Hi all,
Start of a new week and rather unusually we have a Monday selection courtesy of a recent eyecatcher running at Kempton.
I will get this week’s ante post angle and last weeks eyecatchers over to you on Wednesday. Probably a quiet week on the betting front at least until Friday and the start of Newbury’s two-day Winter Festival.
Kempton
2:35 – On The Slopes – A winner of a soft ground novice hurdle at Fontwell last December. The 5-year-old was described by his trainer as “a big backward horse” after that hurdle success.
Jumped soundly when 4th of 6 on his chase debut at Uttoxeter last month. He built on that promise when runner up to Doctor Dex in a novices’ handicap chase at Ascot.
No match for the winner on the day he still managed to finish five lengths of the third. Softer ground than he faced here shouldn’t be issue and remains’ a work in progress over fences. I will be surprised if he can’t win something similar especially now his stable is in better form.
1pt each way – On The Slopes – 13/2 @ Paddy Power or 6/1 – Gen
Cheers
John