out Eddy who won well here last time but the handicapper has been brutal and a couple of longer term prospects caught my eye;

primarily with my P2P hat on for WELLS GOLD and courtesy of initially some inside info from Sue on of our Members and then

a close look at the form of SCRUMPY BOY. Wells Gold has on face value poor UK form figures, but look at its P2P form in

Ireland and its 2 best runs were over 3 miles, weakening only close home in both and in some decent company. This race represents

first real race in UK at that kind of trip, they will have blown the tubes open and cobwebs away with a few runs over patently too short;

and the Fergal O'Brien yard is in great form and he is an incredibly astute Trainer. The update from Sue was that she knows someone

who has a partnership share in SCRUMPY BOY and told me they are quietly confident that this is too an ideal trip. With that info I

went and looked at the form, true enough it ran very well for a long way in a 3 mile race at Uttoxeter a month ago and looks solid

on that evidence. What is striking though is a closer look at the form of horses in that Uttoxeter race as Stonemadforspeed has come

out and won twice sine off marks of 98 and 105 and Western Jo has come out and won off a mark of 102, that is eye-catching to

put it mildly, always worth finding such races early in the season and mapping anything in such races and the mark today for SB

of 92 with a decent 5lbs Claimer; makes my eyes water a bit!