30/03/2014

Aintree Festival

With the five day entries for all three days having been made this meeting looks a cracker this year with the opening day in particular choc full of good events.

I'm hoping Fox Norton takes his place in the Juvenile Hurdle that kicks off the three days. He looks a good ground horse and his form has worked out well. I had him at a big price for the Triumph and was gutted when Nick Williams pulled him out and I reckon with Calipto and Activial in the race he'll be an each way price. 

The Betfred Bowl has been priced up already by one or two layers and it won't be a surprise to anyone who's read this blog before that I've taken some 7/2 about First Lieutenant. You could say he's my cliff horse as I do seem to back him almost everytime he runs. But I would argue that he's an animal that continues to be underrated by the layers. His opening price for this is 7/2, as opposed to 7/4 about Silviniaco Conti - a horse First Lieutenant beat in this very race twelve months ago. Factor in that the Nicholls horse completed the Gold Cup this season, thus having a harder race than he did when falling last year, and that my selection missed Cheltenham altogether - and one can only conclude the price discrepancy between the two is incorrect.
Of course it isn't a two horse race and Dynaste will be a formidable opponent. He has a reputation as a bit of an inconsistant beast but his overall record, especially in chases, contradicts this. I will probably cover on him.

Friday's card doesn't appeal quite as much from a punting angle although I think Module will go well in the Melling Chase. The line-up for that race looks ridiculous compared to 2013's.

I've added Rocky Creek to my National bets at 20/1. I'll add my reasons on the day of the race.


Ante-Post:

Betfred Bowl:
First Lieutenant £20w @ 7/2

Grand National:
Double Seven £10ew @ 33/1 NRNB
The Rainbow Hunter £10ew @ 40/1 NRNB
Rocky Creek £10ew @ 20/1 NRFB (6 places)

--
2000 Guineas:
Toormore £20w @ 8/1

Derby:
Berkshire £10w @ 25/1

--
Arkle:
Josses Hill £10w @ 12/1

Gold Cup:
Champagne Fever £10w @ 20/1

24/03/2014

Ante-Post Musings

Even though the National is just around the corner the biggest news or hype event I guess you could call it, was the talking up Aidan O'Brien gave Australia after he worked at The Curragh yesterday. He heads straight to Newmarket for the Guineas with his trainer saying he's the second best horse he has trained. And his best was a jumper! I'm paraphrasing obviously but that was the gist of it. The Ballydoyle machine is rarely wrong when they talk up a horse - One Cool Cat is the only one I can think of that ended up being a bit rubbish, and he had heart issues. So I've sort of changed my thoughts with regard to backing/opposing these animals and no longer do the latter without good reason. What changed my thoughts was the season Declaration of War had in 2013. He was hyped to the moon, came out in the Lockinge where he was very short in the betting, ran a stinker and then was subsequently allowed to go off at a big price in a much weaker race at Royal Ascot - which he won of course.

Australia has a mouth watering pedigree being by Galileo out of Ouija Board, but it is very much one that suggests he will be a much better horse at around a mile and a half than over the 2000 Guineas trip. For that solid reason I am against him for the first classic and have sided with Toormore. He had the best overall form going into the winter and I think 8/1 just a month or so out is decent value given how much the favourite takes out of the market.

As for Aintree, I've picked a couple already and will add one or two more on the day for the big race. I mentioned the form boost Double Seven received at the Festival and The Rainbow Hunter is just a horse I had in mind for the race after his win in the Great Yorkshire Chase in January. That was a step up in form for him and he is said to have had a soft palate operation in November which has obviously helped him.


Grand National:
Double Seven £10ew @ 33/1 NRNB
The Rainbow Hunter £10ew @ 40/1 NRNB

--
2000 Guineas:
Toormore £20w @ 8/1

Derby:
Berkshire £10w @ 25/1

--
Arkle:
Josses Hill £10w @ 12/1

Gold Cup:
Champagne Fever £10w @ 20/1

17/03/2014

Cheltenham Postscript

It was a strange Festival for me. With the issues I have in my worklife I didn't enter the week with the same giddy excitement I normally do and outside of my ante-post portfolio I felt a reluctance to back in other races or top up the bets I already had. I initially punted Jezki for the Champion Hurdle immediately after the 2013 Festival at a big looking 20/1 and aside from a minimal top up in the summer he was left alone. I didn't go off the horse, I just fancied Our Conor more after the runs they had in the winter. Being light on a big priced winner is nearly as bad as missing one altogether and ultimately with the misfortune I suffered on Friday (Le Rocher not running and Briar Hill falling - the former beat the second in the Triumph easily last time out and Briar Hill had a decision over both Very Wood and Apache Jack) it cost me a profit on the week. Overall though I was happy with my bets over the week all things considered.

