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Hi all,
I have developed a nasty little cough so I took it easy on Thursday. Hopefully the virus will be gone in the next couple of days as I have plenty on this weekend.
It’s Day two of Newcastle’s Northumberland Plate meeting. The highlights of this evening’s racing are the Gosforth Park Sprint Cup Handicap (6:00) and the Group 3 Hoppings Fillies' Stakes (6:35). The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival gets underway at the Curragh this evening. It’s a seven race card but for a festival the action isn’t of the highest quality. That said there some competitive handicaps on the card that I’m likely to have a go at.
Inside today’s main piece you can read my thoughts on both races.
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