The week ended on a positive note for my picks. At Down Royal Zanahiyr won,the 8/13 favourite made most of the running but he was challenged 3 out. He led from 2 out going clear on the run-in. He stayed on strongly easily beating Cask Mate by 8 lengths. Over at Dundalk Laugh A Minute finished 2nd. The 3/1 favourite was 8th approaching halfway. He made headway on the straight and challenged, he kept on well inside the final furlong without reaching the winner Arcanears. The 12/1 shot came home by 1/2 a length.
Saturday is day 2 at Down Royal and the highlight is the best race of the weekend when at 2.50 5 begin the Grade 1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase. This contest centre's around Cheltenham Gold Gup winner Minella Indo who makes his return. He beat stablemate A Plus Tard by 1 1/4 lengths to land jump racing's biggest prize back in March and will be very hard to beat if he picks up from where he left off but he does have some tough competition. Galvin is a high-class chaser who picked up his 6th win in a row when beating Annamix in a Grade 3 at Punchestown 17 days ago. He should have more to offer and can easily make it 7 wins here. The other main challenger is the only British raider Frodon. Another brilliant chaser who won the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day last year and after finishing 5th in the Gold Cup at Cheltenham he didn't need to improve to land the Oaksey Chase at Sandown when last seen in April. He is a frontrunner and will give this a good shot.
Big race prediction: 4: Minella Indo.
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