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12.40 Haydock
1pt winPym
12.55 Ascot
2pts winTedham
2.25 Haydock
2pts each-way with firms offering six placesStoney Mountain
2.25 Haydock
1pt each-way with firms offering six placesKnocknanuss
3.20 Ascot
1pt winPerfect Candidate
3.40 Haydock
1pt each-wayIt's hard not to get worked up by the prospect of watching Altior v Cyrname at Ascot and Bristol De Mai v Losintranslation (not to mention Frodon) at Haydock, but they’re not really betting events unless you like to go in short.

For what it’s worth, I’m in the Cyrname and Lostintranslation camps, but I wouldn’t be surprised to be wrong on both counts.

Altior is, after all, unbeaten in 19 jumps starts and Bristol De Mai is unbeaten at Haydock.