With the opportunity of cancellations of racing this weekend, the Weekend Winners crew look ahead to the Cheltenham Pageant with some ante-post angles.
With the season’s crescendo simply 9 weeks away, Kate Tracey, Sam Boswell and Declan Rix seemed for worth within the markets within the Pageant’s Grade 1 contests.
Declan Rix…
“You do not want me to let you know that Sir Gino goes to run a stable race within the Champion Hurdle however he’s going to take a hell of a beating. He put Golden Ace apart at Kempton within the Christmas Hurdle and was eager and gave his hurdles loads of air.
“Regardless of that, he nonetheless put distance between him and his rivals and proved he can do it over each hurdles and fences. For his first run of the season, I believe much more might be to come back from him regardless of getting back from a near-death expertise. There have been so many positives to take from that run and he hasn’t made a Cheltenham Pageant but, however this 12 months may very well be his 12 months.”
Host Kate Tracey…
“I’ll aspect with final season’s winner of the Mares’ Hurdle in Lossiemouth. We’re getting early indications she goes to aspect step Sir Gino within the Champion Hurdle and look to retain her crown. The markets have proven she has drifted for the Champion Hurdle and backed for the Mares’.
“She’s going to characteristic within the Irish Champion Hurdle on the Dublin Racing Pageant and the choice can be made after then, nevertheless her run at Christmas wasn’t as spectacular as she usually is. I am hoping she will be able to proceed her superb file on the Cheltenham Pageant in March.”
Sam Boswell…
“Over Christmas there was a lot nice racing, nevertheless you may be stunned the assembly that had the horse I used to be most impressed by was Doncaster. That they had a listed Mares’ Chase which Willie Mullins despatched two over for and he received it with Spindleberry. She seems to be focused to the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham and can be entered within the Gold Cup.
“I really feel the sky may very well be the restrict for her and she or he has slowly come to the boil and stays unbeaten over fences. Limerick Lace received that race at Doncaster earlier than profitable the Mares’ Chase at Cheltenham, so hopefully she will be able to do the identical.”
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