Frantic Friday's Selections & Updates (Profits) - 30 March

The 'yet-to-be-named' alternative selection system (ASS?) produced a very tasty 147.50% profit for the Newcastle card yesterday so it might be tempting fate to hope for more of the same today therefore I'll whisper it....and put up the selections for Newcastle on the other page!  The Lingfield selections from this offshoot have also been performing well .....as has Wolves but only at daytime meetings and as for Dundalk on a Friday night.......I won't even go there! The selections will be on the next page (see tab above) in good time tomorrow.

Not much time for chit chat today so I'll just post my selections and save the chin-wagging for the weekend!
















Nightly Nap is Playing The Field in the 16:10 at Newcastle tomorrow and is currently a very decent 11/4 - I'd have it closer to evens myself! UP

The nap was disappointing but even so, another profitable day with 9 selections and 4 winners and profits of +2.04 (22.67%)

	LINGFIELD	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	14:20	Shy UP
2	16:00	Danube River 1st
3	17:35	Superplex UP

	WETHERBY	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	15:15	Peedeeque 1st
2	15:50	Qoubilai 1st

	NEWCASTLE	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	14:30	Crowning Jewel 1st
2	15:00	Prince Tam UP
3	16:10	Playing The Field 3rd
4	17:45	Rebel Dancer  UP

3/        I initially chose Jubait 1st (and serves me right for changing my mind!) for this race but looking back at his form, he appears to much prefer right handed 

RIP Montjeu

the last day....who'll prevail?

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Day 4 of the Fledgling Trial (Updated) - 26 March

A far better day's results yesterday with the trial method finding four of the seven winners at Hexham and four of the seven at Wincanton ... ..we'll gloss over the two Irish meetings! 


Scroll down if you're looking for my main blog..!

	LINGFIELD
14:15	Red  Somerset
14:45	Hill Of Dreams
15:15	Prince Blue
15:45	Aurens
16:15	Caledonia Princess
16:45	Super Duplex
17:15	Lisahane Bog

Two winners and a UR!  Thankfully Adam Beschizza got up with no worse than a bloody nose when Aurens jerked sharply right and unseated him.
Staked 7 pts
Returns 8.05 pts
Profit of + 1.05 (15%)

	TOWCESTER
14:30	Decent Lord
15:00	Barton Cliché
15:30	Countess Comet
16:00	Marked Man	Jolly Boys Outing
16:30	Chac Du Cadran
17:00	Mr Goofy
17:30	Lombard Light

Just the one winner 

Staked 8 pts
Returns 5.82 pts
Loss of + 2.18 (-27.25%)

Monday Pie Eating Day Selections & Updates - 26 March

Yesterday was Ireland's first day with the new revised (upwards) weights which will now apply to conditions races.  This means that the jockeys can weigh between 2lbs and 5lbs more than used to be the case in these particular races with a minimum of 9 stone - a step taken after a report from the chief medical officer voiced concern for the health of the jockeys.  


I'm sure that everyone can think of at least one tall and talented young jockey who will benefit from this new review.  Whoops!  Joseph O'Brien weighed in a pound over for the second (maiden) race on the card yesterday.


Richard Hughes looks tall amongst flat jockeys at 5ft 9" but at 5ft 11" Joseph is even taller and is always going to have a battle.

Apart from the one winner (and 2nd - forecast!) today was a typical Monday with a loss of -4.25.  Countess Comet was disappointing and can only be put down to Towcester allergy!

	Towcester	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	15:00	Barton Cliché UP
2	15:30	Countess Comet UP

1/         Taken out of yesterday’s race in preference for this – liked it yesterday, like it better today! 

	Lingfield	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	14:15	Red Somerset 1st	Slam (EW) 2nd
2	16:15	Absa Lutte UP
3	16:45	Efistorm UP	Super Duplex (EW) UP

Notes:

1/            It is interesting that Martin Dwyer is doing 8st 5lbs for this race on Nic Nok – is this a tip in itself?  

My daughter told me that early on Saturday morning a group of lovely Irish people came into the garage where she work .  They were really funny and she had a good laugh (craic?) with them.  It was only after they left the shop that her friend/colleague, who had been jumping about and having kittens in the background, told her that they were the entire cast of Mrs Brown's Boys - who are currently touring.

My Nightly Nap is a horse that has been here before:

Countess Comet 

Towcester 15:30

Flat Season Alert! - 24 March

The flat seasons kick off at the Curragh on Sunday and with the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster on the 31 March, a week today but for today there is some class 1 racing at Newbury and a group race in the Winter Derby at Lingfield (currently leaning towards Junoob). I'll put up my selections throughout the course of the morning as I find them..........


NB:  Mark Johnston has a 42% strike rate in the past fortnight!

Just the two winners from six today and down -3.20

	Bangor	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	14:15	War Party UP
2	14:50	Call Back 1st

	Lingfield	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	14:25	Bannock 3rd

	Newbury	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	15:10	Claret Cloak 1st

	Gowran Park	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	15:35	Savello UP	Laganbank (EW) UP

Notes:

1/            Savello looks the best on paper and being an expensive purchase but the stable form is 0/18 which is enough have me looking for an each way saver in Laganbank!  

My nap for today is (yet another) McCain/Maguire combo running at Bangor in the 14:50, Call Back 1st   A little artistic license has been used in order that I could post a good video on here!

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