7th November

140 Fontwell-This is as weak as it gets.The favourite Carhue Princess,although boasting the best recent chase form has a win record of 1 from 36..Hardly convincing but it could get away with it in this event,however with that win record,it has to be taken on.

Mrs Jordan and Ballydague Lady both havent had many chances in this sphere but need to step up on what theyve done so far.

Im going to take a chance on the outsider,Southway Star.It hasnt won since 2012 and hasnt been in much form the last 2 seasons but has changed stables to a small yard that I like and if this excellent Trevor Whelan can get a tune out of it then this horse is incredibly well handicapped being 30Ibs below its last winning rating.

You would want to see some support for it obviously.

Back Southway Star 6pts at 7.5 at Paddys(Accept 5.0)-Won(+33pts Non runner)

250 Hexham-Another weak affair with a lot of deadwood.

Northern Acres ran pretty well last time but now drops in trip and gets softer ground.The last 2 times it had those circumstances,it won.

Providing handicap debutant,Nouveau Moulin doesnt suddenly show improvement then it really should take some beating.

Back Northern Acres 14pts at 3.5 at Paddys(Accept 3.0)-3rd(-14pts)(DT+19pts)

Monthly Total-24pts

Running Total+7039.54pts