LEE-GRAYS

minus 200.00 (haven't had a single win this month...... eek!)
3.55 Ayr - Royal Mer - £20 win at 11/4 bet365

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Got bygrace and trevi could do with a winner 😂

Typical I did the 1st race 

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

Newmarket 1.50 The first of six races screened by the ITV cameras is the 6F class 2 handicap for three year olds which has attracted a good sized field of 17. This really does have an open look about it with any market moves to be taken seriously. Adrian Nicholls’s Ingleby Ivy is one to keep an eye on having impressed when winning at Ripon by 4 1/4L last September prior to being out of his depth in listed company at York. Simon & Ed Crisford’s Rabaah Racing owned Pen Portrait is another interesting runner who’s making his handicap debut here having been gelded. He beat one of his opponents City House by 3/4L at Wolverhampton last September and is actually 5lb better off now. He could be a player but it’s the John & Thady Gosden trained Gamekeeper who catches my eye. This is his handicap debut and although some of the Gosden runners are need ing their first run this one was last seen only 22 days ago when third in a hot novice stakes at Kempton. William Buick is booked and he’s the one for me.   GAME KEEPER 1 point each way @ 15/1 William Hill 1/5th 12345   Cheltenham 2.05 The first of two races covered by the ITV cameras is this ten runner mares only handicap chase run over 3m 1F 56 yards. Charlie Longsdon saddles an interesting runner in the shape of I Am Gonna Be who has joined Longsdon from Lucinda Russell and has had a wind operation since last seen 104 days ago. The most likely winner though has to be last year’s runner up Juniper who is trained by Anthony Honeyball in Dorset. The ten year old comes here in excellent form having won her last two starts at Taunton and Wincanton rising 11lb on soft ground. The ground was good when she ran so well to finish runner up to My Silver Lining last year for Harry Whittington and although she is now 12lb higher appears to have improved for the stable switch. She’s the bet here although I can’t resist a small each way saver on I Am Gonna Be.   JUNIPER 1 point each way @ 9/2 Betfred 1/5th 1234 I AM GONNA BE 1/2 point each way @ 12/1 Betfred 1/5th 1234   Newmarket 2.25 The 1M Wood Ditton Stakes features thirteen unraced three year olds in a race that is going to be worth following over the following month or so. The best guide here will be the market with the likes of Charlie Appleby’s full brother to Key Victory, First Conquest and the trio of John & Thady Gosden runners Earl Of Rochester, Pipes And Drums and Lead Artist all worth monitoring in the market. The only runner in the field who has future group entries at this stage is the Amo Racing owned, Dominic Ffrench-Davis trained Padesha who is entered in the Dante, Irish & English Derbys and the Irish 2000 Guineas. With little to go on I’ll take a chance on the latter who’s fancy entries surely suggest he can go a bit.   PADESHA 1 point win @ 4/1 bet365   Cheltenham 2.40 A near maximum field of seventeen face the judge for this 2M 4F 56 yard mares handicap hurdle. The race has a wide open look about it with the favourite around the 7/1 mark. Dan Skelton is always to be feared in these type of contests and saddles a brace of runners here in Notnowlinda and Cottie. The latter is ridden for the first time by Harry Skelton on only her fourth start for his brother, having previously been trained in Ireland by Henry De Bromhead. She’s an intriguing runner especially if the money comes for her but the one I like is the Philip Kirby trained Lone Star. She came into this race last year having won five of her previous six starts as a 9/1 chance and finished sixth (beaten 13L). She can race off of a handicap mark 8lb lower today having shown little on her last four starts which all came on unflavoured soft ground. With drying ground very much in her favour she can run a big race with regular pilot Joe Williamson in the saddle.   LONE STAR 1 point each way @ 14/1 bet365 1/5th 12345   Newmarket 3.00 Next up is the 6F Group 3 Abernant Stakes run over 6F. This has supposedly been the target for Richard Hannon’s Shouldhavebeenaring who was incredibly easy to back at Wolverhampton following a 160 day beak 40 days ago drifting from 11/10 out to 9/4 and running as the market suggested. His trainer stated afterwards his early season target is this race so he has to be given a big chance although the one I like is Karl Burke’s Marshman who unlike the majority of his opponents today comes here with a recent run under his belt which must be a big bonus. That run came in the Cammidge Trophy Stakes at Doncaster on Lincoln day when running a decent neck second to the fast finishing William Haggas runner Montassib (4th Adaay In Devon won handicap since). He’s a consistent sprinter who, with that run behind him, can run well in a competitive renewal.   MARSHMAN 1 point each way @ 13-2 Coral 1/5th 1234   Newmarket 3.35 The meeting’s feature race is the 1M Craven Stakes which has attracted just seven runners this season. John & Thady Gosden’s Eben Shaddad brings the best form to the table with his Dewhurst third to City Of Troy (beaten 4 1/2L at 25/1) making him the joint officially top rated with Andre Fabre’s French challenger Alcantor. A Group 3 winner at Saint Cloud and runner up in the Group 1 Criterium International to David Menusier’s Sunway he has some solid juvenile form although all of his efforts came on soft ground. If there’s one horse in the race who may just be better than that pair then surely it’s the Charlie Appleby trained Native Approach, an imposing son of Too Darn Hot who followed up a debut second at Kempton by taking a maiden in easy style in February. That form will need to be bettered to take this but the vibes are strong and with his trainer having won this race three times in the last five years he has to be the pick here under William Buick.   NATIVE APPROACH 1 point win @ 9/4 William Hill  

