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    richard-westwood got a reaction from LeMale in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Only other race I could find a potential bet was 7.00 wolv .......computer was saying if the full 8 run and I could get 11/2 or better then ...SO OBSESSED is a value bet Ew .....bet 365 have just priced up first at 6/1 ....so I'm happy to take that and play ....5pt Ew 🙂
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from azzybear in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from The Equaliser in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    I think the downside is the distance ....he's going up a lot ...if he gets it he could run well ....but might just conk out ....I like amirite ....just looks the type to relish this trip and ground ....but either will do 😁 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from BBBC in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Only other race I could find a potential bet was 7.00 wolv .......computer was saying if the full 8 run and I could get 11/2 or better then ...SO OBSESSED is a value bet Ew .....bet 365 have just priced up first at 6/1 ....so I'm happy to take that and play ....5pt Ew 🙂
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Bronxie in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    I think the downside is the distance ....he's going up a lot ...if he gets it he could run well ....but might just conk out ....I like amirite ....just looks the type to relish this trip and ground ....but either will do 😁 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from DanV89 in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Only other race I could find a potential bet was 7.00 wolv .......computer was saying if the full 8 run and I could get 11/2 or better then ...SO OBSESSED is a value bet Ew .....bet 365 have just priced up first at 6/1 ....so I'm happy to take that and play ....5pt Ew 🙂
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    richard-westwood reacted to The Brigadier in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Sandown 1.50 A bumper field to start the day’s ITV action with a maximum twenty runners going to post for this class 2 2M Novices’ Championship Handicap Hurdle. Many are making their handicap debuts so have the potential to be better than their mark although the one I like has already had a run in a handicap. Sam Thomas’s Steel Ally followed up his cosy Wincanton win by pushing subsequent Cheltenham winner Doyen Quest to a neck at Newbury last month with the third, some 9 3/4L back in third, Imperial Saint also winning since to further boost the form. He has been shunted up 7lb for that fine effort and can run well each way. Also on the shortlist is John O’Shea’s Maasai Mara who looks well treated in his first handicap in first time cheek pieces. I can see him running well also.   STEEL ALLY 1 point each way @ 10/1 bet365 1/5th 12345 MAASAI MARA 1 point each way @ 14/1 bet365 1/5t 12345   Leicester 2.05 The feature race of the day at Leicester, and covered by the team at ITV is the 1M class 2 King Richard III Cup Handicap. Last year’s ready 4 1/4L winner Al Mubhir has his ground again and although 7lb higher than that win is most definitely the one they all have to beat. Trained by the in form William Haggas that was his only victory last season and he has been gelded since last seen. He did however come into last year’s race having had a run when 5th in the Lincoln and although the most likely winner is no value at his current odds of around 9/4. I’ll take him on with Tony Coyle & Keane Wood’s mud loving Thunder Roar. A dual winner in the mud last Autumn at York and Doncaster he went down by just half a length to the re-opposing Look Back Smiling (also declared at Haydock) and is a pound better off today. He looks sure to be thereabouts today under Cam Hardie and can be backed each way.   THUNDER ROAR 1 point each way @ 5/1 bet365 1/5th 123   Sandown 2.25 Just the seven face the starter for this Grade 2 bet365 Oaksey Chase run over 2M 6 1/2F. The best in at the weights by a pound is Patrick Neville’s The Real Whacker who drops in trip and, according to his trainer in the trade press earlier in the week, will relish the drier ground. He looks the most likely winner to me. Paul Nicholl’s Hitman sports blinkers for the first time and at the weights is the likely danger with the Willie Mullins representative Easy Game having to carry a 6lb penalty and also sporting first time cheek pieces. Not a very inspiring race with all bar Fantastic Lady sporting some form of headgear but the pick is The Real Whacker to small stakes.   THE REAL WHACKER 1 point win @ 5/2 bet365   Haydock 2.45 A ten runner 7F class 2 handicap which is covered by the ITV cameras today and it really does have an open look about it. With the ground riding very soft all bar last year’s winner Rainbow Fire should be in their element. Katie Scott’s Gweedore was runner up last season and has won first time out for the last two seasons and has to be on the shortlist with the selection being the Richard Hannon trained Tacarib Bay. His last five starts have all been on the all-weather which include a 6F listed win last November at Newcastle but he’s equally as effective on the turf as he proved when running some good races in defeat in big handicaps last summer. He obviously likes this track as he’s won two of his three visits here and is currently on the same handicap mark as when scoring over course and distance in July 2022. He looks good each way value for a trainer who’s been amongst the winners recently especially if able to find a firm paying four places.   