limerick
Paddys Planet
Looks like he may run well in this maiden hurdle. Winning pointer who showed some promise at Galway 25 lengths behind Chinx of light. Gordon Elliott’s Bancroft looks the main danger.
Bancroft
Paddy’s plant
Reverse forecast

Paddy’s planet
Win
Bancroft
Each way

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1245
Limerick

Frontline Worker
Kicking Princess
Both win
Frontline worker is a big enough price to go each way 9s into 17/2

Both have decent claims here.
Kicking Princess has been in two very good tussles recently and meeting two aboce average rivals fighting out a finish ahead of her could do no better in coming third.

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She Might
Each way
120
Limerick

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