Another profitable day

Things beginning to click now, with another profitable day.

We had five selections in all, four of them at what turned into a very wet Taunton, and most of them ran well.

First up was our only selection of the day at Towcester. We put up King's Realm (1pt) at 8/1 in the opening event, the 12.55.

Going off at 9/1, he ran with a fair bit of credit on his second start over hurdles. Being hampered by a faller four out really didn't help and he stayed on well into a place, finishing third in the end, just missing out on second, although well behind the winner.

Then came Chrysander (1pt) for Evan Williams in the 1.15 at Taunton, at 15/2. A power cut at the track meant the viewing public missed watching this one storm home live, but the replay showed he absolutely hacked up, after going off at 13/2.

Up next was Cullahill (1pt) in the 2.15 at Taunton, at 14/1, who after starting at 12s ran reasonably for a while but was well beaten in the end.

Lorum Leader (1pt) was next in the 3.45 at 7/1. After drifting to 9/1 at SP he ran well for a good part of the race but eventually tired and did well to come third in ground that was turning things into a real slog.

Finally we had Mtpockets (1pt) in the 4.15. After being put up at 9/1, he started at 8/1 and ran well. Always up there, he just looked a tad tapped for toe as the pace quickened, but he was really hitting top gear when he clattered the hurdle two out which put pay to his chances. He stayed on again but couldn't get close to the principles.

So all told 3.5 pts of profit for the day, and we look forward to hopefully keeping things going tomorrow!

Confirmation of results with prices (advised and SP)

King's Realm, 3rd/8, 8/1 --- 9/1

Chrysander, 1st/13, 15/2 --- 13/2

Cullahill, 5th/7, 14/1 --- 12/1

Lorum Leader, 3rd/9, 7/1 --- 9/1

Mtpockets, 4th/14, 9/1 --- 8/1

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Much more like it

January bounced into profit today thanks to a couple of cracking winners, and inflated prices too because of best odds guaranteed. 2011 has seen quite a few decent performances, and a collection of "odds on in-running" seconds, so we were always confident things would eventually click, and today it did. We're not getting carried away though, there's plenty more work to do to make up for November and December, and we need to keep it going.

Let's start with a look back at yesterday, where we had our fifth second of the year, from 16 selections. In fairness the latest was very well beaten, but still finished a country mile clear of the the third. We had Autumn Spirit (1pt) , in the 2.00 at Fontwell, at 10/1. She gave the odds on favourite the only challenge in the race, but finished very tired after going off at the same price.

Our other runner, Rigadin de Beauchene (1pt) was a non runner.

And then on to today, where we put up three after a very lively morning of market activity.

First up, was General Kutuzov, at 11/1, in the opener at Chepstow, the 12.35. After opening on course at 8/1, he started at 10s and then proceeded to run pretty well until unseating Liam Treadwell in infuriating fashion, as he was still going quite nicely at that point, despite race a bit keenly early on.

It was to Sandown next, where we had Music Of The Moor (1pt) at 6/1, Tom Tate sending the 4yo old down for his first ever start over hurdles in what looked a pretty competitive contest. Subject of some decent support this morning, he actually drifted to 8/1 at the off, before running really well - and possibly winning in a style which heralds a change of fortune for our selections.

He was absolutely cantering while all the others were flat to the boards, and was just about to pick off the leader before crashing through the final fence, stopping him in his tracks. Not again, we thought to ourselves, but he picked up well to retake the lead. Suddenly a 66/1 shot came from nowhere, Lamps, to fly home at the death - but the post came in time and we were celebrating a nice win, inflated because of best odds guaranteed.

In the last couple of weeks, either the mistake, or the fast finisher, would have scuppered our chances, but not today, so maybe a corner has been turned.

Back at Chepstow, our second selection of the day having his first run over fences was David Pipe's Our Father (1pt) in the 2.50. Advised at 5/1, he was allowed to start at an extraordinary 9/1 before winning in really impressive style. After pulling hard early on, he started to find his feet and came into the home straight cruising while all the others were being scrubbed along. He quickened nicely to win cosily by four lengths. A really interesting prospect.

So because of the best odds guaranteed in place with the bookies we suggested, we had 16 points of profit today, so its a thank you to those layers deciding to get stuck into two hurdle debutantes with the belief the early support was unjustified.

A pity there's no jumps racing tomorrow, let's hope we can keep it going on Monday.

Confirmation of results with prices (advised and SP).

