Author: Paul Davidson

3m (2m7f213y) (New) Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Teahupoo and Bob Olinger come back to reclaim their crown, but I like the new kids on the block here. KABRAL DU MATHAN has looked a really class individual this season, he scooted away in a…

2m5f (Old) Turners Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices’ Hurdle) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) An incredibly open looking renewal of the race with No Drama This End representing the Nicholls connections as a short-priced favourite. He is definitely the right favourite but he’s clearly going…

2m (1m7f199y) (Old) Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) JAZZY MATTY was a good winner of this race last year and he’s been trained for one race in mind ever since. He does carry 8lbs more but Cian Collins has…

3m1f (Old) Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) It’s interesting that Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero run both Jagwar and Iroko here. I can’t have Jagwar, whose jumping never seems to hold up although I respect the fact that he may have been crying out…

2m½f (2m87y) (Old) McCoy Contractors Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (Registered As The Fred Winter) (GBB) (Class 1) (4yo) This is always nails, and I make no excuses that sometimes you’d be better off throwing darts at a dartboard. But I’ve been looking to see where WINSTON JUNIOR would end…

3m6f (3m5f201y) (Old) National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices’ Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2) (5yo+ 0-145) It may not be the most original, but I am looking at the top of the market here. Rebecca Curtis claimed this with Haiti Couleurs last season and she is back again with another…

3m½f (3m58y) Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (5yo+) It’s going to be attritional stuff at Haydock on Saturday but one who looks like he has the right constitution for it is UBATUBA for Olly Murphy. He has hosed up on two occasions at Leicester…

2m Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (5yo+) Willie Mullins often runs some of his best novices in this race and the conditions might just be in favour of KING RASKO GREY here. His only hurdles start of this came against the Champion Bumper third, Shuttle Diplomacy who has since…

2m5½f (2m5f107y) O’Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (5yo+) The ground is going to be very testing at Leopardstown and that could suit both of our selections here. KINTURK KALANISI ran an absolute blinder in the Paddy Power Chase leading from the front before just getting collared on…

3m½f (3m100y) Paddy Power Irish Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) Galopin Des Champs has been imperious his favourite course on heavy ground and the ten-year-old returns to defend his Irish Gold Cup. He got tired on his seasonal reappearance when he was defeated by the unexposed Affordale Fury and…