The horse to take out of the week is Champagne Fever. He jumped like a stag in the Arkle and was just outspeeded near the line. His pedigree screams three miles and I liken him to a Derby horse running in a 2000 Guineas. A top class 12f animal might win the occasional Newmarket Classic (really weak ones like Camelot's edition) but they will always be better over further. The same sort of comment applies to Champagne Fever, and with a step up in trip inevitable one only needs to suss out whether or not he'll be aimed towards the Ryanair or the Gold Cup. In the hierarchy of the Mullins stable novice hurdlers last season and novice chasers this he has always been numero uno and so I cannot for the life of me see them wasting a campaign geared towards the Ryanair when Willie must be absolutely desperate to win a Gold Cup after finishing runner up the last couple of years.

I'm not a massive fan of the Grand National nowadays but it does look a decent betting heat this season because none of the market leaders appeal in the slightest. I'll be looking to back three or four outsiders each way. The first of these is Double Seven whose Munster National win last October was franked big time at Cheltenham.


Ante-Post:

Grand National:
Double Seven £10ew @ 33/1 NRNB
--
2000 Guineas:
Toormore £15w @ 8/1

Derby:
Berkshire £10w @ 25/1
--
Gold Cup:
Champagne Fever £10w @ 20/1

15/03/2014

Uttoxeter - 15th March

I really didn't anticipate having a bet today after such a busy week and a brutal final day at Cheltenham but I can't resist Harry Topper in the Midlands National. Off 161 he faces no easy task but he stays all day and the ground is soft enough for him. The key to his chance is his run at Cheltenham on trials day. He was never comfortable at almost any point during the race and lost ground at almost every fence and yet still stayed on to be beaten only 7 lengths by The Giant Bolster. When you think of how much ground he conceded that day, the distance he was beaten, the weight he gave the winner (10lbs) and of course the franking that form received yesterday in the Gold Cup, it's not hard to conclude that he is still well handicapped even off 161. The Giant Bolster is a low 160s horse and Harry Topper would have beaten him comfortably off levels if he'd jumped better. Uttoxeter should suit him and so he must go close.

Midlands National:
Harry Topper £25w/£15pl @ 8/1 (pu)

(-886.25)

13/03/2014

Cheltenham Festival - Day 4

BOB'S WORTH AND FIRST LIEUTENANT



Today's racing I found frustrating in the main. I was keen on both Felix Yonger and Wonderful Charm for the opener but both ran as if they were in the wrong event. My initial bet on the latter was for the RSA at a tidy 16/1 and I did mention that the trip was a concern in yesterday's entry. I don't know why he was aimed so strongly at the shorter race when it was clear to me at least that the ground should have been the deciding factor. If it had been on the soft side he might have got away with it today. As for Felix Yonger, it's clear Chamapagne Fever is a stouter stayer. Al Ferof was also a disappointment later on, but he struck into himself and returned lame. A poor day overall.

So, onto the final day of the Festival. Like Wonderful Charm and Felix Yonger I was always going to back Briar Hill no matter what race he was aimed at, a sounder strategy with this horse as I have no doubts he'll be just as effective at either the Neptune or Albert Bartlett trips. He powered up the hill last year when unfancied in the Bumper and goes into tomorrow's race with a fair amount of hype behind him. Luckily I placed my bets on him before this hype kicked into gear and find myself in a strong position in the race now. I've beaten the book by a nice margin and so have backed King's Palace as well. He was available at 9/2 last night in a place and that looks too big so close to the race given his form, the ground, and the week his stable is having.

The Triumph Hurdle opens the card but unfortunately niether of the Nick Williams horses I backed ante-post have made the line-up. Broughton and Royal Irish Hussar represent the Fox Norton formline and preference is for the latter as he's the more likely of the two to fully stay the trip.

