4.45 Catterick : Mamoo @ 11/2 BOG WON at 7/1 (Mid-division, headway after 3 out, challenged towards stands side rail next, not clear run and switched inside between last 2, soon ridden, stayed on to lead towards finish) : nice to "nick" one and the other mentioned horse also won for a 35/1 double!

Wednesday's pick runs in the...

4.40 Musselburgh :

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Who?

Summer Lightening @ 10/3 BOG

...in a 9-runner, Class 4, Mares Handicap Hurdle for 4yo+ over 2m4f on Soft ground worth £3,964 to the winner...

Why?...

This 6 yr old mare was a winner last time out five weeks ago, comes here seeking a hat-trick and is the only one of the 9 runners in this contest with any real discernible recent form, as only one other has a win in their last five outings.

She has won three times so far, including...

• 2 in handicaps
• 2 this year
• 2 for jockey Conor O'Farrell
• 2 for trainer Dianne Sayer
• 1 at Class 4
• and 1 on Soft ground

Her trainer Dianne Sayer tends to do well with in-form horses and since the start of 2018, her LTO winners are 11 from 36 (30.6% SR) for 12.7pts (+35.3% ROI) with the following derived angles at play today...

• 10/34 (29.4%) for 12.46pts (+36.7%) in handicaps
• 10/27 (37%) for 19.46pts (+72.1%) at 5-35 dslr
• 9/24 (37.5%) for 19.76pts (+82.3%) with runners aged 4-6 yrs old
• 9/15 (60%) for 14.7pts (+98%) at odds of 5/4 to 15/4
• 5/15 (33.3%) for 7.9pts (+52.7%) in races worth less than £4k
• 6/14 (42.9%) for 11.94pts (+85.3%) when racing just 70-120 miles away from her base just South of Penrith
• 6/10 (60%) for 15.05pts (+150.5%) on Soft ground
• 5/10 (50%) for 19.8pts (+198%) with those stepping up in trip
• 3/10 (30%) for 1.18pts (+11.8%) at Class 4
• 4/9 (44.4%) for 10.47pts (+116.3%) in fields of 9-10 runners
• and 2/6 (33.3%) for 0.28pts (+4.74%) with jockey Conor O'Farrell

...whilst 4-6 yr old handicappers sent off at 5/4 to 15/4 after 5-35 days rest are 7 from 10 (70% SR) for 14.75pts (+147.5% ROI), including 4 from 5 (80%) for 9.09pts (+181.8%) over hurdles...

...giving us...a 1pt win bet on Summer Lightening @ 10/3 BOG as was available from BetVictor & Hills at 8.05am Wednesday with plenty of 3/1 BOG around elsewhere, but as always please check your BOG status. To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...

...click here for the betting on the 4.40 Musselburgh

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P.S. all P/L returns quoted in the stats above are to Betfair SP, as I NEVER bet to ISP and neither should you. I always use BOG bookies for SotD, wherever possible, but I use BFSP for the stats as it is the nearest approximation I can give, so I actually expect to beat the returns I use to support my picks. If that's unclear, please ask!