Racing Chat- Wednesday 2nd December

[Villa Chris]

Decent little class 2 handicap hurdles at Ludlow tomorrow. Miranda comes out top of the ratings. 5/2 currently but I’m going to wait and see if she drifts to 4/1 which the forecast is expecting her to do. 

[The Brigadier]

Very interesting runner in Kempton's 7.00 tomorrow evening. I was at the track at this meeting a year ago as a share holder with Canter Banter Racing whom own Nicky Henderson's Torolight. He ran a blinder to finish runner up to a very easy winner of  Charlie Fellows' called LORD HALIFAX who ran away with the race by 5 lengths. At the time we thought we had just bumped into a horse that was way ahead of his handicap mark and I vowed to back him until he was beaten. He's been a major disappointment since but now returns to the scene of his easy win having fallen to the identical handicap mark of that foggy night  plus has had a recent wind operation.

He looks a good each way bet to me especially with the firms paying an extra place.

LORD HALIFAX 1 point each way @ 4/1 Paddy Power 1/5th 1-2-3-4