Tips for 13/3/13

Mail Du Bievre supplemented for the Queen Mother

2:05 Cheltenham - Pont Alexandre 6/4 (nap) (Taquin Du Deuil 6/1 to place)
2:55 Huntingdon - Princely Hero 9/4 - went off 7/1
2:40 Cheltenham - Houblon Des Obeaux 11/1 e/w
3:20 Cheltenham - Mail Du Bievre 16/1
3:35 Huntingdon - Thoresby 7/2 - £45
4:25 Southwell - Goldmadchen 5/1
5:30 Huntingdon - Master Malt 13/8
5:40 Southwell - Seamster 7/2
6:50 Kempton - Compton Rainbow 7/4 -£27.50
8:20 Kempton - Delightful Sleep 4/1

£100 Stake - £72.50 return = £27.50 loss

Todays Nap

 2:05 Cheltenham - Pont Alexandre 6/4 

After he won a Grade 2 Novice Hurdle, the buzz that went round about this horse was mega - Willie Mullins said he is the best Novice Hurdler he has ever had bar Hurricane Fly. I backed him straight away at 3/1. Still he is all the rage and has been backed very short.  I cannot see any other being as good as him, however there is one horse that could give him a race and that's Taquin Du Seuil 6/1 -  Jonjo O'Neill rates him very highly and thinks he is his best chance.

Another horse i want to point out is Mail Du Bievre, a friend spoke to me about him before his last race, i was told connections are very excited about him, so i paid him particular attention in his first race over here and his first run in over a year and a half. His jumping during that race was amazing, i was a little bit in awe, there are not many horses that can jump like that. He was also very speedy. Must of been about 4f out he tired very quickly, and lack of race fitness hit. I was very excited about him and wrote him down. When i saw he was running at Cheltenham i was happy with the race. it's a shock to see him supplemented for the Queen Mother at 2 miles it's short. I think that he does have the speed to do very well. In my view the £17.000 they paid to supplement they must think they will finish in the top 3 at least. I cannot see him beating Sprinter Sacre, but he might stretch him, and i am quite excited to see how they go.