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The jumps returning today has got my imagination running towards next April. Naturally got a longlist to stew over for the next several months…
Ballyoptic – will probably cool on him as I’m unsure how genuine he is, but looks a marathoner in the making.
Rathvinden – was gutted he got withdrawn after his Cheltenham win. Will very much like his chances should things go well.
Ultragold – will he stay? Won’t have any troubles with the course and is more a loyalty selection as he’s done plenty for me over the years.
Ms Parfois – was my sure thing of the Festival, but was just denied. Has that battling quality one likes in a National horse.
Ziga Boy – could be a forgotten horse. Looked like a proper National type a couple seasons ago.
Whisper – might need to drop a pound or two, but is a class act and has this written all over him.
Un Temps Pour Tout – could have been a Gold Cup horse had things gone better. A really likable type who should stay and jumps wonderfully.
Houblon Des Obeaux – I’ll never give up hope! If he’s as well handicapped as he was this year; I still reckon he’d go close! That said he does need to get in… And get the ground.Peter, I’ll be keen to be with Ziga again if they can get him back, and last update I read was that he was on track.
My first antepost bet is MINELLA ROCCO @ 50/1 EW. Think the national could be his target. The handicapper has given him a chance off 157 and hopfully connections will knock a few more off before the weights come out. Negatives is soft ground but willing to take a risk at 50/1. He has the engine just need Jon jo to hit form for the first time in a decade
Good luck with him ATP, got a real soft spot for him, and I’m sure if Jonjo has this as the target, he won’t be running off of his current mark.
Missed Approach still very much my #1 for this, but been chipping away at a few others quietly, and the one who I think is most interesting at this stage is Fagan.
He’s very risky, as he’s been difficult to keep sound, and even the price available just now hints that all might not be well. Also, a repeat of this years ground would see him an absentee, but he’s on a lovely mark, and I could see him take this in, via something like The Kim Muir, or The Cross Country. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet.
Fagan 200’s+
Bit of encouraging news today from Warren Greatrex.
Early days, but he’s at least confirmed that Missed Approach is being targeted for The National. Time to start chipping away a bit more at the 50’s.
THIS IS NOT A TIP
It might have gone unnoticed by some but two previous Grand National contenders had a outing today. First we had The Young Master (TYM) who fell when the race was won by One For Arthur (OFA) a couple of years ago. He also fell when Vieux Lion Rouge (VLR) won his Bechers Chase and 6th in Blaklion (Bl) Bechers Chase beaten 27 lengths.
Just behind him was Traffic Fluid who did not have a top 4 placings in a 23.5 furlongs or further race. At least that has now been corrected so this year he’ll get that chance.
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.I’m hoping that as many members as possible of the late lamented grandnationalguide blog will congregate on this thread throughout the coming months….
Have just had my first bets on Missed Approach and Ballyoptic; may add Thomas Patrick although I think he’s a bit young for the race [Hennessy more likely perhaps] but he’s the sort of ‘story horse’ that the National is all about.
I’m staying away from betting on the National until the entries are out, and maybe the weights. In the past done EW betting but I’m so confident in my approach that it’ll be win only to try and boost my winnings. Having said that this year I will probably not get the winner.
The best things in life are free.
But you can give them to the birds and bees.VTC, I notice that Fagan was sold in the Goffs Spring HIT sale back in May. Purchased for £26,000 by Alex Hales. I assume this means that he’s no longer with Gordon Elliott.
I didn’t know about the move to Hales, but I did know something was up when I seen him introduced to the Foxhunter market for Cheltenham a few weeks back. That’s never a good sign is it? It was certainly enough for me to lay my stake back here.
I’m happy with that news now, that thr lay at larger odds might just have been a sensible move.
He’ll be off my radar for now unless I hear otherwise. Thanks for the heads up Krypton.
Has anyone noticed that oddschecker, Paddy Power and all the bookies have the Grand National date down as Saturday 13th April 2019, I was beginning to doubt myself when I put up Saturday 6th April as the end date of my Select 3 Horses Jumps Season compy but Aintree racecourse are selling tickets for 6th April so why can’t the bookies get it right?
Can anyone throw any light on this as I queried it with Paddy Power and they insisted it’s on the 13th April 2019
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