Tuesday January 25th 2022

Minus 260 now!!

@Cream tangerine You're leaving your challenge late, CT. Fashionably late. I'd say that you are coming with a wet sail inside the final furlong, only the kids wouldn't have a clue what I was on about.

@Harrytheactor I fear a rancid 66-1 shot on the 31st will be called for, much as the Morning Star used to do when I kept an eye on the naps table many moons ago!! That said I did think if young George had ridden with more vigour in that last 400 yards he might have seen off the favourite. He seemed to ease off a little and missed the outside runners who seem to do so well at Leafless when it is a bit on the parky side.

EGS. Switch to USA spellchecker

@Jonathan Dawe Jonathan, thanks for that tip.

I now realize my mistake

Fine, hardworking people. Do they Everest?

@tangovictorindia Is there summit up with them?

This was my post on 12 January:

Big Bad Buzz is interesting in the last at Leicester. The bookies have started to treat Ryan Potter with wary respect after a couple of touches he has pulled off this season. Hence this horse's price hasn't exactly collapsed but he was backed at 8s and 7s as soon as the prices were put up yesterday. Today it has been stable at around 9/2. It's plenty short enough on the face of it, considering his moderate form over hurdles. But BBB makes his debut in a handicap chase on a lowly mark having shown distinct promise in Irish points when trained by Sean Doyle, source of so many good jumpers over the years. After unseating at the last on his debut he did the same next time but only after being hampered two out by the fall of Pull Again Green, a nice horse who has won twice for Fergal O'Brien this winter. That race was won by the smart Fameaftertheglory of Gavin Cromwell's .... [He then ran with some promise in a PTP bumper, showing enough for Potter to take a punt on him]

And after the race I added: Harrytheactor Jan 12 He's one to be on next time when he's not out of the handicap (7lb wrong today). Looks like this was a sighter.

[The form of the race has been tested just the once so far, the runner-up winning next time off 89 at Ludlow.] The snag tomorrow, Steelman, is that he is again 6lbs wrong in the handicap, his mark having dropped another 3lbs after the Leicester outing. The obvious solution would be to put up a good claimer but for now Callum Bewley is given the job again. I would ignore the early betting exchanges and monitor the market immediately before the race to assess whether Buzz is "off". I am pretty sure he is capable at some stage. As we speak Buzz is 4/1, hardly a giveaway so the bookies are once again on Potter alert. Of the others, Getaway Jewel is better than he showed on his chase debut, while Adrian Wintle has booked Brian Hughes for Thais Thor, so keep an eye on the market for him. 0

@Harrytheactor thanks Harry, il keep an eye. I hadnt seen the race priced up but I see Hills have.

i always keep an eye on Brian Hughes rides and see he is doing 10 stone 2 on the whittle horse who is 14s into 9s early. il see how the market lies at 3.35 tomo!

@Harrytheactor Good post, Harry. Thanks.

NR - only one race left so switch to First Angel in 4.20 for nap