The Novice Tipster

2:00 County Hurdle 1st Kargese 7/2 - 50 2nd Absurde 9/2 - 40 2nd Our Champ 50/1 - 40 2nd Ndaawi 14/1 - 40   5:20 Martin Pipe  1st Wodhooh 10/3 - 80 2nd Doyen Quest 50/1 - 60 3rd Nurse Susan 50/1 - 60 (KDB scored 30 but difficult to work out his score properly)

  1st Bingoo 40/1 - 60 2nd No Ordinary Joe 13/2 - 50 3rd Angels Breath 25/1 - 35 3rd Hollow Games 25/1 - 35 Bingoo was a bit of a shock, but looking in depth is not bad. Loves the going, has won at the trip, and although he hasnt been to Cheltenham,  but going left handed he is 3, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 1, 1, 11. And on a undulating track he is 4/4. Not sure about his last run but based on his run in December, he has claims No Ordinary Joe is a worry, his stable form. I know how exicted they were about him running in this and if his stable were in form then i would be all over him. He was 2nd in this last year and is only 1lb higher. If he is unaffected by whatever is troubling his stable, then he has claims  Same applies with Hollaw Games in that he came rd in this 2 years ago and is a pound higher. Ground and going is fine, he goes well at Cheltenham. Angels Breath on previous form also has big claims, and has gone well at Cheltenham before My Selections: Bingoo 40/1

  1st Dallas Des Pictons 25/1 - 70 2nd Eglantine Du Seuil 25/1 - 65 3rd Amour De Nuit 25/1 - 40 3rd Frontal Assault 18/1 - 40 The first 2 in this have been clear.  Dallas Des Pictons came 2nd in this 2 years ago off a mark of 140, today he comes here off 142. Conditions are the same as then too. Both his wins have come on good ground so the more it dries the better. He tried a hand at chasing but it was a disaster. And he has been run on heavy and soft over hurdles so i think we can ignore that, i think that we will see a different horse on this ground. Eglantine Du Seuil was 11th in the Coral Cup last year off 149 andis now down to 143. She is another who has better form on better ground. She even won the Grade 2 Mares Novice here on good to soft ground. She also came 2nd on a Mares Hurdle off this mark over C&D in December, it was on soft ground so its a good effort.  Amour De Nuit is another who wants good ground. His last 2 runs can be ignored as they were on soft...