There are two big handicap chases looming over the next fortnight: the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury and the BoyleSports Becher Chase at Aintree run over the Grand National course. I am hoping there are good ante-post bets to be had in both races.
The Coral Gold Cup, still known as the ‘Hennessy’ by many older racegoers after its former sponsor, takes place a week tomorrow and the runner I am keen to get onside is BROADWAY BOY for the Twiston-Davies yard. Trainer Nigel has one son Willy as his assistant and another son Sam as his stable jockey and they are all convinced they have a horse to go to war with.
This race, worth more than £140,000 to the winner, has been Broadway Boy’s target for some time and, as a six-year-old, second-season improving chaser, he has the look of a well-handicapped horse off an official mark of 148.
Connections believe his next run could tell them whether he is a Cheltenham Gold Cup horse of the future or a Grand National sort.
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