I really didn't anticipate having a bet today after such a busy week and a brutal final day at Cheltenham but I can't resist Harry Topper in the Midlands National. Off 161 he faces no easy task but he stays all day and the ground is soft enough for him. The key to his chance is his run at Cheltenham on trials day. He was never comfortable at almost any point during the race and lost ground at almost every fence and yet still stayed on to be beaten only 7 lengths by The Giant Bolster. When you think of how much ground he conceded that day, the distance he was beaten, the weight he gave the winner (10lbs) and of course the franking that form received yesterday in the Gold Cup, it's not hard to conclude that he is still well handicapped even off 161. The Giant Bolster is a low 160s horse and Harry Topper would have beaten him comfortably off levels if he'd jumped better. Uttoxeter should suit him and so he must go close.
Midlands National:
Harry Topper £25w/£15pl @ 8/1 (pu)
(-886.25)
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