Hi all,
Paddy’s Poem was a big drifter on the day, but jumped better than his rivals to win, hopefully you were on BOG.
Hollie Doyle rode five successive winners at Kempton on Wednesday evening and you just knew she wasn’t going to make it six although coming to the final furlong I thought she still might hold on to win with Chinese Whisperer in the last.
Today’s selections are from Ludlow and Chelmsford.
Ludlow
1:30 – Didonato – 5/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Better ground will suit the selection who is having her first start since winning a mares’ only novice hurdle at Doncaster 96-days ago. Handicap hurdle off what looks a workable mark of 120 and should stay 3m.
2:40 – Royal Pretender – 7/2 @ Coral & Ladbrokes – Plenty of promise on his first two starts of the season in maiden hurdle company before a disappointing 3rd of 16 (11/10 Fav) at Doncaster in January. The 5-year-old won a “Jumpers’ Bumper” at Kempton three weeks and looks on a decent mark for his handicap debut.
Chelmsford
7:20 – High Commissioner – 13/2 @ Coral – Got off the mark at the 13th attempt when showing a good battling attitude to prevail at Newcastle 121-days ago. Has only been raised 4lb for that success and remains on a workable mark if reproducing his tapeta form here. Has run well off a layoff in the past and capable of going close here.
Cheers
John