Nicky Henderson might have had a nightmare after Christmas
with Sprinter Sacre’s unfortunate health troubles in the Desert Orchid but
yesterday couldn’t have been more perfect with Captain Cutter headlining a
treble at Newbury while Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth was right back to his best
with a swift late charge to land the Lexus at Leopardstown, putting his Haydock
comeback firmly in the distance on a red letter day for the yard.
Oscar Hoof may not be quite as exciting a prospect for those
teams in Doncaster's novice hurdle (1.45) but he himself looked pretty useful when landing 2 bumpers last year and
made an excellent start to life hurdling when second in a Listed hurdle at
Haydock on his comeback behind previous winner Zamdy Man with two useful
winners behind him that day. He was obviously receiving a large amount of
weight from all invovlved, but with the improvement forecoming on the fitness
and potentially jumping front he’s a formidable opponent for all to take on
today. Emma Lavelle’s Sawallowshide made a big impression when romping away
with his hurdles debut when upped in trip for the first time but the 7lbs
weight concession that she has to offer is firmly in favour of the Henderson
charge while Lemony Bay’s good second to Mijhaar makes him a solid each/way and
place contender; There isn’t much going for the rest from a form perspective
even if some have big room for improvement.
Advice
3 pts win Oscar Hoof, 1.45 Doncaster (10/11 general)
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