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I noticed on Twitter the following tweets from Jonathan Powell. "So sorry to hear that Bob (RA) Davies has died. An entertaining character, he was so proud to win a hurdle race at Ascot on Pendil as a young jockey. After an extra late night out Bob once turned up to ride out for Fred Winter in...

Stones and Roses is 4/1 fav at Punchestown today in from 15/2 last night. He'd fit the bill of one needing to win today to get into the Aintree field.

More wise words from Grasshopper.

That was decent from Edwardstone at Warwick, the downside being that Third Time Lucki was a lot closer than at Sandown and I am not convinced by Third Time Lucki. i think last week's Leopardstown form is stronger.

But it is a mathematical fact, just as the weight carried by a filly winning the arc is taken into consideration when allocating a rating.

Broomfield Burg is a worthy favourite, that was a good performance at Kempton.

There's an interesting novice hurdle at Naas on Saturday. O'Toole who split Kilcruit and Sir Gerhard at Punchestown in April takes on Journey With Me. Journey With Me should win as Crawford's insist that O'Toole is a long term project, but it is intriguing nonetheless.

I loved Champagne Fever but nobody could say that he was a "far superior" bumper horse to Kilcruit. He may have been better, he may not, but he certainly wasn't "far superior" to Kilcruit. Kilcruit won three of his four bumpers and was a half length second to Sir Gerhard in the other. it is...

While I wouldn't necessarily say that he'll win it, I think that Kilcruit is a better horse than many are giving him credit for. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if he placed in it.

I am very sorry to hear that. I only met Brian once but you didn't need to spend long in his company to appreciate what a knowledgeable man he was. RIP

Bob Davies along with Terry Biddlecombe, Ron Barry, Paul Kellaway, Bill Smith and Richard Pitman were the marquee jockeys when I started watching racing in the early seventies.

May he get a long and healthy retirement. At his best, he was very good.

Epatante may be favourite for the County Hurdle, but I can't see connections by-passing a Champion Hurdle with such little depth to it.

Tony Calvin was expressing reservations about her finish on the Weighed In podcast too.

Some of the other new ratings Hurdles Sir Gerhard 150 Minella Crooner 139 Party Central 135 +13 Chases Saint Sam 152 Vanillier 148 Gailllard du Mesnil 147 Dunvegan 162 +6 Grange Walk 140 +3 Foxy Jacks 139 +5

I'd beinclined to agree with Euro.

Sea Pigeon 1977 Champion hurdle 4th Allied Manufacturing HH 1st Scottish Champion Hudle 1st non handicap Chester Cup 1st 1978 Champion Hurdle 2nd Scottish Champion Hurdle 1st handicap Royal Doulton 8th Chester Cup 1st 1979 Champion Hurdle 2nd Aintree fell & remounted for 4th Scottish...

He wouldn't be as big as the others mentioned.

I think that they'll go for a grade 1 with Kilcruit. Willie's numbers in the handicap hurdles will likely be down this year given how many of his less exposed novices have only had two career runs over hurdles. I am thinking of the like of Bronn, El Fabiolo, Henn See and Glengouly.

I'd say that it might depend on which one Paul picks. If CPS is the spare it will likely be Patrick given how often Patrick has picked up a Ricci spare. If Energumene is the spare I would think it more likely to be Danny or maybe Sean O'Keefe given that he rode him in Cork.