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Fiepes Shuffle looks a real Sandown horse and as you say can go some gallop DJ. Foreign horses are often overlooked at 66/1 available with Stan James is far too big.
I am going for Takeroc because Master Minded might need the run and Tidal Bay is susept to few blunders.
I'm firmly in the Master Minded camp. I reckon it's very easy to forgive his Aintree run. The performance we saw at Cheltenham stands up from just about every angle and if it's a matter of jumping, I think MM's will hold up better round here than TB's.
For what it's worth, though, I think Twist Magic is a good bet to finish ahead of Tidal Bay and if there's a market without the fav, I'll be all over him like a rash.
I'll be surprised if they can hold on to Fiepes Shuffle. He's looked a free-going fnt runner both times he's run at Sandown.
1 /113-4 Fiepes Shuffle
Not one for short prices but surely this is buying money on Master Minded with the only conceivable danger more likely to go for the Peterbrough and AP taking the ride.
I have MM 2/7 on my tissue. A stone and a half in hand and 4/6 ???
totesport gone 1/2 for queen mother champion chase 2009
It's hard to see Master Minded getting beaten over 2m this season.
Well Chief is probably the only 2m chaser in training that could give MM a race but unfortunately he's been off the track for so long that it would be a miracle if he made a successful comeback.
Nicholls was about to go on a rant about "negativity" about his horses but Down kept talking...
Twist Magic surely won't get home in this ground?
Well Chief would get close to Master Minded? That I highly doubt.