Friday 7th January

Autumn Spirit, 2nd/5, 10/1--- 10/1

Rigadin de Beauchene NR

Saturday 8th January

General Kutuzov, UR/7, 11/1--- 10/1

Music Of The Moor, 1st/12, 6/1--- 8/1

Our Father, 1st/15, 5/1---9/1

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Just around the corner

It was quite a lively morning of market activity today, but we had just one selection, a two point pick at Huntingdon, and certainly got the value.

We were on the nicely backed Cheney Manor (2pts), from Nicky Henderson's stable, in the 3.10, at 7/1.

He went off at 9/2 at SP and put up a good performance, trading odds on in running, before a mistake two out put pay to his chances. The winner had flown, but he was putting in some decent work to close the gap and the fact he clattered that hurdle really didn't help. In the end he could only finish third.

Backing win only can be a frustrating past-time, and we know plenty of our members like to follow each-way, but when the winners come it will all be worth it. Let's hope it's just around the corner.

Confirmation of result with prices (advised and SP).

Cheney Manor, 3rd/15, 7/1 -- 4/1

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Two the not so magic number

Further signs that things will click soon, with yet another second place today (that's six in the last 21 selections - nearly 30%). Just a couple of those getting in front would have put a completely different complexion on things just lately, but it's all about the long term, the big picture and it'll come in its own time.

Today's second was Monty's Moon (1pt) at 7/1, in the 1.50 at Leicester, which traded 1.23 in running as he hit the front going over the last. Denis O'Regan worked wonders on the winner though, to get up by a neck - he really is a cracking jockey, one of those who never gives up. We got good value, with the selection going off at 4/1 and these things will work in our favour over time.

A couple of hours later we had Earl Of Thormond (1pt) at 11/2. Another to shorten nicely, he went off at 4/1 in the 3.50 at Leicester. Nowhere near with this one though, with Caroline Bailey's 6yo fairly well beaten.

Confirmation of results with prices (advised / SP)

Monty's Moon, 2nd/11, 7-1 / 4-1

Earl Of Thormond, 6th/8, 11-2/ 4-1

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Poor day

Much quieter today and a couple of pretty poor performances, with another "two pointer" not troubling the leaders, most disappointing.

Both selections ran at Hereford, which survived a morning inspection.

First up we had Gleannacreim (2pts), in the 2.25, advised at 4/1. Going off at almost double the odds really isn't the idea (7/1), and he ran accordingly, finishing 5th/7, not being able to continue a short lived move two out.

Then came, in the 3.00, our biggest priced selection for some time, Cypress Grove (1pt), at 25/1. At least we got some value with this one, as he continued to be supported into 16/1 at SP. For a few moments he looked to be picking up from the back, but it wasn't to be and he ended up well beaten.

Will certainly hope for better tomorrow.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Glannacreim, 7/1, 5th/7
Cyprus Grove, 16/1, 7th/13

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The calm after the storm

The busiest day for months today, with ten selections. Funny how that happens sometimes, you can go along with one or two selections most days and then suddenly a day like today comes along and it goes crazy.

While it can feel a bit daunting with a big outlay at the start of the day, these sort of days can really give the bank a big lift. In the end, we had one non runner, three seconds (including two which traded very short in running) and a 6/1 winner. It all left us three points down for the day in the end, but despite a disappointing finish it was a promising day in many ways. We got good value with virtually all our selections and there were some good performances. Perhaps the beginning of the shift back to profit, which will surely come sooner or later.

It all started in the 1.15 at Folkestone, with Here's The Key (1pt), advised at 6/1. Going off at 5s this one ran an extraordinary race. Outpaced out the back, she hit 1000/1 in running on two or three occassions, and looked completely out of it. But my word did she finish well, absolutely flying over the last she was eating up the ground and looked for all the world like she would storm home, trading at 1.03 in running without actually getting her head in front. As soon as she was upsides, the very game winner battled back to win by a neck. A most frustrating start, but hats off to Denis O'Regan who never gave up on her, just the sort of ride punters' like to see, and one plenty of other jocks could learn from.

Then we had Steady Tiger (2pts) in the 1.20 at Ayr, put up at 6/1. This one was withdrawn before the off as a NR.

Then came our next, in the 1.55 at Ayr, Premier Sagas (1pt), put up at 8/1. After starting at 5/1, Nicky Richards' 7y.o ran a terrific race. Always prominent, he looked to be ready to put the race to bed going over the last, travelling strongly. But despite trading as low as 1.15 he couldn't finish the job, going down by 3/4 length to the fast finishing winner.

