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CHAMPION HURDLE – PREVIEW

The Champion Hurdle betting appears to have had more than its usual share of horses heading up the market in recent weeks. With the withdrawal of the Willie Mullins pair Faugheen and Annie Power this grade one contest may well be thought of as...
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CHAMPION CHASE – PREVIEW

The 2017 Champion Chase will very likely turn out to be a small field affair mainly due to the presence of such a strong favourite in Douvan. I expect there will be somewhere between five and nine horses lining up and the ‘without the...
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COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM – 6

BALLY LONGFORD One horse that caught my eye earlier on in the season for the three mile plus handicap chase on the opening day is the Colin Tizzard trained Bally Longford In December at Cheltenham he was stepped up markedly in distance by his...
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STAYERS HURDLE – PREVIEW

The 2017 Stayers Hurdle has a horse with a very solid looking profile heading the market in the shape of the Harry Fry trained Unowhatimeanharry. With doubts about the participation of two or three of the horses next in the betting it would be...
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SUPREME HURDLE – KEY NOTE

After Charli Parcs fell at the second last flight at Kempton on Saturday I decided to take another look at the Supreme Hurdle betting. I mentioned in an earlier blog that I thought it was a time to be patient with the markets for...
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COUNTDOWN TO CHELTENHAM – 5

SINGLEFARMPAYMENT The Tom George trained Singlefarmpayment lost his unbeaten record at Cheltenham after being brought down in the Timeform Novices’ Handicap Chase in late January. He jumped and travelled well through that contest and was going best when unluckily being brought down at the...
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FESTIVAL UPDATE

I intend preparing previews for each day of the festival. These previews are offered as an add on to my service and will not include any information on the 12 graded races covered in The Cheltenham Trail. I will be offering a service for...
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GOLD CUP – KEY NOTE

Thistlecrack 21st February 2017 – Cheltenham withdrawal -  For future reference, my notes prior to the bad news. Thistlecrack lost his unbeaten record over fences when going down narrowly to the ill-fated Many Clouds in the Grade Two Cotwold Chase at Cheltenham in late...
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RSA CHASE – KEY NOTE

Acapella Bourgeois 19th February 2017 – Navan – It would be hard to be picky after this wide margin success; nonetheless, I will do my best. When a horse wins in this manner we need to take a look at his previous performances to...
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