Newbury's three day Hennessy meeting starts today and the listed Gerry Fielden Hurdle run over a little more than two miles is a very good renewal and I think Puffin Billy is overpriced, or was, at around 9/2. I took that price last night and it seems he's been well backed since. Oliver Sherwood's charge was a bit of a talking horse last season but he did run better than I expected he would do in the red hot Supreme Novices in March. He was well in contention at least for a place until he stumbled upon landing at the second last, a mistake that probably cost him fourth place. I think that form is good enough to probably win this event today and as much as I respect Chatterbox I think that horse should be novice chasing. He was far from fluent in the Neptune at the Festival and it seems the only reason he isn't being sent over the larger obstacles is because his trainer says he has lots of similar horses who could all go novice chasing but there is nowhere for them to go. This is bollocks of course, the race that Le Bec won at the Paddy Power meeting, beating Shutthefrontdoor and African Gold, featured not a single Henderson runner. Methinks Nicky needs to go over the programme book again.
Gerry Fielden Hurdle:
Puffin Billy £40w @ 9/2 (lost)
(-132.5)
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