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?

87                               86

Monday's Meagre Meetings and Profitable Results - 23 January

Over the weekend, the whip rule and Ascot filled the racing headlines.  Ascot for their nonsensical orange sticker regime and the whip rule for a handful of bans and lost price money ......again.   

Ascot are giving refunds to all those who had passed for the premier enclosure in way of an apology (and for those who think this was just a publicity stunt - would you want that kind of publicity?) but the whip rule isn't so easily rectified!  

On more than a couple of occasions, a horse won by a short head with an extra 'tap' or two - the jockey may lose their prize money but the reality is summed up by one jock who was trying his hardest to get his 5 day ban lengthened to 7 days so that he could spend a week in the winning owner's Barbados villa!  


Since the racing isn't great tomorrows and I've been somewhat removed from most of it this weekend, I have cheered myself up by finally ordering four days worth of Cheltenham Festival tickets for myself and my better half....I absolutely cannot wait until they (or the Festival magazine) arrive through the door....only 51 sleeps peeps!

For a Monday today's profit of +9.73 (69.5%) is not at all bad !

	Wetherby	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	13:15	Gottany O’s UP
2	13:45	Sycho Fred UP
3	15:15	Into Wain 1st	Fridaythorpe (EW) 3rd
4	15:45	Kilcommon Pride 2nd	Pistol Basc (EW) UP

Notes:

1/           Sycho Fred’s trainer Mike Sowersby has had 67 runners here and no winner…at all…..ever….so although this is my form pick, you back at your own risk!  (I’m on with fingers crossed he can break his duck today though)

	Wolves	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	14:30	Avonrose (EW) 2nd
2	15:00	Speedy Yaki 1st
3	15:30	Kames Park (EW) UP
4	16:00	Blown It  1st

Wetherby 15:15
Into Wain
1st 

Tuesday's Selections & Results - 27 December

Want a close look at my teeth
Mr Dentist jockey man? Hah!

I reckon there was more than one grown man with a tear in his eye at around 15:16 on Monday.......Kauto Star winning his record breaking 5th King George chase was joyous to behold and would have moved even Chuck Norris to tears.   He'll be paraded at The Manor House Inn in Ditcheat at 12.30pm Tuesday........ he spends so much time parading outside that pub that they ought to name a beer after him.  


Sadly in the same race, Master Minded suffered a tendon injury after striking into himself in the same race which is serious enough to put his racing career in some doubt.  Fingers crossed that he'll be able to make a full recovery.







There's a race at Kempton today (13:25)  with three horses in!  Often a race with a field this size can incredibly boring with the result a foregone conclusion but Peddler's Cross v. Sprinter Sacre (sorry Harry Hunt!) is a bit of a mouth waterer.......it'll be like chess in equine format.  

I won't hear of any outcome other than PC winning though!

Some nasty results today!  Sous Les Cieux, Peddlers (sob!) and Red Jade all kept the bookies happy.  

	Wetherby	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	12:35	Red Jade 3rd	Saga De Tercey (EW) NR
2	13:40	Mica Mika 1st
3	14:20	Stagecoach Pearl UP
4	14:55	Majala PU

	Kempton	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	12:55	Kie  UP
2	13:25	Peddler’s Cross  UP (2nd)
3	15:45	Dineur  UP

Notes:

1/            I’m not convinced the Ranjaan will like this track!  Kie has a penalty but the manner in which he won his penultimate outing would indicate this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

	Southwell	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	13:15	Desert Icon UP (2nd)

	Chepstow	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	13:30	Plein Pouvoir UP
2	14:45	Secret Edge 3rd	School For Scandal UP

Notes:

1/            I’m not convinced the Ranjaan will like this track!  Kie has a penalty but the manner in which he won his penultimate outing would indicate this shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

3/            Lifestyle would be the form pick but I think the penalty will do for him. Dineur has got off quite lightly for his win LTO (be great to see Christian Williams ride a winner after his terrible injury as well!)

	Leopardstown	First Choice	E/W or RF Choice
1	13:55	Sous Les Cieux UP

-9.93 today

15:05 - PaddyPower Chase - I can't decide between Becauseicouldntsee, Aigle D'Or or Sona Sasta so since PaddyPower are paying the first five places, I'll each way all three!

Wetherby 12:35

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