dunlaying

Il Etait Temps 0+
Jonbon +4
Thistle Ask +18
Gidleigh Park +19
JPR One +22

Thistle Ask looks to have improved by 39lb since October 25th . However , if he has improved then Saint Segal has improved by 19lb since last March .  That should set alarms off and looking further you find Boothill , Sans Bruit and JPR One behind them . Masters of inconsistency .
And if the improvement is indeed there then it would be unwise to expect another big leap . The closer one gets to the top ratings the more the improvement becomes incremental .
He is only 7/1 and the favourite 8/15 which suggests to me that Il Etait Temps is not certain to run .
...............EDIT : At 8/15 the favourite has to be a bet .
Richmond Lake 0
Johnnywho +4+
Imperial Saint +6
Royale Pagaille +9
Konfusion +13+
Myretown +16+


If Royal Pagaille is not declared Grand Geste goes to +1+
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I am not one that sees a conspiracy in every strange result but the Clarence House stinks . Thank God the horse is OK.