Toppers Ready for Cheltenham
Smad Books RSA place
Balder is a Succes at
Warwick
Report
We start at Newbury on Saturday where in the
3m novice chase, Smad Place ( Neil), went to post, tracked leader, hit 3rd,
challenged 8th, led next, joined from 12th, shaken up
when pressed on run to last, narrowly headed approaching last, rallied and
quickened to lead again close home, kept on, winning by 2l. He gets 26.2 points
In the grade 2 3m chase, Harry Topper ( Steve),
took his chance,
tracked leaders, reminders after 6th, went 2nd 9th,
led before 4 out on flat, clear from omitted 3rd last, satyed on
strongly to win by 25 l. He gets 46.8 points.
At Warwick, in the 2m novice chase, Balder Succes, ( Steve), took his chance, jumped well, disputed lead till
went on 5th, shaken up approaching 2 out, ridden out to win by 3 ½
l. He gets 33.4 points.
At
Leopardstown, in the 3m Hennessy Gold Cup, Tidal
Bay ( Cod), went to post, waited
with, took closer order in 2nd before 7th, not fluent 10th,
dropped to rear 3 out, rallied and kept on well from last, staying on to take 2nd,
beaten 8 ½ l. He gets 24 points.
Following this esteemed publications on the
Cheltenham going on day 1 , William Hill have opened a book on it, with good to
soft at 4-5 , and 9/4 that it is softer, which could be the best with 26 days
to go and another inch of rain predicted for the next 48 hours alone !
Points
John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February
Total
Tony 00 515.3
Peej 21.3 484.5
Neil
26.2 422.3
Cliff 21.3 306.5
Martin
00 288
Cod 24 264
Steve
80.2 229.8
Bob 00 194.4
News
Godsmejudge, Alan King's Crabbie's Grand
National hope, will not run this weekend after skipping options at Haydock and
Ascot. King told the punter, Godsmejudge is just not quite right so he won't be
running this weekend," said King.
"It's nothing serious, and the
National is his main target.
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