I enjoyed watching the racing yesterday and for once, didn't regret being at home with rain falling all day on course. Cue Card was a revelation to me in that he has so much basic speed. I thought he might need further at that level but he is far superior to the other novices seen so far. Only a high class flat horse that jumps as well as he does can threaten him now. I only backed Lacdoudal a place but really enjoyed watching him skim round the tight bends and jump like a top class event horse. He topped it off by out battling Garde Champetre up the hill. I followed the gamble on Dave's Dream and he was very impressive. The Novice chase produced more negatives than positives for me. For sure, Time For Rupert is a very good horse, but Mr Thriller was well in contention when falling and Reve de Sivola ran no sort of race. I fear that Nick Williams's horses are right out of form at the moment.
On to today and I fancy Palawi to run well in the first, Ogee in the staying chase and both of Henderson's in the Paddy Power. The 3.40 is impossible. I marked off 6 before getting to the end of the card. A race to watch and learn from.