21/12

Excellent day yesterday with Portland Bill winning and Everton winning ( should have had the balls to put them up as a straight bet)

Pure Genius should have been a lay shouldn't it? - 18 runner novices hurdle in changeable ground - not a pure genius selection

In all onesty RUffie was more a selection influenced by Spotlight - I should have known - class 6 seller!

1220 SOUTHWELL
BETTING FORECAST: 5/2 Yes Mr President, 7/2 Pharaohs Justice, 5/1 Caribana, Leamington, Taikoo, 10/1 Black Heart, 33/1 Hollow Dream, Tiegan An Josh .

SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: Leamington is the pick of those with experience but riding arrangements suggest YES MR PRESIDENT is the pick of the Mark Johnston pair. While not operating at the level it was last winter, the yard is still having winners and the market will be the best guide to his prospects on this racecourse debut. [RY]

The market will be important here but I'll chance Caribina each way

155 UTTOX

BETTING FORECAST: 6/4 Gods Token, 3/1 Oceanos Des Obeaux, 5/1 Le Burf, 11/2 Olmeto Collonges, 6/1 Glinton, 25/1 The Thunderer, 40/1 Supercilious, 100/1 Supreme Leisure .

SPOTLIGHT VERDICT: GODS TOKEN has the best hurdles form and his recent chase debut, as far as it went admittedly, also suggested he is the one to beat. Four others have pretty useful form, or near it, and need respect.

3 can be discounted - olmeto Collonges each way for me