Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle Preview

[willhewiz]

The 1st big handicap of 2005 takes place at Sandwon with the Ladbroke handicap Hurdle(traditionally run pre christmas at ascot) moved to Sandown.It looks a high quality field this year as it usually is and I will preview what i see as the main contendors Monte Cinto- This horse has been most progressive this year and seeks a 4 timer on saturday having won the valuable William Hill hurdle lto. He is now 11lbs higher however and should struggle to win off this mark of 127.A best price of 11/2 with coral and as short as 7/2 the odds are extremely cramped despite the form of the Nicholls camp Thesis- Winner of this race last year(i was on at 50/1) this one ran a most pleasing comeback last time after a year off through injury.10lbs higher than last year but still not fully exposed one would expect this one to be in the shake up without being good enough to win Escompteur-A horse from the formidable pipe/Johnson combination who have been winning all the big saturday races this year.This horse won its first two races in impressive style and would have won its 3rd but for falling.the form of his wins are particularly good with winners coming out of all the races.He could be a top novice and potentially looks thrown in off a mark of 129. 8/1 is available from VC Bet and I would advise taking some of this as I can see it going off at around 5/1 and it has a serious chance of winning Rob Leach- This horse has been the subject of a gamble from 25s into around 12/1. On form however it would have plenty to do having won a selling hurdle last time out after 2 years off the track.To any exchange players i recommend a place lay on this at 3.5 or below come saturday. Others- Dalaram remains in good form and still looks on a feasible mark and I could see him running a big race . Idole First is most progressive and looks to have a fair chance.However a mark of 128 in this race looks beyond him.Winsley was just behind Monte Cinto in the William Hill hcap hurdle, however the balance of his form leaves him with a mountain to climb. Tip- Escompteur to win at 8/1 (VC BET,Bet Direct and Sporting Odds)

[Osesame]

Re: Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle Preview Hi Willhewiz :welcome to punters lounge and thanks for an interesting post.