Wed: 1.30 National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup

[BillyHills]

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Re: Wed: 1.30 National Hunt Steeple Chase Challenge Cup I've backed Negus de Beaumont. I've had £6 at 170 on Betfair a couple of week's ago and a more chunky bet today each way at 66/1. He's Ferdy Murphy's only entry in the race and Ferdy has won two of the last six runnings of this race. The horse won his first Chase ever in early January, last month. The last time he managed to win before this was over hurdles 5 years ago. His most recent hurdle form going back to 2007 is 1111516-. His last hurdle race was at the Cheltenham Festival, 6th to Wichita Lineman in 2007 in what is now the Albert Bartlett 3m Novice Hurdle. He runs today in the Eider Chase at Newcastle and is being well supported at 7/1, vying for position as 2nd favourite. A good run today could set him up nicely for Cheltenham. I don't know if his weight could go up for Cheltenahm with a good run today? Perhaps someone here knows?