Well, it looks as though I might have overshot the 2010 Mastodon Weekend by about, oh, 675 miles or something. While others degen it up in G-ville, I am spending the weekend in West Palm Beach with Vera Valmore, attending with her a dressage competition

Just the five runners, but a tricky race to weigh up with very little between them on their chasing form.

Lyon and Marseille are the best sides in France’s top flight at the moment, which is why they ought to win comfortably against lowly opposition this weekend, writes James Eastham. Best bet: Lyon and Marseille in a win double @ [2.23].

There are two jumps and two Flat meetings in the UK on Wednesday, and sticking to the polytrack may be the more profitable route to go down.

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