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I will have to do Deep Cave had him at 33s in the handicap hurdle he won on National day last year.
The more I know the less I understand.
Stellar Story has always hinted that he would relish marathon trips. He has the class to lay up with the early pace and shouldn’t be found wanting for stamina. 50s on the nose.
Myretown is 40/1 for the Grand National with Paddy Power and Skybet, who also offer Inothewayurthinkin at 16/1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Myretown runs at Haydock tomorrow. If he wins, the 40/1 will be 25/1 or 20/1. He jumped superbly last March to win the Ultima at Cheltenham, but has been prone to bad errors this season. If he can put in a clear round tomorrow, I wouldn’t worry about him over the Aintree fences, as he should brush through the loose spruce.
If he runs poorly at Haydock, he will probably be balloted out at Aintree, as his handicap mark won’t be high enough.
In a way, similar logic applies to Inothewayurthinkin in the Gold Cup. Last year, he was supplemented for that race just a few days before it, when he suddenly ‘bloomed’ at home. Cromwell says he will not run unless that bloom happens again. If he does not run, you get your money back with those two firms. If he does run, it’s highly likely he will shorten a lot from the current 16/1 (he was very well backed last year).
That 16/1 is because he has been in lousy form this season, but that is just him. He’s not a winter horse. His only three chases in March/April have brought three top-notch wins: the Kim Muir (G2), the Mildmay (G1), and the Gold Cup (G1).
Myretown will be scratched not staying trip Haydock Grand National trial yesterday, they will now focus on Cheltenham for him
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My current picks…
Haiti Couleurs 16-1 ew 4 places
Captain Cody 20-1 free bet
Monty’s Star 20-1 free bet
Lecky Watson 33-1 free bet
Quai De Bourbon 40-1 free bet
High Class Hero 40-1 free betIroko, I’ll see nearer the time.
I’ll ask it again and again until they change this stupid rule, which they will never do.
But why do they release the GN weights so early? What possible benefit does it have?
It’s an anachronism in the modern era and should be confined to history. Do the weights a week before the race, that will concentrate the mindsa bit.
Having them before the Bobbyjo and particularly before the Festival etc is laughable. And why, just for tradition?
I thought Champ Kiely ran well enough at the DRF and jumped quite efficiently so I’ve added him at 66-1 ew.
Narrowing down my shortlist Grass, and almost certain to join you in the morning
Just working out who to add right now, from that too long shortlist
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With Appreciate It out, that’s him added
Champ Kiely 66’s EW
Odds on Mike being on the fav on the day …. 1/5
Pick 3 on Saturday champion 2025/2026
My pre-weights shortlist reads:
Flooring Porter – Stable form to one side, I can’t unsee that Kerry National performance last season. Something to prove after his layoff, but I’m not reading a thing into his comeback run.
Handstands – Stamina to prove, but he’s in the right hands. He wouldn’t be my typical National selection, but I just get the feeling he has something in hand.
L’Homme Presse – Been waiting years for him to take up this engagement. His current mark is high enough, but he’s been running well this season despite the stable form, which is a boost in itself.
Panic Attack – Could be a Skelton special. It’s touch and go if she will get in as I don’t think bottom weight will be too far away from 147.
Resplendent Grey – My idea of the likeliest winner. He’ll have the right man on board and ticks plenty of boxes. Can’t believe he’s still such a backable price.
The Real Whacker – Another one I’ve waited ages to see line up here. He has looked way out of sorts this season, but has consequently dropped to a decent mark.There are a bunch of Irish plots that will take the eye I’m sure after the weights this afternoon, and it’d be foolish not to have one or two of them on side, but for the time being I’m siding with this rogues gallery.
“I’ll ask it again and again until they change this stupid rule, which they will never do.
But why do they release the GN weights so early? What possible benefit does it have?”The Grand National weights are released early to ‘raise the excitement’ and encourage the betting markets to be active and engaged early.
The timing of the weights might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s just the way it is.
Given that the GN is now just another, albeit richly/over-rewarded, chase, completely overshadowed by Cheltenham, like QF I fail to see why there is any special treatment regarding the weights. Since the bookmakers are so gutless in standing any ante-post bets I don’t see what the point is in pretending this is still an event that captures the public interest as it did in the past.
I suspect if they changed the weight date it could potentially impact on numbers at Cheltenham in those staying chases, handicap and graded. If Aintree was the original intended target for the Gold Cup winner, does he actually run in a Gold Cup and risk put his mark up by a stone? Same for things like Corach Ramblers winning year, possibly doesnt run in the Ultima too that year maybe? It won’t just be Cheltenham either, there are other big staying handicap chases prior to Cheltenham that could see numbers suffer
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