Racing - Try Special wager in Rendlesham (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Racing - Try Special wager in Rendlesham

10:51am Saturday 16th February 2008 in

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SPECIAL ENVOY is on a mission to recover his reputation at Haydock and looks worth supporting in the Rendlesham Hurdle (1.05,nap).

Peter Bowen's charge ran the smart Ingris Drever to four lengths at Newbury before blotting his copybook at Ascot next time out.

That run was too bad to be true and the Linamix gelding is preferred to Witchita Lineman and Cartmel-trained Chief Dan George, who seems to need much softer ground then he will get here.

Make Haste was an expensive buy for Venetia Williams' stable and can start repaying some of the investment on his hurdling debut at the Lancashire track (12.35).

There's a fascinating clash between two of the top young staying hurdlers in Haydock's 1.35 race and highly-rated Tazbar - aiming for a hat-trick for Keith Reveley - is just preferred to Souffleur, who is better on official ratings but disappointed last time out.

Estate is at the right end of the weights for a David Pipe runner in Haydock's 2.10 race. He was going like a winner when brought down at Newbury and can prove too good for the enigmatic Robin du Bois, who could improve with this step in trip for his shrewd connections.

Racing Demon has ticks in all the boxes his showdown with Kauto Star (2.25), and over this shorter trip Paul Nicholls' contender might find things happening a bit quicker than he likes, especially as connections won't want a hard race only three weeks before the Festival.