Hereford top racing tip: Drop in grade gives Grivetana the edge
Hereford goes ahead
The morning withdrawal of the quietly-fancied Golden Glance has reduced the field to seven runners, but there’s still enough quality on show to suggest we have a competitive handicap hurdle to enjoy.
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Of those seven remaining starters, four are likely to be sent off at double-digit odds, and Tipstrr’s each-way specialists have leaned towards Ooh Betty and Addosh, both of whom have shown some promise, but would have to raise their performance significantly to squeeze their noses into the two-place frame here.
The bookies therefore have us lined up for a showdown between the three market leaders, all of whom appear to carry a mixture of appeal and vulnerability at around 9/4, depending where your interests lie.
Flight Of Freedom has already chalked up a win and a runner-up spot from her two October outings and should go well again here, but she is sure to be hard-pushed by the Charles Byrne-trained Redwood Queen.
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This capable mare lived up to her well-backed favourite tag when winning at Sligo in August, returning to action seven weeks ago with an equally promising third of 18 at Punchestown, while Finn Lambert’s five-pound allowance keeps her on a very competitive mark here.
Pick of the three, however appears to be top-rated Grivetana, saddled by Paul Nicholls, whose red-hot yard only has two horses in action on Wednesday, both here at Hereford.
Nicholls’ daughter Olive is on board, and her seven-pound claim should boost the chances of this top-weighted mare.
She should be better off for that post-wind-op run at Newbury three weeks ago, when she finished a respectable but never-threatening sixth of 11 over a shorter trip.
That recent outing was in a 0-130 handicap, and Grivetana finished fourth of 10 in 0-145 company earlier in the year, so this drop in grade to 0-120 makes her of significant interest here.
- Suggested bet: Grivetana to win the 14:35 at Hereford
- Tip advised by Set The Standard on Tipstrr
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