I'll start the ball rolling............................ Cannot see UXIZANDRE not winning at Aintree tomorrow in the Old Roan Chase A fab second at the Festival in March, followed up with Grade 1 win over the same course and distance as this race, he gets weight from main rivals, Barry Geraghty booked as AP at Chepstow for Son Du Berlais and Regal Encore.
For me it's in the âlucky lastâ at Newbury (5.10) in a fillies amateur riders race of all things. My rogue-dar is bleeping frantically as I ponder just what the âeck those old rogueâs, the Pipeâs are up to with LOW KEY. He hasnât run for 276 days but give them there due they do know how to ready one after an absence. Daddy Martin, in whose colours Low Key runs, has purchased the gelding since that heat in January when he was an eye-catching winner off 59 and I donât think a rise of 6 lbs will stop Low Key gaining another success. Its worth noting that when he first arrived in the UK after racing in Germany and France he was perched on 88. Furthermore, you can guarantee that the Pipeâs will have improved him since that winning run. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more... Old girl Alice Mills, what a lovely name for an amateur rider by the way, takes the ride and she must be someway competent as I see sheâs had winners on the board already in 2014.
The aforementioned Son Du Berlais looked like banker material to me as I perused the cards this lunchtime but I am also very keen on Timesremembered in the novice chase at Aintree on Saturday.
UXIZANDRE ran very well in the Jewson but Taquin has not advertised the form. I will actually take him on tomorrow in the shape of ROLLING ACES, who has a very strong record fresh, receives a useful bit of weight and ought to be ready for this. Nicholls made the mistake of sending Master Minded to this half-fit and paid the penalty. I think he'll have Rolling Aces ready for it. Nowhere near what I would call Banker Material though.
well done Stick. Burton Port is drifting so much that he must be carrying the same overweight as I am!!
