Pietro Innocenzi weighs up whether If The Cap Fits can beat Paisley Park

PAISLEY PARK Ridden by Aiden Coleman wins at Cheltenham 14/3/19 Photograph by Grossick Racing Photography 0771 046 1723

Paisley Park: will bid to win his second Cleeve Hurdle at CheltenhamCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

With Paisley Park and If The Cap Fits, first and second in the betting for the Stayers’ Hurdle in March, lining up this is very much a trial to be reckoned with.

The first thing to say is, if you fancy one of them for the festival you might be better off backing them for that rather than this, as their respective odds for the Cleeve are 8-11 and 9-2 compared with 5-4 and 7-1 for the Stayers’.

There’s the not so small matter of Benie Des Dieux still having an entry in the latter, but the vibes following her wide-margin win at Gowran on Thursday suggest she’ll head for the mares’ race.

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Published on 24 January 2020inPreviews

Last updated 07:34, 25 January 2020

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