Today's ew lucky 63: 1:30 - Champ 14/5 2:10 - Santini 3/1 2:50 - Brio Conti 9/1 4:10 - Ultragold 11/1 4:50 - Star Max 16/1 5:30 - Blue Sari 9/4 Also had four fold on Champ, Santini, Tiger Roll and Blue Sari
I have: 13,30 City Island 14/1 e/w 14,50 Canardier 16/1 e/w 16,10 Jarob 40/1 e/w 16,50 Lethal Steps 20/1 e/w 17,30 Ask For Glory 20/1 e/w Non Runners: Envoi Allen 20/1 (Ballymore).
Won't be going mad today with 2 personal 'no bet' races on the card (Altior's romp and the cross country). Despite the money for Easy Game in the first I am sticking to those I put up on the preview night: 1.30 City Island 2.10 Topofthegame 2.50 Brio Conte / Wicklow Brave That might well be it. Fred Winter is a minefield and in the bumper I worry about the ground for Envoi Allen (plus the fact the Willie sends a 4YO - surely a tip in itself?). I might just go with the e/w saver on Abacadabras (hoping Lisa can keep him on the track).
Take your pick in the 2.50. I think Calie Du Mesnil might just be a nice pick, given it was beaten just a neck by Dallas Des Pictons (one for Friday) at Leopardstown last month; the drop in trip in testing conditions here, the fact that the Mullins Meister cannot be ignored and the first time tongue tie is on all make me very interested. ( 25/1 Bet 365, 5 places )
The one horse in the bumper who does intrigue me is Master Debonair. You'd normally have expected him to have gone novice hurdling by now and I think it significant that Tizzard has kept him back for this. Some money for him this morning too.
My Non Competition picks today: 1.30 Easy Game 2.10 Topofthegame 2.50 Calie Du Mesnil 3.30 No bet 4.10 Fact of the Matter 4.50 Ciel de Neige 5.30 Flic Ou Voyou Enjoy
Well not me Si ... and not you either by the look of it! Champ and Jarvey's Plate ew my 2 against the field
Not me as I'm a fashion guru in my own right. I'm confined to indoors at the moment otherwise I'd be there swashing up and down showing off my gleaming cod-piece. Some may ask "has he got a double hernia?" ... but what do they know about fashion!!
Morning all...festival breakfast, few pints and off to Cheltenham now. Bets placed Champ Topofthegame each way Vision des Flo each way Altior Auvergnat each way Envoi Allen Have also done our lads (Top Decision's) full brother in the RSA chase Top Ville Ben 40/1 each way 4 places..really hoping he goes well..
Reebs, no, I would never pick a horse purely by its name ....... would I ? ( Well, maybe, in a few weeks time, at Chester )
there seems to be a lot of confidence behind Min in the Champion Chase. if Altior goes to 1/2 he probably is worth backing.
Couple of interesting shorties at Kempton today too. A couple of us put up Camachess last week when he won and he followed up again by 4 lengths last night. He is still entered today in the 4.40 and is currently 6/4. Simba Samba (the trainers other winning handicap debutant on Friday) came out on Monday and should have won again (was given a shocking ride) so he it seems to have been a bit of a plot to clean up some quick races with these two so if Camachess does indeed run again I suspect he will win this too. The other is Jai Hanuman in the 7.15. He has won his last two very well and looks very well in here under a penalty. A shade of odds on but again, i expect him to win. Fairly large stakes on the double at around 3.5/1
Thank you, and good luck Grade One, for keeping it real and letting us know there is something outside of Cheltenham this week...
