Cheers cobs and Foyles. Good luck today.

Hey Geeorge,

Great thread - I see one of your previous selections EVA ROSIE is running again at Newcastle tonight and is currently around 11/2

Do you think she is worth a pop?

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bad luck with the win but nice placer George !

Wd George. Gl ….

Arlington, 1pt EW @ 14-1, 2.35 Newcastle

Arlington seemed to appreciate the step up to 6f when winning twice here last year but he's still of a little interest over 5f given he evidently runs this course well and is back into 0-50 classified company. He finished last of 12 when last seen here over 6f in November, but he did show some early dash and was returning from a 90-day break, so given he doesn't have any great record fresh it isn't a great concern that he didn't see his race out, though admittedly it is a bit off a worry that he's now returning from another 50 days off.

He's drawn the one stall but it didn't look a bad thing to be centre to far side last night so hopefully his track position won't be a hinderance and he can give a good account if more forward fitness-wise this time.

Fast Flow, 1pt EW @ 12-1, 3.52 Chelmsford

I going to give another chance to Fast Flo who I selected earlier this week when I wrote:

Fast Flo is a 44-rated, 28-race maiden who has been tried at trips ranging from six to twelve furlongs, but her latest start over 6f at Lingfield when finishing third in reapplied blinkers, which was the first time she had tried a sprint trip on the all-weather since qualifying for a mark, suggested that there may be a win in her at a basement level. She was sent off at 66-1 that day but there didn't seem any fluke about it in what was a well-run contest and the quickest of the two divisions (the other division was won by Havana Sky who's won three times since), and her effort might have wanted marking up considering she helped force the pace and was in front well over 2f out before being headed around a furlong out but only lost second place close home; the fourth has won since.

Her overall profile doesn't instill confidence, she would be better off in a handicap rather than this classified stakes, and it's a concern that she's very weak in the betting having been absent for nearly seven weeks, but I'm going to take a chance on her because for all she would appear thoroughly exposed and limited in ability, this will be just her second attempt in an all-weather sprint at a realistic level.

Fast Flo didn't run too badly to finish 5th and hopefully is sharper for that outing. She has a tricky draw to overcome, particularly as an inexperienced Irish apprentice takes his first ride in this country, but it's also an interesting jockey booking as Shay Wallace has won a couple of times on Dundalk specialist San Andreas, and comes to Chelmsford for this one ride after riding there last night.

Crocus Time, 1pt EW @ 20-1, 4.27 Chelmsford

Crocus Time was a selection on last year's thread on the back of having run well at Kempton in September when finishing second in a 6f contest that worked out well, and although she was no match for the winner Liosa, he subsequently won off an 8lb higher mark, and the third home, Havana Sky, who admittedly seemed to go off too quickly in front, has won five times since. The fourth and fifth have also won subsequently.

The concern is that Crocus Time hasn't been in much form in three starts since, though her next run is excusable on account of heavy ground, and two poor efforts back on the AW have come on Tapeta following a two-month break.

So while there's clearly a question mark over her current form, hopefully it's been a case of needing those latest two runs, and she returns to Polytrack now eligible for this 0-50 classified, with blinkers tried and having drawn the inside stall.

Thank you Foyles

Nice place...

well done wi the place George !

Good selection George.

nice placer George seconditus ,it'll come !

Knocking at the door

if youve no selections at punchestown today George it will be your best day this year

no selections for the rest of january would stop the monthly p&l from looking like a car crash tbf mate

no worries

Thank you chav, I'll have a look later (not that I'm one for conspiracy theories).

As you going over a year, I think it can be fairly described as long distance not a sprint. Far far too early to talk of car crashes. Good selections yesterday suggest a win is not too far away.

2 good places there George, well done. Shame these Lingfield cards keep getting called off, need a few polytrack meetings for the comp. Newcastle day after day is a bit of  a grind

well done George nice place double the place treble looked on for a while

Could be George. Martin Dixon was very complimentary about Dash Gordon on will hill radio last week and put him up as one to follow.