Back To The Mud

Today's action sees a return to the mud. The main race of the day, the John Smith's Midlands Grand National looks exceedingly difficult. So tight is this race, that last night that I felt reluctant to put ratings up at all. Which is why they are up this morning, had nothing to do as the Racing Post had not been delivered yet. With the exception of rare horses such as Young Kenny. The lower weights do have an advantage on testing ground if they are good enough.

Uttoxeter

• 1:50 Sonnengold 128, What A Vintage 125, Brankley Boy 125, Blu Teen 124, Chapel Times 121, Emmasflora 119, Marshalls Run 115
• 2:20 Supreme Serenade 130, de Blanc 129, Lizzie Bathwick 126, Motcombe 126, Isellido 121, Sarahs Quay 118, Elfkirk 117
• 2:55 Trust Fund 152, Marcus Du Berlais 152, Ossmosses 152, Baron Windrush 151, G V A Ireland 150, Philson Run 150, Control Man 149, L'Aventure 149, World Wide Web 148, The Bajan Bandit 148, Robbo 148, King Bee 145
• 3:30 Bak To Bill 141, Alright Now M'lad 140, Mouseski 138, Victom's Chance 137, Monolith 137, Always Waining 137, Heir To Be 134, Chicago Bulls 133, Special Rate 133
• 4:00 Lord Rodney 149, He's The Guv'nor 147, Rowley Hill 142, Simon 142, Bob Bob Bobbin 140, Precious Bane 138, King Killone 137, Lord Olympia 136, Mounht Clerigo 135, Lost Time 133
• 4:30 Malko de Beaumont 119, Lantern Lad 109, Lost In Normandy 108, Native Eire 102, Young Lorcan 102, Pardini 102
• 5:05 Leaving alone but will be watching the two Henry Daly horses for the future

Wetherby

• 2:15 Liathroidisneachta 124, Geordie Peacock 112, Pontiff 109
• 2:50 The Local 121, Another Native 115, Salhood 112, Dance Party 109, Mr Prickle 106
• 3:20 Polar Gunner 122, Cruise Director 120, Haditovski 117, Fair Spin 117, Merryvale Man 114
• 3:55 Danse Macabre 127, Supreme Leisure 126, Kentucky Blue 124, Amanpuri 120, Wild Is The Wind 119, Aston Lad 119
• 4:25 Great As Gold 137, Jungle Jinks 133, Kausse de Thaix 129, Miss Mattie Ross 129, Sharp Belline 128, King Killone 127, Kerry Lads 126
• 5:00 Dock Tower 119, Oscar d'Hydrome 108
• 5:30 Harbour Breeze 120 (has changed stable since achieving rating), Spitfire Sortie 116, Barton Belle 113, Aldea 96, Wolds Way 95

Newcastle

• 2:30 leaving alone
• 3:00 Ross Comm 117, Boris The Spider 117, Kempski 109, Titian Flame 108, Crackleando 106
• 3:35 Miss Pross 105, Hollows Mill 103, Flaming Heck 102, Bob's Buster 99,
• 4:10 Torkingking 141, Andre Chenier 138, Culcabock 136, Rising Generation 135, Through The Rye 135, Middlethorpe 134, Nick's Choice 134, Pay Attention 131
• 4:40 Habitual Dancer 129, Corlande 126 (think this is a change of stable?), Treasured Memories 125, Vic The Piler (misread line when typing should be General Duroc) 124, Caesar's Palace 123, Totally Scottish
• 5:10 leaving alone
• 5:40 Lethem Air 120, Reseda 114, Tous Chez 112, Kilmackilloge 111, Jeringa 103

Cheltenham Times

Will be doing a review of Cheltenham timewise over the next week and looking ahead to next season. Also looking at why the top-rated horses didn't win. Thanks to the first day they made a level stake profit, ironically without the new races at the festival would have been a very bleak picture.

Ratings Pages

Need to update them, having not done them them since before the Cheltenham Festival, so a job to before the end of the month. Just snowed under. Have got a problem with my software. Therefore unlikely to have anything put up before May.

Links

Apologies, snowed under with about five weeks of ratings to key in. Therefore not going to be dealing with any requests for links in the forseeable future.

Betdaq

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