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Outlander 175
Don Poli 173
Djakadam  rests on 180
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Another improver is Sir Valentino. Impossible to rate with any degree of confidence but surely he has improved from 166. Tiara could not have run up to his best mark but if he was 7 below it the runner up would be around 172. Provisionally then 172P and it could be more.

Thistlecrack 176+
Cue Card 170

s/t/r

Don Cossack 185+
Cue Card 185
Vautour [184]

Cue Card 0
Silviniaco Conti +12
Road To Riches +14
Josses Hill +16+
Roi Des Francs +17+
Tea For Two +19
Thistlecrack +27+++

Cue Card looks like a winner to me but for a flutter Roi Des Francs is worth a look. The form for Thistlecrack has more holes than a string vest. He could well be very good but take his hurdle form to bits and it  is flakey. If the books take one on on the day I will be surprised if it is not Thistlecrack.

The figure for Roi Des Francs could be pushed.

Cue Card 0
Valseur Lido +12+
Silviniaco Conti +12
Ar Mad +13+
Irish Cavalier +13P
Dodging Bullets +13?
Road To Riches +14
Josses Hill +16+



Thistlecrack +27+++ a meaningless rating which is why it was left off.


If you have the 13/8 , 6/4, kill half at least and enjoy your mince pies and sherry happy in the knowledge that you have value.

LAETUS SORTE MEA  

Cue Card 0
Coneygree +8
Douvan +9+
Valseur Lido +12+
Silviniaco Conti +12
Don Poli +12
Ar Mad +13+
Irish Cavalier +13P
Dodging Bullets +13?
Road To Riches +14
Josses Hill +16+

I think he needs to fall to be beaten here and 13/8 is tremendous value.

Merry Christmas
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Djakadam 0
Coneygree +2
Rest to follow

Coneygree should run here and Thistlecrack should take the Novice chase.

Module 0
Turban +1
Thomas Brown +2
Aso +3
Solar Impulse +4
King Odyssey +5

Further down the list
Kylemore Lough +9+  Ran well enough first time back and if he comes on for that he could be in the shake up.
Village Vic +14+    A beast that keeps finding but he needs to find again.
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Un Ace 0?
Ballynagour +3???
Out Sam +7
Sausolito Sunrise +8
Bally Longford +10
A Good Skin +10

At 33/1 it might just pay to take a chance on the top one for very small stakes. Pricewise horse?

Un De sceaux 171+    rests on 174
Sire De Grugy 170    rests on 171
Gods Own 170+
Arf Mad 168+         rests on 172+
Sir Valentino 166

The winner is gutsy.
Arf Mad must have been close to 100% fitness to stick on as he did.

Highland Lodge is the horse to take out of the Becher.

Irish Cavalier 0P
Minella Rocco +1+
Many Clouds +1
Wounded Warrior +2
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Sizing Coal 0
Dare To Endeavour +1
Bob Ford +1
Highland Lodge +3
Midnight Prayer +4
Portrait King +5
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Un De Sceaux 0
Ar Mad +2
Sire De Grugy +3
Gods Own +5

NB The bottom pair are race fit.

Just push the winner up 1 and key from there.

Cue Card 185
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Native River 171

Hadrians Approach 0
Holywell  0??
Native River +1
Henri Parry Morgan +1
Aubusson +3
Saphir Du Rheu +4
Blaklion +5

With Drumacoo defecting it looks difficult. As a rule the top two are better in the Spring .
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No Planning 0
Wakanda +6
Virak +9