STUDY..study..study. Cheltenham is like an examination and anyone who likes jump racing finds himself with all the cares and worries of a sixth-former approaching A-levels.Tetchy about the question and with a whole lot of answers that may or may not apply.
Before we get there, the Festival that is, talk in the Flared Nostril turns to today's meetings and the good thing about our hard graft is that sometimes one or two Cheltenham fancies bypass the event for the Imperial Cup meeting.
HG caught a glimpse of CASTLECROSSINGS on one of the viedo-links and reckons he must have a good chance of the mares flat race (3.45) on the card. It's a very open race but JP (McManus) owns this one and expect a gamble with AP McCoy on board.
The Imperical Cup itself, has got Restless , talking up the chances of FARMER BROWN. He has this one pencilled in for a big handicap at the Festival and this may not be as hard a nut to crack, although David Pipe's Gasparo has to be respected. We'll stick with the FARMER today, we agreed.
Ishmael had little to contribute - still wading through the form for the Festival's four days.On the flat at Wolverhampton, he's hoping that HUMUNGOUS will reward an each-way punt in the Lincoln trial 3.30, especially as the extra furlong will suit.My Paris is an obvious danger.