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He was a tad unfortunate last year and wasn’t given a hard race in the last half mile
I am very reluctant to get this far out, but I have bet Mala Beach at 40-1 + Roi Des Francs at 100-1 the both of them are each way. Mala Beach was very impressive when he won The Troytown Chase + Roi Des Frans was the first horse in my notebook after this years race
I’ll be interested to see how More Of That gets on today in his first cross country. I might be convinced to return to the well one more time should he look like seeing it out alright…
I have finally taken the plunge with Polidam at 40-1. I thought that was a fine performance from him at the weekend.
I am not sure whether or not I want a big performance from him in The Paddy Power at Leapordstown
Tizzard wants to run, Mark.
It’s the two lady owners that said on TV there’s no way they’ll let him.
Value Is EverythingInteresting talk of Pleasant Company. There is definitely a big race in him. I wonder will he be entered in the Supreme Novices Hurdle again in 2018. Must have been some type of record last year as the only horse ever to be entered for the Supreme and the Grand National?
Another Mullins horse I’d be very very interested in currently rated 149 as far as I know is BELLSHILL. Came 3rd in the RSA behind Might Bite and Whisper. He certainly did his best work at the end and wasn’t beaten that far by the Henderson pair. Looks an out and out stayer. Does anyone know anything about Bellshills plans? I’d say if the National is the plan then 149 would be a lovely mark to protect.
I see Buywise is to be given a second shot at the race ,definitely worth another go round there especially if Leighton is up.
Last year for me the classic chase at Warwick showed a horse revel stepping up in trip – with the national likely to suit.
Now I see Buywise, whilst being a known quantity is going for the race. I like him for this. But I won’t be having a bet. Not yet.
We must be due the entries by now? Can’t remember it being so late on? Just hope and pray they don’t attempt another modern, “anticipation”, social media driven weights reveal like last year. Genuinely difficult to watch and surefire way to exploit racing as an out of touch shambles. I can’t remember the last time I cringed for so long!
Blaklion is 10/1. He’ll be 9lbs more highly rated last year, when I don’t think he stayed. That’s genuinely the worst ante-post price I can remember. Not to mention returning placed horses generally have a terrible record in this.
The one I really like for this is Minella Daddy, currently around 66/1. Peter Bowen has already touted him as a National type, and he shaped on his reappearance as though the ability is still there. He jumps well and I think he’s a real stayer.
I though there would be a few in the entries I’d never heard of. Turns out there is only one.
Thebarrowman has only ran in four novice/beginners’ chases in Ireland, yet to win. Surely that’s bottom weight.
Shall we have a little competition to guess which horse will be lowest-weighted when they are announced?
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