Horses for Sale

   Tuxedo Junction (GB) 


Exciting dual purpose prospect,
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    Fighter Allen (FR)  


Exciting new horse with proven form, 
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There are five meetings taking place this afternoon with jumps cards from Exeter, Ludlow and Fakenham and flat fixtures from Thirsk and Brighton.  David has four runners at Exeter this evening; Mrs Miggins, Just Midas, Orchard Thieves and Friday Night Light.  Mrs Miggins runs in the mares' maiden hurdle at 5.50pm.  She finished third in a heavy ground bumper at the course and this better ground and hurdles should see her in a better light.  Tom Scudamore is in the saddle.  Just Midas and Orchard Thieves both run in the National Hunt novices' hurdle at 6.20pm - Just Midas showed ability when a close fourth in a bumper at the track, while Orchard Thieves ran a good second in an Irish point-to-point in 2016 although he is entitled to improve.  Friday Night Light (pictured above) is our final runner in the 2m7f handicap hurdle and he had some good form last season over shorter trips and shapes as though he is worth a try over this distance.  He has to carry 11-10 but is not without a chance.

Vaniteux finished third at Kempton yesterday evening and on this basis he should be winning before too long.  He was giving tons of weight away to his rivals and there should be plenty more chances for him to get his favoured top of the ground.

There are suggestions that the partnership between leading northern jockey Brian Hughes and trainer Donald McCain will help the former fight current champion Richard Johnson for the jockeys' title.  I am sorry, but I can't see it - Johnson picks up so many good rides from numerous sources, it just isn't going to happen.

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Arsene Wenger's successor at Arsenal needs to sort out Mesut Ozil.  His team mates say that he is a prima donna and picks the matches he wants to play in.  You need all of your players pulling together rather than someone causing problems from within.  He should get rid of him and use the plentiful money from his transfer to get players in who want to play and offload the problem to someone else.

Mark Williams claimed his third snooker world title yesterday evening by beating John Higgins 18-16 in an exciting final.  It was the former world number one's first appearance in the final for fifteen years so this was an excellent performance.  The £425,000 first prize will certainly help to boost the old age pension!

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I had an email arrive yesterday.  It said, "at Google Earth we can read maps backwards".  I thought, "that is just spam!"  Keep smiling...

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