Ruby Walsh & Frank Hickey’s Friday Newbury ideas
Ruby Walsh
15:05 Newbury – Langer Dan
Frank Hickey
13:55 Newbury – Captain Teague
14:30 Newbury – Galop De Chasse
15:05 Newbury – Sturdy Chief
15:40 Newbury – Madaket
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to vary.
RUBY WALSH’S BEST BET
Monmiral did win the Per Temps qualifier final yr at Cheltenham final yr however that is in all probability a match race between the 2 on the prime of the market.
Sturdy Chief’s run on trials at Cheltenham, he was third to Noble Yates, he then went to Aintree the place he beat Buddy One. I don’t assume that kind is pretty much as good as Langer Dan.
So we bumped into him perry cross that entry and at Cheltenham he was behind Bob Ollinger who was simply behind him at it or simply in entrance of mid entry. He received the Carl Cup. I believe Langer Dan, you would argue Langer Dan’s kind is healthier than sturdy leaders. He’s rated £2 increased, he’s getting £2 off him. I believe he’ll keep at 9 with Langer Dan.
He bumped into Impaire Et Passe at Aintree and Cheltenham. He was simply behind Bob Olinger at Aintree. He received the Coral Cup.
I believe you possibly can argue Langer Dan’s kind is healthier than Sturdy Chief’s. He’s rated 2lbs increased, he’s getting 2lbs off him, I believe he’ll keep so I’m with Langer Dan.
FRANK HICKEY BEST BETS
I’ll go along with Captain Teague right here. I do assume The Jukebox Man’s going to make a a lot better chaser. Clearly return to the Albert Bartlett I used to be very eager and the final hundred yards was completely galling. Whenever you take a look at The Jukebox Man’s level kind he hammered Cleatus Poolaw in Turtulla, however i simply assume two-and-a-half miles round right here with straightforward floor but it surely’s probably not testing will play extra to Captain Teague’s strengths.
Return to the Challow Novices’ Hurdle, Captain Teague was a length-and-three-quarters forward of The Jukebox Man that day. That was two-and-a-half miles on very dangerous floor so the journey fits Captain Teague a bit higher and we understand how Paul Nichols improves these sort of horses for fences as nicely.
I used to be a bit shocked to see Galop De Chasse favorite, I didn’t assume he could be. He formed nicely on his reappearance at Wetherby when second to Genois, that was his first begin for a yr. He was crushed by over three lengths and Venetia Williams’ runners weren’t in significantly red-hot kind on the time.
His solely begin final yr he received over this course of distance, beating Kandoo Child off a mark of 123 and it was 32 lengths again to the third. He obtained 9lbs however the second and third received subsequent day trip the sixth was touched off forward and received two begins later in order that’s actually good for him.
And clearly we noticed what Venetia did final week. She’s 5 from 15 the final two weeks – that’s a strike price of 33%, so Galop De Chasse would be the one for me.
I’m the other to Ruby on this. Monmiral has an outdoor probability however Langer Dan has been notoriously tough to get proper within the autumn and winter during the last couple of years.
But it surely’ll be fascinating to see now with there’s no handicap within the spring agenda, will or not it’s a little bit bit simpler to get him prepared by autumn and winter? That’s one thing I’m going to keep watch over.
With Sturdy Chief, the factor with him is that I don’t assume Cheltenham significantly fits him. His greatest kind is at Aintree. Even whenever you return to the Cleeve, he jumped terribly and appeared like he was going to be in bother, however he was truly staying on actually strongly up the hill and clearly constructed on that profitable at Aintree.
He’s completed second in a Grade One as a novice over two miles as nicely at Aintree. And I simply assume Newbury, a flat monitor, actually fits him. He has to provide 2lbs to Langer Dan however I simply thought he was the yet another probably to provide his working.
Madaket is the one I’m . I believe the value will drift a bit and I’d play him each-way. Philip Hobbs and Johnson White have been actually doing nicely within the final six weeks. This horse solely has six begins in handicaps. He received his reappearance final season, so the very fact he’s coming off a break right here wouldn’t be that large a priority.
He received that off a mark of 102 and was wide-margin winner at Wincanton again in March over three miles on heavy floor from a mark of 107 and he wasn’t disgraced when sixth n a three-mile handicap right here on the finish of March when he was crushed by eight lengths by Zain Nights with Take No Probabilities second. That’s stable kind within the context of this race.
The drop again in journey is not any concern, in order that’d be the one I’d facet with.
ITV RACING FRIDAY TIPS
Ruby Walsh
15:05 Newbury – Langer Dan
Frank Hickey
13:55 Newbury – Captain Teague
14:30 Newbury – Galop De Chasse
15:05 Newbury – Sturdy Chief
15:40 Newbury – Madaket
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct on the time of publishing however topic to vary.
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