Reflecting on the racing yesterday. At Cheltenham in the 3:30 race over 2 miles 5 furlongs which looked a competitive handicap hurdle, Unanswered was a cosy winner, well backed throughout the morning, he eased to return at 2/1, he actually won like a 4/7 shot ! His shrewd trainer Tony Martin played down his chances a bit before the race, but I’m sure that connections had a few drinks last night, as he landed a bit of a ‘touch’ for the Irish.

At Lingfield 3.10 it was good to see Missed The Cut get up on the line to win by a whisker under Jim Crowley, I had heard he was in good shape, but did not back him, as I thought stall 10 may be hard to overcome on quite a tight track, as I do think this horse will be seen to better effect over 12f in time, or a galloping 10f like Ascot, where he won before. But obviously his shrewd trainer is looking at races possibly on the all weather or he may well be heading abroad for some big races over the next few months.

Today has some good races at Cheltenham, in the 3.30, I do like Springwell Bay, who was going away when winning at Carlisle last time, although this is a much better race, and he will need to improve for his last run to win this. But I do think he is the one to beat.
Massive prize money in the 1:33 Auteuil today, a grade 1 hurdle worth £157,000 to the winner ! It will be a good race, with the two at the head of the market meeting again , difficult to split them, but a good race to watch.
More soon.