Ante-Post Punting Plans/Propositions Thread.

[jinnyj]

Missed the race but I saw Auguste Rodin was on another off day.

[simmo]

One horse I got right for the right race, the Breeders Cup Turf, after about 3000 pages of this thread, Rebels Romance, has gone and won the Sheema Classic at 28/1. How he went off that price I'll never know. He won the same race August Rodin won in America last year in 2022, yet Rebels goes off 28/1. Needless to say I didn't even look at the race or know he was running. I wonder what next for him though.

I was thinking of you when I backed him early at 20/1, kicking myself for not going in again.

[Marb]

Well done, Sim. They must have trained him to sit closer to the pace, as his Breeders Cup Turf was won from being held up last. Good piece of training from Charlie Appleby I reckon.

[Marb]

I'm keeping an eye on whether trainer Lucinda Russell enters her unexposed and improving chaser Traprain Law in the 2 mile handicap chase at the Grand National meeting. This horse is 2/4 over fences, and both times he had cut in the ground he was impressive.

I am kind of hoping he is entered and he gets his soft or heavy ground, as I think off 138 he'd have a major chance and be one of the best bets of the meeting. Maybe wishful thinking, re the ground though.

Edit. Looks like he'll get his ground. I await the entries.

[Euronymous]

With all this rain knocking about it's nice to see next week's Craven meeting has the word good in it for the forecast ground. It's mainly a fill your tracker type meeting for me but a couple of layers have priced up the Earl of Sefton and Ottoman Fleet looks worth a go at 6/1. He loves the track, his Measured Time Meydan form looks decent and aside from an admittedly solid looking fav in Royal Rhyme it's not an especially looking tough race.

[Outsider]

Willie Mullins to win the British trainers title. 10/1

After he has trained 14 winners and ten placed at the Cheltenham Festival,the Midlands grand national and the Grand National with Stattler he won't be far away.

15/8 now

[Marb]

Traprain Law entered for the 2 mile handicap chase in Ayr's 1.15 Saturday. He's a seriously nice chance if it stays soft.

He could be competing in graded chases next season I reckon. Let's deal with this first though.