The 2025 DRF

[LeeOVO1988]

We go again tomorrow

[LeeOVO1988]

Fancy Solness in the 2.10

[Exar Essay]

Cheers fellas DenmanSacre LeeOVO1988 Ridden like he was the best horse in the race, wasn’t he. Great to see.

LeeOVO1988 Nothing much for me tomorrow. Not away from the obvious anyway. I’ve Kaid D’Authie, Kopek Des Bordes, and Impaire et Passe at good prices antepost so will let them play out.

I’ll probably have a small play on Vischio in the first.

Carrigmornaspruce is my fancy in the bumper. But it’s a really hot race. I wouldn’t be sure at all.

[AaronLad]

I fancy lily du berlais to go well today in the opener.
Looking at her novice hurdle form from 2023 she's ran some respectable races in graded company behind the likes of irish point, corbetts cross and found a fifty.
A poor performance when tried overy 2.5miles saw a subsequent 332 day break.

since returning she has raced exclusively in the UK.
With 2 wins from her first 3 runs back followed by a couple of stinkers.
one of the wins came in a handicap off a uk mark of 120.
Jj slevin has ridden her 3 times. 2 wins and when 4th in a graded novice race in 2023.

She has had 2 runs at leopardstown in her career, both in the Mares bumper at this meeting.
A win and a 2nd place finish to fun,fun,fun when carrying a penalty.

Shes a best priced 28/1 5places or 22/1 6 places with sky.

Looks like she's been aimed here and with her leopardstown record and strike rate with jj slevin i think shes a pretty good chance today.

[Bayoffreedom]

Really looking forward to today's racing and, in particular, James's Gate in the big handicap hurdle (3.50). He won very easily at Naas and seems to be realising his potential.
After Naas, Brassil nominated the Coral Cup; he definitely has some unfinished business after An Epic Song. If that's the plan, then. today is about experience in a big field and consolidating his handicap mark; he has already run well on the Old Course when finishing 3rd in the Cheltenham Bumper.
On the other hand, he may be better than that, and an impressive win today and the Supreme would not be an outlandish idea. That race does not have.a stand-out candidate. Salvator Mundi must justify the hype, and the others would not scare you off.
The 33's with Ladbrokes would soon go if he did win. Whatever happens, unless he bombs out totally, keep him on your Cheltenham list, but make it NRNB given his fragility.

**UPDATE**. James's Gate out - coughing. Will wait until Cheltenham for him to win now!

Others I like today are Savante, Redemption Day (with the hood back on) and Sequestered. El Fabiolo was way too long during the week, but his price has gone. Jis first time out record is excellent, so must have a great chance.
I would love Carrignorna Spruce to win, but the way Amen Kate beat her at Listowel is hard to forget.

[Carnage at Taunton]

Fancy Solness in the 2.10

Me too, done the single and doubled him up with Croke Park, both fair prices imo

[LeeOVO1988]

Well in, won very well

[Carnage at Taunton]

Well in, won very well

Yes very nice

[DenmanSacre]

McLaurey 12/1 antepost. 9/1 post decs. Travelled all over them.

[Hurricane fly]

Kicking myself there, always back Jody in the bumper and fell into the Queally horse because of Sortudo(Jody's ride!) yesterday

[chunker86]

The biggest checkpoint on the way to Cheltenham is here.

Entries filling up, handicap prices should start to filter through this week.

An early scout through the cards and it looks like the Irish Champion Hurdle could cut up significantly, give State Man a penalty kick and leave some EW value in behind him.

At the head of the market - BDA is probably going straight to Cheltenham, Lossiemouth to Cheltenham to take on Con Hill, Anzadam to the Limestone Lad, Dysart Enos to the handicap, Fils d'Oudairies to Cheltenham or the Limestone Lad and Kargese an unlikely runner so soon after the weekend.

This leaves State Man at the head of the market at 5/4 and the probable runners in behind as Winter Fog, Colonel Mustard, Daddy Long Legs, King of Kingsfield and possibly but probably not Senecia.

Most bookies have gone 2 places but MGM remain 3 places with Winter Fog priced at 28/1 and the rest longer to fill up the places and potentially a win if State Man has completely lost it, even if Lossiemouth diverts from Cheltenham back here there's still a big priced place to pick up.

Senecia is an interesting horse - entered in the Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase at Cheltenham as well as the Irish Champion Hurdle, Gold Cup and Dublin Chase - last seen at Navan finishing 1.25 lengths behind Found a Fifty and Solness in a 2 mile Grade 2 chase at Navan and 28l ahead of a certain Banbridge in his seasonal pipe opener.

The ew bets on the Champion Hurdle worked out fortuortiously but MGM have only paid out on 2 places. Will have to get on live chat in the morning but is there anywhere where you can check when bookies changed their ante post place terms?