Happy lay in day!

Dont forget to set your betfair time to -1 guys....


Am looking for a big run from Lackamon in the 2.40 at Carlisle (bounce factor is the only worry for this one was so taken by its run at Hexham - my notes 
first chase hexham 3m1f good ground  - sprinted the bugger sprinted!!!! A stayers´ novices´ chase run at sound pace and a winning newcomer of some potential. LACKAMON, a winning Irish pointer and bumper winner, progressed to a rating of 127 over hurdles, making him the best of these. Happy to accept a lead and jumping soundly on the whole after taking charge, he had only to be kept up to his work to make a successful chasing bow. The quickish ground was not a problem and he should enjoy further success. is in a handicap today off a mark he can run to having beaten a horse rated well above this mark and is only just above his hdles mark.
note -- three  have gone for this race in the VFB table - 
roberttaylor03 30/10/11 14.37:21 30/10/11 2.40 CARL BAK 8 LACKAMON(GB) 
BarrieH 30/10/11 14.22:05 30/10/11 2.40 CARL BAK 11 STORYMAKER(GB) 
MartinL 30/10/11 12.50:04 30/10/11 2.40 CARL BAK 13 HUMBIE(IRE)
 

Am hoping the great form of the Smith team will come to the fore with some tasty bigger priced winners  and will be watching for price changes as the yard likes a punt have taken the current 15s 
result ---- The official going was changed to good to soft all round before this race.

This event was run over 3m2f in previous years. The prize money has come down, but it was still a competitive handicap. With the market leaders fighting out the finish the formhas a solid look to it, with the first five finishing well clear. The lightly weightedPOWER PACK JACK made a lot of the running and saw off his pursuers in brave style. He had unseated his rider at Stratford on Thursday, and was not always fluent here, but jumped well at times too and was certainly gutsy in victory. The blinkers he had worn on his last four starts were left off here. He will prove effective over further than this.

Qhilimar ran a sound race off an 8lb higher mark than when winning at Newton Abbot, gradually picking up the leaders but unable to pull out extra after the last. He has progressed well since joining this yard.

Humbie picked up ground under a patient ride and challenged two from home looking set to win. His jumped out to his left at the final fence, however, and his rider appeared to lose an iron. Whether he would have got past a determined rival is open to conjecture, but this was a good effort on the back of a 7lb rise for a recent C&D win.

Captain Americo travelled well for a long way and stuck on for fourth. He jumped soundly this time and confirmed that he has plenty of stamina.

Lackamon made a couple of mistakes, understandably as this was just his second run over fences. After racing prominently throughout he just missed the frame, but he will win more races in this sphere.

 Earlier  in the 1.40 any money late for Cloudy Too will be significant as it was a bit clumsy on its first chase was tracking the leaders well when unseating NON RUNNER


Long awaited return of Mr Moonshine back to fences in the 3.15 - this is a beautiful jumper of fences and a relentless galloper over hdles third to Cue card and Dear Sam giving them 6lbs each is better form than anything else in this race today with Henry Oliver the class act of those riding 
result ---- This intermediate chase has an illustrious roll of honour. Weird Al dead-heated with Little Josh last year, and earlier winners include Tidal Bay and Monet´s Garden. The latest renewal looked a decent event, but it remains to be seen if it contained any future stars.

MR MOONSHINE made all the running under a forcing ride, piling it on turning for home and pulling well clear of the favourite to score eased almost to a walk. He was getting weight all round as a maiden over fences, having finished runner-up on his chase debut last year before reverting to hurdles. He stays further than this and has improvement in him when reverting to 3m. The handicapper will make life difficult for him following this defeat of a 149-rated rival, but he has the option of reverting to novice company.

 3.00 Huntingdon  Wedge has a decent mount in this on top of  Theredballon   who probably needs faster ground but is definitely the class act in this field and looks to have found the right race for its return
result - Theredballoon, the other penalised runner, having won for Chris Bealby in May, never got close enough to challenge, but is entitled to come on. 




Finally the 3.50 carlisle and Amos runs Teviot Lass under Campbell Gillies  I love this combination for the track and this horse is one that runs really well fresh -found tuns at carlisle 2m4f handicap hdle beat home intersky music 221009   but has not been see since (738 days) dropped to a class 5 today I also Very much Like Arisea in this race (though  I back her in her own sex races) she has chances under this big claimer - she finished like a train last time to show her well being and can get the big place price
result ----Teviot Lass was a non runner so lumped on to Arisea -- her  inexperienced jockey perhaps gave her too much to do at Uttoxeter, but he got it right this time and the mare ran out a decisive winner from off the pace. Three of her previous four hurdles successes had come in sellers, and this was her first handicap victory.


Nice Lil old Boooooooooom Day 


 good luck today - gotta start the lunch cooking or Nursey will be grinding her teeth !


 Bob