Hi all,
Once again, all today’s selections are from Aintree’s Grand National Festival.
Aintree
2:20 – El Fabiolo – 7/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – I’m taking on the favourite Jonbon with the Willie Mullins trained El Fabiolo. The selection created a good impression when running out a 13-length winner of a Tramore maiden hurdle 97-days ago. It was heavy ground when he won last time so his effectiveness on a sounder surface is untested but he seems capable of a lot better though.
3:30 – Fakir D’oudairies – 6/5 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Handled heavy ground when winning the Grade 1 Ascot Chase last time. Last season’s easy winner of this missed the Ryanair Chase to come here again. No problem with drying ground and he’s the one beat again.
4:40 – Skytastic – 6/1 @ Bet365 – A winner of both his bumper starts and is 2-2 over hurdles. The 6-year-old handled the soft ground well enough when winning an Ascot novice last time. Trainer Sam Thomas told the Racing Post after his Ascot win “That’s not his ground by any stretch of the imagination and he learned a lot”. He’s progressive, should stay 3m and looks worth his place in Grade 1 company.
Cheers
John