Friday 5.30
I give a shout to Jason The Militant in this, not because he is currently joint rank outsider for the Martin Pipe tomorrow, but because he's a horse who was winning graded hurdles in Ireland back in the day, 2 or 3 years ago. He reached a peak rating of 158 then, before switching to Phillip Kirby's yard. His new trainer then proceeded to get his mark down to great effect, when running against Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle. Obviously Jason The Militant came nowhere in that. He's dropped more than a stone this season alone and has continued his massive drop in the ratings, now rated 123. They stick some new headgear on tomorrow. Rightly or wrongly I've got Phillip Kirby down as a trainer where the betting market can be a guide, so any market support I'd view as a positive. I have to back him in the event he comes back to his best form and sneaks into a place.