26th December

140 Sedgefield-This looks pretty weak and Kilronan Castle is a fair enough favourite,after showing improvement on its second chase start,if you finish in front of it then you are probably winning this.
Im hoping that will be Attimo,whos ran better than its form figures suggest,of late.
Its now dropped to a mark 2Ibs below its last winning mark and is back over a course and distance that its posted its best ratings before(Finished 1st and 2nd in 2 races).
Its record over other trips is 0w-0p-13r,so this is clearly its distance and its at its best returned to the track quickly(15 day or less 2w-0-4r compared to 0w-2p-12r 16days+)
Its twice the price ive got it,so it has to be the value with the added cheekpieces another angle.
Uno Valoroso has got the ratings to get involved but is returning after a absence,however its main problem is surely this trip of 2m4f (Record over 2m3f + 0w-1p-11r)
Sergeant Pink arrives here after nearly 500 days since we last saw it,its record after any sort of absence means you can put a line through it(31 days+ 0w-1p-18r)
Back Attimo 9pts at 5.5 at Bet365/Sky/Paddys-Won(+40.5pts)Well backed and won nicely under a well judged ride.

415 Wolves-From a ratings perspective,Mythmaker has to be the call here.
It posted a career best last time and this is a drop in grade,anything close to that run would win this.
It does obviously have to prove itself as good on this Tapeta surface as the polytrack but with a 3w-1p-5r record in fields of 7 or less,im happy to find out here at the prices.
Ive actually got Lightcameraaction as the outsider of this field and although it has drifted slightly since xmas eve,its still far too short for a horse that has never won beyond 6 furlongs.
Dougan is probably the main danger as its fairly rock solid and goes very well here.
Back Mythmaker 10pts at 5.0 at Corals-2nd(-10pts)Money talked as Spring Loaded was punted from 7/1 into 5/4.

240 Kempton-Apparently this isnt The New One`s track? Yet its form figures here read 1st-2nd-1st-2nd-1st.
Its top rated on its latest run and could easily get a solo from the front as all the others appear to want to be held up.Ive got it around the even money mark,so although it has shortened a little,its still the wrong price.
Yanworth is very consistent but drops in trip,it needs to find a few pounds on my figures to beat the selection and this is its toughest task to date.
My Tent or Yours probably has its ideal conditions and will no doubt loom up 2 out but it looks more and more a bridle horse and it will need to be tough to get past The New One.
Back The New One 20pts at 15/8 at various bookies-2nd(-20pts)Team tactics by the connections of Yanworth got this beat.Harried throughout by their other horse.

110 Market Rasen-Groomed looks a dodgy favourite to me here and it makes the market.
Its become fairly inconsistent and probably wont back up its latest run but that rating still leaves it 7Ibs to find on the best of these.
No Ceiling is very consistent and is 3w-2p-7r since being fitted with a hood but it has no form of any note going this way round,so it remains to be seen how it handles it.
I like Un Anjou,whos top of my figures on its latest run behind a progressive horse that followed up just a few days ago.
Its 2w-0p-4r during December and represents a yard that have a 31% strike rate here in recent times.
Back Un Anjou 7pts at 6.5 at Corals-3rd(-7pts)Ran a good race but not good enough.Nice lay on Groomed though.

120 Huntingdon-There are a couple of lightly raced animals on show here with Elkstone and Viking Mistress both unexposed over fences but neither achieved what Knights Reward did on its chase debut and hopefully with improvement likely,it should go close.
It was always going to be a better chaser than hurdler according to its trainer and will like the small field(7 runners or less 2w-0p-4r compared to 8 runners+ 0w-0p-9r).
Caprice D`Anglais is well in under a penalty but it only ran 7 days ago,so this is a fairly quick turnaround.
Back Knights Reward 14pts at 4.0 at Betway-Pulled UP(-14pts)Very weak in the betting and ran a lifeless race.(DT-10.5pts)
Monthly Total-53pts
Running Total+8676.27pts