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  Sandown (g-s)   12:15 Ratings : Pourquoi Pas Papa Going : Fouroneohfever Speed : Sinnatra Selection : Sinnatra 4/9   12:45 Ratings : Kotmask Going : Siam Park Speed : Gabriels Getaway Selection : Siam Park 3/1   1:15 Ratings : Bourbali Going : Luttrell Lad Speed : Bourbali Selection : Bourbali 5/1   1:50 Ratings : Minella Trump Going : Minella Trump Speed : Can You Call Selection : Minella Trump 15/2   2:25 Ratings : Sunset Marquesa Going : Shantwopointfive Speed : That’ll Do Moss Selection : That’ll Do Moss 11/2   3:05 Ratings : Nocte Volatus Going : Gustavian Speed : Gustavian Selection : Gustavian 10/3   3:35 Ratings : Hot Fuss Going : Imaginarium Speed : Hot Fuss Selection : Hot Fuss 7/2

  Wishing you all a very happy New Year    Mine Today 12.30 Musselburgh Scarlet Moon 10/11 2.45 Fairyhouse Dinoblue 1/6   Close Qualifiers  2.15 Musselburgh Insurrection 5/1 2.25 Tramore Champ Kiely 2/1 3.25 Musselburgh Afadil 2/1 3.40 Cheltenham Crack Ops 28/1       Test  2.09 Windsor Shantou Lucky 9/2   Horses For Courses - Cheltenham 12:15 Cant Resist It 0/2  12:50 Eagle Fang 0/2  1:25 Does He Know 4/10, Karate Dori 0/3, Excello 0/2 2:00 Jungle Boogie 0/2 2:35 The Real Whacker 3/8, Gowel Road 2/13, Lucky Place 1/4 3:10 Ace Of Spades 1/1, Double Powerful 1/3, Ma Shantou 1/2, Harbour Lake 0/4 (3 placed)     

  Mine Today  1.22 Leopardstown Wodhooh 1/3   2.32 Leopardstown Lossiemouth 8/13  3.00 Newbury No Drama This End 4/9   Close Qualifiers   None   Test  5.45 Newcastle Second Fiddle 4/1 6.15 Newcastle Cloch Nua 11/2      

  Newbury (g-s)   12:05 Ratings : White Noise Going : Tour Ovalie Speed : Tour Ovalie Selection : Tour Ovalie 7/1   12:40 Ratings : Act Of Innocence Going : Blues Singer Speed : Act Of Innocence Selection : Act Of Innocence 4/9   1:15 Ratings : Rath Gaul Hill Going : Joker De Mai Speed : Rath Gaul Hill Selection : Rath Gaul Hill 6/1   1:50 Ratings : Brave Kingdom Going : Kings Threshold/Brave Kingdom Speed : Annual Invictus Selection : Brave Kingdom 10/1   2:22 Ratings : Kalium Going : Meatloaf Speed : Peacenik Selection : Peacenik 9/1   3:00 Ratings : Klimt Madrik/Starzand Going : Montemares Speed : Kalkbrenner Selection : Kalkbrenner 10/1   3:35 Ratings : Calimystic Going : Newton Tornado Speed : Rightsotom Selection : Rightsotom 9/1

  Mine Today  None   Close Qualifiers  2.22 Leicester Stamina Chope 7/1 2.38 Catterick Valence DAumont 9/2     4.20 Southwell Ziggys Triton 13/2       Test  3.05 Leopardstown Small Town Hero  12.45 Leopardstown Cornmarket 33/1 2.30 Leopardstown Galopin Des 6/5    

  1st Mr Vango 7/1 - 55 2nd O'Connell 7/1 - 45 2nd Nassalam 22/1 - 45   3 horses on 40 - Haiti Couleurs, Monbeg Genius and Collectors Item. Mr Vango came clear here the rest were all very close indeed.  Mr Vango is so consistent he will stay all day, he jumps well, the ground will be fine, although he would probably prefer some rain. He has never been to Chepstow, but his stats suggest the track will not be an issue. The only slight negative would be the quick turn around from his last race.  O'Connell  is very similar to Mr Vango in that he stays, the ground in his case is perfect, my only negative is in 7 attempts he has not won going left-handed and only placed once. He definitely prefers right-handed tracks. If that doesn't inconvenience him, he will have a chance. Nassalam has not been the same horse of late. Since winning this race in 2023 he has only completed a race once in 6 tries, with 5 P's next to his name. It does mean because of that he has slipped...