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IT'S AMAZING what you find slipped in between book covers and HG came across a scrawled list he made as a possible guide to entering the season-long National Hunt tipping competition run by the Racing Post. He'd compiled it by doing a small sum involving the horse's speedfigure and Racing Post rating. Anything with a decent plus-ratio went on the list, he recalled.
Interestingly, on the list were quite a few of the horses that have starred this season - Kauto Star, Detroit City, Black Jack Ketchum, State of Play, Straw Bear, Well Chief and Witchita Lineman to mention a few. But there are still some yet to really be put to the test and I reckon we will hear of them before the end of the season. Here's a list of 12 to consider: Sweet Wake, Travino, Noland, Mighty Man, Fire Dragon, Golden Cross, Hi Cloy, No Refuge, Snow Tern, Strangely Brown, Southern Vic and Sky's The Limit. With Cheltenham coming up, there will be plenty of gossip in the Flared Nostril and We will be having a look as a possible old-fashioned Grand National - Lincoln double bet in the near future.
Watch out for the Irish warming up for the Festival and good luck.