Sunday Admin And The Winner Of The Champion Hurdle
Quick post, dear reader, to tidy up some admin.
Firstly, my subscribers who are using @blueyonder email addresses, there appears to be a problem with the blueyonder mail servers, as my emails are being returned only for these addresses.
I believe the company has been taken over by Virgin Media, and suspect this may be something to do with it, but I could be totally wrong there...
Secondly, I am certain I saw the winner of the Champion Hurdle today. In a very high class field in Ireland, including a lot of reliable yardsticks, Sizing Europe cantered all over them and won pulling up.
The way he traveled in the race, which looked truly run, with Hardy Eustace and Al Eile going at it for the first three quarters of the race, was hard to quibble with. Sizing was always lobbing in behind them, and Andrew McNamara (who?!) only had to squeeze his mount to ghost clear.
Indeed, having just checked the time, just 1.3 seconds below standard on yielding ground, and comparatively against the other races on the card, this was a standout. Furthermore, the Topspeed figure of 168 is the highest of any entry in the Champion Hurdle this year. Which means, in layman's terms, if he runs to this level again, anything with pretensions of beating him, needs to set a personal best on the day.
Make no mistake, this was a very taking performance, and as the horse is only six, he is still on the upgrade. He won at Cheltenham in November, beating Osana (albeit getting six pounds from that horse), and I reckon he will win again there in March.
It's not normally a good idea taking short prices ante-post, and you may be better served to wait until the day, but anything above 3/1 looks good value, and I've added to my Day One portfolio with a solid six point wager on Sizing Europe at Ladbrokes' best price of 'carpet' (3/1 in old money).
I wouldn't expect that to last too much longer.
Turning briefly to the Stayers' Hurdle, and the picture looks pretty clear to me here too, with Inglis Drever by far the most likely winner.
However, I'll take a chance on tough as teak young blade, Blazing Bailey, who looks a cracking each way click at 9/1 generally.
There are only four serious contenders (Wichita Lineman and My Way de Solzen being the other two legs on the table), and one of them, My Way, may run in the Champion Chase, as he is the reigning 2 mile novice champion chaser. 9/4 to be in the first three for Blazing looks more than fair.
2 points win and place there then, although if ID turns up firing, I'll be happy enough with my place return: the Drever is a worthy favourite and defending champ.
Portfolio to date
Champion Hurdle
28th Jan 6pts win Sizing Europe 3/1 (Ladbrokes)
1st Nov 1pt win Detroit City 26 (betfair)
1st Nov 1pt win Straw Bear 36 (betfair)
Gold Cup
24th Jan 1pt win Mossbank 75 (betfair)
24th Jan 1pt win Halcon Genelardais 110 (betfair)
24th Jan 0.5pt e/w Mossbank 50/1 (Sportingbet)
24th Jan 0.5pt e/w Halcon Genelardais 50/1 (General)
World Hurdle (aka Stayers Hurdle)
28th January 2pts e/w Blazing Bailey 9/1 (general)
Keep those wagons rolling...
Matt
Firstly, my subscribers who are using @blueyonder email addresses, there appears to be a problem with the blueyonder mail servers, as my emails are being returned only for these addresses.
I believe the company has been taken over by Virgin Media, and suspect this may be something to do with it, but I could be totally wrong there...
Secondly, I am certain I saw the winner of the Champion Hurdle today. In a very high class field in Ireland, including a lot of reliable yardsticks, Sizing Europe cantered all over them and won pulling up.
The way he traveled in the race, which looked truly run, with Hardy Eustace and Al Eile going at it for the first three quarters of the race, was hard to quibble with. Sizing was always lobbing in behind them, and Andrew McNamara (who?!) only had to squeeze his mount to ghost clear.
Indeed, having just checked the time, just 1.3 seconds below standard on yielding ground, and comparatively against the other races on the card, this was a standout. Furthermore, the Topspeed figure of 168 is the highest of any entry in the Champion Hurdle this year. Which means, in layman's terms, if he runs to this level again, anything with pretensions of beating him, needs to set a personal best on the day.
Make no mistake, this was a very taking performance, and as the horse is only six, he is still on the upgrade. He won at Cheltenham in November, beating Osana (albeit getting six pounds from that horse), and I reckon he will win again there in March.
It's not normally a good idea taking short prices ante-post, and you may be better served to wait until the day, but anything above 3/1 looks good value, and I've added to my Day One portfolio with a solid six point wager on Sizing Europe at Ladbrokes' best price of 'carpet' (3/1 in old money).
I wouldn't expect that to last too much longer.
Turning briefly to the Stayers' Hurdle, and the picture looks pretty clear to me here too, with Inglis Drever by far the most likely winner.
However, I'll take a chance on tough as teak young blade, Blazing Bailey, who looks a cracking each way click at 9/1 generally.
There are only four serious contenders (Wichita Lineman and My Way de Solzen being the other two legs on the table), and one of them, My Way, may run in the Champion Chase, as he is the reigning 2 mile novice champion chaser. 9/4 to be in the first three for Blazing looks more than fair.
2 points win and place there then, although if ID turns up firing, I'll be happy enough with my place return: the Drever is a worthy favourite and defending champ.
Portfolio to date
Champion Hurdle
28th Jan 6pts win Sizing Europe 3/1 (Ladbrokes)
1st Nov 1pt win Detroit City 26 (betfair)
1st Nov 1pt win Straw Bear 36 (betfair)
Gold Cup
24th Jan 1pt win Mossbank 75 (betfair)
24th Jan 1pt win Halcon Genelardais 110 (betfair)
24th Jan 0.5pt e/w Mossbank 50/1 (Sportingbet)
24th Jan 0.5pt e/w Halcon Genelardais 50/1 (General)
World Hurdle (aka Stayers Hurdle)
28th January 2pts e/w Blazing Bailey 9/1 (general)
Keep those wagons rolling...
Matt
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