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A relatively quiet week – I’m talking about the racing, remember that? – enables this column to focus a bit more than has been hitherto possible on the developi
A relatively quiet week – I’m talking about the racing, remember that? – enables this column to focus a bit more than has been hitherto possible on the developi
THE Classic Handicap Chase (3.00) at Warwick is the big betting race of the weekend, but with the rescheduled Welsh National run so close to this staying event the entry isn’t as strong as usual with only a maximum of 13 set to got to post.
The market is headed by the Alan King-trained NOTACHANCE (nap) and with the stable in such sparkling form it is hard to see beyond the seven-year-old. This lightly raced sort dotted up at Bangor in November and has been kept fresh since then for this stamina sapping affair and off a 7lbs higher mark he has solid claims with more improvement to come.