Grand Annual Chase

Tip: Inthepocket - Grand Annual Chase - 1pt Win

Sometimes I’ve a horse in mind for a race all year, Inthepocket is this year’s Grand Annual. I had been wondering what happened to him after a very promising hurdles career culminating in grade 1 glory at Aintree, and a very decent start to Chasing after that. He had a poorish run in Naas on heavy ground behind 2 very classy types, and had a year of after that run.

He has come back this year, and has been gradually improving with each run. His last 2 runs in the best 2mile handicap chases in Ireland one after the other have signalledto me that he may well be about to come back to form in full, hopefully at the right time.

That last run was eye-catching as he looked to be travelling well, and then got relatively tender handling near the finish , in a run that screamed today isn’t the day.

When I look at the card for this race, he sticks out of his mark of 145, and looking at the weights and entries has not put me off him in the slightest. To me he looks a possible gamble in the making for this race, and it would be a shame to have him in mind for it all year, and then sit by and watch the price contract to where I wont back him on the day. For that reason I’m having a win bet now at a very reasonable price of 14/1.

Inthepocket - 1pt Win @ 14/1

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