im only talking about the national,which wasnt difficult,look at all the so called experts choices in both papers,out of 15 tipsters boxes in both papers,not 1 of them gave the winner in the 1st 4,4 gave the 2nd in their top 4,1 gave the 3rd in their top 4 & 4 gave the 4th,that is pure rubbish.
im only talking about the national,which wasnt difficult,look at all the so called experts choices in both papers,out of 15 tipsters boxes in both papers,not 1 of them gave the winner in the 1st 4,4 gave the 2nd in their top 4,1 gave the 3rd in thei
nowt like a bit of aftertiming A race for me in which the markets absolutely dictate that we go against the grain. Zaynar today is what I would describe as a "world and its granny" type bet. The whole world, its mother, and granny knows that Zaynar has always wanted a stiffer test than the two miles of the Champion Hurdle, everyone knows Khyber Kim goes best fresh and are expecting him to bomb out today a la Imperial Commander, and it's clear his stamina has to be taken on trust. I'm looking at it a different way. I think this is a class horse, he beat Zaynar by six lengths at Cheltenham, and he had no problem following up his November win in the Greatwood with a career best in the Boylesports 27 days later. He is still a fresh horse, is a different beast this year, and the 7/2 price about him confirming Cheltenham form with Zaynar is quite amazing. Rarely have I seen two prices so heavily influenced by media opinion.
If there is to be a surprise, Muirhead may well provide it. As I've said before, Noel Meade doesn't send horses across the water willy nilly, and on Muirhead's best form he has a good shout here. He has been running on heavy ground for a long time now, but this is a real change of tack to present him with two and a half miles and goodish ground. He comes here a fresh horse and he might well cause an upset.
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nowt like a bit of aftertimingA race for me in which the markets absolutely dictate that we go against the grain. Zaynar today is what I would describe as a "world and its granny" type bet. The whole world, its mother, and granny knows that Zaynar ha