The Racing Post tipped that too. Shouldn't have been that price ... but well done to those who were on.

Yes, a number of so-called good things got turned over.

I'm glad I was focusing on the rugby yesterday, it could have got very messy...

Longchamp 2.43 Paco Boy @ 11/10

Only horses which have beaten it over a mile in its last 5 races are Rip Van Winkle, Makfi and Goldikova.

Baden 3.40 Cavalryman @ 2.5

Back to form with a staying 4th in the Juddmonte International, this is its best trip coming third in the Arc last year.

York 3.45 Lowdown @ 29/1 place 5/1

Back to form last time out can be a real class horse on its day as it showed winning the Stewards Cup by 3 lengths off 5lbs lower

Only thing putting me off Paco Boy is the number of opponents.

Tempted to lump on Architrave in the first at Fontwell.

Longchamp 3.15 Dalghar @ 9/4

Maybe went for home too soon in the Betfair Cup when coming 3rd, romped home in the Group 3 Prix Du Palais over this CD and Lemaire is back on board today.

Trixie of

Dalghar @ 9/4

Paco Boy @ EVS

Cavalryman @ 11/8

Got a little on Architrave but didn't lump on. Would've been careless to back to heavily as it was awfully green on his hurdling debut, very impressive eased-up 15L winner at the same time though.

Monitoring Longchamp as well.


Architrave won well. Upset with myself though, forgot to take the early price which was around 8/11 - went off at 4/9. Winner none-the-less.

Putting my return from Architrave on Paco Boy. He is one of my favourite horses that I've ever followed and, in what is likely to be his last ever race before being retired, I am prepared to go with my heart and see if he has one last pay packet for me. On at even money.

Casual Conquest over hurdles?

Casual Conquest over hurdles?

what the f&ck was hughes doing then? he went for a gap that was never going to open up when the other jockey evidently had the rail.

loving zero room for Paco

Joke that the one pissssing about won