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Newmarket, Beverley and Limerick

Newmarket 255: Balkan Knight
Newmarket 330: Tabadul
Beverley 345: Common Creeper
Limerick 400: Adajal

2000 and 1000 Guineas Meeting

Today
Newmarket 235: Boogie Street
Newmarket 315: George Washington
Newmarket 350: Banjo Patterson

Tomorrow
Newmarket 215: Violet Dark
Newmarket 250: Hard Top
Newmarket 330: Rumpelstiltskin

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Ayr and Newbury: Scottish Grand National Day

Today is the last day of serious jumps racing.
Newbury 210: The Whistling Teal
Newbury 240: Red Spell
Ayr 250: Faasel
Newbury 315: Canatbria
Ayr 330: Ladalko
Newbury 350: Marcus Andronicus

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Leopardstown

Leopardstown 250: Ugo Fire
Leopardstown 350: Caribbean
Leopardstown 420: Perfect Hedge

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Grand National Day

Aintree 145: Tarlac
Aintree 215: Hoo La Baloo
Aintree 250: Hardy Eustace
Aintree 325: Rimsky
Aintree 415: Cornish Rebel

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Second day at Aintree

Aintree 200: Star de Mohaison
Aintree 235: Black Jack Ketchum
Aintree 310: Fondmort
Aintree 345: Almost Broke
Aintree 420: Straw Bear
Aintree 455: Model Son

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First day of Grand National Meeting

Aintree 200: My Way de Solzen
Aintree 235: Beef or Salmon
Aintree 310: Five Along
Aintree 420: Andreas
Aintree 455: Natal

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Fontwell: Southern National

Not only is racing in that strange period of duality in which the jumps season moves towards its end with the Grand National and the flat season begins, but most meetings have been cancelled today and tomorrow, because of the weather.
So I am left with Fontwell, perhaps I should be there.
255: Precious Bane
400: Lewis Island
430: Ballez
505: Papillon de Iena

Lincoln at Redcar

The start of the flat season is marked by the Lincoln, moved to Redcar this year while Doncaster has the builders in.
Navan 300: Hi Cloy
Redcar 315: Cesare
Newbury 320: Sunley Shines
As for Dubai, I leave well alone.

The fourth day of Cheltenham: Gold Cup Day

2.00 JCB Triumph Hurdle: Mister Hight
2.35 Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle: Black Jack Ketchum
3.15 Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase: Cornish Rebel
4.00 Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup: Foly Pleasant
4.40 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase: Andreas
5.20 Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle: Grande Jete

So far: from eighteen selections, 2 winners, 4 placed, strike rate 11.11%