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Just the two yesterday . Jm Jungle wasn't drawn in the right place, given that no horse drawn higher than 14 has won the race for years. However, to be honest, he wasn't really travelling the best even from the off in my opinion.. Not to worry; he'll be one I'll keep tabs on because I think...

‘I'd expect a duffer day’ Was how I described yesterday’s prospects. So, let’s get the first duffer out of the way: Jerrash. Yup. Duffer. End of. My second ‘duffer’ was Chatterbox but here’s the thing: they never tried a millimeter with this horse. I was tempted to describe it as ‘an Irish...

Only one bet yesterday, Beverley 3.15, where I switched form a noted horse, Lenny's Spirit, to Langton Wold on account of the trip being too sharp for the former. Correct in one way, since he soon weakened and dropped out. For Langton, it was a case of race - riding providing the key to his...

Angel Of the Bay, as predicted, showed much interest in the rear - end of other horses in yesterday’s race. It was difficult to establish whether he took to turf or not but he didn’t look to be struggling on the surface. A strange thing to say about a horse that finished second last but his...

Another day of sunshine in Norwich which, I fear, may be the last before we return our default; Fifty Shades Of Grey takes on a different meaning in these parts, my friend. My notebook is entertaining a few hopefuls and it will be fascinating to see how it pans out as we dig in for the flat...

For a Saturday that looked as if wallet carnage could be a possibility, things didn’t turn out too badly, in the end. I was right to doubt if I’d get a single winner – I didn’t. However, three places (14/1, 16/1, 12/1) provided a nice return so, all in all, not bad. I thought Global Skies was...

All of a sudden the flat season has come tumbling in with an avalanche of races. Quite bewildering and in no way do I feel confident enough to make any assertive selections. Accordingly, I offer up some speculative picks in order to share the pain of what will probably be a disaster. Be that as...

Thanks for taking the trouble to explain, Reet. Reading form and race - watching opinions are what make the game so fascinating us, to be sure. In my opinion, I think they were looking for another day with this one. The jockey made racing line decisions which I thought were interesting for...

Not a good day yesterday. I know it's the risk that finding excuses for horses can seem like pocket talk but I've been watching the game long enough to know how a horse has been ridden. I know that Princess Shabnam was not on it. Here is a horse who very often has made the running, given a...

I fancy a couple today: Princess Shabnam Chester 4.45 10/1 Ew My notes for this girl read: You'll notice that her rating has dropped 7Lbs since that Chester run and 9Lbs since the Wokingham. They did, finally, put her up to 7f last time out but that was her first race after a long break and...

Today I'm treating myself to a day at the races. Fakenham NH races, to be precise: that tiny rural racecourse in north Norfolk which lies about twenty miles away. It's one of those courses, compact and tight, that suits the specialist and winners are hard to come by. I can almost see a wry...

Morning. It's a Monday, which can only mean one thing: the racing's poor, unless it's a bank holiday Monday. The thing is, it is a bank holiday and it's still poor. There's nothing of note today after that monster weekend. I have noticed that Editeur Du Gite runs at Kempton and he's one I...

Lovely racing with mixed results for me yesterday, the day having been saved by the unlikely winner Total Lockdown, the surrounding circumstances I have detailed on yesterday's blog. Short and sweet today since I intend taking advantage of the (soon to disappear, no doubt) sun by taking a...

Saturday 4th may 2024 A bumper Saturday bonanza today and so many races to consider, aren’t there? The road to penury, without due care and attention. However, I have three notebook nominees running. Two of my NH note entries run and each have questions to answer. Fine Casting - Uttoxeter...

Coup De Pinceau has won this race before (@100/1) and comes back today. He'll stay the trip and go in the ground and is a course winner. 25/1 for 3 places? Could do worse

As I look out of the window, we're back to 'As you were' with the rain gently pattering onto puddles outside. The last two days have been, thank heavens, beautifully sunny. At least I managed to get some summer planting done before normal service was resumed. It would've been good for it to...

That man Outsider keeps tempting me in, you. No sooner have I decided to not even look at the Punchestown form than he draws me in with his 'Long Shot' post. Damn his eyes. It's a flippin' minefield, innit, the 6.35 handicap hurdle? You know I won't have a bet but I have cast my form eye over...

I should think that connections of Mistergif and Galopin Des Champs might even be tempted to partake of that traditional British pastime of dancing round the maypole when their horses win today. Barring a mishap, GDC should mop up this, providing he's not over the top for the season. I backed...

Norfolk Police have received multiple reports by local residents of a 'massive UFO', currently to be seen hovering in the Norfolk sky. Local RAF/USAF stations were alerted but were quick to assure the public the object was something identified as 'The Sun', an extremely rare but not unknown...

Monday 29th April So, the NH season, for me, has concluded. All in all, it’s been close to a disaster, to be honest. Firstly, the biblical amounts of rain that’s visited these Isles has been staggering with any amount of attritional conditions, abandonments non-runners. Boggy ground is ok if...