A great week of racing ahead and it all gets under way today with the Craven Stakes at Newmarket (3.45) and as usual it looks a tricky heat – they all are at the start of the flat season.
The big race of the weekend is the Scottish Grand National at Ayr (3.40 Saturday) and the Welsh Grand National winner Miko De Beauchene heads the betting on 6/1.
Cheltenham winner Old Benny has been backed all week and is now as short as 13/2 in places with Richard Johnston on board and he looks the one to beat in the four-mile marathon. He won over that trip at the festival and looks on the up.
BUTLERS CABIN (12/1) was going well before falling at the Chair in the English National and if he turns up on Saturday then he looks a good each-way punt.
On to next week and we have the Punchestown Festival (our very own Cheltenham) and Champion Hurdle flop Sizing Europe is due to turn up in the ACC Bank Champion Hurdle. If he does we expect him to return to winning ways.
MOSSBANK ran a gallant race at the Cheltenham Festival when second to Old Vic, but the form has been franked with that horse beating Kauto Star at Aintree .
You’d be well advised to take the Michael Hourigan horse to upset Gold Cup third Neptune Collonges in the Guinness Gold Cup.
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