16. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Uncategorized / 0 comments

The Trail – How It Works.

For those new to the trail I thought I should mention that I uploaded a preview for the Novice Chase on Friday earlier this evening. You will receive a reminder for this at noon tomorrow. If I then post another preview after noon you...

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16. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Previews, November / 0 comments

STEEL PLATE AND SECTIONS NOVICES’ CHASE – PREVIEW

It feels quite good to ease my way into the first official trail preview of the season with a four runner race!! The only place to start is with the massively hyped and highly talented Finian’s Oscar. Given the very sad news about the...

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14. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Previews, November / 0 comments

BETFAIR CHASE GRADE 1 – ANTE-POST PREVIEW

At first glance the 2017 Betfair Chase looks like being a very competitive renewal. The Jessica Harrington trained Sizing John is the ante-post favourite closely followed by Bristol De Mai with Cue Card still trading at an each way price in the early betting....

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11. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Uncategorized / 0 comments

My first significant bets of the season

I was hoping to preview the 2.50 from Aintree but ran out of time after spending too long on the Wincanton race. For what it is worth I thought that Unowhatimeanharry would do well to find the pace to out speed Top Notch over...

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11. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Previews, November / 0 comments

ELITE HURDLE GRADE TWO – PREVIEW

The ground at Wincanton is currently being given as soft after 11 mls of overnight rain; however, with plenty of rain predicted during the course of the day the going could easily become very testing by 3pm. One would imagine that Charbel is entered...

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4. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Previews, November / 0 comments

CHARLIE HALL CHASE GRADE 2 – PREVIEW

I suppose the only place to start the first preview of the season is with the market leader Coneygree. The first point I would make with him is that he would be the correct favourite based on the quality of his 2015 Cheltenham Gold...

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2. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Uncategorized / 0 comments

Coneygree Diary Notes for the Charlie Hall

Coneygree 26th April 2017 - Punchestown - The percentage call is to mark the level of this performance against Djakadam as he is the most likely to have run to his previous level in earlier renewals of this contest. He would have gone closer...

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2. Nov. 2017 / by Andy Gibson / Uncategorized / 0 comments

Cue Card Diary Notes for the Charlie Hall

A few selected exerts from my diary notes service prior to Wetherby on Saturday Cue Card 6th April 2017 – April – Maybe he ran to his King George form and somewhere not too far ahead of his Charlie Hall form today. All three...

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