Jump Racing - 16/03/11 - Second Day of Cheltenham Festival

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National Hunt Chase - 1:30 Chicago Grey 3pts EW @ 6/1 (Ladbrokes, 3 places, 1/4) Relentless staying power is what's needed at Cheltenham and this horse stays, stays and stays some more. Looked the winner before coming to grief behind Wayward Prince earlier in the season, and subsequently stayed on to chase home Time For Rupert over three miles. Before that, won over three miles beating a decent Nicholls novice. Lacks speed and probably doesn't jump well enough for three miles so the four mile trip is going to suit him. Jumped poorly behind Boston's Angel in Ireland but still stayed on to finish fairly close up on vastly different ground, and only a couple of weeks after his effort behind Time for Rupert. You can ignore his Coral Cup run last year as he was running off a very high mark conceding weight to the better handicapped ones. On level weights here I think he has an outstanding chance. His course form excluding the Coral Cup is 1-F-2, and I've already spoken about the fall and it's easily excused. Very adaptable in regards to ground so I don't see the fast ground being a huge issue. If he stays up I think it's very hard to see him out the frame.

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Re: Jump Racing - 16/03/11 - Second Day of Cheltenham Festival Fred Winter Handicap Hurdle Jubail 1pt EW - 33/1 (Bluesquare, 4 places, 1/4) Really appeals to me here. Beat Plan A on his second race over hurdles holding on gamely, and then disappointed in a very odd race that was won, seemingly, by a bit of a fluke. Again, appeared to disappoint behind Moose Moran at Doncaster but it was after a long lay-off, and King said he was rushing his running plans at the time. It's no surprise he was a bit rusty that day and it should bring him nicely onto this. He runs off 121 and receives a lot of weight from Plan A, who he beat at levels earlier in the season. True, it was Plan A's hurdling debut and he was keen, but I think the prices are all wrong. King back to good form this year, and he had a winner yesterday with Bensalem. Wayne Hutchinson is in the saddle as Thornton rides the stable's 'first string'. Quick ground will help Jubail, only conditions he's won in and hopefully he'll add to that tally.