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Good job by Paintball there, but it’ll be tight as to whether he gets in the County Hurdle.
Nampour paid a helluva compliment to Balgarry by being second after forcing the pace for so long.
Ted Spread caught my eye moving well and Ruby Walsh’s excuse for defeat was that the horse disliked the dead ground. Any of the Swinton, Scottish Champion Hurdle or a handicap hurdle at Aintree would be interesting targets for him.
Yes he won it very well. I can’t say I saw it coming, and even when I do my usual post mortem after the race…..that moment when you say "oh yes….I could have picked that one out", I still couldn’t say I would have picked him out.
I’m not making excuses, well I suppose I am a bit, but the ground did play it’s part. As I wrote earlier, before the race, I had gone off my original bet, Lucaindubai, because i knew the ground wasn’t going to suit him. That’s the danger of ante post, no guarantee you get the ground you need.
I knew the writing was on the cards for my alternative pic Celtus, who was going ok just behind the leaders when he made a mistake 2 out, and Barry Geraghty obviously deciding he wasn’t going to win after that, wasn’t hard on him.
So not what I was hoping just before Cheltenham, I’m presently scrambling through the Market Rasen and Warwick cards….not the most inspiring racing two days before the festival
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