Yes some start from Paul in NH, showed week one wasn't a fluke, some going for only his second season

Finished with 4 flat wins for the week, so properly chuffed and I did say the 5yo wont be beaten on soft and duly obliged in R38 made good use of a low mark from end of previous season so highly disappointed it has been given 14lbs for the win. wouldn’t happen anywhere else! I thought you cant really go up more than 10 for a handicap win ?

Well done to all winners and placers and the team.

Not sure where my flat team is at the moment. They are a little off what I had hoped for especially the 1m2f & 1m4f (although what I think is my best over 1m4f has only had the one run and there isn't a race for him next week either). My stayers could still be something so will be interesting to see how they go in the Sagaro Stakes and Sydney Cup respectively. Still I have 4 more winners than what I did at this stage last season so cannot complain.

I am blown away by my jumps stable, second in total wins with only last season's champion trainer ahead of me. Thought I might have had a couple of good hurdlers but the chasers have really surprised me. Came close to my first Grade winner in the Tipperary Hurdle, think Explicable would have won it had he not run through the second last. My National hopes are running well (with the exception of one who hasn't found a race to run in yet), so could have some tough decisions to make as the season goes on.

Last season my jumps team was thrown together at the last minute and I only had half a dozen runners in the stable so this year was always going to be an improvement - but to have 4 times as many winners as I had for the whole of last season after 2 weeks is insane!

Think I have said it before, but I couldn't have improved without the help of all of you - I like to think I have taken a little bit from each of you and put it all together, so the success is as much yours as it is mine.

Just got to polish my commentary now to get it as good as Martin and Stu!

There is no substitute for time spent playing. I have seen how much time your spending through discord telling me what your playing

Success is earned, you earned it in my view, but I am not planning to hand you my crown just yet

The handicapper (Vinny) put one of my horses up 40lbs from week 1 to week 2 for winning a maiden.

That must be the biggest jump ever in the league.

I am going to feed pork pies to his horses this week

Fifty years ago my grandfather had about a dozen greyhounds and some were very good. I remember him and my uncle talking about feeding pork pies to some of the dogs to hamper them in races so there were better odds for the next race.

Jim

You are doing great with the commentaries mate. Week 1 was good but you improved again in week 2. Sound far less self conscious and more natural. Your style is developing and will continue to do so week by week.

All Stu and me need to do now is find one more 'natural' and we can slope off and join Doug in the commentators retirement home.

Totally agree with Martin, you are doing a great job.