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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Thursday's Takeaway Selections & Updates (Profits) - 29 March

You have to feel for Richard Hughes in what may well be his last full season as a jockey.  The BHA have upheld the Mickey Mouse 50 day ban handed to him in India for "not riding to instructions" - an offence which isn't even recognised in this country and which still has a month to run. 


It was the (wealthy) owners of the horse who complained to the authorities in India and Hughsie was not allowed legal or official representation at the Indian hearing when the ban was meted out - naturally the owners were represented to the hilt!  I can imagine that British and Irish jocks may think twice about riding in India next winter - the Middle East and Hong Kong must surely be more attractive options for a winter career?

A profit for the blog selections and the nap Caravel absolutely hosed up.  When I tipped him on here Tuesday night, I backed him at 5/2 and am glad I didn't wait as the price shortened to 5/4 SP!  


The alternative trial method selections on the separate page also did very well yesterday with Ludlow working out well and once again Lingfield looks to be a course that this method will work well with (three of the four meetings at Lingfield I've covered have resulted in profits).  I'm keeping tabs and this way I'll be able to select which method is most effective for particular courses/meetings.  The initial idea was to develop a place pot selection method (hasn't come up with one yet!) but if I'd put a Heinz on some of these over the past few days, then I would have turned a tidy profit!


I've added today's (Thursday) now and Limerick and Kempton will be up in a short while.

Well if you're looking for a 2nd at Kempton, apparently I'm your girl!


A profit today (and a tasty forecast at Newcastle) of +2.17 (+13.56%)

	Ffos Las	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	14:20	Keep Kicking UP	Jayandbee (EW) UP

	Newcastle	First Choice	E/W or Forecast Choice
1	15:45	Montoya’s Son 1st	Carrietau (EW) 2nd

Notes:

1/            Carrietau is included as it comes out top of my sheet in both total columns (meaningless to anyone else I know) but with my Newcastle strike rate at 34.78% and 2m 4f class 4 chases being next best to 2m novice class 4 hurdles, it has to be mentioned!!!  Fred Bojangals also looks overpriced.....

	Limerick	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	16:25	Crimson Sunrise UP
2	17:00	Susiescot 3rd
3	19:05	East Of Tara 2nd
4	19:35	Azores UP

	Wolves	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	16:40	Next Cry UP
2	18:15	Cabal 1st

	Kempton	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	18:55	Perfect Ch’I 2nd
2	19:55	Dartford 2nd
3	20:55	The Bay Bandit 2nd

Nightly nap

Keep Kicking
Ffos Las
14:20
UP

The AW Jockey title race is nearing 'squeaky bum time' (as a certain racehorse owner  with red silks and nose one said) with Luke Morris getting a double on Wednesday.  Just 3 days left!  You can still vote on who you want to win in the top right!

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Tuesday's Nap (won) Selections & Updates - 06 March

I'm am doing my "Smuggy McSmug from Smugshire" impression now that Peddler's Cross runs in the Jewson and not the Arkle (I refer the honourable readers to my blog dated 25 February!) 

There are very many dissatisfied punters on Monday night though(some on Twitter were near enough apoplectic and saying some pretty awful things about McCain) - having lost their ££s on their antepost bets on Peddler's Cross for the Arkle but then I'm afraid that the very nature of an antepost bet.  You get the better price because not only are you betting on the result of the race but also on whether the selection makes it to that race injury-free, in form and finally to the right race!  


I have a huge soft spot for Peddler's Cross (as any blog reader might have spotted!).  He's a gutsy, lovely, good looking genuine horse and I for one (regardless of my cash involvement) am glad that McCain is man enough to do what is right for the horse without worrying about the backlash from disgruntled punters.  Of course, the owner does have a say too!  Long term I think he will be proven to have made the right decision - when he's won the Gold Cup and still loving jumping.

Not a one unplaced today (shame they were all win bets!).  -2.75 (in reality I'm in profit as I always put a larger bet on my nap and each way if the prices allow) and an each way accumulator wouldn't have been sniffed at either!

	Newcastle	First Choice	Top Line Choice
1	14:20	Rhymers Ha’ 2nd
2	15:20	Night In Milan 2nd
3	16:50	Dancing Art (nap) 1st

	Exeter	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	14:30	Wishes And Stars 2nd
2	15:00	Bendant  3rd
3	15:30	Ammunition 3rd

Dancing Art
Newcastle
16:50
1st  

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