No more chocolate or Fairyhouse selections for me today....neither agree with me it would appear (I'll make an exception for the Irish National today of course!) It would seem from yesterday's results that the best way to find a winner at Fairyhouse is to ignore the form and just look for what is being backed in the morning!
Nine meetings today and we'll all be like kids in a toy and sweet shop - not knowing which way to turn. I shall be concentrating on Huntingdon primarily as my strike rate there is a tasty 40.51% - selections up in the morning.
Six of Monday's meetings are available to watch free on At The Races with three only on RUK. I knew there was a reason I cancelled my £20 a month subscription some while back! Sorry RUK, but that really is way too expensive.
I was working away earlier on a tissue when I typed "perv huddled" instead of "prev hurdled".....much to the amusement of my daughter. So everyone, rule #1 for novice hurdles is now that the selection must have been perv huddled!
Mikael Barzalona - yesterday Longchamp today............Yarmouth!
My nightly nap has appeared on this blog before...and came 2nd. He's dropping a class today, has had a short break and running back at a more suitable (galloping) track, Huntingdon where he has raced twice in the past resulting in a win and a second:
Cry of Freedom
Huntingdon 16:05
2nd
2nd
Not at all bad a day with profits of +4.34 (+48.22%)
Chepstow
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First Choice
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E/W or
Forecast Choice
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1
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14:15
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Black Thunder 1st
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2
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16:00
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Take Of Shoc’s
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3
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16:35
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Pantxoa UP
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Plumpton
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First Choice
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E/W or RF Choice
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1
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14:30
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Greyfriar’s Drummer
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Huntingdon
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First Choice
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E/W or Forecast Choice
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1
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14:20
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Henry Hook 2nd
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2
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16:05
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Cry Of Freedom
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3
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16:40
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The Falklander
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Fakenham
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First Choice
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E/W or
Forecast Choice
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1
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16:25
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Emperor’s Choice
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2
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17:00
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Earth Dream
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Back to the one and only Fairyhouse race I'll be looking at today (fallen out and sulking after yesterday's abysmal results!). The Irish National. Having spent quite some time looking, searching, checking, researching etc, I really quite like the look of Four CommanderS. Although he's never been around Fairyhouse before, his form at Thurles and Down Patrick shows that he has no problem with right handed (wouldn't be much of an Irish racehorse if he did!). Certainly the distance won't phase him given his decent third over further at the Cheltenham Festival in the NH Chase.... and herein lies the question mark - whether he's had enough recovery time after such a marathon? A couple of others that made my shortlist are Cross Appeal (slight concern over stamina especially since he's a flat bred horse) and Alfie Sherrin (stable going through an unaccustomed cold spell and AP has jumped ship to Groody Hill - although that one could do with the heavens opening overnight). Finally Aigle D'Or got a lot of my perusals and time spent on it. He's fairly versatile going-wise and although he was behind a couple of these lto (Cross Appeal, Groody Hill) the step up in trip should suit and the Henderson/Geraghty combo isn't often found with odds of 22/1 to be had!
Bearing in mind that the majority of bookies are paying 1/4 odds on the first five (hang your heads in shame Hills, Coral, Ladbrokes, Betfred), I shall be a National tart and spread myself about these selections (each way):
- Four Commander UP
- Cross Appeal UP
- Alfie Sherrin 3rd
- Aigle D'Or UP
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