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Big Norm 1:55 Southwell (14/1 bet365). Confirmed plodder but that might be what is required here. Loves heavy ground, has run well here and stays well. Ran well at Leicester then the ground went against him here last time and still ran ok.
 
0.5 pts e/w 14/1 bet365 (it's best priced 8/1 elsewhere and I wouldn't bother at that price).
 
Plodded round as expected, the (inevitable) non runner scuppered the e/w unfortunately.
 
P/L: -1.4pts

Big Norm 1:55 Southwell (14/1 bet365). Confirmed plodder but that might be what is required here. Loves heavy ground, has run well here and stays well. Ran well at Leicester then the ground went against him here last time and still ran ok.
 
0.5 pts e/w 14/1 bet365 (it's best priced 8/1 elsewhere and I wouldn't bother at that price).
 
Plodded round as expected, the (inevitable) non runner scuppered the e/w unfortunately.
 
P/L: -1.4pts

Big Norm 1:55 Southwell (14/1 bet365). Confirmed plodder but that might be what is required here. Loves heavy ground, has run well here and stays well. Ran well at Leicester then the ground went against him here last time and still ran ok.
 
0.5 pts e/w 14/1 bet365 (it's best priced 8/1 elsewhere and I wouldn't bother at that price).
 
Plodded round as expected, the (inevitable) non runner scuppered the e/w unfortunately.
 
P/L: -1.4pts

Big Norm 1:55 Southwell (14/1 bet365). Confirmed plodder but that might be what is required here. Loves heavy ground, has run well here and stays well. Ran well at Leicester then the ground went against him here last time and still ran ok.
 
0.5 pts e/w 14/1 bet365 (it's best priced 8/1 elsewhere and I wouldn't bother at that price).
 
Plodded round as expected, the (inevitable) non runner scuppered the e/w unfortunately.
 
P/L: -1.4pts

Big Norm 1:55 Southwell (14/1 bet365). Confirmed plodder but that might be what is required here. Loves heavy ground, has run well here and stays well. Ran well at Leicester then the ground went against him here last time and still ran ok.
 
0.5 pts e/w 14/1 bet365 (it's best priced 8/1 elsewhere and I wouldn't bother at that price).
 
Plodded round as expected, the (inevitable) non runner scuppered the e/w unfortunately.
 
P/L: -1.4pts

Leicester stitched up my treble, dominated but couldn't score and I knew it wasn't their day when Vardy missed the target from 4 yards!
Birmingham won again but didn't play well, Looking at the stats Preston should have beaten Blackburn.

Going to do an each way acca on a Saturday and the big meetings.
Bet 1
 

WBA were well in the game until they made a triple change on 65mins that stopped them stone dead.

Quite a few I like tomorrow, will probably do some double and trebles in the morning. But I've started with a big daft acca, will reload if WBA don't win tonight. Leicester and Norwich probably the 2 bankers.

Quite a few I like tomorrow, will probably do some double and trebles in the morning. But I've started with a big daft acca, will reload if WBA don't win tonight. Leicester and Norwich probably the 2 bankers.

