I clocked Foxhunters at 5m38secs. That's 2 secs slower than last year and puts it slap half way between Gd & GS, in accordance with official desscription.
If they do as promised and maintain today's ground (halfway between Good and Good-to-Soft) for Saturday, assuming they all get round without material bad luck, the model rates them in this order:
1 Teaforthree 2 Cappa Bleu 3 Swing Bill 4 (Jt) Join Together & Ballabriggs 6 (Jt) Seabass, On His Own, Major Malarkey 9 Big Fella Thanks 10 Tarquinius 11 Forpadydeplasterer 12(Jt) Chicago Grey, Sunnyhillboy, Balthazar King 15(Jt) Imperial Commander, Roberto Goldback, Any Currency, Rare Bob, Harry The Viking, Oscar Time
Will time the Topham tomorrow to check again on going.
Tartak in the Topham at 14/1 e/w my only bet of the day.
Plenty I like the look of but lots of skinny favourites about and unless you want to go in big (which I don't today) or string multiples together (which did me yesterday) then there isn't much point.
Balding on Twitter said that she thinks Little Josh will win the Topham and she couldn't believe that he was available at such a big price. So I've gone £5 e/w and took the price at 16s (Corals - not allowed one of these modern online account thingys).
For anyone that does want to steam into today's favourites, Coral are doing enhanced 5/1 the treble on My Tent or Yours, Dynaste & Sprinter Sacre. I won't be taking it as I don't fancy Dynaste but it might be someone's bag.
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The only winner I've had so far I didn't back!!
Let's all give up now lol
2 Cool Friend 33-1
3 Rash Move 40-1
CSF pays £2049.48
Tricast pays £74949.12
1 Teaforthree
2 Cappa Bleu
3 Swing Bill
4 (Jt) Join Together & Ballabriggs
6 (Jt) Seabass, On His Own, Major Malarkey
9 Big Fella Thanks
10 Tarquinius
11 Forpadydeplasterer
12(Jt) Chicago Grey, Sunnyhillboy, Balthazar King
15(Jt) Imperial Commander, Roberto Goldback, Any Currency, Rare Bob, Harry The Viking, Oscar Time
Will time the Topham tomorrow to check again on going.
2) P/33F0-0 WHAT A FRIEND 10-11-09 Paul Nicholls/Sam Thomas 50-1
3) 3PF-4PP WEIRD AL (IRE) 10-11-08 Donald McCain/Timmy Murphy 50-1
4) 1113-04 QUEL ESPRIT (FR) 9-11-07 Willie Mullins IRE 40-1
5) 40/-U312 BIG FELLA THANKS 11-11-06 Tom George/Denis O'Regan 40-1
6) 1113-23 SEABASS (IRE) 10-11-06 Ted Walsh IRE/Katie Walsh 10-1
7) 0-1U355 ROBERTO GOLDBACK (IRE) 11-11-06 Nicky Henderson/Barry Geraghty 33-1
8) P012-5P SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 10-11-04 Jonjo O'Neill/Richie McLernon 16-1
9) 1/46-P03 BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 12-11-04 Donald McCain/Jason Maguire 20-1
10) 11-0620 TEAFORTHREE (IRE) 9-11-03 Rebecca Curtis/Nick Scholfield 14-1
11) 3-11201 ACROSS THE BAY (IRE) 9-11-02 Donald McCain/Henry Brooke 33-1
12) 1P3-02P JOIN TOGETHER (IRE) 8-11-02 Paul Nicholls/Daryl Jacob 16-1
13) 413-5211 COLBERT STATION (IRE) 9-11-01 Ted Walsh IRE/AP McCoy 12-1
14) 2P1536 FORPADYDEPLASTERER (IRE) 11-11-00 Thomas Cooper IRE/Andrew McNamara 66-1
15) P1/B1F-1 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 9-11-00 Willie Mullins IRE/Ruby Walsh 7-1
16) 0-35233 JONCOL (IRE) 10-10-13 Paul Nolan IRE/Robbie Power 50-1
17) P0F1-12 BALTHAZAR KING (IRE) 9-10-12 Philip Hobbs/Richard Johnson 20-1
18) 1334-22 CAPPA BLEU (IRE) 11-10-11 Evan Williams/Paul Moloney 11-1
19) 2/4-4U60 OSCAR TIME (IRE) 12-10-11 Martin Lynch IRE/Sam Waley-Cohen 66-1
20) 44001-00 ALWAYS WAINING (IRE) 12-10-10 Peter Bowen/Tom O'Brien 40-1
21) 15U-606 TATENEN (FR) 9-10-10 Richard Rowe/Andrew Thornton 66-1
22) 423F-01 TREACLE (IRE) 12-10-09 Tom Taaffe IRE/Andrew Lynch 33-1
23) 011611 LOST GLORY (NZ) 8-10-08 Jonjo O'Neill/Mark Walsh 50-1
24) P-P1440 SWING BILL (FR) 12-10-08 David Pipe/Conor O'Farrell 66-1
25) U01-F430 SAINT ARE (FR) 7-10-08 Tim Vaughan/Dougie Costello 50-1
26) B-0U631 CHICAGO GREY (IRE) 10-10-07 Gordon Elliott IRE/Paul Carberry 12-1
27) 010F-605 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 9-10-07 Willie Mullins IRE/David Casey 40-1
28) 3B0-643 RARE BOB (IRE) 11-10-06 Dessie Hughes IRE/Bryan Cooper 20-1
29) 04-311P4 THE RAINBOW HUNTER 9-10-06 Kim Bailey/Aidan Coleman 66-1
30) F-63PP5 BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 10-10-06 Noel Glynn IRE/Martin Ferris 66-1
31) 12P-P00 HARRY THE VIKING 8-10-06 Paul Nicholls/Ryan Mahon 40-1
32) 2360264 MR MOONSHINE (IRE) 9-10-05 Sue Smith/Peter Buchanan 66-1
33) 1133FP MUMBLES HEAD (IRE) 12-10-04 Peter Bowen/Jamie Moore 100-1
34) 3F6042 NINETIETH MINUTE (IRE) 10-10-03 Tom Taaffe IRE/Niall Madden 66-1
35) 0P45F5 AURORAS ENCORE (IRE) 11-10-03 Sue Smith/Ryan Mania 66-1
36) P11420 TARQUINIUS (FR) 10-10-02 Gordon Elliott IRE/Wilson Renwick 100-1
37) 614U40 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 10-10-00 Martin Keighley/Ian Popham 66-1
38) 2P-265P MAJOR MALARKEY (IRE) 10-9-13 Nigel Twiston-Davies/Tom Scudamore 100-1
39) 621B-001 SOLL 8-9-12 Jo Hughes/Mark Grant 40-1
40) 023P25 VIKING BLOND (FR) 8-9-11 Nigel Twiston-Davies/Adam Wedge 66-1
RESERVES (if withdrawals before 10:00 BST on Friday)
000165 PENTIFFIC (NZ) 10-9-08 Venetia Williams 100-1
P-22150 MORTIMERS CROSS 12-9-06 John Needham 200-1
Any tips most appreciated as always...
Plenty I like the look of but lots of skinny favourites about and unless you want to go in big (which I don't today) or string multiples together (which did me yesterday) then there isn't much point.