There are no TFS qualifiers tomorrow, Sunday. And I officially detest airports.

If its anything like the weather here where you are, its a thoroughly miserable start to the weekend.

York is already off and there may be others to follow. Definitely keep your eye out for horses that act with cut, and sires whose influence is for soft ground progeny. (Incidentally, I love Inchinor’s in the rain, though the stats don’t necessarily bear that out. Josephine Malines in the 2.30 at Salisbury tomorrow may be worth a cursory glance).

Just to tidy up the Bank Vault Report figures for the week, we ended up with 19 out of 26 (73%) losers, and all of the first horses lost, which was nice.

The link to the Bank Vault Report page again:

http://tinyurl.com/2u83w7

(as I was writing that, The Simpsons came to mind: “That name again is Mr Plow”. If you haven’t seen this one, google it. It could be the best episode ever, in the face of fierce competition!)

To other business, and due to my limited access to internet next week, and email especially, I will be posting the TrainFlatStats runners here on the blog, from Monday to Saturday.

I will also send the occasional other post, though be warned that they may not necessarily be racing related, as I will be sunning myself wantonly on a 50ft yacht in the Adriatic…

At Sandown today, it looks a tough card, but one that must go well in the Scurry Stakes at 3.35 is Hoh Mike. He likes soggy turf and has the measure of most of these. The Irish raider is feared, but will have to step up. On form in the book, Mike should win and 2/1 (betfair) looks reasonable. I’ve had a little nibble.

Finally, a quick (and belated) mention for connections of Bavarica, who won the amateur riders’ race on Thursday at Newbury.

Regular readers will recall my distaste of betting on anything other than professional horsemanship. And so it was this day - no wager.

Bavarica however was winning for dear old Julia Feilden, trainer of Rapid City (in whom I own a bit) and Spirit of Sharjah (primed for a nice run at Royal Ascot this week).

More than that, the horse is owned by the Hoofbeats Racing Club, Julia’s own club.

And yet more than that, Bavarica was the first winner for Mr R Birkett (7). Mr R Birkett (7) is Ross, and he just happens to be Julia’s son. I was talking to him at Kempton the other week and he was telling me how much he wanted to get the monkey off his back. Well, you’ve done that now Ross. Well done boy!

Good weekend to all, and take care punting - its going to be a soggy minefield out there!

Matt