The effort by Noble Billy (1pt), in the 2.10 at Plumpton, the Sussex National, wasn't anything like the first two runners. After being advised at 13/2, he went off at 5/1 before jump poorly, and being pulled up.

Then came the days' winner, Dicklers Oscar (1pt), in the 2.25 at Ayr. After being put up at 6/1, she continued to be really nicely backed into 5/2 at the off. Given a very patient ride by James Reveley, she jumped herself into contention and forged clear to win by nearly three lengths.

The races continued to come thick and fast, with Beside The Fire (1pt) up next, advised at 7/1 in the 2.45 at Plumpton. This was our third second placed finish of the day, and ran into Manshoor, ridden by Tony McCoy, who was a late change because the 7lb conditional jockey, Matt Crawley who was down to ride was apparently unwell. Unsurprisingly there was plenty of support around for McCoy's new mount, and he gave him a cracking ride to push him clear in an enterprising effort. Beside The Fire was a bit outpaced early but finished really strongly to only go down by two lengths in the end. Hope you're feeling better soon Matt.

The final three selections ran poorly, and it's particularly frustrating that two of them were two point selections.

The best performance came from Nodform William (1pt) in the 3.00 at Ayr, at 11/2. After going off a well backed 100/30, he was there or thereabouts for much of the contest but couldn't quicken when required.

In the 3.30 at Ayr we had Bardolet (2pts), at 9/2. After starting at 4/1 he was out the back to begin with, made decent progress for a time, before falling away tamely.

And then came our last selection, Carmond (2pts), in the 3.55 at Folkestone. Put up at 6/1, he drifted to 15/2 on his first start for Oliver Sherwood, but couldn't really get into it despite showing up for a while, and finished 6th/6 in the end.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Here's The Key, 2nd/8, 5/1
Premier Sagas, 2nd/10, 5/1
Steady Tiger NR
Noble Billy, PU/14, 5/1
Dickler's Oscar, 1st/13, 5/2
Beside The Fire, 2nd/12, 5/1
Nodform William, 6th/12, 100/30
Bardolet, 11th/15, 4/1
Carmond, 6th/6, 15/2


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Slow start to 2011

So we're underway for 2011, but not a good start by any means, with a couple of unplaced efforts from our first two bets of the year.

First up we had Super Directa (1pt) in the 2.10 at Fakenham, at 7/1. This was an interesting performance, with him seemingly travelling well before hitting a hurdle about 3/4 mile from home or so. At that point he was briefly ridden by Leighton Aspell, who then chose to sit quietly and coast him home the rest of the race, to finish 5th in the end. Now it would be hard to argue that the horse would have been able to challenge the front pair, but he didn't actually finish that far behind given his extremely tender handling, so maybe one to look for in the future.

Our other selection was also at Fakenham, Ouest Eclair (1pt) in the 3.20, at 5/1. Ferdy Murphy's 6yo pulled a bit too hard early on and jumped poorly, and was soundly beaten.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Super Directa, 5th/12, 7/1
Ouest Eclair, PU/8, 11/2

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Ending the year with a winner

Our first bet of 2010, which seems so long ago now, was a winner. And to cap what's been on the whole a terrific twelve months, we ended with a winner too.

Unfortunately we also had four losers today, including a two point selection at 8/1 (sp 10/1) so our 5/1 success meant we broke even for the day, but at least things finished brightly.

It's been a really frustrating month, mainly because of the freezing weather and the desperate lack of racing, but on the rare days we have seen selections, the lack of a good winner or two has also been extremely annoying.

Still, it's all finished with now, a new year begins tomorrow and we can't wait to see what 2011 brings.

We started in the 12.50 at Warwick, with Bear Dancing (1pt), at 8/1. Going off at 17/2 he ran an absolute shocker and ended pulled up.

Things weren't much better in the 1.10 at Uttoxeter, with Hopeful Start (1pt) at 7/1. Going off at 15/2 Jonjo O'Neill's 6y.o at least finished, but miles behind, coming fourth of the five runners.

Next up, in the 2.10 at Uttoxeter, we advised Sun Tzu (2pt) at 8/1, who would have won by 13 lengths, had he not been comfortably beaten himself by the winner, Supreme de Paille. A decent enough performance though, after he was sent off at 10s.

