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one for Friday

York - Good-good to firm in places

t'Clipper 1.50 Yk

lot of ones near top of market could mekk this a burn up by setting fast pace from get go

pen landed on two:

BEENHAM ~9/1 EW . hoping this one acts on Good to firm (jury's out on a lot of 'em in that regard tbf) . made all on her 2nd running to win at Goodwood on Good to Soft (Good in places) earlier this month; race was ran in under 60seconds, which is fair decent as far as <early> 2yo turf form goes

came third in her first race from held up back of midfield. one that won that day - Juniper Berries - is warm order for Conditions Stakes tomorrow, the 2.05 Salisbury, and that Juniper Berries is currently trading @ ~ 11/10 to become a 2 from 2 winner.

DOROTHY LAWRENCE ~ 6/1 WIN. she came third behind the impressive winner, Persian Dreamer, on both their first starts in £30,000 Maiden at Newmarket last month. experience should stand Dorothy in good stead - she tried to lead that day at headquarters (on her own side) but ultimately weren't good enuf - despite a late rally. If Persian Dreamer don't like to hear her hooves rattling, then perhaps Karl Burke's filly can prevail here. Sire of pick, Soldier's Call, had a winner (Indication Call) on top o' t'ground o'er t'minimum at Ayr earlier in t'month, which were also trained by Burke

good news from t'Beeb re weather. with their usual "extreme weather" (floods abroad/sun shining - strange stuff indeed 😃) warnings, and "hottest ever" temps and t'likes, t'Going may well be Firm come Friday!! 🤣

no good Star Sight, finished well back - was unable to keep tabs on em from ~rear midfield possy

will do - I keep eye out for those two: Not The Chablis & Theirshegoes 👍️

weird-ass nap time :eek: 😂

tomorrow: Thu 18th May

Salisbury - Good

4.55

have it in me noggin that a lot of these are either untested at the trip, and/or they won't like 'Good' ground ie Prescott's 5/4 fav True Legend is by Camelot, and perhaps Soft/Heavy Going would be more to the 3yo colt's liking

anyhow, something has to win this (and am hoping it aint fav) and guesswork : "goes/likely goes on ground / looks likely enough on breeding" kinda shoitetalk don't always equate to either finding losers or winneres - 't'aint an exact science tbs ;)

don't know why exactly, and being by Expert Eye, RHYTHM DANCER ~ 50/1 NAP, would prolly prefer softer / has nowt but rubbish formlines, and didn't stay in her second and third (most recent) outings on the AW when competing over 11 & 12Fs resp.

mebbe it's cos I'm seeing 2006 Derby winner, Sir Percy, as Dam's Sire, and it'll be the 3yo Filly's first ever run on turf that makes me think she can possibly outrun her odds.

could be an unlikely 1st(?) winner for new training duo: Rachel & Bridger; after it seems yet another joint-licence been taken out ~ last month - if i aint mistaken

2nd pick:

GRAHAM 14/1 EW NB. looks far more likely proposition than nap selection. won't need no 'quick reminder/s' 😆 to back this one. had his fourth run lto and that was after an absence. didn't seem to act too well on the soft/heavy ground at Windsor last month - when finishing fourth over a 1/2furlong (approx) shorter trip. is bred by Time Test and Dam's Sire is by Galileo, and is therefore a half-brother to eg, Tim Easterby's Gibside, who is one that has gone well in the past - and as a 3yo - over ~1.5m and on top of the ground at them distances. trainer Richard Hannon won this renewal 2yrs ago - plenty o' green shoots. would be Nap vote material on another day 🤣

ancillary prediction: Graham goes orf a lot shorter than the currently available 14s - perhaps aroond 7s ?

g'l

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York - Good-good to firm in places

1.50

ya could pick ten out of the 14 runners here and still not consider yerself a practical shoe in so far as getting l'elusive winner

topweight don't generally seem to prevail here is about only obvious looking trend i can find

pen landed on GHATHANFAR ~18/1 EW. from the lowly Tracy Waggott stable, this one is a former CD winner (Class4 July '22)

between turf and AW this one has won at trips of 5 , 6 & 7 furlongs, and off a rating as high as 83 (85 rated today)

is well out of form recently, but i aint too worried about that

on a good/going day this one is able to either lead or lie up with the pace and put in bold showing. the draw is the clincher for me. horse is drawn in box 11of 14, and will find there be plenty of pace to aim at. Bedford Flyer (10) and Designer (13) are likely to be in t'van, so be company for the selection. am hoping the horse is prominent ~2fs out and in with a chance, and that about it really

maybe horse won't even turn up, as ran at the course y'day (Wednesday) in 6f race. JP was on top then for the first time for that 9th position finish, and he's booked to ride horse later

glad I could narrow it down to just one mule - be even better if @Ghatanfar wins ☺️

see no reason why both HILLVIEW 14/1 & REGARDING RUTH 8/1 cannae go well in 7,05 Uttoxeter

each way on them both

the well gambled on Twig 5/2 don't worry us too much as is being stepped up in trip from his lto Chelty success, but has it all to prove, imo, on all known hurdling form at or around this ~3m distance... might win, but waay too short for a decent race like this - in my humble 🙂

the gambled on Uhtred, the 10/3 second fav, is another what could be a dubious stayer at the trip

Hillview is a CD winner from last summer. will draw line through last run as was a chase race; very hard to find fault here with this one on overall hurdles' form... should be under 10 to 1 this one methinks

~3 miles on proper Good (no Soft or Firm, or very little of either, in Going description) ground should suit Lucy Wadham's Regarding Ruth, to a tee, and could be an 11/2 - 6/1 shot on another day

:)