Interesting bumper at Fontwell today. Ex-ponters Danandy and Waterunder head the market at 7/2 and 4/1 respectively. A bit mystifying to me as Waterunder beat Danandy 15 lengths in a point at Ballydarragh in November and went off a strong fav at 7/4 that day (Danandy 5/1). Jim Best's Ace Fighter Pilot is also at 4/1 but surely has it all to do off 11st 13lbs after just getting up to win a Towcester bumper first time out. The form of that race has been badly let down by the 2nd. Fighter Pilot was beaten 10L under the penalty at Hereford last time out by Paul Nicholls Vrai Vert, form which is difficult to assess as it was the winners first run. However Vrai Vert and the 3rd horse Two Oscars from Nicky Henderson's yard are both well bred sorts so the form doesn't look too bad. Paul Nicholls runs Presenting Arms who was pretty green on his debut and will likely show improvement from that run but I'm not convinced he will show enough to be involved at the business end.
Of the unraced horses, Boy Of Boru is well related (his full brother won this same race last year) but the one I like the look of, especially at the weights, is Seamus Mullins' Boss In Boots down at the bottom of the card. The son of King's Theatre is out of Grey Mo who was sired by Roselier - sire of horses such as Carvills Hill, Suny Bay, The Listener, Royal Athlete and Monet's Garden, and I am therefore hopeful that the dam will have a stamina influence. Seamus Mullins doesn't have that many bumper winners but I think at 10/1 this one is worth an e/w interest.