Leicester 16.40 Shy John - if not odds on Hedging bet is at Kempton 19.40 Rutherglen 7/4 - 4 points (11) Clerk's Choice 3/1 - 2.5 points (10)
Backed Russian Soul last time at Meydan and the pace did not suit him at all and he was finishing well to get 2nd that day. I shall take another chance with him tomorrow in the 5:05 there at 17/2 and hope things set up nicely for him in what what is typically a trappy sprint.
Also like: 2:10 Leicester - Little Jimmy 7/1 2:55 Kelso - Badger Foot 8/1 5:05 Meydan - Jamesie 11/1 These and the one mentioned in the post above in ew lucky 15
An Aidan Coleman/Venetia Williams treble for me to start - sure why not !! Massena 2/1 Renard d'Irlande 15/8 Browns Brook 11/10 Meydan Singles: Winterlude 3/1 2.45 Variety Club 5/2 4.30 Vasily 9/1 5.45 Kelso: Doyly Carte - large single @ 5/2
Morning Got a place yesturday with the funny named "Pas Trop Tard" 12/1, Im going for a hopeful double, as usual with only 2 meetings the odds are scrapping the floor! both Leicester 3.10 BROWNS BROOK 6/5 and 3.40 BENEFIT CUT 13/8
Morning, team. Hope everyone well. All about Mr Henderson’s 2 runners up at Kelso today for me and I hope the forum’s favourite returs to base camp later this evening with a double tucked in his back pocket. LONG RUN’s the obvious standout (3.55) as he preps for the old ‘Grand National’. He’s in desperate need for 4 miles+ these days but he should be too good for today’s opponents against whom he is on official marks 17, 36 and 66 pounds ‘well in’ with. Now that the weights have been unveiled for Aintree today the hand break will be left off (nudge, nudge, wink, wink say no more...) but don’t forget pilgrims this is his trial, his prep rather than the main event. In the ‘lucky last’ I side with the great man’s LADY OF PROVENCE (4.55). What a lovely name for a mare by the way. Disappointing for Mr Ponsonby first time up expect a much, and I do mean much, better performance today. Good luck, troops.
Willie Mullins is 2/5, with Skybet, to be ‘top trainer at Cheltenham’. Two to bally Five, I say, Two to bally Five! Any forum member wearing a straightjacket going to take that quote?!? Not saying its never going to happen but 2/5 is a terrible price, methinks.
3rd shows profit some 17l behind the winner mister marker who on paper had no chance just goes to show how much influence the amateur riders have .
Does the defeat of Doyly Carte in the Morebattle devalue Annie Power's form? I remember after her Doncaster win, there were reports of Doyly Carte being a useful mare but today's evidence would suggest otherwise. Can't be ground related as today's ground was the same as at Donny. Is Annie Power a hype horse, having beaten a Zarkandar who looks a shadow of his former self?
