Many thanks George, not too shabby yourself

Spent quite a while on two Catterick races yesterday, cut your 7.55 down to four which on the face of it was not much good but Gurkha Friend was one of them, trainer flying, should go on the ground & any drying out in its favour, one for value would have been Musaaid for me at 16/1 BUT the grounds a tad too soft for it imo, if this race was in 48 hours that would have  probably been my selection.
My main bet today was going to be in the 7.25 but cat basically let out of the bag as prices went up, Balmusette is possibly 10lb well in here but no price to be getting involved sadly, though Gurkha & Balmusette is around a 16/1 double & that must be worth a small investment.

Wish you the best of luck today.

Good luck today gents

That 7.25 is full of intrigue. It's a no bet race for me, one I will be watching carefully is Nonno Giulio on his debut for David Loughnane. It's the sort of horse that David O Meara has excelled with, and I wonder if his talents have rubbed off on Loughnane.


Hit the lights has drifted to a very backable price in the 8.25 though. On the form of either two wins this season, with this race very likely to be run to suit, you'd have to fancy him to be bang there.

mackies, I'm don't think DL was assistant to DO'M, but I could be wrong! Good luck with HTL.

Ah now I know why. He's operating from his old yard.

WD George I'm more hopeful for Deluxe now

Still works out fine I'd take one of those every day! I'm hoping they've backed them both the owner is now 4/10 at Brighton in the last 5 years with a + LS. He owned that Green Earth who they landed a couple of touches with,finger crossed

Nearly forgot, well done nocturnal!

Cheers mackies

Unlucky FL, ran well

Titus with a sheepskin noseband (another thing we should know about) they're taking baby steps with him but a more straightforward track and cp's next for me also I'd like to see him back at 6f

Cheers nocturnal, and good luck with the Fahey pair.

All I want to see for Titus Secret is a clear run; three times she's ridden him, three times she's run into trouble. If she's turning into the straight in last place, just keep it simple imo and angle him to the outer. He looks a big awkward unit who isn't agile enough to get himself out of trouble or be pulled around.

It looked like he didn't handle the track too well yesterday, but I don't want to keep making excuses for him.

I agree that the blinkers have transformed Mukaynis Mackies he'd be one of a few with a shout.I was against Growl (don't think he's got enough pace) & I wasn't convinced Roudee had enough boot on recent evidence (think he's better at 6f).Fwiw on a quiet day for me I liked Kimberella (early prices were too big),Mukaynis and Lexington Place could be a frame hitter or fall in in front if they go too quick done little wins fc's/tc's.Good luck today with all I fancy a couple tomorrow hopefully at some better  prices

I think we've now got most the field covered between us Wink 

Well done FL

Counting the money 1f out George!
Pretty sure I'll get it back on that one though. Avon Breeze ran very well.

Yours was always on the snaff Fatlad as long as it didn't get blocked it was always the worthy winner there.

wd

Good shout FL

Mackies...no run whatsoever,not given up just yet on Lexis off current mark.

Gabriels King,just out the frame,he saw plenty of chester.

Onwards

Dance Of Fire, 1pt win @ 11-1, 5.25 Chester

Dance Of Fire appeals as a horse who may still have some improvement left in him; it had seemed that he wasn't progressing last season following a good run on his reappearance, and he wasn't seen again after July, but following a 6 month break and a gelding operation, he has returned this year on the AW in fine form, winning a class 2 handicap at Chelmsford, and perhaps being a little unfortunate on his latest start in a class 2 handicap at Kempton won by subsequent Listed winner Our Channel, having been denied a clear run in the straight when seemingly having plenty of running left in him.

The question is will he be in the same form back on turf? Well given he's 1lb below his peak turf rating of 2015 and his earlier form suggests he's just as effective on grass, hopefully the answer is yes.

He can be quite keen in his races, which may be an issue returning fresh from a 2 month break with cheekpieces reapplied, but in the hope David Probert can get him reasonably switched off from a decent draw, a chance is taken at a double figure price.

Energia Flavio, 1pt EW @ 40-1, 5.25 Chester

This is quite speculative, but Energia Flavio is of a little interest at big odds; he failed to win for Marco Botti having previously won twice in Brazil, but he ran some fair races off marks in the 90s on the AW at distances up to 9.5f, while leaving the impression on occasions that a slightly stiffer test might have suited.
He was tried over today's C/D of 10.5f last July but weakened out of it having possibly done too much early on.

Energia Flavio ended his time with Marco Botti with just a fair third over 8.5f at Windsor last August, and wasn't seen again until March when making his debut for Richard Fahey; two runs for his new stable haven't offered much, but doubt heavy ground would have suited last time and he may have needed his reappearance at Wolverhampton.

He's down in the weights and fitness should not be an issue now, and although he's very much the stable second string on jockey bookings, a better showing wouldn't surprise at a meeting his owner likes to target.

Thanks luckyme, I hope Mr Balding is right!

Good luck today lads plenty of opportunities Friday and hopefully Saturday,I fancy a few tomorrow though not sure if there'll be any standouts pricewise

Turning in, I thought one would win and the other would place

1.5 IR for Dance Of Fire and the other one ended up 5th.

There's always tomorrow...

good luck finding one from your notebook when theres a single meeting out of 5 to pick from.