Ascot 1.50 Just five line up for the 2M 7F Grade 2 Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase. It’s hard to fancy the outsider The King Of Ryhope but a case can be made for the others with the pick being Lucinda Russell’s Apple Away who as the only mare in the race receives a healthy 7lb sex allowance here. A smart hurdler who beat the boys in the Grade 1 3M novice hurdle at Liverpool she’s taken well to fences and bumped into one last time out at Warwick in the shape of Grey Dawning. She looks the one to beat here and may have most to fear from Paul Nicholls’s Brave Kingdom who’s won two novice handicap chases this season.   APPLE AWAY 1 point win @ 6/4 BetVictor   Wincanton 2.05 A small turnout of just five go to post for the Jennings Bet Kingwell Hurdle, a Grade 2 race run over 1M 7F and 50 yards although with only 6lb officially between the quintet the race is a bit of a puzzle. The enigmatic Goshen won this race in 2021 and 2022 (the only two times he’s raced here) and in first time blinkers has claims but is not one to trust implicitly whilst Nemean Lion arrives in good form and can run well but its the locally trained by Paul Nicholls’ Rubaud that takes the eye here. An easy winner over course and distance of the Elite Hurdle in November he was last seen when a tad disappointing fourth of five in the Unibet Hurdle at Cheltenham last month. With Harry Cobden riding at Ascot Lorcan Williams comes in for his first ride on the Chris Giles owned six year old.   RUBAUD 1 point win @ 5/2 William Hill   Ascot 2.25 A good turnout of sixteen hurdlers line up for this class 2 2M 3F and 8 yard handicap hurdle. Last year’s winner Irish Hill is an interesting runner as he is now 3lb lower and with his useful jockey Freddie Gingell taking off another 5lb it would be no shock were he to run a big race. He looks a good value each way bet. The danger may well be Charlie Longsdon’s Rare Edition. He was a useful novice last season who flopped at the two big British festivals but bounced back to form last time when running out an easy winner at Kempton in January under today’s jockey Harry Cobden. He’s worth a small saver with the main bet being on Irish Hill.   IRISH HILL 1 point each way @ 9/1 Coral 1/5th 12345 RARE EDITION 1/2 point each way @ 11/2 bet365 1/5th 12345   Haydock 2.40 Just the six for the 3M 58 yard Virgin Bet Rendlesham Hurdle. Bar the two rags Wakool (although he did win this last year) and Martha Brae any of the remaining quartet could take this with slight preference for Botox Has. Gary Moore has his string in fine form and his eight year old has to shoulder a 6lb penalty for his Grade 2 victory at Wetherby last November. He’s kept good company since and may not have been suited by a first time visor last time out at Cheltenham. Caoilin Quinn is riding very well at present although is unable to claim here as its a Grade 2 contest. He can run well with Red Risk looking a danger on their Wetherby form last year.   BOTOX HAS 1 point win @ 9/4 bet365   Ascot 3.00 Ten staying chasers go to post for this 2M 7F 180 yard Premier Handicap Chase. Back at his favourite course Venetia Williams’ Victtorino who won two valuable handicap chases over course and distance last backend can strike again now upped in trip. He’s only 4lb higher than his last winning mark and would have found the trip of 2M 4F on the short side at Cheltenham last time out. Charlie Deutsch knows him well and he holds a big chance with last year’s third Revels Hill a likely danger despite his 294 day lay off.   VICTTORINO 1 point win @ 7/2 bet365   Haydock 3.15 The Virgin Bet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase is run over a stamina sapping 3M 4F 97 yards and this year we have eleven horses facing the judge. Many are in with chances including Dan Skelton’s bottom weight Snipe but it’s the Nicky Richards trained Famous Bridge that has conditions to suit and looks sure to put up a big showing here. He’s already won two valuable handicap chases at the Lancashire track this season over 3M 1 1/2F on testing ground and the additional half a mile today looks likely to suit this eight year old who’s latest pulled up run at Doncaster can be forgiven as the ground was too lively for him that day. Sean Quinlan rode him to those two victories earlier this term and is in the saddle once more.   FAMOUS BRIDGE 1 point each way @ 6/1 Paddy Power 1/5th 1234   Ascot 3.36 The feature race at the Berkshire track today is the four runner 2M 5F 8 yard Betfair Ascot Chase worth £175,000 guaranteed. The best in at the weights is Venetia Williams’ L’Homme Presse and he will no doubt be hard to beat although he would prefer the ground to be softer and looks scant value at around 8/11. Sail Away can’t win and Ahoy Senor doesn’t look the same horse he was last season so maybe the one to be with is the Paul Nicholls trained Pic D’Orhy who has always run well at this venue. Runner up to Shishkin in this race last year he was an impressive winner over course and distance in the Nirvana Spa 1965 Chase back in November (the race where Shishkin refused to start). Not disgraced since when runner up to Banbridge at Kempton this consistent nine year old is maybe the value bet especially if the ground continues to dry.   PIC D’ORHY 1 point win @ 9/4 bet365  

Norwich being available at odds of 10/11 to beat us on their home turf is very appealing. We are in a right state at the moment. Erol Bulut's tactics are all over the place. He doesn't know his best XI. He's reverting to an ultra negative approach. We have so many players who look short on confidence or have no confidence in the manager. I would literally back anyone to beat us right now. Only 2 wins in our last 8 league games... but I suppose both of those wins did come on the road. Nah, I'm fooling myself! Not to mention our record at Carrow Road is abysmal. We've only won 1 of the last 8 visits there and that came back in 2018. 

