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I don’t really like betting at Wincanton, but Gevrey Chambertin looks banker material, running in the two and a half mile handicap hurdle as opposed to stepping up in class. The half-brother to Grands Crus has excellent form tied in with the likes of Corrin Wood, Coneygree and Fourjacks, and an opening handicap mark of 130 looks extremely lenient. He should take this, en route to much greater things.
Big Fella Thanks was somewhat of an unlucky loser last time in The Becher Chase at Aintree, travelling extremely well, before finding trouble in running, and tiring towards the end of the extended three mile slog. He is dropped down in trip in to two mile five furlongs for the first time in forever, and he runs off an unrevised mark. On his old form he is still very well handicapped, despite being the ripe old age of eleven.
I tipped up and backed Teaforthree ante post in The Welsh National and even now, it can be stated that he still looks something of a good thing. Rebecca Curtis’s Cheltenham Festival winner has had two runs to get him spot on, and has travelled in style during both run; in The Hennessy and in a handicap chase at Cheltenham. He ticks every box for The Welsh National, course form, will love the ground, and has been laid out for the race. He will take all of the beating.
Court Minstrel chased home Dodging Bullets and River Maigue in a Cheltenham juvenile hurdle, and looks a good price for The Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown for Evan Williams and Paul Moloney. Nicky Henderson has two runners, and given his record in the race, they are obviously respected. The form of Court Minstrel’s last run looks the best piece of form in the book, despite Pendra being something of a sleeper in the field.
The form of The Hennessy has been franked in recent weeks with First Lieutenant and Tidal Bay finishing first and second in The Lexus Chase in Ireland, and Teaforthree well backed for The Welsh National. Seventh in The Hennessy was Fruity O’ Rooney, who tired in the latter stages and it is a massive plus that he is dropping down to three miles. Although the ground would be a slight worry, he looks the most talented in a tricky and trappy looking handicap.
14.05 Wincanton – Gevrey Chambertin (Nap)
14.25 Sandown - Court Minstrel
14.40 Wincanton – Big Fella Thanks
15.20 Chepstow – Teaforthree
15.40 Sandown – Fruity O’Rooney
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