Mairee traded short in the run but was comfortably held in the end. Three points lost on the day.


May Running Total
P/L : -3

Win stat: 0/3 (0%)
Place stat: 1/3 (33%)

Points staked so far: 3

Overall Running Total
P/L : -25.55

Win stat: 7/78 (9%)
Place stat: 22/78 (28%)

Points staked so far: 135
Points lost on multiples: 7 (included in overall P/L)

Ascot Week, 1pt EW @ 50-1, 7.10 Chelmsford

This is very much on the speculative side, particularly given marked market weakness this morning and that he may appreciate a longer trip, however, a chance is taken at big odds from the inside draw.

It was probably a weak enough maiden that Ascot Week made his debut in at Wolverhampton (8.5f) last November behind a winner who won by double digits, but he did shape as though he'd benefit plenty from the experience; reluctant to load, then requiring reminders soon after the start, he appeared quite green and wasn't helped by being caught wide from 3f out, but kept on quite encouragingly and was going on at the finish.

Ascot Week has been gelded since and given the winter to mature further, and while improvement is definitely needed on that debut effort, that's quite possible if going the right way.

He is trained by Owen Burrows and ridden by Dane O'Neil, so I'm presuming there is a Hamdan connection here, and the Hamdan-owned favourite Alfarris (who caught the eye on debut) appears very strong in the betting.

Thaqaffa won but the three longshots failed to trouble the judge which all means half-a-point lost on the day.

May Running Total
P/L : -3.5

Win stat: 1/7 (14%)
Place stat: 2/7 (28%)

Points staked so far: 11

Overall Running Total
P/L : -26.05

Win stat: 8/82 (10%)
Place stat: 23/82 (28%)

Points staked so far: 143
Points lost on multiples: 7 (included in overall P/L)

Good work..

Cheers, the notebook worked for a change Maybe picking the relative shorties is the way forward

Re: Ballard Down, it was the ol' Steve Mellish angle regarding Selkirks and headgear (damire on this occasion)

Pour Lʼamour robs a bit off you George but wd double

gl ...

May Running Total
P/L : +18.75

Win stat: 3/10 (30%)
Place stat: 5/10 (50%)

Points staked so far: 17

Overall Running Total
P/L : -3.8

Win stat: 10/85 (12%)
Place stat: 26/85 (30%)

Points staked so far: 149
Points won on multiples: 3.25 (included in overall P/L)

Cheers mad'

Pearly Prince, 2pts win @ 9-2, 5.10 Lingfield

Pearly Prince was racing over 12f for the first time when having his first start for Martin Bosley over C/D 40 days ago in a race in which today's rivals Attain (finished 3rd), Bamako Du Chatelet (7th) and Karam Albaari (9th) also ran. There were a couple of hard luck stories, notably Pearly Prince, who was denied a clear run until it was too late before going on strongly when in clear.

Karam Albaari was another who seemed to be travelling well but failed to secure a clear run, while  Bamako Du Chatelet was forced to make his challenge on the outer and shaped better than the bare result.

I'm not sure Pearly Prince is the most straightforward (can start slowly, pull hard and race a little awkwardly), though having SDS on his back will help in that regard, but I've given him the vote as he remains relatively unexposed, particularly at the trip, and that stable debut suggested he could be well handicapped.

Bosphorous Prince is another interesting runner trying this trip for the first time, after shaping last time when second to a well handicapped winner that it may well suit.


Golly Miss Molly 1pt EW @ 16-1, 3.10 Lingfield

Golly Miss Molly is of a little interest back up to a more suitable trip; she was disappointing on her latest start at Lingfield(10f), but her two previous runs at the course over an inadequate one mile trip had suggested, like a number of her stablemates this year, that she had returned in good form, on the first occasion when ridden prominently before fading the final furlong, and then when making late gains having made her challenge up the inside rail.

Golly Miss Molly has now fallen to a mark 8lb below her peak rating of 2016, and interesting to see if the return to two miles prompts a more prominent showing.


Turasoir, 1pt EW @ 33-1, 7.50 Clonmel

I selected Turasoir the last time she ran (2m Dundalk) when I wrote:

Odd one this, as it's a case of a lightly-raced filly going into a maiden rated just 36 and coming out of it rated 18lb higher. Was she flattered to the finish third? The winner is rated in the 120s over hurdles, the runner-up has an official Flat rating of 75 (also had a good apprentice taking 5lb off) and is unexposed at the trip, while the fourth had recorded an RPR in the 70s on her debut at the track (albeit she didn't last for long in the Weld stable), and the fifth is also rated in the 120s over hurdles.

There were a few 'firsts', first run for the stable, first run over 2 miles and first run on the AW, so there are possible reasons why she might have improved.

The handicapper could have been harsher if taking the form with the runner-up literally, and while it has to be said she did look a little awkward when running on, she did hit the line well having possibly not been best positioned how the race panned out. She looks worth at least one chance to prove the run wasn't a fluke.

