Ok, my two penneth for today.
1:45 - This is an interesting novice hurdle, and I think we've got quite a few interesting horses for the future. The one i've back is the favourite Winter Getaway, who really impressed me 26 days ago when travelling like a good horse before what I believe is blowing up in the straight. The yard have had a few who have done that on seasonal reappearance and I think this horse was beautifully prepped for this race that day.
What impressed me was the way the horse travelled, he didn't pull particularly and looked very professional. That I don't think can be said for the Rebecca Curtis horse, who did remarkably well despite pulling very strongly during the first half of his win at Worcester. He obviously has a good engine, but I worry that he will pull his chance away here. He was also quite green that day, and I think he is going to be a horse who continues to improve through his early career.
We then have a Nicholls horse starting out, one that I haven't read much about and I think the fact he is 4s in the market suggests that he is probably a longer term prospect. I like Footloose as a future chaser, but he wasn't impressive last time out and is a longer term prospect. Then we have an Ian Williams horse who could be anything and Largy Nights who has moderate form which shouldn't prove good enough to win this race.
I think 9/4 is fair on the favourite, and he is my first bet of the day.
