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

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Tipperary
7.15
Another hunter chase.
A long long story
Has the form finishing ahead of Michaels pick and good bye Sam.
Jezaruz won last week.
Both big prices and the claims of the jockeys bring them right into this.
JEZARUZ
A LONG LONG STORY
Both win

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Chester
3.45

Blue de Vega
Each way.
Might not win but a bug price on last performance.

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4.20
Chester

HASSEEFAH
Each way.
Bits of good french form for this Alan King runner. A hurdler who has won over further….

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Nottingham
8.10
STELLA QUEEN
Each way
INVIGILATE
Win
Invigilate us fancied to step up here while Stella Queen ran very well against a runner now racing in the 90s

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8.30
Cork
Flying Dolphin
Win and place.
Port Gelibrand
Win ( small stakes)
Port Gelibrand flopped last time but Flying Dolphin split boundless Ocean and chester winner temple of Artemis and without a seasons break that looks pretty smart form if he can repeat on a quick turnaround…..

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Flying Dolphin 🐬 got the place but MARTINSTOWN got up late to easily beat my two selections and could be the Derby horse for Ballydoyle. Carries the name of JP McManus stud farm and is a Tabor Magnier owned horse.
I couldn’t emulate the 20/1 winner HASEEFAH in the last at Chester but a nice winner in the bumper in Ireland tonight and the runner up as well who looks a nice sort too.

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Sha tin
9.35
Mr Ascendency
Rocket Spade
Both win

Mr Ascendency close up but not reach winners.

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Sha tin
1010
ERIMO
Three good runs in 2nd twice and third.
TRUST ME
Top weight and highest drawn down to winning mark and has won twice off this mark.
Both win.

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Trust Me went off like a rocket and led going to the first turn and into the home straight.
Sectionals for trust me were 0-1-1-1-0 tailed off but the fast pace set this up nicely for Erimo who swept through in the middle to win well. If able to settle better Trust Me is not far away from winning.

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Sha Tin
1045

DECRYPT
EACH WAY
Irish 2000 guineas third.
Came good over this trip last time for a comfortable win and raised five pounds. Well within his weight and could go in again.
Racing weight actually down from last race.
Sectionals were 10-9-9-1 led when it mattered last time winning by a length in a manner that suggests this is his ideal trip. Could prove in time to be different class.

THE HULK
Each way
Placed in a better race over shorter recently and looks to be coming to hand now. Drawn low and every chance.

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Shake Him Up
HEXHAM
1.55
Each way
Ex Emmett Mullins beaten favourite on last two runs in Ireland.
Running generally poorly for Bowen yard but has come right down the weights.
Pulled up on penultimate run before good run last time before falling three out when taking a hand.
Change of jockey now and runs off lowest mark allbeit up in class.

1.45
Ascot
DANEHILL KODIAC
Each way
Multiple hundreds of days off the flat but kept honest hurdling.
BARN OWL
Each way

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DANEHILL KODIAC
80/1 sixth paid six places

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3.45
Cork.

BALINABOOLA STEEL
Each way
Long time since anywhere near the winners enclosure, but did not go unbacked when third in a small field chase.
Much better treated over hurdles and slipped down below last winning mark.
THE TACK ROOM
Win
Expensive purchase 145 k and showing talent in patches

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HEXHAM
3.40
Hunter chase
BLAZING TOM
MATT’S COMMISSION
Both win
Both have chances here.
Blazing Tom improvement in points since last under rules.
Matt’s commission second in this race to a good horse a long way back but ahead of the remaining field.

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Naas
4pm

INUIT
Win
Could be better than his opening mark.
Two from three in France and chances here if acting on the ground on debut for Joseph O’Brien. An unusual purchase given the breeding opportunities he has in Ireland.
If he doesn’t debut well then SHARKS BAY off the mark on the fourth attempt may be good enough instead.
SHARKS BAY
Place

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4.20
Cork
A NOD TO GETAWAY
Each way
COCONUT TUDOR
Win
Just denied on last occasion having dropped out of handicap company. A very competitive looking hurdle here.

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5.35

ANO SYRA
POPPY PETAL
THUNDER ECLIPSE
Represent the top bottom and middle of the field in both terms of the draw and the handicap.
Two of them have jockeys with decent weight allowances and two of them represent the only two course and distance winners in the race.
Poppy petal represents Jessica Harrington and has the normal headgear on associated with so many of her flat winners.
The top weight Thunder Eclipse has a ten pound allowance. Anno syra has two wins and has shown up well at Dundalk.

POPPY PETAL
THUNDER ECLIPSE
Small each ways

ANNO SYRA
Win

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