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14:25 Newmarket Lead Artist 7/2

2pts e/w 1.50 NM  WOODHAY WONDER 10/1 1-5 1/5 not Bog (Ryan Moores mount Blue Prince  look  the main threat)

Max of Stars 1:30 Cheltenham 6/1. Very game filly, no match for Gordon Elliot's Wodhooh twice but that one is probably pretty decent. Sure to give a good account of herself, just depends if one of the Irish ones is too good or not.
1pt win 6/1 (Bet365)
 
Went off too fast and faded.
 
P/L: -2.8pts.

525 Newmarket 
Carrytheone  8.9 20/1 bet365
Percy's lad. 8.9 16/1 bet365 
Northern express. 8.5 
Pearle dor.  8.5 
Pearle dor sets the standard at 9/2 so the top 2 rated look very good value .....they've not had a run so hard to know where they are fitness wise so I'll keep bets small .....2pts Ew top 2 .... And 0.5 PT rev forecast ...total 9 PTS 

"dark thirty " to brighten the day

It's all profit ......another +35.00 in the kitty 

A poor day yesterday.
Todays top rated is ORAZIO in the 1.50. That was on soft going, it has never run on good going before so I will discount it.
In the same race SIGNIFICANTLY is joint 2nd top rated and also top rated on good going. I have had £1 EW (5 places) at 11/1 with Ladbrokes.
In the 4.45 I have BOLSENA top rated both overall and on todays going. Best price is 11/2 but with a bookie I can't bet with so I've had £2 win at BSP.
In the 3.00 I have THE FOXES and REGAL REALITY joint top rated on both counts. REGAL REALITY is available at higher odds so I will have £2 win at 12/1 with BETMGM.

Hi all, its Day 2 at Newmarket and its small stakes today after a winning day / nice profit of over £500 for us.......our friends again at HQ and they saw Jason and Adele who are doing TV work this afternoon.....its Good ground he says and initial word is that if the French runner Narkez in 2nd race is ok on the ground then the 3/1 looks good price 🐎.....the other one at long shot is R Varians  Immortal Knight @ 12/1 who could be anything! sooo after their 2 big winners on Day 1 they also small stakes after good fortune.
paying 5 places in 1st sooo going with Raatea @ 12/1 EW and R Varians Al Farabi @ 10/1 EW......oh dear 😨 👎 & the Fav came last also !
 ( at HQ our friend 'bumped into'  a pal 😂 who said might be a Hannon day tomorrow !! oh also tomorrow the French runner in last worth a look to! )
glad we took 3/1 for Narkez as being backed late on course 🤞
 
 Late money for Appleby runner in  3.00 Ottoman Fleet   9/4   WON ..............😃 smiles at HQ too as they followed the money with nice bet @ 9/4 👍     
3.35     Dance Sequence  9/10       
4.45     Bolsena 13/2   WON                     Aurora's Beauty  3/1 
😘 to both our friends at HQ & @richard-westwood for same info / tip so we went straight Win bet with £20 👍
 
5.20   Kalpana  5/1   WON  11/2                 Bust a Move  11/2  
 😘 from HQ to 'us' for the winner in last makes nice change, said we doing easterbys also ( last 😨 ) but they happy as another £260 for them go home with along with their other 2 nice winners earlier 👍

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

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

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 
 

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.
 

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
 

Day 105
+£13

Won, profit £ 72
Monthly profit £ 209.96

Cheers @Zilzalian 👍

Day 105
+£16

Too short a festival. I prefer to play my way in for the first 3 days then blitz the winners on the last day. Well done the winner and anyone who finished in the black (or on better than -£9 to be fair).
Cheers to Zil for running it with his customary skill, grace and wit. 😎

Spoken like a proper bloke, no @LEE-GRAYS pussy footing cash outs with you lad. Good luck i'm rooting for you.