We landed two nice places earlier today. Giant Sequioa won the Futurity easily but we landed the place money at 14s with Gran Dia. I thought it was a cracking run on just his second career start and he could be a Derby horse next year. Love Of Neymore also kept on well to nick fifth at Cheltenham at 20s and I think another Robbie Llewellyn horse might be worth backing at Aintree on Sunday.
The Gray Ghost, a 7yo son of Doyen, has won a maiden and a handicap over hurdles, both at Newcastle. The handicap win came in February off 117 over 2m1f on good to soft ground and he runs off a mark of 120 here.
Unlike Love Of Neymore, this horse has already had a run
this season. He finished second on his chase debut in a three-runner beginners’
at Uttoxeter three weeks ago and he split horses rated 137. How the handicapper
has left his mark of 120 alone after that, I’m not sure and I think he can run
well off that rating in his first handicap chase.
The going at Aintree is currently described as good to soft
but there was a lot of rain today and more forecast tomorrow. The Gray Ghost has
never won on soft but he ran well on it when fourth at both Ascot and Ayr last
year so he should be okay, although I’d be a bit concerned if it turns bottomless.
This lad ran respectably over hurdles on his only previous
visit to Merseyside and bar Un Sens A Vie, he’s the only horse with a run under
his belt coming into this. I think odds of 18/1 look far too big about The Gray
Ghost and he looks a cracking e/w bet.
1.50 Aintree Tip: The Gray Ghost e/w @ 18/1 NAP
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