Day: 16 March 2023

2m4½f (New) Mrs Paddy Power Mares’ Chase (Registered As The Liberthine Mares’ Chase) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) The top two in the market here in Allegorie De Vassy and Impervious have made this seem like a matchbet for many months with the two battling for favouritism at…

3m (New) Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) It’s a race that has had no more than two winners at odds of less than 10/1 in the last ten years, and this renewal looks like one of the most…

2m1f  (2m179y) (New) McCoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (5yo+) PIED PIPER has an ideal profile for this race. He’s a strong traveler who should thrive in a big field handicap and he’s got excellent course form as a two-time Cheltenham winner who was a good third in last year’s…

2m1f  (2m179y) (New) Jack De Bromhead Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (The Dawn Run Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB)  (Class 1) (4yo+) 5lb penalties have been no barrier to success in this in previous renewals but you need a significant class edge to overcome them. Luccia might have that but faces stiff opposition here and it…