Mr Pointment kept our list to follow ticking over by winning the beginners chase t Bangor. He may well go on to better things from there as he showed some useful form over hurdles last season. I see that the Lincoln Handicap winner Blythe Knight made a winning start to his hurdles career under AP McCoy.
The best racing tomorrow comes from Thurles. The card gets under way with a beginners chase at 1.15. Ballytrim was an easy winner of a bumper at Thurles and prior to that had won a point to point. It is interesting that he goes straight over fences and that may be an indication that he has schooled well. Oulart is more experienced and although he has yet to open his account over fences he was second in the Irish National last season. This race was won by War of Attrition in 2004.
Slim Pickings could go well in the 1.45. He was second to the useful Missed That over 2 miles 5 and should have a good race in him this season. Barry Geraghty rides.
The 3.15 is a mares only maiden hurdle and this looks an opportunity for Female who has top class bumper form.
I am having a break this weekend and the next update will be on Monday evening. You will find the jumps list to follow in the special features section of the site. A couple of other names to look out for over the next few days are Bannow Strand and Just for Men. The massive chaser Bannow Stand, trained by David Pipe, has stacks of ability but has not really lived up to his hype. This could be his season. Just for Men is entered at Uttoxeter on Saturday. I would also be interested in backing Commercial Flyer if he appears over the weekend.
Cheltenham’s Open Meeting takes centre stage over the weekend and there are plenty of runners from our list to follow in action.
Be lucky
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