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3m Savills Chase (Grade 1) (5yo+) 1/5 1-3 It’s a few days before we get final declarations for this and there remains a significant doubt the antepost fav and Gold Cup champ A Plus Tard turns up here after bombing out at Haydock. It’s not a race Willie Mullins particularly…

Entered this weekend in a Grade 2 at Navan over 2m4f, ABSOLUTE NOTIONS, an unbeaten son of Milan, looks an ideal Albert Bartlett type as he was all stamina on his hurdles debut and already proven on spring ground having bolted up in a bumper in May, which prompted Robcour…

2m4½f (New) AIS December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Il Rodoto is favourite for this having finished fourth in the Paddy Power Gold Cup over C&D last time out when racing against several of the same opponents competing here. But I’m not convinced he…

2m1f  (2m179y) (New) Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle  (Class 3) (3yo+ 0-140) With the Skelton yard in savage form, this looks a good opportunity for TOO FRIENDLY to get his next win off a mark of 123. He was only 4l behind Brazil and Gaelic Warrior in the Boodles at the festival, getting just 4lb from…

2m1f (2m179y) (New) Unibet International Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) (Class 1) (4yo+) Whether racing actually goes ahead or not come Saturday is one question, but why on earth FIRST STREET is 7/1 for this race, receiving weight from Knappers Hill and I Like To Move It, and only giving Epatante 5lb, is beyond me.…

2m (Inner) Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) (4yo+) It’s a super renewal of the Royal Bond on what is a cracking day of racing in Ireland. Champ Kiely has looked highly impressive in both his hurdles wins for the Mullins yard, he’s firmly the stable’s first…

2m4f  (2m3f189y) Fitzdares Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race)  (Class 1) (4yo+) My cliff horse Millers Bank has a right good chance in this race as he’s shown a high level of ability when getting his jumping right, which is never guaranteed unfortunately. I think he’s a very fair price at 3/1-7/2. The value…

2m4f  (2m3f165y) Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1)  (4yo+) An excellent race that can go to the ‘now’ horse BANBRIDGE, whose excellent jumping has improved him for the switch to fences. He has speed, having won over 2m recently, and we know he stays really well too. He looks the complete…

2m4f Boylesports Extra Places Daily Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4yo+) Walking On Air could very well be thrown in for this off his mark and he’s the one horse in the race who could be a Grade 1 animal in time. However his last run was an absolute…

2m7½f (2m7f98y) Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) (Class 2) (4yo+) I had a look at this race before it was priced up and came up with BRIDGE NORTH as the most interesting runner, so it’s a little disappointing to see him 4/1 fav. He looks…