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Wow ....photo between hafeet Alain and Dutch decoy ...gutted I didn't get the winner but forecast and Ew ....I'm actually shocked how the computer found that .....forecast has paid 182.88 ....plus around 20 from Dutch that's 202.88 ....making a total of +437.00 on last three weeks ...jeez

255 Newmarket Bopedro. 8.8 10/1 Dutch decoy. 8.8 16/1 Hafeet Alain. 8.5 14/1 Tricky race this one ....I'm not a huge fan of backing older horses and all these are of the older generation but computer is saying to back these even though they haven't got brill form .....gonna be an interesting one ....5pt Ew top 2 .....forecasts all 3

Hi and good morning to all with the 3 day Craven meeting commencing today at Newmarket 🐎.......had a nice email from our friends in Newmarket who are going and have posted below some pointers from the message for the less knowledgeable ( which includes us ) that may help some......so good luck to all who will participate over the 3 days and also see how the 'wise owls and knowledgeable' who we do follow on here do to with their selections 🤞............ Hello to 'Beauty and the Beast' 😂 a few reminders for the 1st meeting here, so thought would email them as the 'Bossy Blonde Beauty' will only ask me later for some finer details wont she as usual! ( wish could see her face when she reads this bit 😂 ) * these 3 days are run on the Rowley Mile Course. Remember it goes April / may (Rowley) then June / July / August ( July course) then back on Rowley to finish the season * no tv coverage today, days 2 / 3 are * remember has longest straight in UK over 1.2 Miles * this undulating wide track suits gallopers, dropping down into the dip, before long uphill run in to finish line * so generally horses that commit too early get caught on the uphill run to finish line remember * speak to you both later from the course and also looking forward to seeing you both at Guineas meeting

I have tried to write a program to do lottery but it's so complex and the returns all or nothing that I shelved it ......I was gonna base it around hot and cold numbers and scrubbing say the last 2 to 3 draws numbers to narrow the range etc ....but the maths did my head in haha 🤣 🤣

Brilliant Richard. Have you rated tonight’s Euromillions by any chance?!

0.5 pt win Watcha Matey 50/1 Bet365 2.20 Newmarket

I do love food for certain lol .....last night I banged up some teriyaki chicken skewers on fried rice and my wife blurted ." Alright ...Gordon Ramsay 😂" ....lol

445 Newmarket Bolsena... has shown enough to suggest he could take a weakish looking race like this ....interesting that Ryan Moore takes the ride ....I'll try 5pts Ew 5/1 b365 (generally 7/2)

I'll run tomorrow's racing through in a bit to see if it throws anything up

Top rated today is Bedford Flyer but that was achieved on the AW so I'll give that one a miss. Best on todays going is Spring Bloom in the 1.50. It achieved the top rating over todays distance. It is 6th top rated overall but a lot of those above it achieved their ratings on the AW. It is available at 12/1 4 places so I'll go mad and have £1 each way (it's always good to have some skin in the game). In the 3.30 Boiling Point is top rated on todays going and 2nd top rated overall. £2 win with Ladbrokes at 17/20. In the 5.15 Rating is top rated on good and 2nd overall. £2 with Ladbrokes at 15/2.

