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4.40 nmkt MARTYR / JOHN TERRY

5.15 nmkt DRIVEN / CHARLEVOIX

2 x 1pt Swinger bets

4 x 1pt e/w dbls

A reasonable start yesterday, and a reasonable finish BUT the 2 in the middle were a big disappointment.

-6.24 pts on the day

Running total -4.74

Tip: Keep an eye out for Henry Candy runners who seems to be running into a bit of form with 2 placed runners yesterday at 10/1 and 12/1.

2nd @ 2/1 - Bin End, beaten just a length into fourth in a competitive handicap on his return to action at York the previous week, was also held up early and followed the winner through as he edged closer passing the 3f pole. He had every chance and looked likely to score, but found his rival much more determined and didn´t seem to be putting it all in from the furlong pole. Perhaps this quirky track wasn´t to his liking, but like the winner he is also due to go up another 2lb and has a few questions to answer now. - racingPost

Airedale Lad kept tabs on the leader but stopped to nothing on the home turn before stamina had become a real issue. - racingPost

Crimson Fern, beaten a whisker in a Bath fillies´ Listed event last time and 3lb lower than when last in a handicap, was up with the pace from the start but she was a bit too keen and probably did too much too soon. - racingPost

2nd @ 12/1 - North Cape was steadily progressive in maidens. He maintained his momentum when chasing home two last-time-out winners over 8.5f at Nottingham last time and put in another decent effort over this stiffer test. - racingPost

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Well a 1.5pt profit on the day was satisfying, but the running of 2 of the more fancied runners was a real disappointment.

LA PANTERA - 1st @ 11/4, ran out a ready winner, improving significantly on the form she showed when third over 5f on her debut at Windsor. She deserves her chance in something better now. - racingPost

KAYF ARAMIS failed to give his true running, coming under pressure before the straight and wandering around in the closing stages, and this evidently came too soon. - racingPost

ISABELLONABICYCLEhad her chance from the front. - racingPost

CATCH BOB, the only previous winner in the field, having scored here last month, never looked to be travelling as well as the winner and he was a beaten horse on the run to the last. This was clearly not his form. - racingPost

SABOTAGE and FORTE DI MARMI can be added to the Horses to follow list.

Todays e/w doubles involve:

3.25 good BIN END

4.20 weth AIRDALE LAD

4.35 good CRIMSON FERN

8.45 sal SOUTH CAPE


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Yesterdays selection Final Ovation finished 2nd @ 5/2

Final Ovation had been well backed on his debut and built on that under a positive ride. He made the most of his low draw but found the winner too strong in the last furlong. He should be up to winning a similar contest. - racingPost

KAYF ARAMIS looks a good thing today, but is a very short price imo and one for the big hitters. Rather than back another horse e/w I think I will try a Tote Swinger bet with ISABELONABICYCLE as the other selection.

There are a lot of debutant runners in the 2.50 at Goodwood but LA PANTERA should improve from her first run and hopefully land the spoils.

CATCH BOB in the 2.25 at Kelso should also run well carrying a penalty.

I will be having an e/w double on the pair, as well as backing them to win.

If CATCH BOB wins I will probably stop-at-a-winner as I will be up on the day and will have the e/w money going on to the second horse.

2pts WIN on CATCH BOB

0.5pt e/w on CATCH BOB & LA PANTERA

2pts WIN on LA PANTERA

1pt Tote Swinger KAYF ARAMIS & ISABELONABICYCLE

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PACO BOY ran way below par according to his jockey and wouldn't have won over ANY distance.

Obviously 1m on soft ground in a Group 1 race proved too much for the colt.

Trainer still wants to keep him at a mile, lets hope he is right running on better ground!!

2.20 muss FINAL OVATION

Backed on debut but ran green, should know a lot more today. Nicely drawn in stall 3 over 5f and hopefully will do the business for us.

I also liked Lucayan Dancer BUT has a poor draw in stall 2 on the round course.

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The going at Newbury is Soft today, and a lot of fancied horses will not handle the going.

2.40 PACO BOY will love the ground and is the best horse in the race.
There is a question about his ability to stay 1 mile on testing ground in Group 1 company, but his class should see him through.

PRESSING will have to make the running to burn the finish out of PACO BOY and should be backed e/w at 10/1.


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In the Derby trial at Lingfield at 3.15 today AGE OF AQUARIUS is a very short price to win and I will be watching only today.

This is the horses debut run this season and from memory only 2 horses (from about 30 runners) has won first time out for Aiden O'Brien this year.

Johnny Murtagh has been quoted as saying Aidens horses have been in need of their first run this season, moreso than usual. This is possibly due to wet weather in Ireland.

ascot 3.25 DOLLY PENROSE

ascot 4.00 JIMMY STYLES

Are the 2 horses I will be backing today!!


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From 23 rides at the festival Ruby rode 10 winners for a level stakes profit of +14.6 points. Another 5 horses ran into a place.

DAY 5

1.45 Gr3 Mares Hdl
SERPENTARIA (W Mullins/R Walsh) - 7th @ 9/4f
The favourite Serpentaria might be best returning to a longer journey and a sounder surface is probably her preference these days. - RacingPost

2.55 Gr1 Champion 4yo Hdl
MOURAD (W Mullins/R Walsh) - 2nd @ 11/10f
MOURAD's trainer had expressed his concern about this ground beforehand for his Triumph Hurdle third and it probably contributed to his defeat. - RacingPost

3.30 Hcp hase 3m 1f
ARBOR SUPREME (W Mullins/R Walsh) - 3rd @ 11/2
Arbor Supreme never looked like getting to the winner. He´s probably more effective on better ground. - RacingPost

4.05 4yo+ Hdl
SESENTA (W Mullins/R Walsh) - 1st @ 6/1
A big prize went to the diminutive SESENTA who sealed a huge week and season for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh. - RacingPost