Race Of The Week : Betfair Chase

[BillyHills]

3.00 Haydock Park

Betfair Chase (Grade 1) (3m24yds)

Saturday sees the first leg of the £1 Million bonus series for any horse that can win the Betfair Chase at Haydock , King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.

Last year Cue Card won the first two races and then cane down in the Gold Cup. He will be lining up again this year although has  a bit to prove after a below par effort at Wetherby a couple of weeks ago.

Coneygree is also an intended runner after being off for a while with an injury. He famously won the Gold Cup while still being a novice in 2015 and will be keen to put himself back in the picture. Regular pilot Nico De Boinville is out injured so a new jockey is being sought. Richard Johnson is favourite but may be required to ride Menorah.

Latest Odds: Skybet

13/8 Cue Card

11/4 Coneygree

9/1 Irish Cavalier

10/1 Silviniano Conti

12/1 Seeyouatmidnight

14/1 Outlander, Gods Own

16/1 Blaklion

20/1 Menorah

25/1 Bar

 

[gilbis]

looks a tricky race with plenty of quality, at the prices Silviniaco Conti looks a decent ew price