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

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Fakenham 1pm
Royal plaza win
Obey the rules
Win

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Fakenham

Moulins clemonts
135
Win
Wide margin defeat of recent juvenile hurdle winner franked this weekend.
Favourite has graded placed form though and the help of Brian Hughes and may prove a tough but to crack but worth a go

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Cousin Oscar
Potters hedger
Both win
Reverse forecast
Fakenham 245

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– NELLY’S MONEY
Win
Arehecan
Each way
Cork 2.59

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Happy days just six runners and Arehecan pays out each way for third place.

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Not That Fuisse
3.55
Fakenham
Win
And place

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Dorethe
Win

DALBY FOREST
Win
Wolves
4.46
Beaten a short head last time by a horse who’d been beaten a short head previous race.
Prior to that three and a half lengths behind the progressive watermelon sugar, who won again yesterday.
Be disappointing if this one cannot frank the form from those two rides.
Newcomer
Dorethe
The saver

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Mick pastor
Kings dar’gent
Both win
Chepstow 4.55

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5.30
LERMOOS LEGEND
Win
Missed out on completing five timer last time when the lorry broke down enroute to a class three at Ayr.
This represents a drop in class and yard have had that little bit extra time to prepare….

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5.54
Point to point bumper
Cork 5.54
. VILLANESQUE
Each way
KATIE’S HILL
Win
D. lavery takes the ride on this progressive horse who races under rules for the first time.
The O’Sullivan family run villanesque after missing out in the hunter chase. But Katie’s hill should be hard to beat here.

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Earlier
“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.”
Lord Lariat
And velvet Elvis both got in among them

66/1 into 40/1 winner

AREHECAN was third @ 10/1 in a six runner race and the bookie was already committed to pay out the first three.
ROYAL PLAZA win @ 9/1
MOULIN CLEMONTS
NOT THAT FUISSE another hunter chase success
All winners to go with the Irish national winner.

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Sedgefield
3.50
ZEN MASTER
Win
Runs here off bottom weight.
J Hogan rides for first time and claims seven pounds. (Add Jockey claim to the rating and take it off the riding weight!)
highly tried at Sedgefield.
Course and distance winner last October.
Gone below that mark for first time and gets lots of weight from field.
Hurdles mark much higher.

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Added
Sedgefield
3.50
Hurricane Dylan
Win
Zen Master
Each way
Zen’s regular jockey rides the favourite.

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Mildly disappointing that the original selection couldn’t get into the top four.
Relieved to have realised in time that the favourite had a better chance.

Sedgefield
4.20
Hunter chase
Merrion Avenue
Win
Despite top weight he can put in a clear round here and take this.
Jockey rode well enough last time while the favourite has unseated the jockey last three runs albeit has a better rider on top today.

Epsom 4.30
Spy
Win
Ran well on handicap debut.
Travesuras
Each way
Off the basement in first time hood gets the cover of the non runner.

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Merrion Avenue
Faller
Have jumped shop to the favourite!!

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Having jumped ship to Global Racing the horse has skipped clear only to very nearly collide with two track staff who were strolling across the course!
They just manage to dive under the running rail and out of the way.. and
Global Racing came home down the hill safely.

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Worcester
4.50
GASTARA
Win
CARO’S DES FLO’S
Win

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