TimeformBlog

[b]Timeform look back at the weekend's action at Cheltenham...[/b] Chetenham's New Year's Day meeting was the undoubted highlight this weekend and the best performance there in terms of form, as well as the one with the most significant implications for the Festival in just over three months time, was that of [b]Oscar Whisky[/b] in the two-and-a-half mile minor hurdle. Oscar Whisky enjoyed a good novice campaign last season, finishing fourth in the Supreme on his final outing, but he was much improved on Saturday, producing a performance not far off high-class in barely coming off the bridle to beat Any Given Day by seven lengths. Oscar Whisky's performance puts him firmly in the discussion for the Champion Hurdle, and he is now a 17.0 shot for that race, having already been matched...