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205 ascot form and class combined Master chewy. 631 total 1568 7/2 Malystic. 602 total 1490 33/1 Martator 575 total 1397 5/1 Frere darmes 575 total 1262 9/1 Master chewy is well clear overall and could be tough to beat .... Without doubt the value bet overall is malystic who looks vastly overpriced at 33/1 !!..........10pt win master ...5pt Ew malystic

315 ascot form and class Our champ. 530 total 1291 20/1 Secret squirrel. 520 total 1288 5/1 Fierce proud. 520 total 1281 9/2 Bookies have the 2nd and 3rd rated as favs for this race ....bit that makes our champ very very good value with Ladbrokes at 20/1 so I'll Def have 5pt Ew on that .....the other two have tight collateral formlines but secret just edges it for me .....5pt win

Saturday ratings. Nmkt.2.17. Mythical guest.100. 14/1. Waiting all night.98.7/1. 1.15.weatherby. Choosethenews.100.5/2 William Cody.99.13/2. 3.33. V twelve.134 15/2 Analim.133.15/2. 2.29 Ayr. White rhino.163.5/2. Whistle stop tour.148. 3/1. 1.30. Ascot. Samarrive .160.7/2. Baloo.155.3/1. 2.05.ascot. maddara. 163.7/1. Maylistic. 157. 16/1. 3.15. Endless escape. 141.33/1. Our champ/ Fiercely proud. Both 138.16/1 and 7/2. 3.45. Solo.162. 14/1. Two for gold.157.16/1. All 2pt win or 1pt e.way. and 1/2 pt r.f.c.

2.05 Ascot Master Chewy 46.05 11/4 Frere d’ Armes 42.3 7/1 Isaar d’ Airy 42.3 14/1 Malystic 42.1 14.1 Master Chewy clear by a few points

Sodexo gold cup I wasn't going to bother with this race but class rating for ..Chianti classico(+70) is really high so I'll chance 10pt win at 3.8

Indeevar Blue Stable = Olly Murphy - may seem an underwhelming choice for this column but i belive that this gelding could be something of a wolf in sheeps clothing and in a stable that knows the time of day wnen having a punt on one { somewhat optiimisticly i'll admitt i've had few sheckles on him @150's in the supream at Cheltenham NRNB obviously } 🙂

Thanks MC for all your efforts. Much appreciated. Congratulations to the prize winners, nice tipping.

Alaves in LaLiga appear to be on a dismal run of form at the moment while Mallorca have only lost once in their last 5. 3.6 available on Smarkets (3.65 Betfair) seems a value bet to me. Mallorca 1 unit.

Hi all, Yes, we are aware of the ELO ratings issue at the moment. Our tech team will work on it and have it fixed as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience. Edit: The issue should now have been fixed.

£10.41 returned so a dab of profit from 2 winners

Not much in the way of surprises in the speed figures for tonight but FYI

Wd Zizilian,pipped at the post and great work from Alistair too,keep up the good work everyone....

Another great comp guys with excitement to the wire , as seems the case most months. Well done winners in a well run comp

Results: Kitsaab lost, Tap Dancer lost. Lost £40 October profit £26.50 April +£117 May +£251.68 June +£285.60 July +£118 August +£14.84 September -£75.97 October +£26.50 Total +£737.65. Average Month £105.37

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Peter York look out I am in fantastic form and about to knock you off Bottom!!😉

A poor month with a loss of £ 166.76 Still a profit year to date, £ 184.99

Wow, typing "November" already has a "surely not" feel about it. The new month gets underway on Friday with the Championship game between Luton and West Brom. Of late the question with Luton games seems to be whether Morris will be a value bet or not and how much more likely he seems to be to score when I haven't backed him! There's a couple of 1st round FA Cup ties as well and a game in the Scottish Championship. Spain, Germany, France and Portugal all weigh in with a game as well along with a few other "minor" competitions. There are 7 Premier League games on Saturday with Newcastle v Arsenal and Wolves v Palace the early and late live games. The top 2 are both in action at 3:00. There are games in the Championship but the lower leagues hit the pause button for the FA cup. There are games in the SPL and below in Scotland but Celtic and Rangers are both involved in League Cup semi finals, the former taking on Aberdeen on Saturday. All of the main Euro leagues are in action along with Brazil's Serie A and the MLS. Sunday sees more action from most of the aforesaid with Spurs/Villa and Man U/Chelsea in the Prem. Be interesting to see if United can finally appoint a manager that the players actually perform under, especially after their 5 goal haul last night. Rangers play Motherwell in the other Scottish semi. The weekend programme concludes with a few games on Monday including Fulham v Brentford before we're pitched back into another busy midweek of UEFA competition action. So, there you go. Something for everyone. Let's see what you've got opinion and winner wise!

Sad news at the death of Alastair Down this day, Us oldies will remember his musings from the days of The old Sporting Life and his appearances on TV racing. A true wordsmith and a man who's articles were/are well worth reading.

