With Roy Lasckut top-hatted and tailed, and rapping a silver handled walking stick on my door, it’s time for another stock take on the flat project. I’ve been putting this off since Saturday. Another two defeats for list horses mean I’m reporting a loss since the last update. We do, however, cling with quick-bitten fingers to a slender overall profit. With many entries to come over the next five days, Ascot will be pivotal in the overall context of the project. George Guru has been seen twice since the last update. A decent 2 nd at Goodwood (a track he seems to like) paid a spawny each way return. Rain on the day of the race reduced the field to 7 and thus my e-w bet struck in the morning to two places. Normally I would never consider such terms. The decision was out of my hands this time, so the few quid I picked up can be considered a bonus. On Saturday at Sandown he was a much less convincing in 6 th . I thought Queally gave him a poor positional ride. He was trapped