2.45 Newbury
Tistory will be a warm order for Nicky Henderson and certainly has the most potential as a hurdler. Red Devil Lads has shown glimpses but looks a longer term prospect, especially with improvement to come on spring ground, as most horses by Beneficial tend to show.
With a decent amount of cut at Newbury tomorrow however, I think there is a real each-way case to be made for FINE WORDS 12/1. The Alan King inmate has shown glimmers in each of his three races so far and looks set for continuous improvement.
He was over inadequate trips on first two starts- 2m1f at Sandown where was very green (A race that includes a full brother to MONO MAN called ACT FOUR- keeping my eye on how that progresses when it comes out next) and then made nice headway at Huntingdon before being outpaced and staying on same pace. He was then upped in trip at Kempton where he was a clear 2nd behind the very smart CAPTAIN CUTTER, keeping on well but on a track that just wasn't stiff enough to land a blow.
His form to me equates to an ability of around 120-125 and that makes him WAY overpriced to make the frame against Paul Nicholls' BROOMFIELD, (11/4), and whilst we know Tistory has the engine, his hurdling is still to be proven and he has to handle the slight step up in trip. Newbury is a good galloping track where you see similar types of horses really surprise a few- Chatterbox last year being just one example, and Fine Words looks a really interesting type of horse if he continues improvement on his second hurdles start. He jumped well last time, will make a chaser one day, and will like any test in the surface being by ALFLORA.
Good luck with any selections folks.
Throughout the day, can anyone shed light on the following horses:
ACT FOUR (brother to Mono Man- with Nicky Henderson)
MONKSLAND (not out yet this season and someone wafting fancy prices on Betfair for the World Hurde now- worrying)
I can tell anyone who is interested that LE VENT D'ANTAN will not be seen til the New Year as he finishes treatment for ulcers (tweeted by Liz Doyle).
Tistory will be a warm order for Nicky Henderson and certainly has the most potential as a hurdler. Red Devil Lads has shown glimpses but looks a longer term prospect, especially with improvement to come on spring ground, as most horses by Beneficial tend to show.
With a decent amount of cut at Newbury tomorrow however, I think there is a real each-way case to be made for FINE WORDS 12/1. The Alan King inmate has shown glimmers in each of his three races so far and looks set for continuous improvement.
He was over inadequate trips on first two starts- 2m1f at Sandown where was very green (A race that includes a full brother to MONO MAN called ACT FOUR- keeping my eye on how that progresses when it comes out next) and then made nice headway at Huntingdon before being outpaced and staying on same pace. He was then upped in trip at Kempton where he was a clear 2nd behind the very smart CAPTAIN CUTTER, keeping on well but on a track that just wasn't stiff enough to land a blow.
His form to me equates to an ability of around 120-125 and that makes him WAY overpriced to make the frame against Paul Nicholls' BROOMFIELD, (11/4), and whilst we know Tistory has the engine, his hurdling is still to be proven and he has to handle the slight step up in trip. Newbury is a good galloping track where you see similar types of horses really surprise a few- Chatterbox last year being just one example, and Fine Words looks a really interesting type of horse if he continues improvement on his second hurdles start. He jumped well last time, will make a chaser one day, and will like any test in the surface being by ALFLORA.
Good luck with any selections folks.
Throughout the day, can anyone shed light on the following horses:
ACT FOUR (brother to Mono Man- with Nicky Henderson)
MONKSLAND (not out yet this season and someone wafting fancy prices on Betfair for the World Hurde now- worrying)
I can tell anyone who is interested that LE VENT D'ANTAN will not be seen til the New Year as he finishes treatment for ulcers (tweeted by Liz Doyle).
its been 2 weeks since I backed a winner!
) but I shall be having a sneaky little e/w on Andrew Balding's Communicator who brings some really smart flat form with him and should find conditions ideal.
