However, the market for the Betfair 'Serial Winners' Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle at Haydock has a nice look to it and is where we will start.Ĭrambo and Slate Lane are both well fancied for the race and it is easy to see why, the former progressive last season – notably winning the EBF Final at Sandown – and taking his form up another level when making a stylish return to action at Aintree in October.Īll but one of those rivals were making their seasonal reappearance, and Crambo was clearly ready to roll given how strong he was in the market, but he did win with much more in hand than the official margin suggests, so a subsequent 6lb rise looks lenient. It isn’t the best week for getting stuck in on a Tuesday, some of the races priced up for Saturday small-field events, and there are horses who have multiple options as to where they will run.

I had been pretty interested in the claims of Shishkin in the Betfair Chase for a couple of weeks now, but a couple of spanners have been thrown in the works in recent days, Nicky Henderson also entering him in the 1965 Chase at Ascot, and Paul Nicholls also stating that Bravemansgame is now an intended runner.įor all Henderson had stated previously Shishkin will likely reappear in the Betfair Chase, news has broken this morning that his is 'almost certain' to now head to Ascot instead over the shorter trip and on likely better ground, which is a shame, as an early-season clash against Bravemansgame and Protektorat would have been special.

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