Appreciate It has all the qualities to play a big part in Champion Bumper
Envoi Allen sets the standard in the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle (1.30) but we’re expecting a big run from The Big Getaway in a race we’ve won on four occasions.
As his name suggests, he’s a fine, big chasing type whose most recent run showed he fully deserves a tilt at the race. He'd been a bit unlucky on his hurdling debut at Leopardstown before winning impressively by 17 lengths over two miles three furlongs at Naas in January.
The form of that race has been boosted with the runner-up and the sixth both winning since and the step up in trip should be a big plus.
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Published on 10 March 2020inComment
Last updated 11:50, 11 March 2020
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