PNicholls

[u]14:10, Novice Hurdle[/u] [i]Plenty Pocket[/i] Some of the main dangers among the five day declarations were withdrawn at the overnight stage, which obviously helps our winning chances here. We are now the form choice by some distance, but of course he has to bounce back from a very poor run last time out at Kempton on Boxing Day. There are several reasons why he may not have been at his best that day, but I think he is best when fresh and the subsequent break, better ground and the sun on his back appear to have done him the world of good. He will probably improve a bit for the run, but if returning to the form of his Kempton win or his 5 length third to Molotof at Haydock in November then you would think he would go very close to winning this. [u]14:40, Maiden Hurdle[/u] [i]Grandioso[/i] Although...