The Ryanair Steeple Chase > Thursday March 12th @ 2:40pm

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Re: The Ryanair Steeple Chase > Thursday March 12th @ 2:40pm Double Ross...50/1 ew Ladbrokes. The trouble with this race from an ante post view, is trying to work out which horses are going either Champion Chase or Gold Cup route. Dynaste and Al Ferof for example, but, if the betfair market is anything to go by, the DR is Ryanair bound instead of Gold Cup, and that makes sense IMO. Pout of 7 visits to Prestbury Park, he's either won or been placed in 6 of them, his sole poor run was in the Neptune as a hurdler behind Simonsig. His best performance coming in last years Jewson, when only beaten 2l. This season, he's ran a screamer in the Charlie Hall, Then quite predictably ran poorly at Haydock and Kempton. A definate reason would be that he doesn't like such courses, as his previous results at such tracks would indicate and that he doesn't stay 3m in top company. Pits interesting to note that Twiston Davies had a similar a few years ago with imperial commander. Like Double Ross, IC had excellent Previous Cheltenham form, he was comfortably beaten in the Neptune as a hurdler,he was best when fresh, he was poor on flatter speed courses,had failed miserably in that seasons King George and again like IC will go straight to the Ryanair with no prep. Trainers, as a rule are creatures of habit. Twiston Davies is no different. If he has a runner in this years Neptune, that is comfortably beaten, then leave it alone for 2 years and ante post him in the Ryanair.