The Gold Cup is more open than the betting suggests in my opinion. Yes, Bob's Worth has a strong chance, but despite his win last season he was outpaced quite badly at one stage before powering up the hill past a legless Sir Des Champs and Long Run. If the same thing happens again his rivals won't be slowing down anywhere near as much on better ground and so he's worth taking on for that reason. Last year's runner-up was my original fancy but he is out and if they both go I think First Lieutenant and Last Instalment have claims. The former has a fantastic record at the Festival and although his record this season is patchy this will be the first time he'll get his ground since he won at Aintree last April (when he beat Silviniaco Conti of course). He's a doubtful stayer I know but he's longer in the betting than Trio D'Alene in places and that cannot be right. I expected Last Instalment to be pulled out without any rain falling but I think they've watered the track enough to keep him involved. He acts on decent ground but the concern is will his legs be ok on it given his injury issues. After these two, Bob's Worth and Silviniaco Conti (who is feared but a bit tight in the betting) the race lacks depth and so the each way positions I have on the two Gigginstown runners look like solid bets.



Triumph Hurdle:
Fox Norton NRFB £30 (King's Palace @ SP)
Le Rocher NR £25

Albert Bartlett Novices'
Briar Hill £60w @ 51/10 and £10ew @ 9/2 (NRNB double with Benefficient, Queen Mother) (fell)
King's Palace £25w @ 9/2 (fell)

Gold Cup:
Al Ferof NR £15
Sir Des Champs NRFB £15 (Royal Irish Hussar @ 9/1) (lost)
Last Instalment £13ew @ 10/1 (fell)
First Lieutenant £20ew @ 15/1 (void)

£1 Lucky 15:
Irving (Supreme) 12/1 (lost)
My Tent or Yours (CH) 4/1 (lost)
Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 6/1 (fell)
Bob's Worth (Gold Cup) 9/4 (lost)

(-846.25)










12/03/2014

Cheltenham Festival - Day 3

                                                                   FELIX YONGER        


Paul Nicholls hasn't trained a Festival winner over fences since 2009. Ruby Walsh has a similar barren run with his rides over the bigger obstacles.
I hope one of these two strange stats comes to an end tomorrow as I have backed Wonderful Charm and Felix Yonger for the JLT Novices' Chase that opens day 4. Felix Yonger is very much a ground dependant horse who jumps beautifully out of good ground but struggles with cut. His 15 length demolition of Trifolium at Navan at the start of December (where I backed the Gigginstown animal) was one of the slickest jumping performances I can remember from a novice and I was always going to back him for whichever Festival race he appeared in after that. He was a well held second to Simonsig in the Neptune a couple of years back, a race where he wasn't fancied and not exactly ridden to win being anchored at the back throughout, and I just feel we could see something special from him tomorrow if he jumps like he can. Wonderful Charm I did initially have down as an RSA type and I think there is a chance he could get outspeeded in this like Champagne Fever did in the Arkle. I like the horse a lot though, his jumping has improved with every run this season after initially coming to my attention with the way he powered up the straight at Wincanton in November, winning from a good yardstick despite not being that fluent over his fences that day. Oscar Whisky looks the main danger to the two I've backed but Wonderful Charm has an 8lb pull with him for a narrow defeat at Cheltenham in December, and he also has more scope for improvement as well. I'll be very disappointed if one of my two selection don't win this as I came into the week thinking this was one of my main chances of a winner.

Al Ferof has drifted over the last few days with murmours about his trainer not fancying him that much but I don't buy that. I watched the Betfair preview and he just admitted he didn't stay the three miles last time out at Newbury on heavy ground. I first backed him for the Ryanair way back in October at 20/1 and it's the perfect race for him. Trip, ground and track will suit and I believe we will see a totally different animal here than was in evidence at Kempton. He was never comfortable in the King George, never got into a proper jumping rhythm  and yet stayed on in the straight which suggests the engine is still there. I respect Dynaste and Benefficient but Al Ferof is my biggest bet of the week and I'm desperate for him to win given the harsh words that has come his way in the last week or so. He's the only horse running at Cheltenham that represents the 2011 Supreme Novices' with Cue Card and Sprinter Sacre injured so it's up to the winner of that now legendary race to keep the run going of Festival victories.

The clash between Big Buck's and Annie Power in the World Hurdle should be one of the highlights of the week. Despite never having run over the trip I think the mare is a bit of a good thing and I expect her to win. Her presence tempers enthusiasm for the bet I have on Rule The World but I've beaten the book and hope he can grab a place.

