It was always a risk going against the eventual winner in yesterday's race, as she was the most likely winner if she stayed the trip.
It's a pain that she won, as I tipped her up earlier in the season, and she didn't manage to win, as she was in desperate need of the run. She has since won a couple of races, and yesterday's win was the most impressive victory she has had so far.
Moviddy jumped well apart from one mistake, where she corkscrewed the jump and lost a lot of momentum. That wasn't ideal, but the way the winner got the job done, it wouldn't have made a difference.
Wicked Thoughts 7/2 (1pt) – Taunton 3.45
At first glance, I liked the look of Gyenyame as I watched his last race and thought he was in good form. He is in good form, but I think he is prone to an improver, as are all of the others in this race.
Wicked Thoughts doesn't have great winning form from his win two runs ago, and was poor last time out, but he's unexposed, and more should be to come. It's quite evident that good ground, or something similar, is what works best for Wicked Thoughts. I think a few of the opposition also enjoy running on this type of ground, but they are far more exposed.
I thought Good Friday Fairy is better over a shorter trip. A Definite Getaway is making his return from last May, and doesn't look like he is ahead of the handicapper, and the same can be said about Morfee. I do think Ede'iffs Rock is a player in this, but this is a tougher race than he's used to winning, so he should struggle.
Wicked Thoughts is only having his third chase start for Paul Nicholls, and he returns with the yard finding their rhythm again. He has some strong pieces of form over hurdles. If he can progress further and match the form he showed when running well behind Moon Rocket & Newton Tornado over hurdles, he should still be ahead of the handicapper.
Shadowfax Of Rohan 11/10 (2pt) – Southwell 2.30
I'm not going to spend too long on this selection, as I think he should win and win cosily.
I tipped up Shadowfax Of Rohan last time out, and he was backed into around 1/2F (including a heavy rule 4), but was beaten by Marty McFly.
Despite the fact that he got beaten and had to settle for the runner-up spot, he jumped well and did little wrong in defeat. It turns out, the winner was still ahead of the handicapper and has since been a winning tip for the thread the other day at Carlisle.
That form is the best on offer, and even though he is a short price, he should be very tough to beat.
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