The horses from our list to follow developed a severe bout of seconditis over the weekend. Locksmith, Opera de Coeur, Bougoure and Great Approach all occupied the runners up berth in their respective races.
The longest priced winner for the list thus far has been Grecian Groom when he came in at 33/1 at Lingfield back in January. He has been well beaten since and makes his handicap debut tomorrow. He takes a big step up in trip to 2 miles 6 furlongs in the 4.00 at Wincanton. He is flat bred and has the likes of Group 1 winner Gamut and Derby hero North Light among his relations. I am not convinced though that he is sure to stay on pedigree.
Our other list runner is Reach for the Top in the 4.30. He is owned by Jim Lewis and trained by Henrietta Knight. He was a comfortable winner at Folkestone last time out when odds on favourite and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th have all won since. Looks to have strong claims here with the main concern being that the stable seem to be going through a quiet spell.
I was sorry to here that Nil Desperandum had suffered a fatal injury on Saturday. He was a very able chaser, finishing 6th and 4th in the last two Grand Nationals. He won 8 races with his best successes coming in the Drinmore at Fairyhouse in 2003 and the Eider Chase at Newcastle this season. A great shame.
See you tomorrow.
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