Scotswell was well backed this afternoon – and ran a
really a good race – but as has been the case with so many of the tips recently,
it ultimately wasn’t quite good enough…
He
traded odds on in-running (again) - but could only finish third (again
!).
Maybe EW tipping is the way forward !
In
the same race, the eye catcher Island Heights was surprisingly well backed – but
less surprisingly, never featured.
That
was his last run as an official eye catcher – but I could still be interested in
him, over hurdles, on soft ground…
The
other eye catcher to run, Valseur Du Granval – but he bumped into a very
impressive one, in the shape of Clic Work.
He
was making his fencing debut - but you would never have known, as he pinged
every fence and won with a lot in hand.
It
will be interesting to see how far he can progress…
The
other main interest on the day, was in the novice chase at
Leopardstown.
I
tipped Alpha des Obeaux for the RSA chase, earlier in the season, and was hoping
for a good display this afternoon to back that up.
Instead, I got a bad mistake – and broken blood vessels !
He was pulled up not long after half way – and now clearly has a lot to prove.
Instead, I got a bad mistake – and broken blood vessels !
He was pulled up not long after half way – and now clearly has a lot to prove.
I’m
sure he has the ability to go close at Cheltenham – but the big question is
whether he will even make the race…
Both
of the Mentions at Doncaster were declared non-runners: leaving just Caraline at
Kelso; and Katnap and Jers Girl, at Leopardstown.
Caraline was a big drifter at Kelso – implying that the
money last night, was from the wrong source.
He
ran a race that suggested he needs to drop a few pounds in the handicap – and
that is probably what will happen as a result of it.
Katnap was sent off favourite for the opener at
Leopardstown - but made a bad mistake at the second fence and never
featured.
Jers Girl was also very well backed (down to 5/1) – but she just didn’t perform.
It
was a difficult race to read, as you couldn’t be sure whether Nichols Canyon
under-performed - or Petit Mouchoir was much improved.
I guess time will tell…
I guess time will tell…
TVB.
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