Day 1, What have we learned?

I've learnt (although I should have known already) that you need horses that relish the hill.

captain chris overcoming my fancy finians rainbow (and al ferof doing the same to spirit son) will live painfully long in the memory.

therefore I think you need horses that will really battle at the business end, starting to lean towards rock on ruby in the neptune, wymott in the rsa, and somersby is starting to look very interesting in the queen mother (starting to worry that master minded wont get up the hill.)

Beginning to lean towards Sommersby myself, think he would have been banker material in Ryanair although conditions look in Big Zeb favour tomorrow if Choc can get Sommersby to run to his maximum like Dickie Johnson did for Captain Chris today then has great chance imho

well if its only a couple of lengths down at the last then the others will need a clean pair of underpants, given the way it normally sprints up the hill, although that remains a big if given its tendency to get outpaced.

sizing europe will also trade short in running given the way it jumps and travels.

1. Captain Chris win win the King George in December

2. Spirit Son is a still inexperienced but will be a top class hurdler and will be up there challenging for the tile next season.

3. Never ever doubt Willie Mullins

4. Back everything Ferdy Murphy runs and you'll make a profit.

5. Life's a bastid when you are going to back Quevega and your internet goes down