Not one for big betting on the all weather, but Lady Mandy (6.10 Kempton) could potentially be well treated off an opening mark of 48. Bit of a punt, but could be worth a small play at 4/1 early price.

wouldnt go steaming onto furners green at a short price. looking at the ballydoyle 3yo pecking order, there look to be a good few above him in it so dont think he'll prove top class. wont have to be to win this, but often o'brien's horses need their first run of the season - wouldn't have been as much of a factor had it been in three weeks time, as the coolmore machine doesnt usually get out of first gear til after easter. the third negative for me is joseph o'brien, which i may get a bit of flack for as he has already won a few races at the highest level, while still learning his trade, but when he cocks one up he does it in great style.

should win but would have to be braver than me to take odds on.

just a shame coolmore havent properly replaced johnny murtagh, think their group one horses would've fared a little bit better last year had he still been riding. not just on the track, but he has a wealth of experience off it too, o'brien seemed to get it right a lot more when murtagh was there, never really heard him with excuses such as he hadn't trained the horse properly or had went too easy etc, maybe murtagh wasnt the yes man that some of the others are and spoke up during preparation?

will be interesting to see how graham lee fares on the flat, didnt back him often but will never forget his ride on kalahari king in the maghull a few years ago - won me a good few quid that day taking on the overrated tatenen. shame he never really kicked on from a near miss in the arkle and winning the maghull, third in a champion chase and close second in the ryanair as close as he's came to a top race win.

Bet of the week has to be Bradford +14. Hull without their 1st choice fb, centre,so, hooker & props. only won by more then 14 on 1 occasion this season, Bradford playing for their futures... Lump on!

Wigan -14
Wire -6
Catalans -24
London scratch

Easily the bet of the week.

Bradford to win by 1-12 - 5/1 looks tasty too.

Trouble is 10/11 (Bradford +14) at £10 only returns £19.09.

5/1 at Bradford to win 1-12 looks the better bet to me.

maybe joe wardle at 25/1 to score 1st or last try v leeds is the best bet.

starts centre

price will most likely change very soon when they realise!

gonna have a look at meydan tomorrow. quite a lot of high profile horses there so will see if anything stands out. can see the dubai world cup going back to america or japan,

dont think i'll bother with donny or kempton, certainly wont be backing arctic cosmos at odds on over 10f.

realt dubh interests me more over in ireland at 5:20. should win that one on the way to punchestown.


just realised that it is everton - liverpool semi, grand national and challenge cup fixtures all on the same day.



seen i had a marketing email off of betfred, so decided to try and log in to my account. hadnt used it since january and there was 40 quid in my account from a settled bet i'd forgotton about, i backed the same horse with a few firms as the prices fluctuated and forgot to withdraw the fred money in the end - likely because of their hideously slow settling times. nice little surprise. dunno how i forgot about it in the first place!

is there a web site were you can view jockey bans and for the length of ban? cant find one anywhere

first bet since chelts, realt dubh. class act in the field.

mont ras.2.05.donc
cousin khee.3.55.strat
woodland mill.1.50.kemp
primevil.4.05.kemp
sirius prospect.2.40.donc
marvellino.3.50.donc

west ham
gillingham
sheff weds

have you had a tip for that 350 race mate? unless i'd been given a word i don't think i'd bet on it with stolen money. there is an equal split of late and early foals too by the looks of it, nothing to draw from.

tempted to chuck a reverse forecast on arctic cosmos and hurricane higgins,the latter shoulda won the derby trial at lingfield last year when i backed him, was furious as the bugger was pulling, hanging and virtually unrideable when dordogne was begging to be passed. followed up with a series of disappointing efforts but should have a far better temperament after being gelded. AC is undoubtedly the class act but this looks to be a bit too sharp for him, would probably get further than the leger trip tbh.

Bradford and Cas