Author: Paul Davidson

4m2f Boulton Group Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Another gruelling edition of the Midlands National is in store for us to cure our post-Cheltenham hangover and I think this can go the way of a previous Welsh National winner. This season’s winner, The…

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…

2m (Old) Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Look, I know he’s quite short, and I know I’ve tipped him twice before. But I just don’t see any reason not to be on FINAL ORDERS again. Yes, he continues to go…

3m1f (Old) Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Although the Irish are likely to be dominant throughout the week, the Brits normally have the edge when it comes to the handicap chases. The Ultima is a race which normally sees returning horses perform admirably. Un Temps…

3m6f (Old) WellChild National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys’ Novices’ Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) There isn’t that much to like about many of the runners entered in the National Hunt Chase this year. None more so than the fav, Gaillard Du Mesnil, who seems to snatch…

2m½f (Old) Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo) A pretty mental race to try and find a winner in with SPs of 80/1, 33/1 and so on regularly popping up over the last few years. French imports have generally had…

3m Betfair Multiples Offer Every Saturday Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) (4yo+ 0-140) It doesn’t scream quality, this Class 3 handicap hurdle. But it’s intriguing enough. Barbados Bucks is a weak looking 7/2 favourite having folded tamely in each of his last two starts off his current mark to finish 3rd.…

2m5f Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) A cracking renewal, which looks on paper to be between Mighty Potter, Gaillard Du Mesnil, and JAMES DU BERLAIS. Mighty Potter was an impressive winner of the Drinmore and is a chaser on the up. He raced in all the top two-mile novice…

2m1f Paddy Power Cheltenham Fanzone Handicap Chase (Registered As The Sandyford Handicap Chase) (Grade B) Wave Of the Sea looks like he has had an identical season preparation for this handicap as he bids to complete three victories in this race off just a 2lb higher mark than in his…