As tough as the Greatwood looks tomorrow I am very keen on Court Minstrel who looks a high class hurdler on good ground. A previous entry earlier in the week detailed my initial thoughts on the race and nothing has changed although as cover I have decided to add Flaxen Flare rather than Sametegal. Gordon Elliot's charge has been on the go for a while now and although he has run ok in the main this will be his first go at a handicap on a decent surface since his demolition job in the Fred Winter at the Festival. Yes he's on a stone higher mark now but he clearly thrives on this course and in a contest where I think the market leaders are very uninspiring (Pine Creek won a pretty humdrum race last time out on soft ground, Cash and Go couldn't win a worse renewal last year off the same mark and some Tony Martin creature priced up purely on that handler's reputation) I like the idea of having two at bigger prices with the profiles my selections have.
In Ireland there are a couple of novice events worth a look but Jezki was disappointingly taken out of the Morgiana yesterday.
Greatwood Handicap Hurdle:
Court Minstrel £20w/£15ew @ 12/1 (lost)
Flaxen Flare £25w/£15pl @ 12/1 (4th)
Morgiana Hurdle:
Jezki NR £20
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