Friday 27th July 2012

Our two each-way bets yesterday came 5/17 and 4/8, one of those days! But our selections continue to run well and we're in fine form.

We'll have a quiet weekend, there may be one or two selections tomorrow but I'm not sure as of yet. All roads from here lead to Glorious Goodwood, we have bundle of interests there this year and I feel we've a very strong handle on the form, the sprints in particular.

Three for today.

2.55 Ascot Party Royal 2pts each-way AND 1pt win @ 11/1 (brucebetting.com pays 1/4 odds guaranteed, Paddy Power, Bet 365, guaranteed, 10/1 generally guaranteed)

Got bogged down in the ground at Chester last time, indeed he was staying on really well close home despite clearly not acting on the surface. Looks well handicapped off a mark of OR78 and his run in the Coventry was probably partly down to keenness and the jockey sending him on too fast. Back on quick ground with many of the stable horses returning to form, he looks the value here. Dansili Dual and Front Page News look vulnerable on form and this doesn't look that deep a race.

5.15 Ascot Clear Praise 5pts win @ 7/1 (Generally, get guaranteed)

Wants fast ground on turf and a stiff five furlongs also looks ideal, as evidenced by his run at Lingfield last time out. He finished well behind a subsequent winner but looked for all the world as though a stiffer test was needed. He holds Arctic Lynx on a piece of polytrack form over six furlongs (better off with that rival here) and some of these have yet to earn their stripes as toughened sprinters. The stable had a sprint winner at Epsom last night, this horse looks very well handicapped and the booking of Eddie Ahern, who rode Taajub to a 16/1 (advised) succes for us last Sunday over course and distance, looks very much a positive.

7.50 Chepstow Red Rhythm 4pts win @ 4/1 (Generally, get guaranteed)

Finally improved for the application of a visor last time out and looks set to continue his progression tonight. Has course experience and has the necessary early speed to cope with this track's unusual demands. The stable have come back in to form with the quickening of the ground and, although there isn't a lot of juice in the price as regards value (I make him 7/2), he looks worth backing at 4/1 plus in a poorish race.

Profit & loss: day: -14.00 / month: +104.02 / year: -117.46