Day: 26 December 2021

3m6½f Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) The Welsh National features four previous winners with the young, progressive, Secret Reprieve set to go off favourite for this twelve months on. He could join an elite group of consecutive winners and being only 6lbs…

2m  (Winter) Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle  (Class 3) (3yo+ 0-140) CAPTAIN MORGS should be favourite for this as he’s got form with Betfair Exchange Hurdle 2-3 Onemorefortheroad and Garry Clermont, and has been consistently running well in handicaps amongst a high standard of British hurdlers including Soaring Glory and Guard Your…

2m  (2m11y) Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (3yo) A tricky race but PORTICELLO should be favourite based on the form of his narrow second to leading British juvenile Knight’s Salute last time out, when an untidy jump at the last cost him the race. He rallied and stayed on…

2m1f Paddy Power Games Beginners Chase (4yo+) Haut En Couleurs looks like an exciting prospect for Willie Mullins finishing third in the Triumph Hurdle on his first start for the Closuttin handler, but he still remains very inexperienced and we are yet to see him jump a fence which makes…

3m Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade B) (5yo+ 0-150) Lots of chances in the Paddy Power Chase as always. Willie Mullins has got four in this and I like the chances of STONES AND ROSES at currently big odds. He’s been very lightly-raced over the last two years…