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Brown Advisory Novice Hurdle - Better Days Ahead £500ew 25/1 - Bet365/Paddy Power/Betfair

Sorry for the slow reply, I've been away in South Africa with limited connectivity. Yes, no pace on at all, which wasn't ideal when he's getting an education. He was caught out of his ground and essentially out-sprinted off the front. 3rd in the circumstances was fair enough, and while we...

Absolutely Fine runs in the 4.40 at Worcester this afternoon. He’s thrived after his wind op in May. He’s filled out his frame, and come forward really quickly. His jumping is accurate, and he flies up the stiff hill at home refusing to be passed. Any price better than evens us a bet, and he’s a...

Did I miss something Trudi. You're in Australia?

A really good guy is Chris. He's also almost on a one man crusade to expose senior figures at The Gambling Commission for the charlatans they are.

I can't say I've even been remotely tempted to give up my membership James. There's nothing I look forward to more each season than my trips to Cheltenham. I think we're only just over 8 weeks away from the season opener too. I have noticed that there seem to be more members who use the...

Out of curiosity are you a Brit living in Athens, or a Greek living in Athens? And if it's the former how long have you been out there?

I most certainly will Art. He still has three or four in training I think Art. The best known are Reserve Tank that was formerly with Joe Tizzard, and more notable Francky Du Berlais, still going strong at 11. He won the Summer Plate a couple of times, and will be back for another try a week on...

Goodluck with both Paul. An excellent blog by the way!

I don't know whether it's a meeting any of you guys ever do, but I'm doing my annual pilgrimage to Market Rasen for Summer Plate Day in mid-July. It's a very good card with the Summer Plate and the Summer Hurdle, plus two valuable Class 3's. Roddy Owen, formerly of this Parish, has had the...

Thanks PJ. I'm looking forward to both. I think Absolutely Fine will make his debut for us as soon as the weekend after next. He'll be handicap hurdling off a handy mark upped in trip. We know the key to getting significant improvement from him, and I think we'll see a lot of him over the next...

I've got some exciting news to share. Spectre Racing have acquired two horses to be offered as a pair, to race together in genuine syndicated ownership with Dan Skelton. They are being offered at less than the price point that so many people fed back was the comfortable entry point for ownership...

Thanks Archie. The foal will be a true home bred then. Very exciting. Apologies, I should have checked Mountain Lake's race record before asking. I presume Sam Allwood is local to you by the way?

You're certainly correct about horses ending up carrying more when in behind EC. That said they won't be carrying as much as a pound more I wouldn't think. It would only make a difference in a very close finish perhaps. I think front runners in heavy ground only really benefit if they handle...

I'd missed your previous post on this Archie. All the very best with Mum and foal to be. Where do you keep her? Also good news with the new purchase. Has she gone into training or have you bought her as a broodmare?