| Best handicappers aiming to be first
past the post Winning Post
Some of the best handicap chasers in Britain will feature at Kempton
on Saturday for the Racing Post Chase.
This is always one of the toughest races of the season to call and punters
are advised to choose a horse which is not likely to line-up at Cheltenham
as trainers would prefer to win at the festival than win this race. Therefore
there may be one or two horses using this race to get fit for the festival.
Another guide for punters is to always try to find a horse in the middle
of the weights for a big handicap. The top weights will probably tire
near the end while the bottom weights will usually find at least one horse
too good. With that in mind the ideal weight for a horse in a race like
this is about 10 and a half stone and all of the horses worth considering
in this contest fall into that category.
One horse which is likely to line-up and looking to win is Phar From Trouble.
This fellow is trained on the Curragh in Ireland by Christy Roche and
won his comeback race recently. That win should leave him fit and raring
to go for this contest. He gets in off a nice weight so everything looks
to be in his favour. This horse has won some very nice races in Ireland
particularly when carrying a big weight and he will go very close in this
contest.
The Phillip Hobbs-trained Zabenz is a horse with the right profile to
win a race of this type. He won some excellent races last season and is
an ultra-consistent performer. He jumps well and while some of his more
recent runs haven’t been hugely impressive he has come nicely down
the handicap and will run a very big race on Saturday.
Few trainers are in better form at the moment than Nicky Henderson —
he enters Crozan for this race. The quality of this animal’s jumping
is a major concern but aside from that he has the form to win this race.
Crozan is likely either to fall at the start of the race or be in with
a winning chance at the finish. If you like a risk and a horse with decent
odds then this is the fellow to go for.
The selection though is Phar From Trouble. This horse is coming good at
the right time of the season and will be a decent price in a race of this
nature.
Each way punters should consider the Gary Moore trained Tikram and Henry
Daly’s Briary Fox.
Happy Punting!
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