King of the swingers
Jan 26th, 2008 by Bert
No good with Hope Road. Tom thought something was wrong at first, but he’s come away from the race fine and eaten up well. I think he just got bogged down in the ground - he’d run well on heavy on the flat but NH heavy can be a totally different proposition (or so I’m told).
Decent racing today at Cheltenham and Doncaster. I’ve had a word for Aigle D’Or in the first at Cheltenham but most of the world seems to have heard the same and the price is short. I think State of Play has a respectable chance in the 2:40 and could be value. Try as I might I can’t get away from Inglis Drever in the Cleeve, and I don’t have a problem taking short prices in long distance hurdles. All the boxes are ticked and he has a bit of a banker feel - he’s Barry’s bismark which makes me feel even better.
At Doncaster King Louis has a solid look in the 12:50. Inchloch in the 1:20 has probably been running on the wrong ground and looks on a very appealing mark - well worth considering at a big price (17). An Accordian in the 3:00 may just get the nap vote - he’s cost me money in the past but I know the stable have a strong opinion of him and after a couple of disappointing efforts he may have dropped far enough to win a big handicap like this one.
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