Thankfully Facile Vega certainly lived up to his billing and name, when turning what looked like a minefield of a Bumper into a hack canter. On ground which would even suit, so we can only dream of what’s to come. Thus allowing to top and tail the card with the day’s selections.
TURNERS NOVICES CHASE
BOB OLINGER
Course winner
Holds rivals on form
Softer ground will actually suit
PERTEMPS HURDLE FINAL
SIRE DU BERLAIS
Previous two-time winner of this race
Won it two years ago off a mark of 152, only three pounds higher now
Rob James 7lbs claim
THE JAM MAN
Trainer’s prolific strike rate
Plotted?
Mark Walsh
Softer ground should help
Placed form reads well
Dunboyne
Ideal racing weight
Choice of Jack Kennedy
Form behind good time Jonny is decent
FOLCANO (EW)
Jordan Gainford can claim 3lbs
Run behind Commander Of Fleet boosted now
1 pound better off with Sassy Yet Classy
RYANAIR CHASE
ALLAHO
STAYERS HURDLE
KLASSICAL DREAM
Facile winner of the Supreme
Ground will suit
Holds likely fav on form.
CHAMP
Festival winner
Stamina to burn
Closely matched on form with likely favs
THYME HILL
The one horse I’ve been waiting for all week
Ground conditions shouldn’t be an issue
Hobbs horses firing again
PLATE HANDICAP CHASE
GRAND PARADIS
Elliott horses needing cut in the ground?
Admirably consistent
Getting 10lbs from top weight stablemate
STOLEN SILVER
Dropped a pound by handicapper latest
Form of Cheltenham and Sandown races boosted now
Trainer doing well with relatively small string.
Sam Twiston-Davies/Trainer combo
IMPERIAL ALCAZAR
Imperial Racing/Paddy Brennan combo
Ground versatile
DAWN RUN MARES HURDLE
STATUAIRE
Grade 1 winner
Danny Mullins aboard again
Will be hoping ground dries out
GRANGEE
Patrick Mullins in form
Previous UK experience
Was running a fine race behind highly thought-of stablemate when coming down latest,
BRANDY LOVE
Townend’s pick of seven
Was a close enough second in race in which Grangee fell
Holds Grangee and Party Central on form
Heavy ground may actually suit
KIM MUIR HANDICAP CHASE
SCHOOL BOY HOURS
Paddy Power winner
Derek O’Connor
Dour stayer
MISTER FOGPATCHES
Stays all day
Goes on any ground
Patrick Mullins rides
AINT THAT A SHAME (EW)
Ben Harvey’s claim
Form boosted on all sides already this week
De Bromhead horses running well
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