Good morning/evening to you all, I hope we have recovered from last weeks fantastic racing in preparation for... Well some pretty average stuff in truth. But there are still winners to be found and a few competitive handicaps as well as a few good Graded races featuring The New One and Rock On Ruby.
Our blushes were saved somewhat by Mijhaar who managed to place at 14/1, but the rest left something to be desired. We did however see a good race at Fairyhouse last Sunday which saw Don Cossack boost his Cheltenham claims when winning the John Durkan. I was working in the William Hill studio that day and have to confess that my eye was drawn to Lord Windermere in third. Keep in mind that this was his reappearance over 2 and a half miles and he was always likely to need the outing, but he came out of the race with a lot of credit after staying on late in the day. I'm not tipping him up ante post for the Gold Cup, but you could do a lot worse if wanting to give someone a Christmas present at work.
As always @Ontheotherhoof have previewed today's Channel 4 action and given you our best selections for the day. Joining me on the panel are the regular cast of @Adamwebb121 and @Calummadell, you can watch the show via the link below, enjoy!
Cheltenham and Doncaster preview by Ontheotherhoof
Now onto today's single selection!
2:00 Cheltenham - Attaglance
Malcolm Jefferson has been extremely patient with one of his stable's leading lights and bypassed the Paddy Power with Attaglance, but he should have no problems in taking up today's engagement. There were doubts over his participation 24 hours ago however with rain in the forecast, but that never arrived and the ground will be fine.
We have only seen Attaglance once this season when fifth at Market Rasen behind Mart Lane, he has been known to need a run though and it was a promising reappearance. Many of you will remember his unlucky Cheltenham Festival last season when just losing out to Present View in the novice handicap on day one. In all seriousness he should have won that day and he would have won had Brian Hughes switched outside on the run in, instead he delivered his mount against the rail and ran out of room before staying on too late. He is just six pounds above his mark on that day and this looks an easier race with only 11 rivals to worry about. The only slight negative is that he didn't run his race in this contest last year and may be better suited to a longer trip at this stage in his career. He has however progressed a lot as a chaser in the passed seasons and he is a much stronger horse now than last year. Attaglance to continue his chasing progress in landing this competitive handicap on ground he will appreciate. (9/1)
NAP - Really? You actually read this to find my nap? C'mon man!!
Have a good day and as always, happy punting!
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