My bets so far:
Put a single on Big Buck's in November @ 4/5 with Ladbrokes, NRNB.
Done a single on Quevega at the same stake & odds when it was announced Voler would be going for the World. I must've literally been one of the last people to get the 4/5 that was left with Boyles, as shortly after they were same price as everyone else. No NRNB so backside will be nipping until I see her line up at the tape.
Three multiples with free bet money.
Quevega (5/4) & Big Buck's (4/7), with the first leg being Novak Djokovic to win the Aussie open.
The next one was a nine-timer which included a few cross the card sports bets (Man Utd to beat Ajax in Amsterdam etc), plus Hurricane Fly (8/11), Big Buck's (8/15) and Quevega (4/7).
The most recent one was Hurricane Fly (4/5), Quevega (4/7), Big Buck's (4/7) and Long Run (9/4) acca.
Just backed Quevega again, 1/2 - crap price but at least I got NRNB. Unaccompanied only runs if Quevega doesn't, and realistically she should beat the rest of them on the snaff.
Same odds as the Buck's machine, yet it is easy to make a case for Oscar Whisky. Even if you don't think OW will beat him - it is easy to see him giving BB a big race if he stays the trip.
Cannot see anything troubling Quevega. She beat a far better field than this over further at Punchestown last year despite making a complete hash of the last hurdle and hacked all over a similar field to this one at Chelts for the past couple of years.
My swerve of the meeting is Sizing Europe. Make no bones about it, he has had three hard races this year. The first one on heavy ground at Down Royal, the second in the Tingle Creek - ok, he slammed the lot of them but Lynch still asked him to kick on and do it with authority, same scenario against Big Zeb in the tied cottage. Think that could be the Championship race with a shock result this year.
Finian's Rainbow is the most likely candidate, but he isn't the type you associate with a street fight. Big Zeb maybe a bit too old now. Kauto Stone will have to settle better than past twice if he is to ever win a decent prize. After that, there aren't many conceivable options. Somersby going for the Ryanair probably, Wishful Thinking has had a queer season so far, rest of them...
wonder what odds Harchibald would've went on Betfair!