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go each way on Papa Stour 25/1 in 8.0'c Chelmsford. Will excuse latest run as was after absence. Think seven furlongs on Slow going on Polytrack is his bag. Looks like he could or should be half the price he is!

subject to a 'precautionary' , so Southwell may not go ahead. have only looked at one horse in the one race, and that race is the opener - the 1.25

Ustath is drawn in four box, and previously acquitted himself well over the course and distance - when racing prominently. he came 1st and second in two consecutive races in July over 6furlongs, with both those on the Standard to Slow going, when leading - or attempting to. hasn't raced on the course/distance Standard/Slow going since then, and the hope is is that conditions should, tomorrow, be ideal

ticks enough boxes; been almost three months since he ran - which is a niggling concern tbs

anyway, will go each way on USTATH 22/1 1.25 Southwell

not much point trying to study when racing mayn't go ahead, so will leave off as only a masochist or a recluse with no life and/or nothing better to do, would bother his h00p

still, in the last - the 5.25 Southwell - ELETTARIA caught the eye. ran okay at Wolves lto after an absence over the extended mile trip. will be only her second run for latest connections, and the filly showed potential on her last run for Clive Cox when she came 5th over 6f at Kempton. Looked, going on form shown then, as if seven furlongs should suit.

don't know if it will, but looks a nice price at 25/1 . will go each way on Elettaria here also. chance each way double too

guudd luke 😋

ABANDONED!! - Kempton

fekkit anyhow 😭 what me supposed to for next c. 2hrs ?? they didn't take that into consideration, did they, da chooontz?? 😄😭😢

Out the back early Elettaria, and never in contention. came with a couple of low-key "runs" after final bend, up home stretch, but never looked like getting involved. ended up beat c. 8lgths, so not exactly "a mile back"

hard to know what to make of that run. i'm gonna take an optimistic view and say that they were just bringing filly out for a spin today, and trying to get more of a clue about her for future races

can't rule her out for next race or three she may partake in, and she may well run a decent race over the 7f, or a similar, trip; and, is possibly one that may benefit from application of cash ☺️

ya'd be too pi$$ed off to do any study this weather, what with the way us punters are being treated with all the cancellations etc 😒

either race or don't ! fekk this 'abandoning meetings' mid-meet shoyte 😒😓

looking forwards:

Chelmsford Monday 19 Dec

6.0'c

The 2/1 Paper Fav Evolicatt is a 'likely' leader here; she has led in her races before, and if nothing else goes on, then she can make running, p'raps

Bonnsie, a paper Burlington Bertie shot, is another, and perhaps slightly more likely, leader here

nonetheless, this is a claimer, so they're a poor enough bunch

I just hope something tries making running here, as I feel a true-run race will suit my pick

My pick Do It For Love - a paper 13/2 poke - is a hold-up horse. She came a decent and close 4th lto over the trip at Lingfield. That was her 6th ever run, and looked to be an improvement on most of her five previous ones. Only seven #due to go to post, so she should have no problems navigating her way through a (hopefully) well thinned out field, come the business end of proceedings. She went fair wide lto off the final bend at Lingfield - will hope she takes shorter passage Monday eve

She's by the enigmatic Zoustar, who's (on both sides) of unknown parentage - makes ya question all this "pure-bred" cráp they speak about 😏 Anyways, Zoustar had a Chelmsford 2yo winner last week over the 7furlong trip at Chelmsford - so breeding angle bodes well. That horse was Secretary in last Thursday wk's 5.30 race at the course

#if racing goes ahead at all

If she's near enough, she may just well be 'good enough' 😊 all things equal, she's worth a fiver win at them odds imho

DO IT FOR LOVE - WIN

#maybe racing will be for good banned - who knows??? going on about "Whip Usage" this morning on the ITV programme 🙂🙂 "backhand position" 😂 Wotta load a bajollox; all in an effort to appease a bunch of fringe lunatics. Might seem funny to those who are indifferent to the "Pro-Cush" and its use, and/or them what don't care about punting, but, to those of us who see a "curtailment in our civil liberties" angle, going by schtuff spouted by the woke folks in the MSM at every and any available opportunity, then it aint funny at all 😓

guud luuk

tomorrow Monday 19 Dec

Lingfield

(if it goes ahead - "Inspection" planned, so unlikely imo)

anyhow, my picks

1.30 FURKASH 11/2 , PATIENT OWNER 15/2

2.30 LUCKOFTHEDRAW 25/1 , LADY OF THE NIGHT 20/1 , SHELDON 20/1 , WALK IN THE WILD 5/2

3.00 HACKER DES PLACES 16/5 , DR T J ECKLEBURG 8/1

3.30 PUNCHES CROSS 14/1

each way on the above

guud luuk

That one were scheett 😂 😴

still, in the last - the 5.25 Southwell - ELETTARIA caught the eye. ran okay at Wolves lto after an absence over the extended mile trip. will be only her second run for latest connections, and the filly showed potential on her last run for Clive Cox when she came 5th over 6f at Kempton. Looked, going on form shown then, as if seven furlongs should suit.