In the 2.20 at Warwick, Whatever Next (1pt) was a 16/1 shot for us. Going off at 12/1 we could only watch as Timmy Murphy gave him a nondescript ride in finishing fourth, barely giving the horse a chance to get competitive. A massive difference to the ride AP gave to Rate Of Knots in finishing second.

In the 3.40 at Uttoxeter, Just Cloudy (1pt) was the one to get us out of trouble for the day at 5/1. Always traveling strongly in the bumper, he looked to be a comfortable winner but then really tired close to home. Thankfully he found enough in the end though and was a driven out winner by 1 1/2 lengths.

Here's to a brilliant 2011. Happy New Year to you all.

Confirmation of results with SPs:

Bear Dancing, PU/12, 17/2
Hopeful Start, 4th/5, 17/2
Suz Tzu, 2nd/11, 10/1
Whatever Next, 4th/10, 12/1
Just Cloudy, 1st/9, 5/1






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Looking back for dangers..

Well we had one selection today, Noble Aran (1pt) at 11/2, trying a drop in trip in the 1.50 at Taunton.

His jumping was a bit scratchy early on as the pace perhaps found him out a little, but as the race developed he really began to find a good stride and about four from home Paddy Brennan briefly had a look back for dangers as he seemingly was traveling really nicely. The moment he did that though, ironically, was the moment he began to struggle and he soon got swallowed up and couldn't quicken with the rest of them, to finish a fairly well beaten fourth.

It adds to what's been a frustrating December, that's for sure, but a couple of jumps meetings tomorrow to hopefully end the year on a high note with. And then, roll on 2011!

Confirmation of result with SP:

Noble Aran, 4th/9, 9/2

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One too good

A good performance today by our only selection, but he ran into one too good.

We put up Nicky Henderson's Media Luz (1pt), advised at 5/1, in the 12.30, the juvenile hurdle at Newbury. After being nicely supported in the morning, the exchange layers pushed the promising 3y.o's price out, so he opened on course at 15/2, before going off at 7/1 at SP.

Henderson's only other runner in the race was always going to be the main danger, the short-priced Grandouet. And that's how it turned out. Media Luz ran well in the gloom, and when the runners emerged out of the fog near the end he was traveling really well and looked a big danger, but despite finishing nearly 20 lengths clear of the third, Grandouet was just too good, quickening really well to win quite cosily by four lengths.

A frustrating result, but hopefully we'll get back to the winners' enclosure soon.

Confirmation of result with sp:

Media Luz, 7/1, 2nd/8

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First day of action in twelve days!!!

Turf racing finally back today then thank goodness!

We had two selections at Ffos Las, both nicely backed.

First up was Azionne (1pt), in the 1.30, the Mare's Handicap Hurdle. Advised at 7/1, she continued to be nicely supported into 9/2 before not justifying it, finishing a well beaten sixth.

In the 3.15, we had Nemo Spirit (1pt), at 13/2, who did much better. Tim Vaughan's 5y.o ran well on his first start over hurdles, leading or racing prominently for much of the contest, after going off at 4/1 SP. Trading at just above evens in running, he just got run out of things near the finish, but stayed on again into third. A promising introduction.

All in all, it was great to be back in action albeit without a winner. Hopefully this weather will continue to warm up and we'll see plenty more action before the next cold spell hits.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Azionne, 6th/10, 9/2
Nemo Spirit, 3rd/10, 4/1

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Edging back into it

A decent winner today, with an 8/1 shot doing the business in gutsy style.

That set things up with a couple more runners to go, but sadly we couldn't follow up. A decent performance at a big price coming afterwards, and then a faller.

We're updating from yesterday as well, where we had a couple of seconds from our four picks.

Let's start with yesterday then, and in the 12.25 at Newbury, a novices chase we had Double Pride (1pt), at 7/1. Going off at the same price, he ran pretty well, with a couple of jumping errors not really helping, finishishing fourth of 16 in the end.

In the 12.45 at Bangor we had One More Dinar (1pt) at 9/1. Nicely backed into 6/1 at the off, he put in a decent performance, travelling nicely at times and backed into almost 1/2 in running. He stayed on strongly after hitting the last going down by a length and a half.

At 3.00 at Bangor our selection was Vin Rose (1pt) at 6/1. Going off at 11/2, this was another good performance, just running into one too good being beaten six lengths in the end.