Good luck Division 1, make a profit again
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It's catching

We end the season with a week of only 6 winning bets and a massive overall loss, wiping nearly £1200 off our total bank!  So very well done to Division 5 who found half of those winners and did actually make a profit.  
A tough season for all of us, after the previous record breaking season I think we broke records the other way and every Division made loss!  A quarter of us didn't manage to find a winner at all, a total of only 181 winners between us, and we end with just 20 players in the black and all of those will be in Division 1 for the new season.  
Top of us all is @mickyftm32 and along with @Tiffy and @Cauncie the top 3 all quadrupled their bank, and 4th & 5th placed @Alley Cat Glover and @Larkin22 both trebled theirs. Those top 5 all came from Divisions 1 and 3, and the top finishers of the other 3 Divisions all made the top 10 finishers overall.  
Both our leading number of winners contenders had a losing week so @mickyftm32 and @Gzeven end up on 7 wins from the 10 week run and will share the prize for Most Number of Wins over the season, micky playing with doubles and Gzeven trebles throughout.  
WInner of the Highests Odds Win is @Tiffy with a brilliant 40.672 treble (4.4*3.3*2.87) in week 3.     @Kingdom for came so close this week with a 40.616 treble (3.4*3.6*3.4) that I'm going to award a suprise second place prize.
The new season starts this weekend and everyone who completed will be allocated a new Division based on finishing order.  I'll invite those who busted 'all in' back into the bottom Division along with any new or rejoining players.  I'll see how many runners we get to decide whether to go back to 6 or stick with 5 Divisions.
Overall table here and Division winners below.  I'm going to lock the thread temporarily as I'll tag all the winners and put up payment instructions later tonight.

Final Result:
Oh Division of misfits, you had most winners this week and were the only ones to make a profit, very well done!   You've had the biggest shake up at the top with 2 new entrants forcing their way into the prizes with final week wins, and despite a win and 6 wins overall Scrumpy dropped down a place but remains in the prizes with Yossa keeping his hold on the top.
Division 5 had the lowest average finishing bank, but not the least winners.  Although a lot of drop outs, as tends to happen in the bottom Division, you still ended up with most players and meriting your 4 places payout.  All the top 4 ended in profit and will be in the top Division next season.

Broken Halo 3:05 Sandown 9/4. Just back the best jockey in these races and Jody Sole has a hell of a record over the last 5 years.
 
1pt win 9/4
 
2nd, beaten fair and square.
 
P/L: -0.4pts

Kamaxos 1:20 Sandown (bet365 7/2). Promising that this one has been well backed after a long absence. Strong form when last seen at this track and should go close again if ready to roll.
 
1pt win 7/2 (boost at bet365), generally 3/1. 
Also done a few quid on the tri-cast Kamaxos, Celtic Ned, Douglas DC as I don't like any of the others.
 
Wins easily, tri-cast nowhere near.
 
p/l: + 0.6pts

Kamaxos 1:20 Sandown (bet365 7/2). Promising that this one has been well backed after a long absence. Strong form when last seen at this track and should go close again if ready to roll.
 
1pt win 7/2 (boost at bet365), generally 3/1. 
Also done a few quid on the tri-cast Kamaxos, Celtic Ned, Douglas DC as I don't like any of the others.
 
Wins easily, tri-cast nowhere near.
 
p/l: + 0.6pts

Kamaxos 1:20 Sandown (bet365 7/2). Promising that this one has been well backed after a long absence. Strong form when last seen at this track and should go close again if ready to roll.
 
1pt win 7/2 (boost at bet365), generally 3/1. 
Also done a few quid on the tri-cast Kamaxos, Celtic Ned, Douglas DC as I don't like any of the others.
 
Wins easily, tri-cast nowhere near.
 
p/l: + 0.6pts

4.46 San Wal Bucks 2 pts win at 7.8 with Betfair.  Travelled 458 miles for this.  The market has gone cold on this one but it looks to have a decent chance if on song

Kamaxos 1:20 Sandown (bet365 7/2). Promising that this one has been well backed after a long absence. Strong form when last seen at this track and should go close again if ready to roll.
 
1pt win 7/2 (boost at bet365), generally 3/1. 
Also done a few quid on the tri-cast Kamaxos, Celtic Ned, Douglas DC as I don't like any of the others.
 
Wins easily, tri-cast nowhere near.
 
p/l: + 0.6pts

Huddersfield should have scored more goals, Sunderland have some neat and tidy players but need more physicality and knowhow.
Gonna see what team Birmingham put out (Bacuna needs to start and hopefully Pritchard will be back) but I'll probably back them again.

Huddersfield seem a bit overpriced at 2.4/1 considering they've scored 7 goals in their last 2 games. I watched most of the 1st half against Southampton and they thoroughly deserved to be 2-0 up at half time.
I'm having a small bet for interest and want to watch Sunderland to decide whether to back Birmingham against them at the weekend.

Of course Spiced Rum wins today after I was keen on her last time 🤮