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

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NORA THE XPLORER
Win
Sedgefield
1.15
Nora the explorer won comfortably here against Fairfield feranta.
FF gets a big weight pull but Theo Gillards claim half negates that and the horse can kick on again…..

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2.10

EDWARSTONE
River D’ETEL
Both win
GABYNAKO
Each way
Combination forecast.

Shallwehavesome more is down and injured from the last race and hopefully getting some saving treatment.

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2.30
Sedgefield

FOLLOW YOUR FIRE
Each way

There must be something not being told here about this 7/1 shot.
Brian Hughes takes the ride and the horse is down to last winning mark achieved here.
95. Looks highly likely to get amoung the places here if not win. Gets free energy too.
2.50
CHELTENHAM
DEATH DUTY
win
Is very well treated here and is sure to make a bold bid.
VINTAGE CLOUDS
Each way
Was my second biggest winner here after Jeff kidder last year and has been prepared for another crack at this prize.
DOES HE KNOW
Each way
Looks set to run a big race.

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Follow your fire returned 3rd and even at bookies odds the place bet was a better option. why give half the stake away for such a miserly return? He was odds on for four places and about evens for third. Returned 8/1 sp.

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3.30
.Appreciate it
Honeysuckle
Epante
Combination tricast/ forecast

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COUSIN OSCAR
Each way
Sedgefield 3.50
Mostly a good ground winner, but can go well here

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4.10

Tell me something girl
Stormy Ireland
Queen’s Brook
All need a looking at in running here.

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4.50

Seas sessions
Dr Churchill
HMS seahorse
All
Each way

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Royal Sam
Place
5.10
Sedgefield
Can run into a place.
Winning pointer although the race he won was not a good contest.
Changed hands for over 40 k

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5.30

The criteria so far today at the big meeting has been last time out winner or course winner.
STATTLER fits that bill and is closely matched on meetings with VANILLIER.
STATTLER
Win
Reverse forecast with VANILLIER

Stattler has questions with both run wild Fred and vanillier having been beaten by both but is unbeaten over fences and can kick on here. Jamie codd has a good record in this and missed last year due to the restrictions
RUN WILD FRED Win the saver

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6.45
Dutch decoy
Win
Fiftyshadesofred
Each way
Eighth to Baaaed on turf last year.
Reappears after 257days

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Fiftyshadesofred
Is the 8th of 13 horses from the same maiden to have won since that race.

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SUNSET AND VINE
Win
7.15 Newcastle
Produced a decent effort on debut to be a close up third.
Should continue progress now.

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There isn’t time to showboat at the level of racing here and jockey was cruising but not letting the horse down and came off just too late to make a race of it.
Second and very likely to win next time out….

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Protected guest
Place
7.30

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7.45
Newcastle

SPARTAN FIGHTER has to give four pounds to old rival Ghathanfar on last meeting but comes here in rude form.
Win and place

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8pm Southwell

LYNCHPIN
Each way
J Chapple-hyam trained LYNCHPIN to a third place on debut over 7furlongs.
The horse has not placed since in 14 runs and has run up to 11 fs.
Dropped back to seven where placed to an 85 rated rival.
LYNCHPIN
each way
Draw data from last seven years and last year’s first three home also suggests the bottom weight is in the right place along with the advantage of absent stall neighbour.

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