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5.10 Thurles - ROWDY ROMEO 10/1 eway Paddy Power ( 4 places ) 1st , following on from yesterday's 8/1 winner 👍

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In the 7pm Class 5 handicap at Southwell, De Vega's Warrior has been backed into favouritism, and it's not hard to see why after his last run where he was only beaten a neck over 2m at Kempton. However, he is still a maiden after 22 runs and at the prices I prefer Award Dancer at 8/1 (generally 15/2). This horse has shown improved form since a wind op at the end of November, finishing 4th on all 3 occasions but only being beaten 1, 0.5 and 2 lengths respectively. Award Dancer's last run was just 10 days ago over C&D in a Class 3 when he finished 4th, beaten 2 lengths by Spartan Army - that horse was completing a double that day and has since gone on to complete a hat-trick when winning a Class 2 at Lingfield on Saturday so that form looks very solid. Drops into a Class 5 this evening off a mark of 75 (has won off 76 on the AW previously).

B/fwd L15's -38.05; RC incl L15's = -38.83 Had 2 goes on the Daily L15's = 5 pts 4.50 Nc Away She Goes 1 pt ew at 16/1 4p (my ew Nap with Patrick Wedge aboard the Brian Ellison horse) 5.30 Sou Emaculate Soldier 0.50 ew at 20/1 4p Skybet 7.00 Sou The Crafty Master 1.10 win at 5.8 (Saver bet) 7.30 Sou Fox Flame 0.50 at 11/1 ew 4p SkyB 8.00 Sou King Athelstan 0.50 ew at 66/1 3p Bet365 (Billy L aboard) Total stakes = 11.10 today. Good luck to all having a bet today

Kessaar for ew "sheckles" struck few festival ew punts yesterday "Zanndabad" - Coral Handicap Hurdle 60/1 /- "Good Time Jonny " - paddy powers stayers hurdle 80/1 + in kim muir 16/1 { weeks ago } "Nibiru" - county hurdle 75/1 /- "Nusret" - martin pipe hurdle 60/1

Cheltenham has rain on the map via BBC app ( not the most reliable ) from Saturday through to Friday with only showers forecast on Sunday . As a cyclist no weather app's & or forecasts are reliable nowadays even with all the extra data at their disposal . One things for sure , it won't be raining on my sofa , only tears of joy 😆

Best advice at this present time before you do much else is to go on the Racing Post website and study the results from last year you will find many clues especially for the handicaps. It is good to remind yourself of all those horses that were tipped up (bankers) and failed, you can also find unlucky losers or horses that ran well in defeat. I don't like these stable interviews that have and are being bandied about at the moment. far better to go listen to what the trainers said at the start of the season because they get a bit secretive from about 4 weeks before the festival. Great example Mullins highlighted Galopin des champs at the start of 2022 (if memory serves, could have been 2021) but never mentioned it in his interview just before that festival can you believe it was in a handicap and pissed in at 8/1, a gold cup winner in a fookin handicap cheeky bleeders. Corach Rambler in the gold cup is a goer for me at the price. Remember Hedgehunter winning the GN then following year finished 2nd in the gold cup (66/1 if i rem correctly) before finishing 2nd in the GN.

AW selection Southwell 6.30 CANDY WARHOLL

Kessaar Power 6 30 Sth/ 1/40th of a pt ew 40/1 - 3rd Scalloway Bay 4 20 New/ 1/40th of a pt ew 11/1 - V/R

Taken some 10/11 Leicester with Bet365. Watching Dune 2 tonight so won't get to see where my money goes.

-£9 yesterday +£197 day66 @Carole-dawney bottom

The cat is going right among the pigeons if this weather stays warm and the course turns good or good to firm. i think nearly all form this year has been on softer ground. Its going to throw up some silly results and we will lose a lot of runners so be careful with your AP bets and adjust your thinking accordingly.

Won at 5/4 Profit £30.36 Monthly profit £35.48

Rough race but 3rd.

There's a couple I have my eye on for tomorrow.

Won Profit £12.76 Monthly profit £ 48.24

Singles Coventry to win 3/10 Leeds to win 4/11 Singles Coventry clean sheet 10/11 Leeds clean sheet 21/20

The "muppet clause" as it's known!

I said last year Calva that this course has the most unbelievable drainage system, i have seen it in action it's very impressive.

Cracking match between Selby and Allen going down to the final black. 3 more matches tonight so they'll be finishing about 2 am local time if they're lucky!

