dunlaying

Stay Away Fay 0
Grey Dawning +9
Embassy Gardens +9
Gaelic Warrior +10+
Fact To File +10+

I can not work up any enthusiasm for this meeting . The prices stink and laying one or two might be the way forward .
Cheltenham is like an oil painting that has been overworked . Roll on the flat season !

Cinderella's Dream 0
Lightning Paradise +9
Geologist +12
Nadelia +13
Kibosh Masaki +14
Onigiri +18
Yamamah ?
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Equality 0
Ponntos +4
Star Of Mystery +6+
Batman +7
Topper Bill +8+
Ladies Church +8
Do not forget that it is 3lb per length at 5f .
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Trevaunance 0
Simca Mille 0 n/r
Sisfahan +1
Bold Act +2
Warren Point +3
Castle Way +3
Solid Stone +4
Al Madhar +5
Ursa Minor +7
Jeff Koons +9
Franz Kafka +9
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The main interest for me will be the running of the Appleby horses . I thought that they were  below par last season and , so far , recent results seem to back up that view . I know that the strike rate was good but they were not 100% .
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2.35 Do not rule out The Big Bite . He is not too badly weighted and it is his time of year . 33/1 looks to be fair value .

English Rose 0
Sapphire Seas +1
Mystic Pearl +6
Mimi Kakushi +7
Stenton Glider +7
Shining Jewel +8
Nibras Angel +9

Adamantly Chosen 0
Roi Mage +3.       Does not get home .
Eldorado Allen +3. Not the horse he was .
The Goffer +4.     Does he have a trip ?
Galvin +5.         Ground might have gone for him .
Stattler +7?       Gone perhaps .
Minella Crooner +7 Hits the wall at 3 miles .
Janidil +8
Delta Work +8.     Good old stick but does he get the trip?
Galway Des Liteaux +9
Panda Boy +10
Chemical Energy +10
Capodanno +10     Jumping is his problem .
Shakem Up'arry +11 Trip too far ?
Kittys Light +11


Remember that some of these are most unlikely to get in .
Impossible to rate I Am Maximus so I will leave him where he is .

Short List :
Galvin
Bronn , there must be stamina doubts but he has a touch of class and Spring form .
Eldorado Allen
Adamantly Chosen
Kittys Light

Lays :
Monbeg Genius
Corach Rambler
Capodanno
Mahler Mission , when he fell at Cheltenham I thought he was coming to the end of his tether . That was 30f and soft , Saturday it will be 34f and very soft . Also The Hennessy form , at present , looks worthless . True a couple of a/r have won nice prizes but over shorter trips . And even the ill fated Gino would not have helped if he had won the Cotswold since nothing from that event has performed well since . He is too short .
Nassalam , spitefully handicapped .

Whatever you think of the rides given to the runner up and Ahoy Senor there is no doubt that Pic D'Orhy ran to his true mark . By my reckoning that means Sail Away ran 12 lb better than his previous best . Now the o/h will not give him that as he has to cover up the gaff made with the winner but he should put him up a little . If Sail Away got 2lb extra he might just come into the National reckoning as he is an improver and unexposed . An extra 4lb would be better .
Kilbeg King , like the ill fated Hermes Allen , did nothing for the Kauto Star form .

Brave Emperor
Emaraaty Anna
Oddyssee

Could not get a bet on , could not watch the races and it seems like they were exciting events .

Snipe 0
Full Back +1
My Silver Lining +1
I will doit +4
Highland Hunter +4
Famous Bridge +7
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Do Your Job 0
Ballygriffin Cottage +4
Rapper +10
Larry +10

A dodgy race and it might pay to make your book around Victtorino , Shan Blue and Threeunderthrufive .

11.30
Soldiers Gold 0
Ne Me Quitte Pas 0
Orne +2
Mayo Neighs +2
Aafoor +4
Hala Emaraaty +5
Oddyssee +7

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L'homme Presse 0
Pic D'Orhy +1
Ahoy Senor +1
Sail Away +23

If you fancy the top one wait as it must drift . No way is it an odds on shot .
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The outsider needs to run well enough to get a 4lb hike , off of 142 he is unlikely to make The National .

Shishkin 0
Sam Brown +5
Hitman +5
Protektorat +6
Does He Know +12

The favourite should be 1/2 but a better bet might be to back him NRNB for The Gold Cup .
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Edwardstone 0
Editeur Du Gite +4
Boothill +8
Amaryllis Sky +9
Funambule Sivola +11
Calico +13

It looks like a race to avoid .

Hermes Allen 0
Djelo +5
Nickle Back +6
Le Patron +7
Colonel Harry +8
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General Officer 0
Monmiral +6
Marble Sands +6
Jackpot De Choisel +7
Glory And Honour +8
Holmes St Georges no figure
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El Fabiolo 0
Gentleman De Mee +4
Captain Guinness +8
Saint Roi +9
Dinoblue +12