2 pts win Escortmen, 1.25 Hereford
A very talented horse but a notably hard puller over
hurdles, when he was super impressive when landing Dovecote by 14 lengths on
bridle. That race fell in front of him to an extent, having been a strongly run
affair on soft ground but it was still an impressive win which marked hum as a
sersious prospect. He wasn’t shown to his best light by fast ground at Aintree
later that year and proved he’s got guts to go with class when landing
competitive limited handicap on first start this season (recovered from
terrible mistake at last) before his Christmas Hurdle disappointment.
Fences haven’t been that great for him, getting turned over
on his debut before falling at Kempton last time, but he’s worth a chance and 2
miles – having not gotten further than the third on his first try at 2 miles
over fences – should suit him.
Kumbeshwar will be popular for many here but it’s a slight
worry that he’s not shown the form he did as a juvenile in two runs this
season, and that’s only just enough to shift a tight vote in what could turn
into a match if the speed shown over hurdles comes to light over fences.
1 pt each/way Grand Vision, 1.55 Hereford
Another strong contest for the track with plenty holding
chances, which could feasibly make Colin Tizzard’s Grand Vision a bigger price
than he should be on form. Having kept on for a good second behind an
impressive winner at Chepstow, he was third behind two more good types at
Exeter last time, messing up his chances with a poor round of jumping. That
form has been let down by the winner (who might well have been amiss when
running like a drain at Newcastle) but it’s been well backed up enough by those
in behind and he should be upto placing here.
Gullinbursti’s debut win makes him the one to beat but a big
penalty for that takes a lot of the appeal from him, and it’s the same for
Forgotten Gold, who is stepped up in
class following on from an easy win at Ludlow.
10 length pointing winner Final Gift must be respected for
Paul Nicholls on his rules debut although it seems that form isn’t special and
Godsmejudge was beaten at odds on last time out, so neither makes a huge amount
of appeal.
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