ELETTARIA 11/1 EW goes again in Southwell 2.51 tomorrow. Ran no kind of race lto on second run for new connections; that race was over 7furlongs, and horse is upped in trip to a mile here - which is interesting, very interesting 🙉. Only a Classified Stakes race this, so should have right good chance I reckons

guud luuk

Friday 20 Jan

Southwell

12.50 NELLIE FRENCH ~9/2 early fav EW. comes late this one usually. likely be coming wide and late, on who looks of late to be a golden highway of sorts on the outside compared to the inner

2.20 DUBAI JEANIUS ~7/1 Win , HAMMY END ~7/1 EW

Hughes' 6/4 jolly Villalobos has been going well as of late since winning at Lingfield over a mile in September. has since won once and come second twice from three 10furlong outings on the Polytrack surface, with one of those (the win) at Chelmsford and t'other at Lingfield. is upped in trip a furlong and may try lead from box one. might well be caught or not be suited by the course as has had one poor outing since that win in Sept, and that was at Wolves over 9.5furlongs in October - when going off a short price. not one to be too worried about imo

3.20 FAST FLO ~66/1 EW. a speculative pick here. a seven runner maiden what aint shown much at all thus far. her sole visit to the course saw her come ninth of fourteen over 7fs two runs back. beat less than 5lgths then at 100/1. sports a first-time visor as well, and this particular race may present a chance for the 4yo filly to put in a good showing. she was a bit unlucky that day in September at the course; as well as breaking slowly, she was a bit unlucky not to finish closer, and seemed to be staying on then. tried chasing the pace the time after that when finishing 10th over a mile at Chelmsford lto. hoping she's held up on Friday anyhow

Saturday again

Lingfield

3.57 STARSHIBA 3/1 win

a horse in a rich vein of form, as is his jockey Daniel Muscutt - who's been imperious as of late

selection has plenty of weight on his back tho, and plenty of the challengers have lots of low numbers beside they names, so it looks a hot enough Class 5. 3/1, if available, does look plenty fair here, and Starshiba surely looks a hold up merchant, so will expect him to come late on, and not be concerned about how the race pans out 'early doors' , as, doubtless, it's unlikely to be a dawdle = no need to look at the rest of 'em 😋

guud luuk

Southwell

Nellie French 9/2 good price, so worth a win or each way bet at them odds

another one in the first -

12.50 Southwell

don't know why Golden Prosperity is ~11/4 fav here, and Ustath ~5/1 also needs to improve on recent form to get involved - is dropping down weights, but he hasn't won since last summer, and it's been just over two years since he's won at minimum trip. is interesting nonetheless, and wouldn't be a big surprise should he win, but aint for me at all atc

one with an each way chance is the well-priced ARZAAK 16/1 EW. goes well at Southwell and returns there for first time in almost a year. drifted like a barge lto, after over a 100 days absence, and ran wide from a poor enough draw in finishing a moderate 7th at Wolves over the minimum

is drawn low enough in stall three here for one that normally follows leaders when running over course/distance. looks about an 11 or 12 to 1 shot to me, so at the 14s and 16s available, Arzaak is worth a yoyo or two each way here as there's enough to like

Maybe Tonight is the blinkered 2nd fav @ ~9/2 and, like the fav Golden Prosperity, is a maiden. don't know why he's as short as he is. aint seeing it myself. wouldn't be surprised if neither Golden Prosperity, Ustath, and Maybe Tonight all fail to finish in top four.

anyhow, it's NELLIE FRENCH 9/2 NAP & ARZAAK 16s NB for me here. Nellie's got strong win credentials and Arzaak looks like an outsider with more'n an each way squeak - solid each way claims imo 😊

2.20 DUBAI JEANIUS ~7/1 Win , HAMMY END ~7/1 EW

Dubai Jeanius was never much bigger than 7/2 - around 3s now = no bet on topweight

Hammy End trading at ~9s atm, each way on that one

Dubai Jeanius wins snugly @ 5/2 :( thought he was short enuf at 7/2 😋 😴

got place on Hammy End tho - 2 picks ran well = not so bad 😛

wasn't planning on having a bet at Newcastle, but summat Sir Bob said prick'd me ears

he was on about Elle-May Croot (7lbs) and her dad (owner) has one running in the next:

4.15 Newcastle

RECORWOMAN 18/1 EW

looks a tasty price going on the form of her 2nd and 3rd runs

I think Eleven Eleven ~9/2 is likely leader here

one more pick here: WHATWOULDYOUKNOW 11/2 Win,, a recent(ish) CD winner on the Standard/Slow going, has a good draw also

guud luk

only second Whatwouldyouknow :(

slow run race - think the draw found out Recorwoman (who finished well down field)

no joy there, fav wins :(

will keep onside for lay purposes for races upcoming - could be vulnerable under similar trip/surface if facing betterer horses another time

got price wrong too; wins at 2/5 😖😢

will keep eye out for that MUMCAT, esp if going back to CD on the Standard/Slow going,, was out on the wing tonight and had no cover/nothing to take her into the race today,, ran a very good race atc - a little keen early doors as well

she has an entry in 2nd last race, the 3.30 at Newcastle, next Wednesday - that race is over 7furlongs (tonights was over 6fs) and on the (atm anyhow) Standard/Slow going,, will hope she goes and gives a 'reasonable' ('poor' be better still 😃) account - w/o winning,, think she's vulnerable over 7f at GP

:)

back to today

3.45 Southwell

for no particular reason i'm going for MADAME MARMALADE 22/1 EW here. finished close enough to the winner at Chelmsford two runs back, as well as the filly's price, is why pen landed on this 4yo

of the ones at the top of the betting, i think Golden Prosperity 15/2 can go well. may yet back him

two (at most 😃) picks is plenty enough here! Ustath 5/2 sets the standard, but hard enough to trust as pretty much needs to lead, imo, to win. sure to have his fans, and be a long way from surprise winner, but little value with him and his odds, i feel

Paddy K 9/4 is one what has seen plenty of money and is marginal fav here. yet to win and could be improving, and ran a good race over CD lto, but appeals not at current odds.

gl

fav was too way good for 'em - was 10s for Chelty Bumper before this race apparently; be a lot shorter now?

no good to me tho

jockey on my pick Run For Harry didn't try too hard to come placed - finished 4th at 14/1,, always the way 😅 :(