Newmarket 1.50 Day Two of the Craven meeting starts with a maximum field of twenty for this class 2 6F handicap. The race was won last year by Charlie Hills’s Orazio and he’ll be tough to beat back to defend his title even though he will be 11lb higher than last year. He prepped for this by running a fine third in the listed Cammidge Trophy (beaten 1 1/2L by Montassib) at Doncaster (his first since being gelded) and the ground should be ideal for him today with William Buick back on board from a similar stall as last year. He’s the bet here with the likes of Significantly and Chipstead the types who could also run well. ORAZIO 1 point each way @ 9/2 William Hill 1/5th 12345 Cheltenham 2.05 A maximum field of eighteen line up for the first of two races aired live by ITV in the shape of this 2M 4F 56 yard class 2 handicap hurdle. The race has an open look with amongst the front of the betting being the hat trick seeking Spring Note of Nicky Henderson’s and Chris Gordon’s easy Plumpton winner Sea Invasion. Both hold solid chances but I prefer the in form Robbie Llewelyn trained Titan Discovery who has been a revelation since going handicapping winning at Ascot and Sandown and going down by half a length to Boombawn at Kempton on the Saturday after Cheltenham. That form has already been boosted by the win of the fourth Dan Skelton’s Kateira at Aintree. He’s risen 20lb since going handicapping and is up another 3lb for that latest second. Llewelyn has won with 3 of his last 4 runners and he looks a good each way bet. TITAN DISCOVERY 1 point each way @ 8/1 Coral 1/5th 12345 Newmarket 2.25 Ten promising three year olds go to post for this listed 9F Feilden Stakes which can throw up a nice type (Golden Horn won this in 2015). Andre Fabre is a rare visitor to these shores nowadays and anything he sends over has to be respected so the fact that Narkez is here, having won already in France 22 days ago, is highly significant. His two wins however have come on very soft ground so I’ll look elsewhere for the winner. Charlie Appleby’s El Córdobes who cost 2,000,000 guineas as a yearling being by Frankel out of a Sea The Stars mare improved to take a Kempton novice stakes over a mile on his second start at the turn of the year and looks a horse to follow. This represents a step up in class for him but he looks sure to be thereabouts and can run a big race. Aidan O’Brien also sends one over from Ireland in the shape of Group 2 Zetland Stakes runner up Gasper De Lemos and must also be given plenty of respect. EL CORDOBES 1 point each way @ 5/1 bet365 1/5th 123 Cheltenham 2.40 The valuable 2M 4F 127 yard Silver Trophy Handicap Chase has attracted a dozen chasers and has an open feel about it with Cheltenham’s Grand Annual Handicap Chase fifth In Excelsis Deo high on the shortlist. The ground will be better here now mind and that may play into course specialist Il Ridoto’s hands. Trained in Somerset by Paul Nicholls his course figures here read 844163238 and although theres just one victory there he’s been placed in many of the better 2M 4F handicap chases here over the past three years. He wasn’t disgraced when 8th in the Plate Handicap Chase at the Festival here in March and surprisingly the handicapper has dropped him 3lb putting him onto a mark that he was a short head second to Fugitif over course and distance in the December Gold Cup. He looks sure to run his race with Harry Cobden taking over from conditional Freddie Gingell. IL RIDOTO 1 point each way @ 11/2 bet365 1/5th 1234 Newmarket 3.00 Ten have declared for the Group 3 Earl Of Sefton Stakes in which last year’s winner Ottoman Fleet, trained by Charlie Appleby, looks sure to go well and enhance his excellent course record of three wins from four starts. He may bump into one here mind in the shape of the Roger Varian trained Embesto who had a good first season last year as a three year old winning three of his five starts ending the season with 2 1/2L fourth in a Group 2 at Longchamp. The vibes are strong from Newmarket about this Roaring Lion colt and he looks the value bet in the contest. Royal Rhyme is a progressive horse of Karl Burke’s but seems best on very soft ground and is overlooked on that reason alone. EMBESTO 1 point each way @ 5/1 bet365 1/5th 123 Newmarket 3.35 A 1000 Guineas trial, the Group 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes has attracted a field of eleven this year including representatives from Aidan O’Brien and Charlie Appleby. The warm favourite trained by the latter is Dance Sequence, who is only a 5/1 chance for the 1000 Guineas itself. She has looked a smart performer winning bath her starts as a juvenile, a maiden on the July course here and the Group 3 Oh So Sharp Stakes over course and distance last October by a neck from Skellet. She has the highest official rating in the field and will be hard to beat although is no value at her current price. The Aidan O’Brien runner is Matrika who was last seen winning a Group 2 at the Curragh over 6F in July. Only rated 3lb behind Dance Sequence she maybe the value bet at the prices to beat the favourite. Best of the rest may well be the Roger Varian filly True Cyan who, like the two aforementioned fillies, holds a 1000 Guineas entry as well (currently a 66-1 chance). MATRIKA 1 point each way @ 9/2 bet365 1/5th 123

Wallop 1 50 New/ 1/40th of a pt ew 25/1 Dark Thirty 1 50 New/ 1/40th of a pt ew 16/1 - won Lucid 4 10 New/ 1/40th of a pt ew 16/1

Yes I've rated all the races but only this one stands out .....there are some new horses ...and horses with potential in here so it's no shoe in by a long shot ....but he has a good rating and at 5/1 he's a shot to nothing Ew to break even if he places ....and Ryan Moore is good for a 5lb bonus so certainly looks interesting 🤔

If your as good as a chef as you are at tipping horses you must have a Michelin star

Excellent choices there, I can only allow myself to back one in a race and I went for Hafeet Alain because I could get the best price for it, 22/1 Cheers !

Newmarket 13.20 Arran 10/1 b365

1405 Cheltenham Sea Invasion 4/1 (don't like to go e/w under 5/1 but it's paying 5 places so will do for some security)

Aryna Sabalenka to beat Paula Badosa at 1.36 with Unibet Rough start to the week for me, but I still don't trust Badosa at all. The scoreline she got against Shnaider was a fair bit misleading imo, and this will be a big step up in terms of quality.

