MCLARKE

5yo selections
COURSE TIME  SELECTION ODDS  Naas 12.05 Brides Hill 33/1 Southwell 1.10 Never Dark 11/2 Ludlow 1.15 Red Happy 16/1

1410 punchestown 
1pt win galopin des champs 2/9 coral

Punchestown 2.10
Galopin Des Champs
Betfair 3/10

213 South 
Jilly Cooper   8.0 7/2 
Light up our stars 7.8 12/1 
These 2 are a touch clear so I'll try 6pt win jilly ....2pt ew light up 

I’m trying to get out of the habit of having more than one horse unless it’s a big field or I really cannot split the two and they are favourable prices. Not only does it lessen your profit/loss total if you’re on a losing run, but it just annoys me that I’m picking more than one selection in what is usually not that big a field . Same with ew at small odds of 4/1-5/1. I think the fear of losing can be a problem. It’s a hard game to master is horse racing punting . 

The bit about 3 of the runners resulting in a small loss was the least appealing bit for me. I agree that 5 out of 7 runners seems too many but for the 3 in question I'd either not back them at all or at least have them as a "saver" for break even at worst.

I would have a rethink. Backing 5 runners in a 7 horse race, that is just 'fear of losing' rather than trying to win. Sometimes a race lends itself to backing more than 1 runner but too much diversification will only lead to a guaranteed long term loss. More successful people than myself have said 'diversification is only an attempt at avoiding failure'. You staked 8.5pts and 'found' the winner with 3pts at 3.3 (9.9 return). That is like backing a 1/6 winner, would you stake 8.5pts on a 1/6 chance ? If the race looks that difficult, I would move on to another race. Bookmakers have to take bets, but we can wait for the next race etc.

Posting in the daily threads maybe? 

A tough day but@roger2256takes the lead with 20/1 Lady Miller who came 3rd at Wolverhampton.

Wtf is going on. They had rain all day/night yesterday .  Temperatures in double figures  today .

A tough day but@roger2256takes the lead with 20/1 Lady Miller who came 3rd at Wolverhampton.

Most winners
Very tight at the top. Plenty still in with a shout at this stage.

5yo selections
Lucky 15 in bold
COURSE TIME  SELECTION ODDS  Lingfield 12.30 Range 5/6 Punchestown 2.10 Haut En Couleurs 33/1 Kempton 2.20 Good Humor 25/1 Lingfield 2.30 Marco Island 8/1 Kempton 2.50 Lost In Time 9/1 Lingfield 3.00 Hacker Des Places 7/2 Punchestown 3.10 Shantou Lucky 11/1 Punchestown 3.40 Any Road 20/1 Chelmsford 8.30 Three Dragons 6/4

5yo selections
Lucky 15 in bold
COURSE TIME  SELECTION ODDS  Lingfield 12.30 Range 5/6 Punchestown 2.10 Haut En Couleurs 33/1 Kempton 2.20 Good Humor 25/1 Lingfield 2.30 Marco Island 8/1 Kempton 2.50 Lost In Time 9/1 Lingfield 3.00 Hacker Des Places 7/2 Punchestown 3.10 Shantou Lucky 11/1 Punchestown 3.40 Any Road 20/1 Chelmsford 8.30 Three Dragons 6/4

Double Up 1st @ 6\4 & 1st @ 9\4 
Evolicatt 18.00 Chelmsford 1 Pt Win @ 6\4 (bog)
Latest win in claimer at Redcar in October. 3/1, below form when seventh of 10 in nursery at Kempton (7f) 47 days ago. Sets a solid standard judged on her penultimate effort so fancied to go close. 
Blizzard of Oz 15.40 Punchestown 1 Pt Win @ Evens (bog)
14/1, 3 lengths second of 8 to Impulsive Dancer in listed bumper at Limerick (16f, good to soft) on debut in March. Split a promising Willie Mullins pair then and has since joined his yard. Obvious claims. 

3 places 9.98pts return the other one placed would have done nicely!
Running Total  0.98 Profit.
 

Top jockey, unless you are called Kings Dolly!! He will be missed. But he's retiring at 43 fit and well and good luck to the man.

5yo selections
COURSE TIME  SELECTION ODDS  Thurles 0.44 Tenzing 13/8 Wolverhampton 1.39 Longsider 5/2 Thurles 1.44 Peckham Springs 12/1

Same with my kids.One gives them the Tools but they do there own Thing.At least we can say we tried.
But nice one Ur Hearts in the right place.Mine r in there 20s
 
 

5yo selections
COURSE TIME  SELECTION ODDS  Thurles 0.44 Tenzing 13/8 Wolverhampton 1.39 Longsider 5/2 Thurles 1.44 Peckham Springs 12/1

They get too much anyway.
For years I've given the kids £20 each if I made a profit each Saturday as an incentive for them to watch the racing with me. I think they watched it for a couple of weeks and then never bothered. They still expect £20 each week even though they are now in their 30s. It's cost me thousands over the years !

I used to stay in the Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket quite a lot and bumped into him a few times. He was a very pleasant chap.
Can't say the same for Michael Stoute !

Wolverhampton. 
1.39. Brasca       4/1.   Unpl
Good luck all. 

I think banned for life would be very harsh. Maybe he had a problem with the drug and alcohol also?  Wouldn’t be the first and won’t be the last to have those issues in horse racing . 

Also has  a big personality which you can’t help but like . True star is Frankie .