Evening sportsfans!! well we certainly didn't cover ourselves in glory today.the days showpiece being taken by hurricane fly & sometimes you just have to hold your hands & accept you got it wrong & this is one of those times im afraid.he was absolutly imperious today & you can only admire the first champion to regain his crown since comedy of errors in the 70's.we'll dust ourselves down though & charge head first into tomorrow,remember what i said yesterday,no quarter will be given or expected this week so on we march with our tin hat at the ready!!!
1.30 CHELTENHAM 4m national hunt chase
the amateurs take centre stage in the first race tomorrow & this looks like its going to turn into a real war of attrition to be honest.theres the usual strong invasion from the emerald isle with representatives from the top yards but where going to take a chance on the venetia williams trained EMPERORS CHOICE.hes won over the furthest distance of all todays runners & the further hes gone the better hes got so far this term culminating with a win in the surrey national last time out over 3m 4f.hes from a stamina packed family being a full brother to two winners over decent trips & being by sire of the moment on the NH scene in flemnsfirth he'll be plugging on when others have cried enough i can assure you.
2.05 CHELTENHAM 2m 5f neptune investment novices hurdle
the first G1 of the afternoon looks like a cracking contest to be honest with the willie mullins trained pont alexandre heading the market.on a strict line of form he has the beating of the gigginstown stud representative rule the world but that runner has to be respected on his last run when taking apart a G2 field at naas with todays scorer champagne fever a full 40l behind although wether that form stands up as such is yet to be seen.we're going to go with the nicky henderson trained CHATTERBOX who i think can only improve for the step up in trip & he put todays supreme novices' hurdle runner up my tent or yours to the sword at the end of last year on heavy ground so the surface should hold no fears and that now looks very decent form.
2.40 CHELTENHAM 3m RSA novices chase
another cracking contest awaits & this really is a top quality affair.hadrians approach & unioniste are closely matched on previous running but the henderson runner has only ran on flat tracks so far & his jumping has been far from fluent which puts me off.ruby walsh chooses unioniste over boston bob & thats a clear sign the mullins runner may struggle.goulanes will stay longer than the mother in law but after only one start over fences his lack of experience may tell so i'm going to go NAP in this race with another venetia williams trained runner in HOUBLON DES OBEAUX.he has always looked a chaser in the making & ran a blinder when 4th in last years pertemps final over the smaller obstacles & has made a solid start over fences if being unspectacular.hes finished behind some very smart performers this term & he'll be powering up that hill and certainly won't mind the underfoot conditions either.
BETS SUMMARY:
2pts e/w HOUBLON DES OBEAUX 2.40 (nap) 16/1 paddypower
1pt e/w CHATTERBOX 2.05 (nb) 12/1 stanjames
1pt e/w EMPERORS CHOICE 1.30 25/1 stanjames
i'm not going to do a preview on the champion chase as all the superlatives have already been spoken about sprinter sacre but whilst i do think hes a machine & will win this is by far the strongest line up hes contested thus far & 2011 winner sizing europe is no mug by any means.the coral cup if you want the winner of that then buy a raffle ticket & a pin as the race is a complete lottery to be honest & fair play if you crack it & find the winner! hopefully we can get back on track tomorrow & find a few decent priced winners.many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)
regards
ian
1.30 CHELTENHAM 4m national hunt chase
the amateurs take centre stage in the first race tomorrow & this looks like its going to turn into a real war of attrition to be honest.theres the usual strong invasion from the emerald isle with representatives from the top yards but where going to take a chance on the venetia williams trained EMPERORS CHOICE.hes won over the furthest distance of all todays runners & the further hes gone the better hes got so far this term culminating with a win in the surrey national last time out over 3m 4f.hes from a stamina packed family being a full brother to two winners over decent trips & being by sire of the moment on the NH scene in flemnsfirth he'll be plugging on when others have cried enough i can assure you.
2.05 CHELTENHAM 2m 5f neptune investment novices hurdle
the first G1 of the afternoon looks like a cracking contest to be honest with the willie mullins trained pont alexandre heading the market.on a strict line of form he has the beating of the gigginstown stud representative rule the world but that runner has to be respected on his last run when taking apart a G2 field at naas with todays scorer champagne fever a full 40l behind although wether that form stands up as such is yet to be seen.we're going to go with the nicky henderson trained CHATTERBOX who i think can only improve for the step up in trip & he put todays supreme novices' hurdle runner up my tent or yours to the sword at the end of last year on heavy ground so the surface should hold no fears and that now looks very decent form.
2.40 CHELTENHAM 3m RSA novices chase
another cracking contest awaits & this really is a top quality affair.hadrians approach & unioniste are closely matched on previous running but the henderson runner has only ran on flat tracks so far & his jumping has been far from fluent which puts me off.ruby walsh chooses unioniste over boston bob & thats a clear sign the mullins runner may struggle.goulanes will stay longer than the mother in law but after only one start over fences his lack of experience may tell so i'm going to go NAP in this race with another venetia williams trained runner in HOUBLON DES OBEAUX.he has always looked a chaser in the making & ran a blinder when 4th in last years pertemps final over the smaller obstacles & has made a solid start over fences if being unspectacular.hes finished behind some very smart performers this term & he'll be powering up that hill and certainly won't mind the underfoot conditions either.
BETS SUMMARY:
2pts e/w HOUBLON DES OBEAUX 2.40 (nap) 16/1 paddypower
1pt e/w CHATTERBOX 2.05 (nb) 12/1 stanjames
1pt e/w EMPERORS CHOICE 1.30 25/1 stanjames
i'm not going to do a preview on the champion chase as all the superlatives have already been spoken about sprinter sacre but whilst i do think hes a machine & will win this is by far the strongest line up hes contested thus far & 2011 winner sizing europe is no mug by any means.the coral cup if you want the winner of that then buy a raffle ticket & a pin as the race is a complete lottery to be honest & fair play if you crack it & find the winner! hopefully we can get back on track tomorrow & find a few decent priced winners.many thanks for taking the time to read my blog & i wish you the best of luck with whatever you decide for your money tomorrow & happy punting!! :-)
regards
ian
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