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This afternoon there are three meetings to look forward to - two on the flat at Bath and Hamilton as well as a local jumps card at Newton Abbot.  As usual, Newton Abbot have done a very good job securing funds for their meeting and they have more prize money on offer than either flat meeting.  We have had plenty of rain down this way over the past few days so the ground could be on the soft side, so make sure that your selections will handle a bit of cut.  The stable has one runner at Newton today, Purple 'N Gold (pictured above) in the novices' handicap hurdle - he has been most consistent on the flat and over hurdles since joining us and looks sure to go well once again - the one unknown is the softer ground so it will be interesting to see how he gets on under Tom Scudamore.

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There are just two flat cards at Epsom and Musselburgh today.  There is fair prize money on offer at Epsom and most of the top jocks are riding.  Ryan Moore, Tom Queally and Richard Hughes to name just three.  I was just thinking it is like going to a football match and all the top players being in one team!  Racing constantly gives you a chance to see all the star jockeys and there are not many other sports you can really say that about.  Talking about other sports, I see that Kieran Fallon got injured playing squash in the week.  When I had my heart attack my doctor said play any aport except for squash!  More people seem to get injured or have heart attacks playing squash than any other sport!

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No runners for Pond House this weekend but today there are six meetings, five on the flat at Newmarket, Haydock, Chester, Ripon and Wolverhampton plus a jumps card at Market Rasen.  The juvenile hurdle at Market Rasen looks interesting.  The Alan King trained Puroble Man is rated 93 on the flat and cost £130,000 while the Henderson runner Royal Irish Hussar is a 94 rated flat horse.  Could these be Triumph hurdle horses?  Time will tell!

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Today we have four meetings to look forward to, three on the level at Newmarket, Haydock and Wolverhampton as well as a jumps card at Worcester.  There is some very good prize money at Newmarket with £412,000 on offer - hardly surprising when there is a Group One, Group Two and Group Three contest on the card, backed up by two Listed races, certainly not bad for a Friday!  Even better - if you can't make it, it is covered on Channel 4.  Yesterday's action at Newmarket saw Miracle of Medinah land the Group Three contest for trainer Mark Usher - I always enjoy seeing these smaller trainers with a good horse to go to war with.  He could now step up to Group One company in the Horris Hill.

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This afternoon there are four meetings to look forward to - three on the level at Newmarket, Pontefract and Wolverhampton, while over the sticks it is the second and final day of Perth's meeting.  Despite not having any runners, David made the long journey up to Scotland and had an enjoyable day at the races.  Stable jockey Tom Scudamore and Conor O'Farrell both had rides at the meeting but drew a bland and will both be hoping for better luck this afternoon.  Tom has three rides and they all appear to have chances.  Meanwhile the card at Newmarket looks very good with a Group 3 contest supported by two Listed races.

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This afternoon there are four meetings taking place, three on the level at Goodwood, Redcar and Kempton as well as a jumps fixture from Perth.  Although the stable has no runners today, both Tom Scudamore and Conor O'Farrell have rides at the Scottish track - let's hope they ride a winner or two, otherwise it is going to be a very expensive meeting for them and a very long journey home.  The Tracey Shuffle was a non-runner at Newton Abbot yesterday afternoon leaving just Prime Location to represent the yard and he ran okay, racing up with he pace for a long way before finishing fifth under Anthony Fox.  It would have been good experience for the 10lbs conditional jockey.

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There are three flat meetings taking place this afternoon at Beverley, Carlisle and Lingfield as well as a jumps fixture from our local track Newton Abbot.  There is good prize money of £43,000 up for grabs at the Devon track (more than Carlisle or Lingfield) and the team should once again be commended on a job well done.  The stable has two runners at Newton Abbot in the 5.20pm race - Prime Location and The Tracey Shuffle.  Prime Location will be partnered by conditional jockey Anthony Fox who claims 10lbs off his back - Anthony works in the yard and this will be valuable experience for him.

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