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ARKLE CHASE – PREVIEW

On the opening day I have marked the Arkle Chase up as a race to avoid the favourite; assuming Altior takes his place in the line-up. No surprise there….. He is currently trading at a best priced 2/7 for the race and he will...
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SUPREME HURDLE – PREVIEW

In the opening race of the festival the Willie Mullins trained Melon was promoted to favouritism after a wide margin victory in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown at the end of January. My sectional time comparisons with both Lets Dance and Petit Mouchoir (who...
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ALBERT BARTLETT HURDLE – PREVIEW

It was no surprise to hear Gordon Elliot nominate the Albert Bartlett rather than the Neptune as Death Duty’s likely festival target after his dour staying performance at Naas in early January. Whether he would have won that grade one contest if the mare,...
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JLT CHASE – PREVIEW

The first point to make about this grade one contest is that there are very few serious contenders for the shortlist. At the time of writing (Thursday 9th March 7am) as we take a look beyond the first four in the market we see...
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COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM – 8

DOUBLE W’S He is the second horse I am interested in for the Close Brothers Novices’ Handicap Chase which closes the action on day one of the festival. Double W’s has now run four times over fences and has been campaigned exclusively over the...
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COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM – 7

PEREGRINE RUN After the Grade Two Hyde Novices’ Hurdle which was run on the opening day of Cheltenham’s November meeting my diary notes on the winner Peregrine Run read as follows: He travelled well throughout and showed a good turn of foot on the...
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