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Geared up for a Lexus winner – Monday’s Leopardstown tips

Chepstow’s Welsh National card still hangs in the balance at the time of writing with an overnight -3 threatening to derail a fantastic day’s racing, but there are no such doubts at Leopardstown where a wide open Lexus Chase (2.35pm) involving a strong English challenge is the feature.

My idea of a bet in the race is 20/1 outsider In Compliance on only his third run for the Dessie Hughes team – a proven Grade 1 performer who’s been there and done it at the trip at the highest level, this fragile type showed he retains plenty of his old ability when winning at Thurles after missing two years due to injury, and then followed up with a fine second to the fast improving Joncol in the John Durkan.

He would have got much closer to today’s favourite Joncol (not a guaranteed stayer and would surely want it softer than yielding) had he not hit the second last at Punchestown, and although there are many options in today’s race, he appeals on value grounds at 20/1 given that the horse who saw him off last time out is 7/2 favourite, despite having questions to answer.

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Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tags: Chepstow, fairyhouse, in compliance, john durkan, knight frank novice chase, leopardstown, lexus chase, noel meade, punchestown, stan james, thurles, welsh national
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According afforded plenty of respect – Friday’s Cheltenham tips

A typically strong pre-Christmas Cheltenham meeting kicks off on Friday with a belting card that just has to be enjoyed. It’s that time of year when ordinarily sane people have a few too many and go bertie, so watch out if you’re heading to the races tomorrow:

After misbehaving in Wolfsburg Lord Culcheth has been deported by the German authorities just in time to make his seasonal debut at Prestbury Park.

All I can say is you’ve got to hope the stewards here don’t take the same dim view of him dismembering a cougar in full view of the locals that saw the Germans decide he’d overstayed his welcome.

Alarmingly his hapless sidekick Borres is also threatening to make the trip south, you’ll be able to spot him as it’s tough to distinguish where he’s a boy or a girl, with an alice band and wavy blonde hair a huge giveaway.
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Posted 3 months ago

Tags: according to pete, ballyfitz, boylesports gold cup, cheltenham, doncaster, prestbury park, tranquil sea, warwick, welsh national, wolfsburg lord culceth
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All points North in the Paddy Power Gold Cup – Saturday’s tips

We’re up and running with a brilliant first day of the Open Meeting in the can at Cheltenham, with Razor Royale bagging the biggie he’s always threatened and Henry de Bromhead’s Loosen The Load staking his claim as a hurdler to follow this season (at over 18 hands he’s going to be some chaser under big weights with a penalty in his novice campaign), followed by banks specialist Garde Champetre stealing the show in the Cross Country race. All that despite the rain.

It’s brilliant being back at Cheltenham with its lively, friendly, knowledgeable crowd, and on Saturday afternoon they can profit from backing Irish raider Northern Alliance in the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup at 2.35pm.

Plenty of positives to recommend this horse with too: in good form this year in all disciplines having being at least placed on the flat, over hurdles and fences in recent times, he took the Guinness Kerry National at the Listowel Festival last time out in the hands of Ruby Walsh, beating a solid yard stick in the shape of veteran Church Island.

Paul Carberry resumes his partnership with the eight year old this time, and this sound jumper who has won three of his seven chase starts can land a major prize here.
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