Ten minutes later, in the 3.10 at Newbury we had a selection in the rescheduled Peterborough Chase, Master Medic (1pt) at 10/1. Clearly plenty was expected from this once progressive chaser, who was last seen pulling up in last year's King George, as he continued to be backed into 8/1 SP. Unfortunately he was just never travelling, and pulled up early on, surely not really his true running.

On to today, and a great start in the 12.40 at Towcester. De Forgotten Man (1pt) was an 8/1 shot for us, and went off at 7s, and put in a stirling display in really slow ground, staying on bravely to win by a length.

Then in the 2.10 at Towcester we had Bible Lord (1pt), at 12/1. Opening on course at 9/1 the layers got stuck in and the SP was 14/1. He ran a big race though, leading for much of the way and really doing his best go slog it out. In the end he just faded near the finish, and was unfortunate to be pipped for third.

Then came our first 2pt bet for a while, Owner Occupier (2pt) in the 3.10 at Towcester, at 7/1. After opening 11/2 he drifted to 7s at SP. He was tracking the leaders and seemingly going well when he fell.

So when the dust settles after a couple of busy days a 1pt profit in the end. Most of the selections ran well, and there's a small sense of what may have been. We can only hope the forecasters have got it wrong and we see plenty of racing in the lead up to Christmas to push things on.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Wednesday 15th December

Double Pride, 4th/16, 7/1
One More Dinar, 2nd/9, 6/1
Vin Rose, 2nd/10, 11/2
Master Medic, PU/7, 8/1

Thursday 16th December:

De Forgotten Man, 1st/16, 7/1
Bible Lord, 4th/12, 14/1
Owner Occupier, F/10, 7/1

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Been a while

Because of the break in September and October it feels like it's been a while since a month was sitting in good profit, and December continues to stutter along with another three losers. It's all about the long term of course, but it would be nice to have a good day or two soon - preferably before the freezing weather descends again!

Anyway we had three today, a couple at Folkestone and another at Catterick.

First up was Shewarni Wolf (1pt) in the 1.35 at Folkestone. Advised at 5/1, he opened at 3/1 before going off at 4s for Nigel Twiston-Davies. He was there or thereabouts for a good part of the race but just tired near the end of this first attempt at a longer trip.

Half an hour later we had Bold Pioneer (1pt) at 8/1 in the 2.05 at Folkestone. Going off at 13/2, he ran really well for a long time, going nicely while others seemingly were toiling, and he traded at around 6/4 in running. But a furlong or two from home he just really started to struggle and in the end came sixth of six, a frustrating race to watch.

Last up we had Best Horse (1pt) in the 2.45 at Catterick, at 11/2. This one drifted before the off, starting at 8/1, but put in a decent performance, still holding every chance coming to the last, but just couldn't find anything close to home.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Shewarni Wolf, 6th/16, 4/1
Bold Pioneer, 6th/6, 13/2
Best Horse, 5th/12, 8/1

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Win or bust

We had a couple of fairly big priced selections at Plumpton today, and got a decent priced third which went off a B.O.G 14/1. No celebrating here though of course as we advise and back win-only. The other one was unplaced.

First up then in the 2.35 we advised Deep Pockets (1pt), at 10/1. A bit of a drifter before the off, the 11y.o. went off 14/1 looking for his third win over C+D. It wasn't a bad performance, apart from a possibly costly mistake as things began to heat up, but was being scrubbed along a fair way out. He stayed on for that pressure to come home third, beaten about six lengths by the winner.

In the final race of the day, we had Stop The Show (1pt) at 14/1. Going off the same price, he was well beaten and plugged on to finish sixth.

Not a great start to the week but at least there looks like there should be a couple of NH meetings on tomorrow, so hopefully we can get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Deep Pockets, 3rd/12, 14/1
Stop The Show, 6th/11, 14/1


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Cheltenham catch up

Amidst all the abandonments, a couple of brilliant days at Cheltenham, and hats off to all concerned for getting the show on the road.

We've had a couple of selections in those two days, one on Friday and one yesterday.

First of all we advised Superior Wisdom (1pt) in the 3m handicap hurdle on Friday (the 1.50), at 9/1. Coming off a game win at Exeter, he went off at 10s and was in the process of running a big race before crashing out at the third last flight, bringing down three others at the same time.

On the Saturday, we had Restless Harry (1pt) at 9/1 in the Relkeel Hurdle, the 1.20. There was a lot of confidence behind this, not least from his trainer Robin Dickin and he went off 11/2. Sadly it didn't quite go to plan, he set a tad too fierce a pace up front and was a spent force a couple of fences from home, finishing seventh in the end.

