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Dee stakes Gods Window Ormonde Arrest.......given a strange ride first time up , kept wide , kicked on too far out and collapsed over a furlong out . Gosdens stable were off form then and i expect batter this time..days Nap .

Cheshire Oaks Galileo Dame Chester Vase Hidden Law , daisy cutting action should love track and ground , days nap .

2.05 Goodwood....Orchid Bloom...... fairly well tipped and gambled.......perennial front runner or races near the pace . Slow out and very little help from the jockey Mr C Fallon , horse consequently sulked from early on and finished tailed of.........schooling in public or what ?

Pleasure to watch ITV racing today for a change with Ollie , Francesca , Adele and the added bonus of Hayley , all the egos missing , but i`m sure they will be back for Guineas weekend unfortunately .

Had a quick look at Cat Ninja , well bred horse so i can understand the confidence , Running Spirit is Gosdens other and is bred for speed , might do a reverse forecast as well .

3 Group Races to enjoy 1258 Double Major could be the best stayer in Europe if last years runaway win on Arc day can be believed , surely has higher aims than this weak Group 3 , but if fit should win doing handsprings 11-8 1450 The Prix Ganay group 1 ......Zarabek e.w. ...messed about with the distance last year , seems better at 10 furlongs so worth a punt 11-2 1525 Ottery , again seemed to take them a while to find it`s correct trip 10-3 All in all 3 cracking races with £280,000 in total up for grabs , all winnable .........and not 1 British entry.........and we twine on about prize money and the lack of quality races early in the season .

Didn`t back Masai Mara in the 1350 , but yet again the starter wouldn`t let them go for no apparent reason , he then lets them go when the horse in question wasn`t even pointing the right way . Disgraceful , and anyone who bet the horse will lose their money , unless they are lucky enough to have bet with a firm who will declare it an non runner .

Followcato 1945 Huntingdon , NH Flat..........sire Notnowcato and that ones sire Black Sam Bellamy , certainly bred for the job , so hope for the best .

Walkadina 1920 UTT and Austins Hill Lass 1950 UTT...............N H Flat double .

With you Hotspur 88.........Lead Artist , only bet of the day .Searching through the form book seems a waste of time as you don`t know whats fit , so gone with an unraced well bred type .

4 winners so made up for a poor friday and saturday at Aintree .

1258 Galasheils 1333 Bright Picture 1415 Lev 1450 Candela 1525 Zabieri 1600 Mqse De sevigne 1635 Talisman Touch 1710 Mademoiselle Mia

Hugh Taylor has put up Honky Tonk Highway now on his site , so the price will now contract even further , thanks very much Hugh , luckily i `m already on at 5/1 .

2.20 Aintree Kargese looked the winner all day long until outstayed up the hill at Cheltenham and with a question mark over Sir Gino and the stables form . looks a good bet . Could even put a saver on the SF if the real Sir Gino turns up . 5.15 Aintree Honky Tonk Highway is the bet , unfortunately the Skeltons have been shouting it from the roof tops for months , so a price collapse is likely .

Once again the Ladies show the men how to ride , Alice Bond and Saffie Osborne rode perfect races , always in the first 3 or 4 keeping it simple and off they go Hayley just touched off on Harry Did .

I was hoping Lossiemouth would run in the Champion Hurdle but if not Mullins still has it sewn up .

I have one main question to ask regarding NRNB , in the small print in the bookies it has the dreaded word Rule 4 may apply . Therefore if i bet against Constitution Hill , will i be hammered with a huge Rule 4 if it doesn`t run ? I have asked in a few of my local shops , no one can give me a satisfactory answer , i have e-mailed Corals and their reply didn`t answer the question either , whats your views ?

Yet another VAR cock up with obvious foul by Luton for their equaliser .

Nice comments by Callum Shepard on the need for Sunday night racing . Completely agree , having men and women having to work 7 days a week and the last race being 2030 hours is just not needed .

Sunderland - Liverpool double pays almost 15-1 , that will do for me .

Yet another day of ITV racing............and yet another day of "talking horses" stuffed .....Have learned my lesson a while ago on tv racing.......look at the "top tipsters" in the racing post panel , cross their horses out , and pick from whats left .

Jet Powered and Under Control , yet 2 more Nico/Henderson horses to run like drains . Their novices might still be running o.k. , but their established horses just aren`t at the races .

Strange rides given to Maries Rock and Hyland , both horses travelled well , but both were handled with kid gloves , never really put into the race to get an agressive ride to win , must have eyes on other targets .

Matches at Brentford ,Forest , Newcastle ,Chelsea , West Ham both teams to score in straight acca .

Just read on the at the races pages , Gordon Elliott has 15 of the 21 runners in the Troytown race at Navan today ........and they wonder what is wrong with racing .