Supreme Novices Hurdle Betting Guide

“I thought he had come on a fair bit for his Fairyhouse run and his homework has been very, very good. I was just hoping for a clear round, and Paul gave him a very cool ride – he was as quiet as a mouse and got a clear run up the inside. He looks a serious machine, and I hope he can keep improving and that this isn’t the top. He has won on two and a half miles on heavy ground and two miles on good so has got it all. He will be entered in the Supreme and the Ballymore at Cheltenham. I also have Cousin Vinny, Mikael D'Haguenet and Quiscover Fontaine so will have to sit down and make a plan for them all in the New Year."

"He needs to relax a lot better but Tony says he is very, very good. If it was softish ground again we might want to drop back to two miles but if it is good or faster at Cheltenham he would want to go two and a half. I'm afraid we have to sit on the fence at the moment. Knowing the ground on the first day at Cheltenham, if I had to have a bet I'd say two miles, but we'll sit down and think about it. His palate is pretty suspect. We have had to have it done before and he'll need it doing again - that only takes two weeks so it's not a problem. I'd probably give him another run, or we'll arrange a Henderson-ish preparation at home."

"He's a nice horse and hopefully he'll go for the Supreme Novices. He hurt his knee when he got beat at Kempton on his previous start and it knocked him back a bit. He's seems pleased with himself now and I think we'll take him straight there."

"He's very good and came out of his last race very well. To be honest it is all systems go and we hope to go for the Deloitte Hurdle at Leopardstown in two weeks time. The entries are very hot. The race will tell us a lot more and will help us decide where to go with him later on in the year. He has to be right up there (with the best novices). Hurricane Fly looks exceptional and Cousin Vinny has done nothing wrong and going on last season's Champion Bumper form we can't be too far behind them, so we are hoping that he'll improve a bit from last year and if he does, it should make him very competitive. Cheltenham is very much on the agenda. The horse has an entry in the Supreme Novices Hurdle and he also has an entry in the Ballymore Properties Hurdle."