2m5½f (2m5f61y) Bulmers Secret Orchard Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A) (5yo+) It typically pays to follow an unexposed novice-type in this handicap at Leopardstown and whilst Blackbow looks interesting on his handicap debut. MAX FLAMINGO and FAKIR D’ALENE have both shown enough in their short chasing career to expect that they can take a…
Author: Paul Davidson
1pt win Galahad Quest @6/1, 13:55 Cheltenham, Saturday
2m4½f (New) Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) A tricky looking affair in this handicap, but I am going to take a chance on GALAHAD QUEST, who is still relatively young at the age of six and appears to have more potential…
1pt win Eklat De Rire @10/1, 15:05 Gowran Park, Thursday
3m1f Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (Grade A) (5yo+) This is one of the best renewals of the Thyestes for many a year with winners often going on to run Grand Nationals and even Gold Cups. Longhouse Poet has received a significant share of the ante-post betting and he currently occupies…
1pt win Grace A Vous Enki @12/1, 1pt win Eclair Surf @14/1, 15:00 Warwick, Saturday
3m5f Agetur UK Ltd Classic Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Gericault Roque does look like a progressive looking novice chaser, but he hasn’t managed to get his head in front this season, yet has been raised 9lbs for those defeats. He remains with potential but looks…
1pt win Stag Horn @9/2, 14:25 Warwick, Saturday
2m5f Ballymore Leamington Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Party Business was putting in a decent run in the Grade 1 Challow Novice hurdle last time out before coming down two hurdles from home. He may very well have been runner-up at Newbury, but he has to…
1pt win Eclair Surf @10/1, 12:50 Cheltenham, Saturday
3m2½f (New) New Four Eighty Restaurant At Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5yo+ 0-145) A pretty good staying chase here with a number dropping out of novice company for their first start in an open handicap. The market support for Undersupervision looks understandable, but he is yet…
1pt win Alnadam @11/2, 14:00 Cheltenham, Saturday
2m4½f (New) Paddy Power New Year’s Day Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) He might currently be favourtie, but I think ALNADAM is a cracking bet for the big handicap on New Year’s Day at Cheltenham. Plenty of runners are coming into this having contested two similar…
1pt win Flash Collonges @4/1, 15:35 Newbury, Wednesday
2m6½f MansionBet Proud To Support British Racing Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3) (5yo+) FLASH COLLONGES was by far the highest-rated hurdler out of this crop of novices, but was always fancied to be a better chaser than hurdler. He was set a very tough assignment being put…
1pt each-way A Great View @12/1, 1pt each-way Authorized Art @16/1, 13:10 Leopardstown, Tuesday
3m Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) (4yo+) The top two in the market look well overbet now with the tips from pricewise yesterday evening. But I’m going to side with a proven performer in this company with A GREAT VIEW. He put in an eyecatching performance in a similar test…
1pt win Defi Bleu @16/1, 14:40 Limerick, Tuesday
2m3½f Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (Grade B) (5yo+ 0-150) There are several second-season chasers that make appeal in this Grade B handicap at Limerick, but none more than DEFI BLEU who comes into this off a very workable mark of 135. Defi Bleu finished third in the Martin Pipe…