The forecast seems a bit milder this week so hopefully plenty of action in the next few days.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Friday 10th December

Superior Wisdom, F/16, 10/1

Saturday 11th December

Restless Harry, 7th/12, 11/2

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Warm weather dance

What an incredibly frustrating December so far, to put it mildly, and just looking at the long term forecast on the BBC website it seems that things could stay pretty cold for a lot of the rest of the month..

Let's all hope Cheltenham somehow manages to beat the conditions and get things going on Friday so we see a scene a bit like this one..

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Just a reminder that our member's subscriptions, existing and new, are paused during this cold spell, with all days of turf racing lost added to total subscriptions. We don't follow all-weather market moves, as we've found them too unreliable but please rest assured that if you join us during this freezing period you won't miss out on any days of action in the long run.

In the meantime we're off to do a warm weather dance in the hope it'll help!

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Frozen frustrations

It's an extraordinary sign of just how cold it is at the moment that Kelso's meeting on Sunday has already been called off.

All very frustrating, particularly as we have found market moves on the all-weather to be too unreliable to trust, hence we've had no selections at all (which have run) since Saturday. We did have a runner at Folkestone on Monday, but of course that meeting too bit the dust.

As we mentioned on Sunday, we've decided to add all days lost due to the weather to our member's subscriptions. It just seems the fairest thing to do.

Hopefully the forecasters have got it wrong and Britain will warm up again soon - although that looks unlikely right now!

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Slow Saturday

What a brilliant day of action at Newbury on Saturday. Sadly our one selection finished just out of the frame, The Betchworth Kid (1pt), in the 2.00. Advised at 9/2, he went off at the same price and ran pretty well, but finished just out of the frame.

Confirmation of result with SP

The Betchworth Kid, 4th/12, 9/2

All this cold weather, and meetings being abandoned, means it looks all but certain that November will end in a loss, which is very frustrating but brighter times are surely just around the corner!

By the way, if you are thinking of subscribing but concerned by a possible lack of racing in the coming days/weeks, you'll be pleased to know that any days when there is no turf racing because of the weather, we've decided to simply add those days to member's subscriptions.

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Looking forward to the weekend

Just a couple of selections today, and neither placed. Most of our selections recently have gone on to shorten in price, but today a big drifter which is always frustrating (unless they win with b.o.g in play of course).

Anyway both were at Musselburgh, the first in the opener, the 12.10. We had Vallani (1pt), having her first start for Lucinda Russell after being in Peter Monteith's stable, at 5/1. Going off at 9/2, she never really jumped particularly well and found herself a fair way behind. She stayed on quite nicely in the closing stages but was never going to trouble the leaders.

The next was in the 2.25, Overyou (1pt), advised at 13/2. She drifted before opening on course at 9/1 and then continued to go out to 14/1 at the off. Clearly not expected to run well, she didn't, finishing well behind.

Obviously the action's depleted tomorrow because of Newcastle and Towcester being off, but there's some decent racing about - hats off to Newbury for staging the Fighting Fifth - so hopefully a winner or two to be found.

Confirmation of result with sps:

Vallani, 5th/10, 9/2
Overyou, 12th/14, 14/1

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Not today

Another quiet day in terms of number of selections, with just a couple for us today, with a plugging on second and a run which was possibly too bad to be true.

First up we had Glenturn (1pt) in the 3.05 at Uttoxeter, advised at 7/1. They finished really tired in the slow ground over 2m 6 and the selection, which started at 5/1 was miles behind but did stay on well at the end to only go down by about six lengths. If he could have been closer to the pace he may well have justified his market support with a win, but not to be.

Ten minutes later we had a selection in the 3.15 at Newbury, the best race of the card, a Grade Two novices chase, which saw the sad demise of Tell Massini. The one for us was Be There In Five (1pt), advised at 5/1 and he went off at the same price, only to just never get in it. His jumping was a bit eratic and he just never landed a blow, finishing a tailed off third. Be There In Five actually beat the winner Aiteen Thirtythree over the same distance in a hurdles race back in March (and was actually giving Aiteen Thirtythree seven pounds too) but today just wasn't his day, and maybe there was more to it than just not taking to the fences. Will be interesting to watch what happens with him next time.

Confirmation of results with sps:

Glenturn, 2nd/7, 5/1
Be There In Five, 3rd/5, 5/1

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