The feature races for Day two and three of the November Open Meeting are the Paddy Power Gold Cup on Saturday and the Greatwood Hurdle on Sunday.
Totesport are betting 1% per runner from Saturday morning. This means that as there are 20 runners in the race we’ll be betting to 120%, offering excellent betting value for the race.
Who to bet on though? Well, favourite is Silverburn at 10/3. The Nicholls trained full brother to Denman has the pedigree but flattered to deceive last season and can be taken on here. Third favourite Imperial Commander looks a better betting proposition at 15/2 for the Nigel Twiston-Davies stable. Well in at the weights and a course and distance winner here he should go close again. At a bigger price, Ashley Brook is sure to give a front running ride to enjoy at 25/1. Winner of the Haldon Cup a fortnight ago there are question marks as to whether he’ll get the trip, hence the price.
On Sunday, the Greatwood Hurdle is seen by many as a Champion Hurdle trial with a high quality list of previous winners to pick from. That saying, on paper it doesn’t look the best renewal with the David Pipe trained Ashkazar head of the betting at 7/2 with totesport. The four year old will carry top weight here and after an impressive win in last seasons Imperial Cup at Sandown he was beaten when well fancied in the Fred Winter a few days later.
