Seabass, Teaforthree, Balthazar King & Join Together would be my 4 against the field.

one for yorkshire!

had a mixed bag over the three days and typically the profitable day was when i didnt go.

thursdays bets were
irish saint, l'unique, hefner ew
conti
grandouet & oscar whisky
captain conan

fridays bets were
my tent or yours
sea of thunder
sprinter sacre
trio dalene and walkon (pity no damn forecast or ew on walkon)
road to riches

saturdays bets were
eduard ew
baily green
smad place ew
battle group
on his own, cappa bleu, rare bob, roberto goldback, balthazar king and quel esprit all e/w
kians delight ew
dakar run ew

yesterday was very poor punting wise. bookies benefit. had a great time though going on the saturday for the first time.

aintree need to sort out the toilet situation though. the ratio of bars to bogs is laughable. waiting 20 mins for a pee after paying 50 quid is very poor. quick bar and bookie service though.

frankie was there in the tatts end doing some promo stuff with the daily mirror, just missed out on meeting the little bugger.

five quid for a pint, 7 quid for a cheeseburger (i didnt bother)

it is an unreal experience being there on national day but it is slightly annoying as a majority of the folk there are just there for a jolly up, they back a horse, forget which one, and then talk until the final 20 yards of the race. the view is cramped as it is, so trying to hear the commentary is even more of a challenge.

cant understand why some go there just to watch the racing inside on the bookies screens, why not go to the betting shop, pub or stay at home instead of paying 50 quid to watch a screen.

had a great few days trying to pick winners and just about made it out in profit, but im laying off now til punchestown to recharge my batteries.

The highs and lows of jump racing demonstrated once again ... Ryan Mania air-lifted to hospital following a fall at Hexham less than 24 hours after winning the Grand National.

Fingers crossed he makes a full and speedy recovery.

just seen about mania... what a turnaround for him! was concious when he was airlifted to hosp so hopefully not too bad after jt mcnamara

dont think i would like to go to grand national day just looks too packed for me and not enjoyable

i prefer the thursday, never been on ladies day so cant comment on that. saturday is good, feels amazing being there, but as said before the place is packed with people just standing about talking.

exactly and they dont have a clue about racing and just get

not my scene!

had a small ew bet on NURPUR.2.40 at wolverhampton, debut for omeara and the awesome tudhope.

maybe do ladies day next year as it is the only one i havent done yet.

national day (if big bucks is running) and world hurdle day (if bb is there) are the two im most anticipating

came in 3rd so money back.

wouldnt mind doing aintree ladies day

gone for HIT THE JACKPOT today at ponte.4.15. but did it lastnight at 9/1 and its only 7/2 now so wont be going in again at that price.. in the same race i have also backed SPANISH DUKE... first time hood and the money is down for ellison.

over at gowran park im following a horse called GOLD BULLET.5.45... seems to be progressing well, handicap debut so will find out if it is well handicapped or not!

no more bets for me til ayr/punchestown/sandows mixed card, whichever comes first.

very little sparking any interest for me regarding the flat so far this year.

solwhit is very short for punchestown, cant understand why quevega isnt fav- it was traffic problems that nearly cost her at chelt, not ability. she would've done what solwhit did had she ran in those races, and will be trained for the race like usual. seems like everything has been a bit of a chance it and see with solwhit, with chelt and aintree both only confirmed for him at the last minute.

as for hurricane fly, he doesnt lose in his own back yard, does he.

punchestown gold cup looks wide open, lots of horses had hard race or two going into it.