TACARIB BAY 1 point each way @ 9/1 Betfred 1/5 1234   Sandown 3.00 The 1m 7 1/2f Grade 1 Celebration Chase looks a match between Willie Mullins’s Cheltenham flop El Fabiolo and Nicky Henderson’s impressive Aintree winner Jonbon with officially just 5lb between the pair in favour of the former. That pair are rated 6lb (Edwardstone next best) and more better than the other five and in what is a race to saviour can be won by Nicky Henderson’s Jonbon who is unbeaten at the Esher track in three starts here including in this race last year. He looked good over further last time but also has speed and may actually cope with the drying ground better than the Mullins runner who has raced exclusively on soft ground and of course has the poor run at Cheltenham to put behind him. It’s hard to split the pair so at the prices the pick will be J P McManus’s Jonbon who will be ridden by Nico De Boinville.   JONBON 1 point win @ 9/4 bet365   Sandown 3.35 A bumper maximum field of twenty line up for the 3M 4 1/2F bet365 Gold Cup (hands up if you’re old enough to remember the race as the Whitbread Gold Cup). Current favourite is last year’s winner Kitty’s Light who has to be part of the staking plan having run so well when leading over the last in the Grand National a fortnight ago. The quick turnaround doesn’t worry me as he won the Scottish Grand National and this contest with a week between them last year. He’s 5lb higher than last season but the ground appears to have come right for him and Christian Williams’s eight year old looks sure to be thereabouts. An outsider who I feel is overpriced is Anthony Honeyball’s Sam Brown who is arguably the best handicapped horse in the field as he goes up 4lb in future handicaps for his highly creditable run at Aintree a fortnight ago when runner up to Cruz Control under today’s pilot Freddie Gingell. He’s the oldest horse in the race by two years plus and maybe that’s why he’s been neglected in the betting but he had one of today’s rivals in Kinondo Kwetu just under 7L behind that day and on the same terms is a bigger price. Many others have chances but it’s Kitty’s Light and Sam Brown for me.   KITTY’S LIGHT 1 point each way @ 5/1 William Hill 1/5th 12345 SAM BROWN 1/2 point each way @ 33/1 bet365 1/5th 12345
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Gary66 in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from The Equaliser in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from The Brigadier in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Looks like 2 days in advance so possibly tomorrow 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from The Brigadier in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    It's under specials and antepost next to the meeting tab ....I've just seen it 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Offramp in HORSE RACING VARIABLES   
    Made me laugh .....my computer uses 17 of your list as I worked down so they must all have a big effect ...lol 🤣
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Brahmin in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from MCLARKE in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    It's under specials and antepost next to the meeting tab ....I've just seen it 
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    richard-westwood reacted to Striker in Racing Chat - Wednesday 24th April   
    Ran well to finish 2nd [6-1]
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Brahmin in Racing Chat - Wednesday 24th April   
    Your winner picking is fantastic ....an accumulator would have paid a fortune .....just keep doing what your doing 😁 
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    richard-westwood reacted to Brahmin in Racing Chat - Wednesday 24th April   
    😂  will have to try this again, as just seen my account balance 💷....... was on reception duty, so had laptop on counter in my Salon ( its my daughters now ).....
    started off with £10 on 1st bet at Catt 2.12 Object @ 4/1 for Easterbys   WON...... so then went initial stake + another £10 on bet 2 at Catt 2.47 Obligatory @ 9/2 for Easterbys &  Restless Prince @ 4/1 WON........bet 3 at Catt 3.17 Easterbys hot fav Vince l'Amour @ 8/13 WON............ bet 4 perth 3.35 Skeltons Guilietta @ 2/1 👎........bet 5 at Catt 3.47  Corsican Caper @ 4/1  WON & Sugarpiehoneybuch @ 7/2.............bet 6 @ Catt 4.17 Easterbys Happier @ 15/2 & Tyger Bay @ 3/1 WON.........soooooo its fingers crossed as home now for Daily nap selection at Gowran 6.50 Emerald Eclipse @ 7/2 🤞
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Hotspur88 in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    It's under specials and antepost next to the meeting tab ....I've just seen it 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Hotspur88 in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    Looks like 2 days in advance so possibly tomorrow 
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from maxironchin in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood reacted to Hotspur88 in Racing Chat - Wednesday 24th April   
    Finally 🤣
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from The Brigadier in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from black rabbit in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Hotspur88 in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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    richard-westwood got a reaction from Bronxie in Racing chat -saturday 27th april   
    As im working ...just having a n early look at the weekend racing .....big race of weekend is bet365 gold cup 
    Kinindo kwetu. 9.0 16/1 
    Amirite. 8.9. 10/1 
    Sam brown 8.4 33/1 
    Le Milos. 8.3 8/1 
    Does he know. 8.0 28/1 
    A very difficult race to rate tbh as a lot of these have only ran on soft since Xmas and now the ground has changed dramatically it's difficult to know where they will be on the tree ........so I've changed tack slightly... with this race .....I've rated as normal .....then historically it's been very difficult for horses over say 11-5 in this race so that cuts out the bottom 3 .....leaving the top 2 again so that's good enough for me .....I'm not saying the others can't win .....in fact I think Sam brown and does he know look overpriced on select form and I could see them placing at big prices but for me I'm looking for value and the top 2 tick the boxes 
    5pt Ew top 2
     
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