Welsh Grand National, Leopardstown and Kempton: racing – live!

Updates and news from Friday’s racing actionPotters Corner takes on Elegant Escape in Welsh NationalAnd you can email Tony, tweet @tonypaley or post BTL 1.48pm GMT Back to Leopardstown (1.45) for the Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle … All eyes here are on favourite Abacadabras … and he’s going well just behind the leaders on the home turn … he’s coming to challenge Heaven Help Us at the last and runs out the winner. Abacadabras is a clumsy jumper and will need to improve in that sphere but he’s certainly got ability. Betfair were impressed and go 7-2 favourite for the Supreme Novice Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival from 6-1. Given his hurdling technique I would be looking elsewhere presently at those odds.Result:1 Abacadabras (J W Kennedy) 10-11 Fav 2 Heaven Help Us 25-1 4 ran 1.35pm GMT Now off to Chepstow (1.35) for Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle, a race that has been won by useful types in the past. Allmankind has gone off like Rudolph at the front of the reindeer posse … far too free … let’s see if he can keep up this pace up … he’s gone further clear … Cerberus is staying on … commentator Mark Johnson has gone too soon again but the winner hadn’t and that was pretty impressive from Allmankind. That was a very good Cheltenham Festival Triumph Hurdle pointer. The winner is 8-1 for the Triumph from 16-1 with Betfair – that seems fair.Result:1 Allmankind (Harry Skelton) 6-5 Fav 2 Cerberus (R M Power) 5-2 3 Nordano (Bryony Frost) 20-1 8 ran Continue reading…
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