Thai Basil

10pts win

The Lost Sock 7.30 Wolverhampton

Nice winner captain

Hope your cancer gets sorted with radiotherapy captain

thanks stu

hey DD dont forget to post your selection on the relevant thread

Dancingwithmyself 3.05 Musselburgh

5pts ew

Good luck team

ttt

thanks moose -gl m8

cheers mf gl m8

I am assuming nobody wanted the wild card. It's a very difficult punting day.

I will stick with my initial choice.

2.00 Newton Abbot Dante's Rocco EW

It's a real bummer that the favorite is out which has meant the price has gone from 18/1-9/1. He looks to have the scope to make a chaser, and at some stage should be up to winning races. Recent produce haven't been great, but it is the family of Marlborough and Ekbalco. Several subsequent winners have come out of his point run, and the ground was probably softer than ideal. He showed a bit of promise on his rules debut, albeit ultimately beaten a long way by some useful horses. Dropped in trip on quicker ground at Wincanton he very much caught the eye, staying on strongly without getting to the leaders. He needs to brush up his jumping, but the extra distance should be a positive. Stable has had a few recent winners, and it will be disappointing if he can't at least push for a place. Fingers crossed it isn't a repeat of yesterday.

Hope the radiation route goes well for you Dragon.

Wildcard noted. As I think I mentioned, chavman put his name in just as we were about to start but then space wasn't immediately available and then he didn't come back. He has taken part in the past for the Shrewdies, shall I message him?

yes that wd be great UD  Thanks

Considering the market support - the price in the end wasn't worth bothering with - a woeful performance. This time they rode him to win, and he has very quickly stopped to nothing. The trip should have been a plus so you wonder if he has an issue, or of course he is just not much good. He certainly isn't on that effort.

Hopefully, our others are better than that.

Yes, well done Stu, all points welcome.

Incredibly low scoring week, so all to play for next week. All places possible. Some reasonable stuff to have a go at with Fairyhouse and Aintree.

morning guys,

u may have noticed that chavman has replaced makermemoney as the new member of the team so there is no need for any further wild card selections at this stage.

lets hope chavman can get some  winners and get us back to the top where we belong!

i have welcomed chav on a seperate thread

thenks tb good luck

Welcome to the Mob chavman, good luck with your selections.

Well done again. Kept it simple, and never really in doubt. If only they were all like that.

So far nobody has pulled away so still all to play for.

Thanks guys - yes it won well but i was disappointed with the SP of 7/4 as it was obviously heavily backed . I was on at 5/2.

Lets hope we can get some more winners this week.

Small loss today from four bets. Nothing stands out over the next two days so just a case of hoping to land on the right one, if there is a right one.

5.15 Aintree Laafi EW

This time fourth would be okay. This isn't a great race, it isn't close to the Martin Pipe in terms of quality. Hence I am not overly worried about top weight. He has gone hard from the front on both his last two starts, finishing a very game fifth on each occasion. The four horses who beat him last time were held up off the pace. I expect similar tactics again, and it will be a question of what he can keep in the tank. It's a sharp track, and the three flights in the straight might help his cause. On limited evidence, I like the jock. He did well at Cheltenham, and got the most out of Wonleg today, despite the ground being softer than ideal, and the horse jumping right. Winning won't be easy, but I fancy he will give it a good shot.

Overnight rain would be a concern so I won't confirm it on the main thread until tomorrow morning.

thanks guys and good luck