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    I don't have much - compared with you guys -...

    I don't have much - compared with you guys - ante-post.

    I have very little in the way of multiples either.

    I have a very speculative ew double on Debuchet (Supreme 33/1) and SDR (Gold Cup 66/1)...
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    Who offers a limit of £2m, TS? I'll be...

    Who offers a limit of £2m, TS?

    I'll be cheering them on for you!!
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    Recent addition to the portfolio: I suspect...

    Recent addition to the portfolio:

    I suspect Vision Des Flos will go for the Ballymore, which I haven't backed him for just yet, but in a situation not dissimilar to Samcro's regarding the ground,...
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    "He" should read "The winner", rather than...

    "He" should read "The winner", rather than implying Rhinestone but it's a fairly moot point.
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    B365 for most races (not the bumper, I don't...

    B365 for most races (not the bumper, I don't think).

    Sky Bet both nrnb & bog for the bumper earlier today.
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    I've taken a couple more a/p bets today. ...

    I've taken a couple more a/p bets today.

    Scarlet Dragon 33/1 (nrnb/bog) for the Supreme

    Rhinestone 10/1 (nrnb/bog) for the Bumper

    Scarlet Dragon's peak Flat rating for me is about 110 so if...
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    I wouldn't give up on Sharjah, Bear. I plan to...

    I wouldn't give up on Sharjah, Bear.

    I plan to look a bit more closely at last weekend's race tomorrow when I get the hard copy form in but I honestly don't think Sharjah (or Real Steel) was...
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    I was deeply unimpressed myself. It was a leap...

    I was deeply unimpressed myself.

    It was a leap of faith at the time. As someone once said, the worst leap you can take is the one that requires a step in the middle.
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    Two years is nothing, Double J. Don't try and get...

    Two years is nothing, Double J. Don't try and get ahead of yourself. Take a step back, work out what you're good at or what works for you and work on those things.

    You're at a huge advantage...
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    Seconded. Without checking, I'd be pretty sure...

    Seconded.

    Without checking, I'd be pretty sure Mohaayed will be on the radar for something like the County for me too but I wouldn't go in ante-post on anything in the race until more firms offer...
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    Can't see that happening to be honest but it's a...

    Can't see that happening to be honest but it's a risk I don't mind taking.
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    I've taken 20/1 Elixir De Nutz for the Triumph...

    I've taken 20/1 Elixir De Nutz for the Triumph (NRNB/BOG) to smallish stakes in case he runs Apple's Shakira close tomorrow or even beats her.

    I don't have any gen on the horse Hobbs knows all...
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    Not sure when I posted my most recent update but...

    Not sure when I posted my most recent update but these are the festival ante-post bets I've taken since the turn of the year:

    Saphir Du Rheu, Gold Cup, ew 66/1, B365 (NRNB/BOG)

    Debuchet,...
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    I'll keep looking...

    I'll keep looking...
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    I'm sure I read something positive about...

    I'm sure I read something positive about Kotkikova in the last couple of weeks. Will have a wee trawl through some of my bookmarked sites.
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    If it was run next week, yes, probably, but there...

    If it was run next week, yes, probably, but there are question marks over so many others I reckon quite a few of them won't be there on the day. And he might come out and win the Cleeve in the...
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    I took 25/1 Beer Goggles for the Stayers' Hurdle....

    I took 25/1 Beer Goggles for the Stayers' Hurdle. I don't think there was that much of a fluke about his defeat of UNWIMH the other day and it looks like they're definitely going to try their luck...
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    I'd be tempted to lay it off and guarantee...

    I'd be tempted to lay it off and guarantee Christmas...
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