JLT Novices' Chase:
Chatterbox NRFB £10 (Felix Yonger @ 7/2) (lost)
Champagne Fever NRFB £20 (Dynaste @ 7/2) (won)
Felix Yonger £44w @ 79/10 (lost)
Wonderful Charm £45w @ 67/10 (lost)

Ryanair:
Al Ferof £82w @ 96/10 (lost)

World Hurdle:
Rule The World £20ew @ 20/1 (lost)

£10 Each Way Doubles:
Trifolium (Arkle) (third) and Fingal Bay (Pertemps) (won) 5/1 and 8/1

(-615.25)


11/03/2014

Cheltenham Festival - Day 2

RIP


Very much a day packed with mixed feelings. On the one hand I thought the action was exciting with some good performances and interesting horses for the future. But on the other the Champion Hurdle was a let down after such a big build up. Yes I had the winner but the awful fate that befell Our Conor marred the occasion.

Jezki's victory gives me a very strong hand in the opener tomorrow with a tidy each way double going onto Red Sherlock. He's a horse I wouldn't have backed in a single so it's slightly strange that he could go a long way to making my week now. I don't think it's that competitive a race and I just thought he was a lock for the frame. Faugheen should be a formidable opponent and with such a good position on the race I have used the free bet I received from Victor Chandler via Briar Hill's non-participation in the contest on the favourite. He has a huge engine but his jumping doesn't look the best. The comparisons I have read with Pont Alexandre, who was a beaten shortie in this last season, aren't particularly valid as that horse was much more of a chaser in looks than Faugheen. Ballyalton looked a horse of some promise before the turn of the year. A very good traveller who goes well on good ground, he has his conditions tomorrow and is a fair each way bet. His form has been somewhat let down a few times recently and I doubt he's up to winning this (he also looks more of a chaser) but I like the horse and think he'll go well.

The RSA looks a very competitive heat and I was possibly a bit premature backing Smad Place after his win at Newbury last month. He jumps well and should appreciate decent ground but like I said this is competitive and the price I have isn't massive value by any means. I think I just fell for his exuberance, always a danger when a grey is jumping fences in a bold, taking fashion. As we saw today in the Arkle adapting to these unusual conditions from a recent ground standpoint will be key and it's very much up in the air who will be most up to the task. It's not a race to get heavily involved in.

The Queen Mother is as weak a renewal as I can remember and I took a chance that Baily Green would go for the race when all the rumours circulating Sprinter Sacre went into overdrive. Arkle winners/placed horses have a great record in the following year's Queen Mother and although I'm not a stats kind of punter I do think they're worth looking at if there is a bit of logic to them. This is one instance where that is the case. Two mile chasing is a young horses game in the main and it stands to reason that a horse good enough to place or win an Arkle is naturally going to be a contender over course and distance twelve months down the line. Finian's Rainbow is a good recent example of an Arkle runner-up who strengthened up the following year and improved enough to take the all aged two mile championship. That said last year's Arkle was pretty weak and Baily Green will have had to improve a great deal to win tomorrow.

A large part of my betting strategy this season for Cheltenham has been itilising the NRFB offer at Victor Chandler. I count all the horses backed in this manner who miss the engagement I have backed them in as losers with the concession in brackets next to their name.

Neptune Novices':
Briar Hill NRFB £20 (Faugheen @ 9/4) (won)
Ballyalton £5w @ 21/1 and £10ew @ 20/1 (second)

RSA:
Wonderful Charm NRFB £25 (Smad Place @ 7/1)
Smad Place £25w @ 76/10 (lost)

Champion Chase:
Baily Green £20ew @ 185/10 (fell)

£10ew doubles:
Jezki (CH) (won) and Red Sherlock (Neptune) (lost) 9/1 and 9/2
Carlingford Lough (RSA) (lost) and Al Ferof (Ryanair) 14/1 and 6/1

(-491.75)







10/03/2014

Cheltenham Festival - Day 1

                          MY TENT OR YOURS AND CHAMPAGNE FEVER


I've been following horse racing since the late 1980's and I can't remember any race of any description flat or jumps in all that time that matches up to this year's Champion Hurdle in terms of the quality of it's renewal and the pure anticipation surrounding it. Numerous words have been written about it and numerous previews have broken it down over the last couple of weeks or so so I don't see the need to add anything to what I myself have already put down on this blog. Suffice to say it's a race for the ages and I'm happy with my position on it.

