Can Paisley Park Snatch Stayers’ Hurdle Crown Back from Irish? “Horse racing” (CC BY 2.0) by Paolo Camera The last two renewals of the three-mile Stayers’ Hurdle run on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival have gone to Emerald Isle raiders – both trained by Ireland’s master jumps handler Willie Mullins. At one stage, the Irish looked totally dominant in the antepost betting for this event, but a new homegrown contender has emerged from the stable of Wiltshire trainer Emma Lavelle. Paisley Park, named after pop icon Prince’s home, has made rapid progress throughout the course of the season to be made favourite for the Stayers’. Comparisons have already been made between the running style of the seven-year-old Oscar gelding and four-time race winner Big Buck’s. While Paisley Park has an awfully long way to go match the exploits of […]
Daily archives: February 6, 2019
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Last year’s Gold Cup winner Native River is 4/5 with BetVictor to win the Denman Chase at Newbury on Saturday for a third successive year with King George winner Clan Des Obeaux next up at 13/8. Former Gold Cup winner Coneygree (10/1 with BetVictor) faded into sixth in the King George having looked a threat to all with three to run, but he will receive 6lbs from the market leaders and will ensure Native River doesn’t get a soft lead up front. There is further rain forecast for later in the week and the ground is likely to be genuinely soft at the Berkshire track. The ground is good to soft for this afternoon’s Ludlow card and in the opener, I am looking forward to the hurdles debut of Herecomestheboom (1.40) even though the 7-y-old […]