Hi all,
Three days down, one day to go. Min (5/2) did the business on Thursday. Floressa was never really in the race she got into a real sweat before the race and probably found the ground just too testing.
Still a 50%-win strike rate at the Cheltenham Festival is pretty good going and I’m delighted with the week. Fingers crossed we can keep the winning run going on Friday.
Cheltenham
2:50 – Latest Exhibition – 4/1 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Has some of the best form coming into the race. The 7-year-old stayed on well to win a slowly run 2m 6f Grade 1 at Leopardstown last time. Shaped that day like he would be better suited by stronger run race and step up in distance. Thyme Hill has done nothing wrong and comes into the race unbeaten on three hurdle starts. However, trainer Philip Hobbs’ runners haven’t run that well this week. In the circumstance’s Latest Exhibition will do for me.
4:10 – Staker Wallace – 6/1 @ Coral – I must be a bit crazy going for one in the Foxhunters but the Enda Bolger trained horse has been one of the talking horses on the Cheltenham festival Preview circuit over the last few weeks. The 9-year-old won a point to point on his last start and is the least exposed horse in the race. Granted Derek O’Connor has opted for the other J P McManus runner Minella Rocco but Jamie Codd isn’t a bad substitute.
Cheers
John