December 28, 2007

Horses running from our main list to follow

Bangor 2.15 – Super Nick

Musselburgh 12.15 – Laborec

Newbury 12.30 – Big Bucks

Newbury 1.35 – Dear Villez & Air Force One

Newbury 2.05 – Helens Vision & Theatre Girl

Newbury 2.40 – Lightning Strike

Horses running from our “dark horses” list

Bangor 1.10 – Ordre De Bataille

Newbury 1.00 – Celestial Hero

Newbury 2.05 – Khyber Kim

Russellform Ramblings

Ordre De Boutaill probably needed the run when 3^rd at Uttoxeter last month, but he jumped well and the form of the race looks OK. He looks to have a sound each way chance in the 1.10 at Bangor.

Paul Nicholls can do no wrong at the moment and Big Bucks and Celestial Hero will be expected to win for him at Newbury.

Helen’s Vision beat subsequent winner Pasco by 27 lengths over course and distance last time out and looks the one to beat in the 2.05 at Newbury.

Lightning Strike goes for the hat trick in the Newbury 2.40. Tom Scudamore has the ride for trainer Venetia Williams.

Super Nick didn’t jump well when a beaten favourite at Wincanton but he is not short of ability and he can score in the Bangor 2.15 if he can improve on his hurdling.

Nap of the day

Helen’s Vision – Newbury 2.05

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Horses running from our main list to follow

Catterick 2.20 – Cedrus Libani

Leicester 1.00 – One Gulp & Cave Hill

Leopardstown 2.35 – Denman & L’Antartique

Horses running from our “dark horses” list

Catterick 2.55 – Northern Quest

Russellform Ramblings

Halla San was a decent handicapper on the flat and can make a winning start over hurdles in the 1.50 at Catterick, a track where he won on the flat.

The 1.00 at Leicester looks to be between Orphelin Collinges, Cave Hill and One Gulp. One Gulp showed abundant stamina when winning at Newbury and had useful form in bumpers. The other two both fell last time out. Cave Hill is a winning Pointer while Orphelin Collonges would have won at Hereford had he not crashed out at the last fence. This is quite a trappy contest but I am going with the Longsden horse Orphelin Collonges with McCoy in the plate.

After such an impressive win in the Hennessy Denman is hard to oppose in the Lexus Chase.

Nap of the day

Leictester 1.00 – Orphelin Collonges

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