Racing Chat Sunday 29th Nov

[The Brigadier]

Sunday's racing is mostly about a cracking card at Fairyhouse where we get to see some of Ireland's finest.

The juvenile hurdle is run at 12.30 - a Grade 3 event. Willie Mullins is finally getting his battalion into shape and struck with a treble at the track on Saturday. He introduces an intriguing runner in Saint Sam who comes here having won twice in France. This is what he had to say about him in a recent RP interview "A really nice acquisition by Edward Ware. He's a natural jumper as most Saint Des Saints are. I like that he showed the speed to win over two miles one furlong in France and, with his pedigree, he can improve with age. I like him." 

He takes on winning juveniles from Joseph O'Brien and two from Gordon Elliott but I'm happy to stick with Mullins with a gelding who's been well backed already.

The 1.05 is the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle a Grade 1 contest won by many decent hurdlers including last season by Envoi Allen. Gordon Elliot looks to follow up with the highly promising Ballyadam and he'll surely be hard to beat following a facile victory at Down Royal and now joint favourite at 8/1 for the Supreme Novice Hurdle. Again he's already been well supported and I'll be disappointed if he's beaten.

Envoi Allen is big odds on to win the Baroneracing.com Drinmore Chase at 1.35 in the same colours as Ballyadam for Cheveley Park and he looks the real deal and it will be a bitter disappointment if he doesn't win again and win well.

Honeysuckle is the next big name to run in the 2.35 and she gets a very handy 7lb allowance as a mare from the rest of the field. At these weights she officially has 10lb and upwards in hand of these and I fully expect her to win this en route to another tilt at the Irish Champion Hurdle which she won last year. She now unbeaten in 9 races (including her Irish point victory) and is 4 from 4 at Fairyhouse. She's very hard to oppose.

I expect the above four all to win so maybe a win treble on SAINT SAM @ 11/8 888sport, BALLYADAM  @ 4/6 william hills & HONEYSUCKLE (below) @ 4/6 betvictor - a treble which pays just over 11/2. I'll leave Envoi Allen out only for the reason that it hardly makes a difference to the return at his odds.

[calva decoy]

Sha Tin 

5.45 - STAR SUPERIOR 12/1 ew skybet. 2nd

7.05 - MASTER HERO 11/4 skybet 

7.40 - GOLDEN FOUR 15/2 ew skybet 

8.10 - BUDDIES 16/5 betfair 3rd

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Edited November 29, 2020 by calva decoy
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