I may well stick Yimou up with a very handy claimer at Nottigham 255 tmoz.

Price and Shrewdies position dependant on straight win or EW

Well its decision time, was going to go for the Pipe horse in the 4.45, Fly To Free, gets the allowances and the winner, 3rd and 5th have all come out of his last race and won next time up, just baffled by such a big drift, odds on to 3/1 in places makes me wonder. Havent time to wait and see if the odds come back in as the other race is at 3.50, so I'm going there for Sucellus rather than Bucephalus, Sucellus who is primed off this rating, ran a cracker last time out so his mark has gone up slightly after falling for a while, so its now or never I would think.

Tudhope has the ride, but Hollie Doyle has got off the one I'm backing to ride the one I'm not backing.........hope I havent made 2 bad choices, wrong horse and wrong race...we will soo find out.

Unlucky SIR

Needs good to firm normally does Yimou so fingers crossed for no rain,  good luck if you decide to play Swad.

Hopefully rain softened at best...looks like 5 EW might be the best course of action, particularly if 16 go.

Sticking it up.

Thanks for your efforts in this round Plat & Swad.

Still plenty of time to turn it around this week.

Chavman, I've noticed you've said a few words to UD. I'm not going to tell you what to do, but he seems a nice guy and it must be very time consuming for him to run the comp. He doesn't have it in for our team or anything but if we're to participate, then we have to play by the rules that he has in place. Like I said, Undecided seems like a thoroughly nice chap so I'm sure he'd be happy to accept any kind words from yourself. GL for the rest of the week guys.

Lovely stuff Stu!

VWD stu....9/2 winner

WP, thank you for your comment, you have a fine team, winners flowing, that's the way to go.

Well played stu

I'm playing tomorrow, will try to find one

As of UD I totally agree, he's running the comp so he makes the rules and we should respect his decision on any disputed off times etc

Just checked we've had 4 this week so 4 left with 2 days to go

Some teams waiting for Saturday to go all in essentially, if we leave 3 for Saturday gives us a fighting chance

If you play tiger I'll leave it until Saturday meaning we get the 4 chances

I think it might be better to leave us with extra picks for Saturday in case

We got done last round near the end when other teams had more picks left

We didnt get done SS, just a couple of guys picked a 100/1 placed horse, well done to them, they deserved it for that. Anyone else picks another like that then they will finish top again I'm sure, regardless of what anyone else does.

Yeah, it was a long time between drinks for you, Stu That tidy winner has put us back where we belong...on top. Hopefully those of left to pick can really hammer home our advantage going into the business end of the round. Good luck chaps!

4.55 Gowran Park, backed the Elliott horse at 7/4 and 11/8 yesterday tea time, now gone way odds on to 4/6 and 8/13 in some places, still unless I can find something in tomorrows cards then I'll be putting this one up regardless.  Won a 80-102 race last time with easy on his first start for the stable, goes up 10lb for that - but todays race is just a 5lb penalty so he gets in off 104 (99 last time and his new rating is 109) in a race that is for those rated 80-102, cant see the penalty stopping him here. In the 4.35 Urban Beat was a possible alternative, gets amazing weight pulls in this against some he has already beaten but his win percentage tempers enthusiasm.

Will be sticking Fresh up in the 4:50 Ascot race, again its another one with good form and off the same mark as last time, only up in class but because of that takes a lot of weight of its back. Was slowly away last time and still only beaten a length so that's a + for me. Good to soft the going but think that should be fine

Cheers plat

And GL if playing Tiger

Done EW so would be nice just to have it in the frame to be honest

Unlucky SS, just failed, good place money though