Aintree 2021

[Double Handful]

Who should we be laying Shane?

Destrier

[Euronymous]

Mister Fisher is a monster price for the Bowl. He ran very well for a long way in the Ryanair (that ******* water jump again. Hate it)

If they'd ridden him cold like Fakir and Kalashnikov he'd have been a clear second imo. The front of the market is very weak. Clan is average, this test is nowhere near enough of one for Native River. Tiger Roll has no chance.

[Diamond Geezer]

Friday entries

https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...ree/2021-04-09

[Diamond Geezer]

This morning's going report. SL suggesting watering will resume on Monday.

http://www.turftrax.co.uk/going_maps.html

[Diamond Geezer]

Saturday's entries

https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...ree/2021-04-10

[Grasshopper]

My biggest bet of the week will be Song For Someone at a massive 9/1 for the Aintree Hurdle.

[HawkWing]

Random speculations:

Jason the Militant
Some Man (foxhunters)
Moon over Germany (Red Rum)
Adagio shouldn't be too far away from Monmiral in the Juvenile

[Euronymous]

My biggest bet of the week will be Song For Someone at a massive 9/1 for the Aintree Hurdle.

No ground concerns?

[Diamond Geezer]

48 hour decs for Thursday

https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...ree/2021-04-08

[Grasshopper]

No ground concerns?

Nope. Has won on Gd and G/S earlier in his career, and I think the suggestion he needs it Soft is pretty-much bogus myself. I think he has a lot less to worry about re the ground than some in the race, certainly.

[Euronymous]

Fair enough, looks a tough race though.

As well as my ante-post on Mister Fisher I've backed Hitman at 10/3 in the Manifesto. I love the angle of backing a Nicholls horse who missed Cheltenham up against rivals who did not.

[Grasshopper]

Jeez.....I think it's an utter shi*tshow of a race..........has to be one of the weakest Aintree Hurdles I can recall.

Also keen on Hitman, tbh.

[HawkWing]

Jeez.....I think it's an utter shi*tshow of a race..........has to be one of the weakest Aintree Hurdles I can recall.

Also keen on Hitman, tbh.

I think its pretty decent - I dont like the favourite and to a lesser extent Brewingupastorm but there are a few that had squeaks in the champion if things were to go right. Now that I see it Not So Sleepy is interesting at the prices.

[Grasshopper]

Used to be you would get some genuine Champions running in this, HW, but there's nothing remotely like that on show this week.

It's certainly competitive, but it lacks class for the Grade, imo.

[HawkWing]

Yeah, understood. Supasundae and Lami Serge won the last two. Maybe the days of it being the next stop for champions is gone. Abracadbras still might have pretensions.

[Grasshopper]

Yeah, you might be right. Shame, as I really like the Aintree Hurdle as a race.

[Outsider]

Yeah, you might be right. Shame, as I really like the Aintree Hurdle as a race.

It still gives me a buzz

[Desert Orchid]

I think its pretty decent - I dont like the favourite and to a lesser extent Brewingupastorm but there are a few that had squeaks in the champion if things were to go right. Now that I see it Not So Sleepy is interesting at the prices.

My take from elsewhere:

This race has a distinct Europa League feel to it compared with the Champions’ League fare on offer at Cheltenham and the DRF. I’m very surprised to see McFabulous head the market. He has plenty to do to justify that. Abacadabras is second favourite, which I do understand. There’s a chance we haven’t seen the best of last year’s Supreme runner-up but he also has to put a heavy fall behind him as well as prove he won’t bottle it in a tight finish. Jason The Militant is a well-supported third favourite but also has plenty to find. Brewin’upastrom is next in the betting and back in form but it also falls shy of the usual requisite for this race. Song For Someone is next and appears to have his limitations exposed. Buveur D’Air is at double-figure odds which would be very tempting. I was happy to back him for the Champion Hurdle and this is a much easier race. Behind him in the market is Silver Streak who has the ability but was beaten out of sight in this race two years ago, his only attempt at the trip. I would fancy Buzz (20/1) and Not So Sleepy (33/1) to finish ahead of plenty of those in front of them in the betting too. I’ll need to have a good think about things.

I've backed Not So Sleepy at 33/1 and will probably add BDA in due course.

[Desert Orchid]

Also keen on Hitman, tbh.

Me too.

Good thing, I reckon.

[Diamond Geezer]

48hr decs for Friday

https://www.racingpost.com/racecards...ree/2021-04-09