Hejustgotthebetterof a reallygoodracewithaldancerDoncasterlasttime, wherethedropbacktotwomilesnearlycaughthimout.
He's a verystrongstare.
Herevelsinsoftground.
He's goingtherightway.
He's 5 to 1 thismorning.
I thinkthat's a veryfairprice.
Themaindanger, I think, willcomefromAliMurphy's progressive, itchyfeet, who's toothertwooverfencesandreallydidimpresswhenboltingupat a bigpriceintheScillyIsles.
LoveisChase a gradeonethatsanddownbackinFebruary, perhaps a shadeflatteredfromoffthepacetherebutwrittenwithsupremeconfidencethroughoutbyShincruisingroundandsaunteringawayfrommidnightshadowupthehill, there's moretocomefromhim.
Helovessoftground, He's gotscopetokeepprogressing, andhe's a bigthreattoMrFisher.
But I justsuspectMrFishermightbethatlittlebitmorebattlehardenedwhenitcomestofinishattheCheltenhamHill, andhe's a confidentselection.
The 2 10 isthePretenceNetworkfinalHandicaphurdleovernearlythreemiles, a Gradethreehandicapforfiveyearoldsandupwards a hugefieldsevenor 8 to 1 thefieldforlookingthismorning.
But I dothinkthere's twostandoutcontenderswhoareaheadofthegameonourvalueangle.
Andifyouwatchthatrunback, hewassentoff a worldback 3 to 1 favorite a bigfieldthere, andhestayeduptheinnerontheworstofthegroundunderpressure a mileout, looking a 1,000,000 butralliedreallystrongly.
He's a lotbetterthanthatNarrowwinmakesout.
Healreadyhasshown a likingforCheltenham.
Helovessoftground.
I thinkhe's shortago.
Close.
He's 12 to 1 thismorning.
Thatis a veryfairprice.
OnthemaindangerisanotherYoungImprove, a WelshsaintofNickyHenderson's twofromfiveoverhurdles, completelyunexposedinhandicaps.
Thatstrongformehasgoneup a bitintheweights, butthereshouldbeloadsmoretocomefromhim, and I expecthimtogoreallyclose.
Taking a lookattherestofthecardto 50 istheRyanAirChase.
Thishascutupquitebadly, anditlooks a goldenopportunityfor a plustardofHenrideBramheadstowinagainatthefestival.
HetooktheCloseBrotherslastseason, landing a wholesalegambleintheprocessandroutingthefieldby 16 lengthsunderRachelBlackmore.
Andhe's resumedhisprogressthisseason, finishingsecond, a shortpricein a greattounnerveoninNovemberandmakingnomistakeinDecemberoverChristmasatLeopardstownwhenbeatingshackledplusourWho's frankperformsinceinstyle, that's byfarthebestformonofferhere.
Hedoesn't havetolead.
I suspectthatrolemightfalltoFrodeonamongoneortwootherswholooks a bigdanger, but a plusstartwellclearonthefiguresinMay, and I thinkyou'retakenoftenaredebatingthestairshurdlewe'vedealtwithelsewhereinanexclusivebettingexpertpreview, I thoughtPaisleyParkwas a rocksolidfavorite.
Hewasatthetimeofthatrecordingaround 10 to 11 maybeevenevensin a placehe's nowmorelike a 4 to 6 chance.
He's a strongstare, a soundjumperanduncomplicatedride.
I thinkyou'vetakenoff a lotofbeatingwithBenDundee.
PerhapsthemaindangerforIslandGordonElliottonewinfromeightoverFenceswasn't seentobesteffectlasttimeoverhurdlesbutshapedperfectlynicelyin a 25 runnerfield.
ThatLeopard's downinhisprevioussecondandmoveoninDecemberbehindin L.
A Timesisparticularlystrongform.
He's notcompletelyexposed.
Heran a Blinderwhen, thirdbehind a plustardoverfencesatthefestivalintheCloseBrotherslastseason.