3m5f BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) (5yo+) Gavin Cromwell looks to have a very strong hand here and his challenge is spear-headed by NOW IS THE HOUR who might just be the type to put it altogether today over this trip and in awful ground…
Author: Paul Davidson
1pt win Whistle Stop Tour @9/2, 13:43 Ayr, Saturday
3m (3m20y) CPMS Novices’ Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5yo+) The top two set a decent standard here but have to give quite a bit of weight away to WHISTLE STOP TOUR who I fancied to run a big race in the Ultima before getting badly hampered by a faller early on…
1pt win Happygolucky @7/1, 1pt win Docpickedme @9/1, 14:30 Saturday, Aintree
3m1f (3m210y) (Mildmay) William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB) (Class 1) (5yo+) This isn’t the strongest of renewals so it may be that HAPPYGOLUCKY can step forward to win this having won it in 2021 off a 10lbs higher mark. He’s only had…
1pt win Perceval Legallois @12/1, 1pt win Intense Raffles @14/1, 16:00 Saturday, Aintree, Grand National
4m2½f (Grand National) Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (7yo+) The days of big-priced winners of this race are few and far between with only Noble Yeats winning at odds of greater than 14/1 in the last seven runnings. That is partly down to how…
1pt win Derryhassen Paddy @12/1, 1pt win Ballybow @14/1, 15:20 Cheltenham, Friday
3m (New) Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) I’m not convinced this is a high-class renewal of this race, but as we have seen for many years, anyone can win the Albert Bartlett. The Big Westerner is a big…
1pt win D Art D Art @15/2, 1pt each-way Maxi Mac Gold @40/1, 14:40 Cheltenham, Thursday
3m (2m7f213y) (New) Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo) D Art D Art possesses a hugely progressive profile and was unlucky not to claim a 3m 1f Qualifier on soft ground at Carlisle three months ago. That was his first try over three miles…
1pt win The Wallpark @6/1, 1pt win Lucky Place @7/1, 16:00 Cheltenham, Thursday
3m (2m7f213y) (New) Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Teahupoo goes in search of his second Stayers Hurdle in a row, but last years renewal was poor and he got his favoured soft ground. The ground is quickerthis week and Teahupoo could be vulnerable to…
1pt win Jazzy Matty @15/2, 1pt win Primoz @18/1, 16:40 Cheltenham, Wednesday
2m (Old) Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) Unexpected Party has got to be feared for target trainer Dan Skelton in his attempt to claim a second Grand Annual in a row. But the handicapper hasn’t relented by that much…
1pt win Whistle Stop Tour @12/1, 1pt win Myretown @12/1, 14:40 Tuesday, Cheltenham
3m1f (Old) Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) I have a soft spot for the Ultima as the first handicap chase of the week and its shaping up to be a brilliant betting race. Lucinda Russell produced Corach Rambler to win back-to-back Ultima’s and WHISTLE STOP…
1pt win Haiti Couleurs @5/1, 1pt Transmission @5/1, 17:20 Tuesday, Cheltenham
3m6f (Old) Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5yo+ 0-145) The National Hunt Chase has been changed to a handicap and I think that is a fantastic move as it looks a much more competitive race than in recent years. In December, HAITI…