good apprentice booked as well by the don

Good luck chav

Just going to put Foresight up George. Great minds and all that! Regards the draw the low bias at Thirsk last year seemed more pronounced with a bit of cut in the ground if I remember correctly. I think today though he will just be the best horse in the race.

Also Master Carpenter for me today, hopefully the draw is ok got to go very close at a huge price.

Gl everyone.

Were you on at 5 places George?

No PHS, 4. Such is life...

Okool 3-1? You can have 9-2 now, even with Gosden runner out, #judge

1-3 to be in the first 4

Well and truly put in his place there, winner just looks a superior specimen both looks and ability wise.

Okool, too keen for his own good, not that it made any difference to the result.

The Don knew.

Bit unlucky today with Bossy Guest, just got held up in his run enough around 2f out before finishing well to just miss a place.

But the bottom line is -6 on the day and back into the red overall.

Running Totals
P/L : -1.55

Win stat: 6/51 (12%)
Place stat: 16/51 (31%)

Points staked so far: 90
Points lost on multiples: 7 (included in overall P/L)

I've left myself down there, Virgin

Hugh again. Just can't stop him.

Follow Me, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 3.45 Kempton

Follow Me cost 32,000 gns as a yearling, but didn't last long in Hugo Palmer's yard, being sold for just £4000 following just two runs. However, I didn't think her debut over 7f at Kempton was bereft of promise, having been slow away, run green, not had the clearest of runs, before keeping on ok. Her final run for her former yard came in a class 3 maiden at York won by the useful Raheen House and not surprisingly she didn't make much impact.

Two runs so far for her new trainer and she shaped OK on the latest of them over today's C/D, held up in a race where it proved difficult to come from off the pace (and won by one who followed up in a higher grade on turf), she made a little late headway and left the impression there could be improvement to come when things pan out more favourably.

She's drawn widest here and it's likely a bit further may suit ideally, but she's been eased 2lb, wears a hood for the first time, and Jospehine Gordon takes over in the saddle, so in a weak contest, she's get the vote for the minimum EW stake.

Another Wyse Kid, 1pt win @ 8-1, 3.05 Pontefract

I selected Strong Steps last week on the basis that he might have run well against a track bias at the Lincoln meeting, but like Zhui Feng on Saturday (another who had seemingly fared well at Doncaster despite track position), he didn't confirm that theory by running well on his next start, so it may be folly to select another on the basis of that theory.

However, Another Wyse Kid still shaped well on his reappearance, draw bias or not, keeping on well stands' side to be beaten just over 3l behind the resurgent Wentworth Falls, who raced towards the far side.

He's a dual course and distance winner, who has fallen to a mark 8lb lower than when last successful, and in an interview pre-race at Donny, his trainer had reported him to be working very well.

The downside is trap 6, which is a potential negative round here if caught away from the rail, but a chance is taken for the minimum stake at 8-1.

Yulong Baobei, 1pt EW @ 12-1, 5.25 Navan

I'm not sure it's the wisest policy to be selecting a 3YO filly against her elders in sprints at this time of year, but at a double figure price a chance is taken on Yulong Baobei.

She wasn't disgraced in the Windsor Castle having gone after a US-trained speedball and taken the lead over a furlong out before fading in the final furlong on the soft ground to finish a respectable 7th, in a race run in a faster time than the King's Stand.

Yulong Baobei then returned to home soil to comfortably win a 5f Listed race at Tipperary, and I thought she was then unfortunate not to follow up in Group 3  company at the Curragh, rallying strongly against the far rail having been headed, but being denied a clear run when seemingly having running left in her.

This doesn't look easy against older, more established sprinters, but it will be interesting to see how she fares.

Summary of Selections for Monday:

Bee Machine, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 2.00 Pontefract
Another Wyse Kid, 1pt win @ 8-1, 3.05 Pontefract
Follow Me, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 3.45 Kempton
Natty Dresser, 1pt EW @ 50-1, 4.25 Navan
Yulong Baobei, 1pt EW @ 12-1, 5.25 Navan

A couple of NRs from the list above. One further selection:

Ocean Temptress, 1pt EW @ 33-1, 3.15 Kempton

Ocean Temptress shaped better than the bare result in what admittedly probably wasn't the strongest of  Nottingham maidens last August, caught wide throughout but still in with a chance of a place when hampered inside the final furlong. The four runs since haven't exactly marked her down as a winner waiting to happen (though hasn't helped herself by racing keenly on a couple of occasions), however, her fourth over C/D in September doesn't read too badly in the context of this race, given that was a class 4 contest and the form worked out quite well.

The dam's side of her pedigree (related to a couple of two mile winners) and how she shaped at Nottingham could suggest a stiffer test may suit in due course, and she's returning from five months off here so fitness has to be taken on trust, but as she's now down to a mark of 60 (7lb lower than for that class 4 C/D run), I'm going to take a chance EW at big odds.

Line Of Reason 1st & 2nd from 2 runs at Ponty. Was "used" to make the market for stables bigger priced winner LTO but still ran well.

Hi George, I admire any guy that works hard (i.e rewatching all races and filling up the notebook) But you took 6f form from Donny and brought it over to Pontefract over 5f on good to firm and all his best form is over 6f..... I also put that horse in my notebook from the Donny run (i.e wrong side he raced on) but I couldn`t do him today...

A bad day at the office, nowt more to be said.

Running Totals
P/L : -12.55

Win stat: 6/57 (10%)
Place stat: 17/57 (30%)

Points staked so far: 101
Points lost on multiples: 7 (included in overall P/L)