07/04/17 4:05 Topham Aintree - System

1st O O Seven 20/1 - 90
2nd Go Conquer 9/1 - 85
3rd Henryville 12/1 - 80
4th Gold Present 11/1 - 65
5th Eastlake 14/1 - 60

The top 3 in this look to have brilliant chances in this race. Eastlake who came 5th looks up against it in my opinion. Up 10lb since his win here last year, and he is 11 now, he also has a lot of P's against his name recently. However he jumps well, and that's what you need to do here.

O O Seven, well he just pipped Go Conquer. He loves a flat track, in fact he is 4 wins from 4 runs at this type of track. He is 3 wins from 5 and a place on this going, he jumps so well. And Nicky Henderson has won this race 3 times in the last 4 years. So he knows how to get a horse right for this. Also 5th in the RSA, is a good run.

Henderson also runs Gold Present, but that horse worries me because he has only run over fences 4 times, and i feel that compared to stable mate O O Seven, he might need more experience. But he jumps well, and that counts. And he ran so well at Cheltenham in the Close Brothers, that has to give him a chance.

Go Conquer will like the going, the distance, and he also run well at Cheltenham last time. A lot of winners of this race went to Cheltenham beforehand, ran well and then came on to win here. He is dropping back in distance after going well at 3miles. He could go well. He also comes into himself this time of year with 2 wins from 3 runs in April.

Henryville, didnt run so well at Cheltenham, but conditions will suit him and his trainer is banging out those winners at the moment. I feel though he would prefer a testing track though, but i would put you off him.

My Selection: O O Seven 20/1