Battleground was an unlucky loser last night. Drawn wide he broke a bit slow and raced wide, to finish a strong second at the line, I think he was the best horse in the race.

On to today. I said I would give a couple of horses I thought would win today. Big Five 12.00 Saint Cloud is short odds, but should win again. He is a big horse, and might well cope with the heavy ground conditions better than Olympie. One horse at Wincanton to back is Grand Sancy 2.25. He jumped really well when he won at Chepstow, and should be too good for his rivals her, with his trainer Paul Nicholls having his horses in good form of late.

Looking forward to some good racing later tonight in America.