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🐎 👍 Arran wins nicely in the opener at HQ for our Daily Nap comp entry @ 10/1 we placed last night. Trainer now 2/2 for his 2yr olds and our 'advice from HQ' gets the flat season off properly with nice winner 😘 💷 3.30 been advised from our friends to back G3 runner last time out in Ten Bob Tony @ 10/1...so we have also backed Appelbys Bold Style @ 4/1 🤞 🐎💷 wooohoo Ten Bob Tony @10/1 WINS .......😘 to our friends on course who are now 2K up and we over £400 up with our 2 x £20 bet wins @ 10/1 👌 have been chatting with friends on course and they very pleased as their 2 main bets did the business and upset Odds On favs in both races 👍 😂 oh also told him owes me 'bottle of bubbly' 🥂 when we go racing with them at Guineas meeting in May for the 'Bossy' bit of remark !! 4.05 Frankels half brother in this race Kikkuli @ 5/2 WINS but friends on course not back it this time ( or us ) and they said just as well, as the 1st 4 crossing the line all together so very close call!......2 were long odds at 25/1 and 80/1 along with the 2 favs 😱 any of the 4 could have won! Ryan Moore on board the winner made the difference he said 5.15 In the last a lot of money coming for Fahey runner Our Havana so he had some of the 11/2.....we just managed to get on at 5/1 with £20 late 👍 WON but only just as was chased by Ryan Moore ride on an outsider @11/1......soooo pays to follow the money or at least has for us today!

1605 N - Usuario Amigo @ 200-1 ew Bet365

Cirstea to beat Zheng - 3.2 on Betfair Zheng has been terrible since the AO, beating only very out of form players. Whether it's pressure, or hiding an injury, or just loss of form which happens, I can't see why she is 1.45 against a decent Cirstea.

althuraya 11.23 france

I think Heathcote has a chance today, against Bingham. I would have liked Slessor to get the better of it for my treble but he missed the black to go 9-9. Nevertheless, he is playing some good stuff and I expect it will at least go close. 6pts Heathcote (+3.5) to beat Bingham 4/6 Bet365 2pts Heathcote to beat Bingham 5/2 Bet365 1pt treble - Heathcote, Maguire and Wakelin 10/1 Bet365

Hi @Capecross, I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. I'm afraid BetMGM have a very bad reputation for doing all sorts of wrong things and I'm not really sure where you can go with this. You could threaten them with legal action (via small claims court) which from cases I've heard of may force them into paying what you're owed.

Most winners @CS 333 again sets the pace

I might start having a few small bets if I can get decent prices with the bookies or on Betfair (Under The Twilight returned 18.5 today)

Gracious Leader 4:05 Newmarket (10/1 Bet365). Taken some of the early price as probably won't get much bigger. 5/2 fav on debut back in October, promising run and should appreciate the better ground. Each way as there are some possibly decent rivals. 0.5 pts e/w 10/1 (bet365). Tailed off 😬 P/L: -1.7pts.

Bushypark 2-30 ew

3.20 Windsor Ghostlore 40/1 bet365 EW

Neil Robertson could be a real threat. He has looked back to best or close to it, recently. You can still get him at 14/1. I get the feeling that once he beats Jamie Jones or Burden that he'll come into single figures.

Singapore Trip 4.00 Kelso 12/1 BetVictor - EW

Windsor 14:50 Clay Shoveler 7/1 EW BetVictor

7.30 kempton bits and bobs 16/1 e/w bet365

@Brahmin husband away at a golf competition.... he's not playing at Augusta in the US Masters is he? 😄 Well done on finishing 10th. Roll on the next big festival 👍

Enjoyed having a go in competition over 3 days, making a nice profit and coming surprisingly 10th 😱 so my husband was pleased while away involved in a golf competition 👌..... The profit covered the £50 placed on 3 horses for the National 🐎........soooo big thanks to @MCLARKE for running these events on this friendly and knowledgeable site 😘

Yea, thanks @MCLARKE for running the comp and well done to the winner and others in the money.

Big Thanks and appreciation to @MCLARKE , another sterling effort organising all the horse racing competitions here on PL.

Thanks to PL for running the competition, and to @MCLARKE for all his work. Better luck next time to all my fellow punters.

Well done to the winners , the 22 in profit over the 3 days , PL for running the comp & @MCLARKE for collating skills 👍👏

2nd to a 20/1 shot....cursed 🤣

ah Heathcote, ya absolute bottle job. Misses the pink to go 9-7 up and now he's 9-8 down. Plank!

I may as well give up betting. I backed top two e/w and didn't touch the 3rd top rated 😭. And that's beaten the one I backed by a nostril hair 🤬.