Paisley Park value for Cheltenham glory but Champ has no appeal for RSA

The fact Paisley Park's price has only been trimmed slightly for the Stayers' Hurdle seems something of a gift by bookmakers.

The cut to 7-4 (from 2) is more than fair to punters as Paisley Park is vastly more likely to win a second Stayers' Hurdle this afternoon than he was this morning. We have had seven different winners of the Stayers' Hurdle since the last of Big Buck's's successes ended an era of multiple winners and the likes of More Of That have proved dominant seasons can be one-offs.

Not so Paisley Park. In giving 6lb and a comfortable enough beating to a horse of the quality of Thistlecrack he showed he can be the next to prolong his reign. He comfortably dismissed his nearest British-trained rival on official ratings with the runner-up rated 167 in this sphere.