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

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Chadlington lad
Cogital
Both win
4.34
Newton Abbott

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Fairyhouse 4.50

FiguresPP5-312-15155-0041
Eskylane
Win
Hearts are trump’s
Glan

All win
If you are not backing each way you can back three in a race.

Eskylane looked something special when winning last time and beat magic tricks as well as hearts or trump’s did here last year…..

Could be a prep for punchestown let’s see..

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5.01
Haydock
ALOHAMORA
Each way
VIENNA COURT
WIN
This should “mean nothing” to Vienna
The trip is a slight worry along with the Irish raider.

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Golden Twilight
Each way
Cork 5.10

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Golden twilight
Not a good pick and expected a bigger price as the each way indicated.
Haydock
5.34
Christmas in April
Each way
GLENO
Win

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Lingfield
6 pm
SIR SEDRIC
Each way
New stable for this runner.

Good runner in Ireland up to mark of 75.
Changed yards twice after one run in Ireland.
Went to new yard in England, regular competitor in class four and five.
Won class five off 67 and rose in ratings but yard have sent this one on back on winning mark and he drops in class again to top weight in a class six.
Stable 311 days without a winner but other runner third today here.
Golden Twilight
14/1
Ragamuffin
12/1
Eric Bloodaxe
10/1
Alhomara
12/1
All big price each ways
COGITAL 12/1
GLAN 4/1
Winners

FOX WATCH
A winner for the soul selection

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Mamillus
Touchwood
Reverse forecast
6.30
Lingfield

Place bet
Mamillus

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7.30
GOLDEN VALOUR
Win
JUNOESQUE

Both have slid down ratings down to previous winning marks.
Golden valour Irish import who ran well in snatches at Dundalk last seen in a decent contest four places behind yesterday’s second place RAZDAN.
Junoesque an in and out performer who will go off a huge price and may be better backing for a place.

Round up
Each ways
Golden Twilight
14/1 (paid five places)
Ragamuffin
12/1
Eric Bloodaxe
10/1
Alhomara
12/1
WINNERS
COGITAL 12/1
GLAN 4/1

Forecasts
TOUCHWOOD was turned over easily by top weight
Mamillius which landed the forecast @ Over £7
Mamillius won and landed the place selection.
FOX WATCH 🦊 7/2
A winner for the soul selection in Ireland Women’s Grand National.

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Market Rasen
2.26
DEHRADUN
Win
Carefully considered and you take the associated risks when you follow my selections..
New yard and the form this one has shown compares favourably with that of the principals. The other runners especially The Pink Un have gone on to do great things.
Main niggle is the 769 day absence.
Might just need this run but the yard he has gone to is a top one and more than capable of readying one after a break.
IF IT IS A MAJOR WORRY, BACK DEHRADUN TO PLACE.

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Dehradun
Ran well enough, but certainly needed the outing and although third never in contention.
CORK
2.55
GRAND PARADIS
Win
recovery mission for a horse prominent last time at Cheltenham but who didn’t act on the watered tacky ground and was pulled up
Already won on heavy and was primed to go well at Cheltenham. IF Gordon Elliott has been able to stoke this one up again should run well off a rating of 139. Some good runs in initial chases, behind some decent sorts.

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4.05
BOIS DE CLAMART
EAch way
AU FLEURON
Win
AU FLEURON
Could be thrown in here.
Given that he has run well behind Banbridge twice now.
Latterly in the martin Pipe at Cheltenham and before in a novice hurdle at Navan in January, where he got to within 2.25 lengths of the Cheltenham winner ( giving 3 pounds) without a rating.
He actually made his handicap debut off 137 at Cheltenham and now gets to race off his original rating of 132.
Why would Elliott run him now so soon after Cheltenham otherwise?
There is a nice prize to run for here off this mark and he will inevitably be raised after today.
BOIS DE CLAMART is the one to back each way as he is rated a stone higher in chases after a wide margin win in that sphere.

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PLUMPTON
4.35

Sussex champion hurdle
ANTUNES
Each way

Only six runners here and Milton Harris’ runner has scored and run at a much higher level in the past.
Is back down below last winning mark over hurdles.
Scored off 135 over fences for the Skeltons and can creep into this late on.

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4.25
Fos las

QUEEN’S ROCK
Win
Debuts for Nicky Henderson and second to smart notnowLinda in a point to point.
Gone on to run listed class bumper third.
Newbury
4.31
MERVEILLO
Each way
Well worth backing
French newcomer who debuts for Jp Macmanus and the naughty Jonjo O’Neil!
Listed class winner who beat skycutter well last year. This race was won by a similar rated runner last year and looks winnable by this runner if handling the firmer going.

BOIS DE CLAMART
And
GRAND PARADIS
The two winners here
While
BOURBALI did it well on the soul selection.

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Newbury 5.40
ATHEBY
Each way
MY LITTLE TIP
Win

5.45 plumpton
FRED BEAR
Win
AGE OF WISDOM
Win
Fred bear ran into Highway one o three last time and has performaned well this season.

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Irish National

Velvet Elvis
Smoking Gun
Lord Lariat
All each way.
Smoking Gun at the foot of the handicap and the only runner with course and distance.
Aimed at this race by Gordon Elliott and a good prep for this at Cheltenham. Lord Lariat from last year’s winning yard and velvet Elvis a progressive lightly raced type who could hurdle his way into a place.

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ICARE ALLEN
CARRIG SAM
JANIDIL
All have strong claims at Fairyhouse this afternoon in their respective races.
ICARE ALLEN had no chance in the triumph hurdle but brings good form here.
CARRIG SAM remains unbeaten under rules.
JANIDIL ran well and carries a 25 pound superior rating to any opponent in his race.

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Silent revolution
2PM
Chepstow
is the LAY of the day.
LUTTERAL LAD (WIN) rated 135 very hard to oppose.
Silent revolution pulled up in the supreme novice last time, but was beaten by one of the lesser lights here in a bumper. Huge drop in class but easy to oppose the Nicholls horse.
Charlie’s Glance gets a seven pound pull with lutteral lad.
CHARLIE’S GLANCE
Win without lutteral lad.

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