fair point
i backed my max once for azyteiup to do it to moscow flyer in ch chase and THE FLYER FELL

the boy has only had 6 rides - cool as a cucumber in a 60,000 race

chalk eaters gone out on stretchers today

Real eye-catcher in the bumper, The Yellow Clay. Badly hampered on the inside, dropped back, came wide and flew home.

I would give the horse another chance on better ground. Had a lot of ground to make up when they quickened and flattened out then.

i like the shape of the 1.40 tommorow a short priced fav stepping up in class in a race full of similar unexposed types ,fav could be too good and townend  rides but he has shown he is not unbeatable and the other mullins horses are more interesting to me and at big prices i have taken the fav on with  GOLD DANCER AT 33/1 & JLT LANGY AT 66/1 BOTH B365 EACH WAY  .......both winners and totally unexposed who cost plenty and in a yard choc full of talented novices could be right up there with the best of them . i dont spose they put the gun to thier heads at home and any of the 2 could be the type that dont show much at home anyway so townend may just be going on what he has ridden on the racecourse . whatever just thought the prices of these 2 were too big given they could be anything .

Good luck Foyles, nice price.

Been looking at Mullins tomorrow as always,

1.10 cant split Gaeilic Warrior and Fact To File.

1.40 WP has 5 in this, Ballyburn was very impressive last time even if it was just a Maiden Hdle but drops back to 2 miles, second and fourth won next time up so form looks strong. Daddy Longleggs was impressive on hurdles debut and maybe the heavy going was not to suit next time up? I thought that Elliotts Farren Glory was going to win the Tolworth on Boxing Day but for a mistake two out so might dutch that one with DLL.

3.20 Mullins 5 again, Jamed Du Berlais has a big weight pull with Meetingofthewaters and over the shorter distance could be the one, will maybe dutch this one with Inothewayyourthinkin who was beaten easily by Gaelic Warrior last time, still good form though, opening mark of 144 looks lenient to me? Has an entry in the Brown Advisory.

3.50 Just 2 from WP with Zenta the interesting one for me, won the Jewson Hurdle at Aintree and then switched to fences, 3rd in a Grade 2 without looking a natural, has an entry in the Mares at Cheltenham and at 10/1 looks a solid place bet.

4.25 4 in this, all of them possibles for the Champion Bumper (closing not until 27th Feb) might dutch Fleur Au Fusil who won a Pro Am race easily so could be anything and Femme Magnifique who was an easy winner at Thurles giving weight away.

Gaelic Warrior is a better horse going right handed.

Probably true but boy have they been proving their worth plenty in recent times.

the irish champion hurdle looks a straightforward job for the ultra consistent state man and he will be hard to beat but no good to me at long odds on . impaire et passe has near 4l to find but but surely they will ride him differently this time ,hopefully go off in front and make it more of a stamina test and the ballymore win reads quite well .5/1 each way 2 places looks fair to me.

Really exciting race coming up. Will they both get round and reward Willie with another E117,000?

Be a brave man to back the 3 short ones for little reward Cheltenham is weeks away you’d think they would be fighting fit for that and as yesterday he ain’t bothered which one of his wins at this meeting, I don’t think galopen des champs was spot on yesterday but still won

Biggest news of the week. Finished alone but Willie still collects all of the prize money. Gaelic Warrior looked drunk.

Time to make it a handicap when they can't get the runners.

Rather look at the positives myself and wonder what the winner is capable of , we'll no doubt find out in a few weeks   

Positives my ar£e

The kind of event that puts me right off this sport - what a nonsense - if you're not in the inner circle - still that probbaly applies to most of life

I backed a biggie later.

3.50 Leopardstown - One Last Tango on the exchange in the win and 6 place markets. Around about 20s

Returned from 140 days off to run a very good race at Navan and then won nicely over C&D back in December where he basically did what Hermes Allen couldn’t yesterday. Sat well off 2 run away leaders, closed them down then booted right away from everyone on the run in. He really scampered away from them.

There might be something left and also while he got put up 9lbs for his win last time he’s only moving up in weight from 10-6 to 10-12 so it’s only really a 6lb rise for a very good way.

He’s also the choice of Mark Walsh who could’ve ridden 6 others for McManus in here.

I suppose as well maybe the flat breeding ie Ovavango x Kris Kin so might enjoy the slightly better ground.

Saint Roi and Echos now look certs