By Carl Harris
Another day and the racing is pretty good, in fact it is very good. The highlight is the rescheduled Long Walk Hurdle and we get to see the Diamond Harry v Big Bucks Clash at Newbury instead of Ascot.
More bad weather is on the way, please God don’t take away Cheltenham on New Year’s Day!
12:00 Newbury; Daves Dream- Win. A good race kicks off a good day at Newbury where the big guns of Nicky Henderson take a shot at Champion Trainer Paul Nicholls. Take the Breeze has won twice over fences and will as a result have to give weight to Dave’s Dream. I think Dave’s Dream will prove to be a decent chaser and should win here for the Henderson team. The market will be interesting.
Big Bucks can show his class in Long Walk Hurdle
14:40 Newbury, Bgc Long Walk Hurdle, Big Bucks- Win. I love Diamond Harry but when it came down to it at Cheltenham last year he was just found a bit short. That said he may have improved but faces a mountain to overcome Big Bucks on level weights. Paul Nicholls summed this up very well on TV the other day. “We know Big Buck’s is the best staying hurdler around and if Diamon Harry beats him it is becuase he is better”. That is the bottom line and the official ratings say that Diamond Harry will need to improve eleven pounds to beat the World Hurdle Winner. As much as I would love to see Harry win, Big Buck’s is genuine class and should prove it today. Diamond Harry to chase him home is not a bad forecast. If the prices are right I will back Diamond Harry for a place. Big Bucks will be no price, but will win in my view!
15:15 Newbury, Khachaturian- Win. I think Khachaturian is on a decent mark, following his latest win at Kempton by 10 lengths in a beginners chase. The McCain stable are in good fettle and certainly I think we may manage to back a well handicapped horse in this competitive 15 runner handicap. We should get a decent price and hopefully make the layers pay.
Carl Harris’ Best Bets for Tuesday 29 December
- 12:00 Newbury; Daves Dream- Win
- 14:40 Newbury, Bgc Long Walk Hurdle, Big Bucks- Win
- 15:15 Newbury, Khachaturian- Win
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