A quick one tonight after a thin couple of days — two for the evening cards, a Curragh hunch on a combination with a serious strike rate, and a Ripon filly from a yard the market keeps overlooking.

May signs off just shy of a record at +38.70pts, so June starts with two win bets on the evening cards — one at Windsor, one at Wolverhampton. A step up in trip, a horse the handicapper's only just loosening his grip on, and a few others worth keeping an eye on.

Three each-way bets at Thirsk this afternoon — a point on Muker off the high-draw angle, plus two smaller half-point plays later on the card. The full reasoning, the prices and the form behind all three, posted before the off.

A series of tricky, trappy cards today, competitive throughout and a whisker from a no-bet day. But I've landed on one at Yarmouth — an old sprinter on a lenient mark for his new yard, with cobwebs blown off and a jockey upgrade aboard.

One bet today, at Hamilton — a 5f juvenile maiden, and a triple system qualifier with a really interesting angle around the dam and her previous debut winners for the yard. Plus a word on a Sunday at Uttoxeter that rubbed my face in it.

A quick one today: a single bet in the Uttoxeter Bumper, built on a couple of angles with strong pointers. First, though, an honest word on a -4pts day across York, Windsor and Salisbury that had me closing the laptop and walking the dog.

A tougher Saturday card all round — Goodwood especially — but Windsor, York and Salisbury throw up three. Yesterday returned +8pts, with the Bayside Boy progeny line stretching further, and we go again with one of them today.

Short and sweet today — too many rabbit holes for a tricky-looking set of cards. Three bets out of six considered, one full Bet and two Min Bets, so stake accordingly. A handful of others noted in the prose worth a watch too.

Back after a quiet week of big changes down here — and one leaps out today at Musselburgh. A trainer sending his very first flat runner to a course he's only ever raided in jumps, with a top local jockey booked and a price that catches the eye.

Saturday was a day to play with caution and the same discipline holds today, with two chanced at Hamilton — the betting card of the day — both at each-way prices that earn the stake.

Yesterday's card I ducked out of and was glad I did. Today looked just as tough, and from a day I thought I'd be going to war I've somehow come away with just the one. An each-way punt at Thirsk, a filly badly underrated by the handicapper, and a sire-track angle that's been paying for years.

No bet today — nothing leaps off the cards worth the risk. But plenty to talk about first, not least the 40/1 winner we chanced last time, and an unlucky eyecatcher under Ryan Moore well worth keeping on side.