I hope you followed our winning tip for Kaylif Aramis at 11-1 on Saturday. I was surprised how comfortably he won and he could be one to keep an eye on if it comes up soft at the festival next month.
Saturday’s BetBright Chase has gone through many different guises but most will remember best as the Racing Post Chase. It has always struck me as a difficult race to quantify as it is neither a Gold Cup or a Grand National Trial. It usually tells us more about the Aintree marathon than forthcoming events at Cheltenham.
A mass of withdrawals owing largely to the continuing heavy ground has left precious little in the way of potential winners at either meeting. Paul Nicholls has left three in the race led by easy Ascot winner Bury Parade. On the bare evidence of his comfortable win over stable companion Grandioso you can see why he is favourite.
He always looked to be travelling best that day and strode away from Grandioso. I’d suggest that he ought to beat the same horse again on the revised terms but it may be worth remembering that he refused to race the time before. You wouldn’t want to be lumping on him too confidently.
Jump City is the third Nicholls horse and he’d have a chance on his second to Planet Of Sound here in January but ran no sort of race last time. Despite his advancing years, the winner is a serious contender here for Philip Hobbs and Richard Johnson. Both have a great record in the race and this is by no means the strongest renewal.
Rajdhani Express is surely going to be anchored by his big weight and the Alan King-trained pair make more appeal. Bless The Wings has always threatened to win a decent prize but you’d just like to see him finish one of his races better. Midnight Appeal ran well last time under a big weight but I’m just worried that this is coming up too quickly.
Plenty of people seem to think Ardkilly Witness is the one to be on but he looks short in the betting on what he has achieved. Baile Anrai ran well at Doncaster and looks capable of reaching the frame while Whats Happening and Bally Legend cannot be ruled out. There may be a few more withdrawals before the weekend and the safest option at the moment could be to go each-way on good old Planet Of Sound to record another Kempton victory.
Planet Of Sound at 11-1 Paddy Power