3.45 Ascot Two For Gold 48.65 16/1 Amirite 48.65 11/2 Flegmatik 46.35 Got 3 top rated here . Two For Gold has only finished outside the top two at ascot once in 6 visits, but is 11 years old now. He’s gone well fresh in the past but I just feel this is likely to go to Our Power . Our Power will come on for the run the trainer has said so that doesn’t fill me with confidence . Henry De Bromhead hasn’t sent Amirite over for nothing .

3.15 Ascot Tapley 47.7 10/1 Afadil 42.3 14/1 Our Champ 42.1 12/1 Fiercely Proud 42.1 7/2 Secret Squirrel 42.1 7/2 As Richard stated there is value to be had outside the top two in the betting

Champ treble WBA - Win if they bother sticking the ball in the net Sunderland - Look bankers against bad QPR team Coventry - Big price if they can build on their best performance of the season last week. 0.5pts win treble around 20/1 with bet365. P/L: -6.6pts

I was fortunate enough to win the October most winners comp so will transfer the winnings to the annual comp This makes the fund £240 The prizes are :- 1st £110 2nd £50 3rd £30 Most winners £50

Sad news indeed and shocked as well tbh , surely the most articulate of all journalists and was very easy to listen to. Sadly missed for sure R.I.P

Don't forget (as I usually do) the ELO ratings! https://www.punterslounge.com/football/elo-ratings/ Reminded as I was by the posts relating to their unavailability (now resolved) I thought I'd give them a shout out. Also, though, it would be good to hear from those who use them a bit more than we seem to do. @Mindfulness @andypandy23 Maybe share a bet or two this weekend if they throw any up decent ones and just give us a bit of an insight into how the ratings helped arrive at the bet. I'm interested in how people use them, though I'm too far down the rabbit hole of my various scorer systems to go too deep into the subject myself.

This issue has now been fixed, @andypandy23.

VWD to Ziz and a sterling effort from LordMullberry to follow last months win, very unlucky.

Result Newcastle 13:45 Skyjack Hijack .... 1st 5/2F Todays Profit = 25 pts Current Years Profit 2024 = 7.15 pts Bank = +2004.06 pts.  Profit = +1904.06 pts. Current Winning Run =3 What an amazing run, at a sweet price too! 🤸‍♂️

Some big names fallen at the first hurdle today already, we won't be seeing: Clayton Barney Dirk Gilding Searle

00.25 Del Mar - ZULU KINGDOM 8/1 eway ( 4 places ) bet365 , hope I'm awake to watch it , will do a couple more when older horses compete on Saturdays card though LAKE VICTORIA 1st ,👍 romped home but Moore had her in terrible position & the 10/11 looked very generous at the end of race of A.P.O'Briens looks a good thing in 11.05 but 10/11 too skinny .

@tschurchy @Fader Must admit I always forget to reference the availability of the ratings when putting the midweek/weekend threads up but then perhaps just as well if they're not actually there! Is there an issue that's fixable guys, so that those who swear by them can continue their cursing?

DelMar 745 Grateful My Love 10/1 ew. 2nd. 👍 bet365. A bit suspicious of the boost to 11s though.

Well done Zizilian, thanks MClarke for the competition!

A very poor day Current loss - 6.43 points COURSE TIME SELECTION ODDS BOOKMAKER Newmarket 1.08 Thunder Star 5.50 BET VICTOR Newmarket 1.43 It Ain't Two 3.10 LADBROKES Newmarket 4.02 Loving Look 2.00 BETFAIR

3.00 Wetherby: Heltenham @ 4/1 (WHill)

Wetherby 13.50 £20 Luckie Seven @5/6 bet365

Newm 108 Level Up 22/1 £10 ew bet365 4 pl.

Totally agree with Sunderland tip. Am I seeing correct, you're getting a general 2.1 for a Sunderland win? I'd have thought that price would be on the handicap. I'll be taking that before it disappears Good luck to all

Day 48 +£545 1.30 down royal miss dishy 16/1 £10 e/w bet365

Almost bonfire night and we have our own fireworks ! @Zilzalian takes the competition with 66/1 Chelmsford winner Apple's Angel. Congratulations. Long time leader @LordMulberry eventually finishes second. Well done to him and to third placed @kenisbusy

October update Very tight at the top with just 5 points separating the top 3. @LordMulberry is in the lead, closely followed by @LeMale and @bymatrix

indeed "well said" 👏

Yes, very sad, I enjoyed reading his articles in the SL / RP and he was always informative and entertaining on the TV.

Newcastle 3.40 Miss Lalita 11.00 Newcastle 4.45 Blue Force 5.50 Dundalk 7.00 Perfect Judgement 8.00 Dundalk 7.30 Finsceal Annie 8.00

3.00 Weth - Midnight River - £20 win at 3/1 bet365 ps Heltenham, (see above) is a non runner !

Won Profit +£110.00 Month -£48.33 End the Month with a winner which is always nice, and a bit of damage limitation on the Month 🙂

3rd. + £8. Oct + £60

Well done MClarke, thanks for the competition!

well done Gazza. PM me your Paypal pleases unlucky Ian. Very good tournament.