Saturday, 23 January 2010

Champions Day

Solid day yesterday with 5 pts profit to push us up to near +20pt profit overall. Another day's great racing awaits in Leopardstown today so lets get stuck in.

1pt An Cathaoir Mor @ 10/1 (Ladbrokes, VC, Will Hill): Not convinced by either of the top 2 in the market. The Nicholls horse has won 3 races but with the exception of a 2L victory over Benselem the rest of the form is about as weak as you get and nothing can really be told from those races. Sports Line is another horse with a big reputation but nothing major in the form book. This is a step up in class for those two and I would prefer to side with the 2 horses that have been racing against the best already and will be battle hardened - Zaarito and Cathaoir Mor. At 10's compared to 3's I'm just shading it to side with ACM in the hopes that a bit of improvement and tidier jumping can overturn a 5L defeat to Zaarito earlier in the season.

1.5pts e/w Sublimity @ 10/1 (Paddy Power): I think Solwhit will confirm the form here and ease himself to another G1 win and knock another bit off his price for Cheltenham. However Sublimity is the 2nd best horse in this field and with 3 places being paid even if Celestial Halo does get the better of him I wouldn't fear too much for the rest of the horses. The 2/1 on the place is gravy and if anything does happen to Solwhit I would expect Sublimity to pick up the pieces.

1pt e/w Grey Soldier @ SP (no prices yet 4's or betteracceptable): Solid debut over Christmas and should not be so much between himself and Rite of Passage in the betting in my book. Also the bigger price makes the place part great value.

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