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I appear to be finding every which way not to win at the moment. I was feeling mighty sweet all the way round with Hill Of Tara at Uttoxeter yesterday, who was absolutely cruising through the race, taking lengths out at every fence, but then got taken wide by the loose horse four fences out … Read more

Racing can be a frustrating game at times, and in spells of poor form it can feel easy to sway, but as the great Andrew Beyer (the author of the must read Picking Winners) said “The worst thing that can happen to a gambler is to let his losses, or wins, knock him off-keel emotionally.” … Read more

The first of yesterday’s three selections, Ample Warning (66/1) nearly got us off to a flyer, but a mistake at the second-last hurdle cost him 3rd, and us over 12pts profit on a placed runner. It was a huge run for his first tilt over obstacles, and I maintain Alistair Ralph and Johnny Burke are … Read more

A rather more interesting day of racing to pick apart, and I’ve come out of it on the brave side with three selections. No none too solid, so only 3 x minimum bets, but solid interest all the same. They are proving rather tough pickings of late, so keeping stakes steady isn’t a bad thing … Read more

No Cigar for Havana Sky… The only bet yesterday, Havana Sky, had chances ended no sooner as they’d started, with a dreadful piece of race riding by Kyle Strydom on Sensorium from Stall 13, which saw the rider handed a lofty 12-day ban over the New Year period for his antics (see Stewards Report). Havana … Read more

One play today, on what is a quiet enough day of it. Lingfield I struggled to get hopes up on any of it, so let that run with no interest, but one race at Wolverhampton pricked my ears on account of one I’ve been waiting for. Havana Sky 8/1 | 1pt Win 20:30 Wolverhampton T: … Read more

First selection since Thursday’s disappointing runner, Bravais, who showed nothing of the promise I was hoping for and on that evidence he is one to put a line through entirely. That said, when I make that good a case for one and they show up like that, the run is often too bad to be … Read more

Neither of yesterday’s swings amounted to a great deal, but there was some promise in the latter runner, Horus, who put a respectable spin in at Kempton. The draw was always making that a tougher ask, and he wound up be sent all the way over to the rail, which I didn’t bank on and … Read more

Before we get into today’s racing, it’s impossible not to look back at yesterday. On Monday, we took two swings — Manhattan Chute and Cali Case — both fitting the angle I’ve been a broken record about for years: Irish handicappers dropping into UK sphere. The angle is one of the most reliable I’ve ever … Read more