As ever the Supreme Novices' Hurdle opens the best four days racing of the year and I'm moderately hopeful that The Liquidator can at least give a good account of himself. He ran no sort of race in the Tolworth Hurdle last time out but I believe he's better than that. It looks a wide open race.

The Arkle Trophy looks to be between Trifolium and Champagne Fever. I backed Trifolium for this race last season before the news broke that he would be given a hurdling campaign. He got injured during the campaign and wasn't seen out until the Autumn. He looks the best jumper of a fence in this line-up and has improved with every start. His Supreme run a couple of years ago shows the track won't be an issue, nor the drying ground. The same of course can be said of Champagne Fever who I fear a great deal despite his lack of experience over the big obstacles. Festival form should never be underestimated.

I'd normally write a bigger entry for one of the best day's racing of the whole year but I'm having troubles aplenty at work at the minute and feel a bit down. Hopefully I'll have cheered up a bit by tomorrow afternoon.

As ever good luck if you're reading this and have bets on and of course let's hope all horses and jockeys return safe and sound after racing.

EDIT: There might be a few moves before racing as flucuations are very possible on the day with all the competition amongst bookmakers. Pricewise has gone for the Tent in the Champion Hurdle so I've laid a small amount back with his inevitable shortening.

Supreme Novices':
West Wizard NR £15
The Liquidator £25w @ 177/10 (lost)

Arkle Trophy:
Felix Yonger NR £20
Trifolium £62w @ 59/10 (lost)

Champion Hurdle:
Jezki £20w @ 172/10 (won)
My Tent or Yours £50w @ 7/1 (lost)
Our Conor £40w @ 68/10 (fell)

NH Chase:
Just a Par NR £5w

£1 Lucky 15:
Irving (Supreme) 12/1 (lost)
My Tent or Yours (CH) 4/1 (lost)
Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 6/1
Bob's Worth (Gold Cup) 9/4

£10 Each Way Doubles:
Trifolium (Arkle) (third) and Fingal Bay (Pertemps) 5/1 and 8/1
Jezki (CH) (won) and Red Sherlock (Neptune) 9/1 and 9/2
Our Conor (CH) (fell) and Wonderful Charm (JLT) 9/2 and 6/1
Our Conor (CH) and Mendip Express (NH Chase) NR

(-421.75)


05/03/2014

Cheltenham - 6 Days

My heart stopped yesterday when I read on Twitter that My Tent or Yours had suffered a setback just a week before the Champion Hurdle. He went out to 11 on Betfair before his price stabilised and his trainer reports the horse "sound" today. He'd done his last piece of work prior to the Festival before this puncture wound appeared on the sole of his foot and the good news this morning is heartening. I didn't take any fancy prices about him but did top up at 6.5 earlier on.

These last few days before the Festival starts are always tense with regard to injury scares and fingers crossed this one is the last. I'm happy with my portfolio overall and the only thing left for me to think about is what I'll be doing with the free bets that will be made available on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Do I use them as cover or as part of a topping up strategy? I expect a bit of both.



Supreme Novices':
The Liquidator £15w @ 176/10 and £10w @ 18/1 (NRNB, MBS)

Arkle Trophy:
Felix Yonger £20w @ 13/1
Trifolium £37w @ 59/10 (£15 NRFB)

Champion Hurdle:
Jezki £20w @ 172/10
My Tent or Yours £60w @ 65/10 (£15 NRNB)
Our Conor £40w @ 68/10 (£15 NRFB, £15 NRNB)

NH Chase:
Just a Par £5w @ 30/1

Neptune Novices':
Briar Hill £20w @ 12/1 (NRFB)
Ballyalton £5w @ 21/1 and £10ew @ 20/1 (NRFB)

Champion Chase:
Baily Green £20ew @ 185/10 (NRNB)

RSA:
Wonderful Charm £25w @ 16/1 (NRFB)
Smad Place £25w @ 76/10 (£10 NRNB)

JLT Novices' Chase:
Felix Yonger £34w @ 9/1
Wonderful Charm £35w @ 7/1 (£10 NRFB)
Chatterbox £10w @ 25/1 (NRFB)
Champagne Fever £20w @ 7/1 (NRFB)

Ryanair:
Al Ferof £82w @ 96/10 (£20 NRFB, £45 NRNB)

World Hurdle:
Rule The World £20ew @ 20/1 (NRNB)

