Angus McNae
Captain’s Blog - Ted Spread was a winner for us here on the blog yesterday
1 February 2012
Ted Spread was a well backed winner for us here on the blog yesterday to end the month on a high. He was an 11/4 shot in the morning, but was backed into 5/4 and obliged comfortably by seven lengths. He formed part of a Paul Nicholls treble. Dildar was the first leg of that treble and opinion seems divided as to whether he will be a force in the Triumph hurdle. For what it is worth I thought he was quite impressive given that he did not jump very well. Essentially he landed flat footed over seven of the eight hurdles and it is testament to his raw ability that he managed to prevail. He will be much sharper next time. Paddy Power make him a 14/1 shot which is a good price with many other firms remaining catious at 10/1. There will be many looking to oppose this horse, but I am certainly not one of them and will be backing him each way at 14/1.
I am heading to the studio later today to cover all of the action from Kempton Park with Dave Nevison as my guest. We will be flying the flag for Racing UK today as this afternoons meeting at Ludlow has fallen foul of the current cold snap. Please do get in touch with myself and Dave during the show, the email address is studio@racinguk.com. We would be interested in your thoughts on the Supreme Novices hurdle and the Triumph hurdle at the Festival as we will be discussing those races during the show. We would also like some winners as well for the Kempton card which looks as trappy as ever. We look forward to hearing from you.
It is an exciting week at McNae towers with the 2012 Rugby League season due to start on Friday, indeed we will be making our way to the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday to watch the mighty St Helens take on Harlequins. The necessary shirts have been bought and our best mates are driving down south to join us for what should be an enjoyable weekend. Of course for it to be an exceptional one we need Saints to win and with a few new signings and a good pre season behind them there is no reason why they cannot do the business.
Do join us for all the action from Kempton later today.
All the best.
Today's Selections
5.20 Kempton - The Mongoose (3/1 Skybet)
Antepost - Triumph Hurdle - Dildar (each way 14/1 Paddy Power)
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