High-class outsider looks a crazy price on best hurdles form

Credit: Alan Crowhurst

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2.50 Cheltenham
2pts each-way at 10-1 with BoyleSports (8-1 with Betfred, Coral, Ladbrokes & 188Bet)Wicklow Brave
3.30 Cheltenham
1pt each-way at 33-1 with Betfair & BoyleSportsChampers On Ice
4.50 Cheltenham
2pts each-way at 9-1 with Hills (8-1 with bet365, Coral & Ladbrokes)Tully East
5.30 Cheltenham
1pt each-way 16-1 with bet365 (14-1 with Betway, BoyleSports & 188bet)SOMETIMES your brain needs a little jog to get a bit of inspiration and it wasn’t until I spoke to Lee McKenzie on Talksport on Saturday morning that it even dawned on me that Wicklow Brave was running in today’s Stan James Champion Hurdle (3.30).

McKenzie asked what I thought of his chances and this reminded me I’d backed him for the 2016 version straight after he won the 2015 County Hurdle.

He didn’t make that gig but, having thought more and more about him over the weekend, isn’t there a case for saying he’s the most over-priced horse in the race?

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Published on 13 March 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 20:54, 13 March 2017

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