Triumph Hurdle:
Fox Norton £15ew @ 25/1 (NRFB)
Le Rocher £25w @ 10/1

Albert Bartlett Novices'
Briar Hill £60w @ 51/10

Gold Cup:
Sir Des Champs £15w @ 10/1 (NRFB)
Last Instalment £13ew @ 10/1 (NRNB)
First Lieutenant £15ew @ 16/1 (NRNB)

Non-Runners - Total of £84 lost

£1 Lucky 15:
Irving (Supreme) 12/1
My Tent or Yours (CH) 4/1
Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 6/1
Bob's Worth (Gold Cup) 9/4

£10 Each Way Doubles:
Trifolium (Arkle) and Fingal Bay (Pertemps) 5/1 and 8/1
Jezki (CH) and Red Sherlock (Neptune) 9/1 and 9/2
Carlingford Lough (RSA) and Al Ferof (Ryanair) 14/1 and 6/1
Benefficient (CC) (NRNB) and Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 10/1 and 9/2

01/03/2014

Cheltenham - It's March! 10 days

Time goes so slowly this kind of year. I've spent a fair amount of it looking at the handicaps now the weights have been unveiled and no surprise they all look really tough. Regal Encore looks so tempting off 130 in the County but he's running in the Imperial Cup at Sandown next Saturday which turns me off a little. I normally favour top weights in handicap chases and it's been a sound strategy over the years for me but not so much at the Festival with so many plot horses around. So I tend to try and avoid the handicaps if I can.

I'm fairly set with my portfolio and the non runner count has been acceptable this time around. I've always analysed my bets since I started recording them back in the 90s and I've come to realise that I do best with horses in the 7/2-8/1 price range in graded races (flat and jumps) and long priced horses in flat handicaps. That is why the Festival is so important to my overall profit/loss figures. If I have a good ante-post book I can approach a Festival with six, seven or eight horses in the aforementioned price range (I call these wheelhouse bets). This term is a Baseball one, it indicates a ball delivered into a batter's sweet spot, the place in the strike zone where he can deliver the most punishment. Last year however was a train wreck and I ended up with just three. And with My Tent or Yours and First Lieutenant finishing in the runner-up spot and Boston Bob falling at the last in the RSA it was a poor week for me.

I've topped up a few positions since my last entry.


Supreme Novices':
The Liquidator £15w @ 176/10 and £10w @ 18/1 (NRNB, MBS)

Arkle Trophy:
Felix Yonger £20w @ 13/1
Trifolium £37w @ 59/10 (£15 NRFB)

Champion Hurdle:
Jezki £20w @ 172/10
My Tent or Yours £55w @ 65/10 (£15 NRNB)
Our Conor £40w @ 68/10 (£15 NRFB, £15 NRNB)

NH Chase:
Just a Par £5w @ 30/1

Neptune Novices':
Briar Hill £20w @ 12/1 (NRFB)
Ballyalton £5w @ 21/1 and £10ew @ 20/1 (NRFB)

Champion Chase:
Al Ferof £10ew @ 16/1 (NRNB)
Baily Green £10ew @ 25/1 (NRNB)

RSA:
Wonderful Charm £25w @ 16/1 (NRFB)
Smad Place £25w @ 76/10 (£10 NRNB)

JLT Novices' Chase:
Chatterbox £10w @ 25/1 (NRFB)
Felix Yonger £34w @ 9/1
Champagne Fever £20w @ 7/1 (NRFB)
Wonderful Charm £35w @ 7/1 (£10 NRFB)

Ryanair:
Al Ferof £75w @ 10/1 (£20 NRFB, £45 NRNB)

World Hurdle:
Rule The World £20ew @ 20/1 (NRNB)

Triumph Hurdle:
Fox Norton £15ew @ 25/1 (NRFB)
Le Rocher £25w @ 10/1

Albert Bartlett Novices'
Briar Hill £60w @ 51/10

Gold Cup:
Sir Des Champs £15w @ 10/1 (NRFB)
Last Instalment £13ew @ 10/1 (NRNB)

Non-Runners - Total of £84 lost

£1 Lucky 15:
Irving (Supreme) 12/1
My Tent or Yours (CH) 4/1
Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 6/1
Bob's Worth (Gold Cup) 9/4

£10 Each Way Doubles:
Carlingford Lough (RSA) and Al Ferof (Ryanair) 14/1 and 6/1
Benefficient (CC) (NRNB) and Briar Hill (Albert Bartlett) 10/1 and 9/2