Racing Chat - Sunday 27th October

[The Brigadier]

Aintree 1.50

The first of seven races covered by ITV today is this five runner 2M 4F Virgin Bet Old Roan Handicap Chase. Paul Nicholls has been a bit slow off the mark this autumn but has had three winners in the past fortnight and can take this with his eight-year-old Stage Star who runs very well fresh so a 227 day absence shouldn’t be a hinderance. He took the Paddy Power Gold Cup first time up last season when a well backed favourite and although 8lb higher here has had a wind operation since last seen. He may have most to fear from Ahoy Senor who has a good record of two wins from five starts here.

 

STAGE STAR 1 point win @ 13/8 bet365

 

Galway 2.05

A rare excursion to Ireland for the ITV cameras as they take in the 2M 6 1/2F handicap chase in which the track specialist Neveradullmoment looks the likeliest winner. Trained by J P Dempsey for owner J P McManus he has a record here of three wins from four starts including last time out over course and distance when running out a clear 9 1/2L winner. A 12lb rise in the weights will make things more difficult but a big run is expected under the owners retained jockey Mark Walsh.

 

NEVERADULLMOMENT 1 point win @ 5/2 bet365

 

Aintree 2.25

A 3M 1F veterans handicap chase is up next with a field of seven going to post. Joe Tizzard’s Copperhead is the one to beat having won a similar contest at Chepstow last time out but now 5lb higher in the weights. He should go close but I’ll take him on with the Nigel Twiston-Davies trained Torn And Frayed who ran well from a 5lb higher mark at Cheltenham’s April meeting when we last saw him and is 5lb below his last winning mark which came in a much better race than this at Cheltenham in January 2022. His trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is in fine form and that has to be a positive.

 

TORN AND FRAYED 1 point win 7/2 bet365

 

Wincanton 2.42

Just the six line up for this 2M 4F veterans handicap chase with Anthony Honeyball’s Glynn chasing a four timer and looking the one they all have to beat. He should go close but is up 16lb in total for beating just twelve rivals so is opposable with Joe Tizzard’s Le Ligerian who has had his wind tinkered with since we last saw him 188 days ago. 6lb lower now than when winning a four runner handicap at Kempton a year ago he looks a value bet for his very much in form stable.

 

LE LIGERIEN 1 point win @ 5/1 Paddy Power

 

Aintree 3.00

A seven runner maiden hurdle is a strange race to be televising in the middle of the card but that’s what we have here in this 2M 4F contest. The best of the four that have raced before looks to be the Dan Skelton trained Sunray Shadow but it’s easy to pick holes in his form and the pick is the hurdling debutant Takt De Touques trained in County Antrim by Gerald Stephen Quinn. He’s won a maiden Pont-to-point and three bumpers, two at Perth and one at Hexham and wouldn’t need to be much above average to score here under Mr N McParlan.

 

TAKT DE TOUQUES 1 point win @ 13/8 bet365

 

Wincanton 3.15

A 3M 2 1/2F handicap chase which features eight runners has an open look about it. Credo won this last year first time out by a cosy 6 1/2L and can repeat the feat here from a 5lb higher handicap mark under Sam Twiston-Davies. The Tizzard runner No Hubs No Hobbs is chasing a a four timer and looks the biggest threat.

 

CREDO 1 point each way 2 5/1 BetVictor

 

Aintree 3.35

Nine line up for this 2M 4F class 2 handicap hurdle where it may pay to chance the Henry Daly trained Bowenspark who’s won first time out for the last two seasons. Harry Cobden is a positive jockey booking and although he does carry his head rather high it seems first time out is the best time to be with him. He looks a value each way play in a tricky looking contest.

 

BOWENSPARK 1 point each way @ 17/2 William Hill 1/5 123

 

[Robski]

Ratings for Sunday.will be hard to top today.but let's have a good go.

12.40.

Invictus  world.138.8/1

Chris cool.138.11/2.

1.15. Moveitlikeminnie.144. 9/2

Densworth. 137.7/2.

1.50.ahoy senor.183.9/2.

Unexpected  party. 173.12/1.

2.25. Torn and frayed.148. 7/2.

Fortescue.144.13/2.

3.35. Ballygeary.149.10/1

Hurricane  Ali.142.22/1.

2.42 Wincanton. 

Presant and counting. 151.13/×

Numitor. 147.11/2.

3.15. Lieutenant  rococo.151.13/1

My silver lining.145.6/1.

Usual pts system.