Get that pro plus in ready @MCLARKE 😁

major fortune 4.02

Non-runner Replaced with :- The Craftymaster 19.00 Southwell 9/2 William Hill

Each Way 4 Fold AccumulatorRef: 327582440 4 Selections 9. Emaculate Soldier - 22/1Winner - 17:30 SouthwellEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places 2. Tropez Power - 11/4Winner - 18:00 SouthwellEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places 10. Fox Flame - 12/1Winner - 19:30 SouthwellEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places 2. Prince Abu - 11/2Winner - 20:30 SouthwellEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places Stake£1.00 Win Stake£0.50 Place Stake£0.50 Potential Returns£3,673.94 Lucky15Ref: 327582443 4 Selections 9. Emaculate Soldier - 22/1Winner - 17:30 Southwell 2. Tropez Power - 11/4Winner - 18:00 Southwell 10. Fox Flame - 12/1Winner - 19:30 Southwell 2. Prince Abu - 11/2Winner - 20:30 Southwell Stake£1.50 Potential Returns£1,196.90 Retain Selections Total Stake£2.50 Total Potential Returns£4,870.84

B/Fwd L15's -38.05; RC incl L15's -38.83 Each Way 4 Fold AccumulatorRef: 327580955 4 Selections 4. Hill Of Tara - 5/1Winner - 16:02 LingfieldEach Way: 1/4 Odds 2 Places 10. Glory Hights - 7/2Winner - 16:20 NewcastleEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places 10. Away She Goes - 14/1Winner - 16:50 NewcastleEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places 4. Military Tycoon - 9/2Winner - 19:00 SouthwellEach Way: 1/5 Odds 3 Places Stake£1.00 Win Stake£0.50 Place Stake£0.50 Potential Returns£1,127.56 Lucky15Ref: 327580958 4 Selections 4. Hill Of Tara - 5/1Winner - 16:02 Lingfield 10. Glory Hights - 7/2Winner - 16:20 Newcastle 10. Away She Goes - 14/1Winner - 16:50 Newcastle 4. Military Tycoon - 9/2Winner - 19:00 Southwell Stake£1.50 Potential Returns£400.30 Retain Selections Total Stake£2.50 Total Potential Returns£1,527.86

+53.66 New 2.20 - Your Own Story 5/2 New 3.20 - So They Say 5/4 Lin 3.32 - Valirann Gold 10/3 New 3.50 - Call Me Jack 13/2 New 4.20 - Glory Hights 7/2 prices skybet 10 x £2 doubles

4.02 Lingfield, Major Fortune 11/8 WH

Newcastle 2.50 Esprit Du Potier Bet365 2/5

3.10 thurles carrig wells 16/1 £10 e/w bet365

Higgins sure got close with 15 reds/blacks but landed almost touching the yellow else I think he would at least have had a shot at the golden ball!

one winning double but minus 1.31 month +53.66

Initial thoughts on Super League: - Moving quickly on Leeds -1.5 could be a wise move given Leigh will be without Edwin Ipape, John Asiata and Tom Briscoe, who are their key players, though do have Tom Amone back. - Wigan -23.5 is probably a given. On a dry track (at the minute) and a well maintained pitch, they should rack up a score against London, who did put in a spirited performance at Hull.

Thanks for kicking this off. Certainly a bit of a novelty event but everyone will be gunning for the half-a-million dollar 167 break prize! It all looked a bit bleak this afternoon when all the players were introduced as there were about 10 people in the crowd but apparently, the prelim rounds were very last minute so the real crowd will be in this evening for the proper start of the tournament. The golden ball is going to be in the most difficult position so it would be highly unlikely to see anyone win the bonus but it adds a little spice to the event.

Day 65 +£206 @Carole-dawney bottom one

Nottingham - Liverpool 2 @ 1.53 Koln - Leverkusen 2 @ 1.33 Inter - Genoa 1 @ 1.25 Treble £20

Spurs @ 1.44 Derby @ 1.40 Wrexham @ 1.50 18 pts treble please

"Kinky handicapping by Mark Crammer "was how I chose him.Tried looking for the invisible parts of his form that could have led to a jump up performance .Troubled start last out and rushed up to challenge for half the race .Sire is avg on both surfaces so I figured since he at least took hold of the ground last out it was possible the the (AW) was not the issue . Had good form in past on turf and thought today might be the day he put it all together on AWAlso the favourites didn't inspire alot of confidence , and race looked suspect .Anyway that's what I saw , hope this helps (Eq )

o2.5 Luton @ 1.4 Sheff U @ 1.36 £10 double.

Norwich 1.95 Liverpool 1.53 Man City 1.22 £25 win treble

Tottenham Vs C Palace O2.5 @1.50 Fulham Vs Brighton O2.5 @ 1.60 Luton Vs Aston Villa O2.5 @ 1.40 1/2 Bank Treble please

Well backed 8s into 9/2 but completely tailed off stone last. Something amiss I suspect.

Lost -£80 march -£713 20/07/23