Exactly. In fact I saw somewhere that Vautour was the best backed horse of the week. Fair play to connections, they never hid their confidence on him either, so plenty piled in. How right they were
Anyone who backed Paint The Clouds antepost with Bet365 They are allowing me to cash out my antepost bets with Bet365 and get my stake returned fully. I've cashed the vast majority of mine and I'd recommend doing the same as his chance has virtually gone with the way the ground has gone.
Just before 3 out Beltor got stuck for room as he looked to be cutting his way through past a few horses. I'm not trying to look for excuses but I think if he'd got through and been better placed coming to the last three he might have finished better than 5th. Still not too bad a run the first three look pretty decent
It's good to see Nicky Henderson with 3 good juveniles to go forward with. As quality was beginning to look thin on the ground in his yard