Turasoir was disappointing, slowly away and unable to make any impression up the straight, but as that maiden form from two runs back has worked out ok (fifth has won since, albeit on a surface she may have preferred, and the 2nd and 4th have since run well in a competitive Navan handicap), I'm tentatively going to give her another chance at big odds, although the surface is an unknown and given her sire the forecast quick ground may not be ideal.


Marino Marvel, 1pt win @ 6-1, 7.50 Cork

In the same race I'm going to have a 'saver' on Marino Marvel, who was trying 2 miles for the first time when chasing home improver Repare Mon at Dundalk and finishing clear of the third. His effort can probably be marked up given he wasn't best positioned given how that race panned out, while a visor may help him travel more kindly (had to be pushed along at times at Dundalk).

Marino Marvel had previously finished a good second to the same horse over 12f at Dundalk and certainly seems to have improved for trying longer distances. He does however have to prove himself on turf, his only two previous tries having come on soft / heavy on his first two career starts (started 66-1 and 200-1).

WD with the double George,good effort with Tellevoi.

good calll on molly

Berrahri, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 4.10 Lingfield

Berrahri has probably run better than his final finishing position would suggest on his last two AW starts, at Chelmsford when doing too much from a wide draw and disputing the lead before fading inside the final furlong, then in what was probably a fair race for the grade at Kempton (Ballard Down and Alejandro have both won since), when setting a strong pace which ultimately favoured those that were held up.

This is an easier grade than either of those two races, his mark is a fair one based on the pick of his AW efforts, and from trap two he may not face too much competition for the lead if those tactics are adopted again. Josephine Gordon rides for the first time, and in the hope she can get the fractions right and at least hang on for a place, he is selected EW.

Seduce Me, 1pt win @ 7-1, 3.00 Musselburgh

Seduce Me finished fourth in the 6f race at Pontefract won by Commonwealth Cup entrant Brian The Snail, and the way she shaped there suggested she'd be worth another try at 7f, judging by the way she stayed on up the hill from an unpromising position. The form of that race could be working out better, it has to be said, but Seduce Me looks like she has a bit of size about her and is entitled to come on fitness-wise for it, and hopefully the step up in trip can eke out a little more improvement.

Brian The Snail's stablemate Atteq is sure to be popular after his emphatic success at Beverley last week and is 4lb well in here, though he doesn't have Adam McNamara's valuable 3lb claim on this occasion.

yes nice winner george, back in profit only another 7 months to hold on.

13 pts profit on the day. 2 decent days inside a week, things are looking up

May Running Total
P/L : +29.75

Win stat: 4/16 (25%)
Place stat: 7/16 (44%)

Points staked so far: 27

Overall Running Total
P/L : +7.2

Win stat: 11/91 (12%)
Place stat: 28/91 (31%)

Points staked so far: 159
Points won on multiples: 3.25 (included in overall P/L)


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WD George. Nice winner

Cheers all!

Wilde Extravagance 1pt EW @ 10-1, 2.30 Thirsk

Lightly-raced 4YO who got no luck whatsoever in the run on his reappearance two weeks ago over this C/D and shaped better than the bare result. He has been dropped a pound for that run, which leaves him 1lb above his winning mark from last season, but a concern is that this is a stronger grade than last time.

He could do with settling better as he tends to be keen in his races, but as he appeared in good form on his return, and a few of these are returning from a break, I'm going to take a chance EW for the minimum stake.

Hi George,i see Natty Dresser is out tomorrow Leop 1.10.
Was in my tracker as well after first run.
Bloody thing opened up 25/1 but missed it
Just had a small bet at 12/1.

A couple against the field in the 3.45 Hamilton, with possibly one from the front and one from off the pace, well that's the plan anyway!

Foresight, 1pt win @ 12-1, 3.45 Hamilton

I noted Foresight two starts back (second run for Kevin Ryan) over 7f at Newcastle when he seemed to do plenty out in front before fading in the final furlong, and on the back of that selected him on this thread when he ran over 6f at Thirsk on his latest start, when he was never in it and finished well held.

It's possible the ground was too quick for him at Thirsk, which would be a worry again, but I'm going to give him another chance over the C/D he won his maiden, having been dropped 5lb by the assessor and with cheekpieces applied.

Tommy G, 1pt win @ 7-1, 3.45 Hamilton

I noted Tommy G on his latest start when he finished 4th of 16 (with Buccaneers Vault behind) over 6f at Redcar behind Gin Inn The Inn, who went on to win easily on his next start.  A bit like an earlier thread selection Tellovoi, I wondered if he had challenged on what wasn't best part of the track looking at the card that day as a whole, though it's not something I'm adamant about as the final race confused the matter somewhat .

Whatever, it was a pleasing reappearance on his return from seven months off and he's entitled to come on from it. A concern I have is whether he'll prove better suited to further (by Makfi and he started off over 7f on his first two career starts and was going on at the finish both times), but hopefully the uphill finish here will suit if he's able to stay in touch.

Ground deffo looks on the quick side on the sprint track at Hamilton, which I'm not sure is ideal for either of my picks in the 3.45, but we'll see