article_snippet: This gelding, trained by Gordon Elliott (below), looks a much more complete racehorse this season and has won all This gelding, trained by Gordon Elliott (below) four races since being beaten by AP McCoy’s Gold Cup
article_snippet: Plus Gordon Elliott already has a winner on the board with Cause of Causes on the first day.
article_snippet: (Ladbrokes World Hurdle, 3.20)
article_snippet: him did, however, run a very promising first race of the season when third to Thursday’s opponent Saphir Du Rheu in the Cleeve Hurdle in January.
article_snippet: That was him first run since May so him is entitled to improve significantly and play a big part in a very open race.
article_snippet: Confidence will be increased in him chance now that trainer David Pipe has had a winner at the Christmas Meeting at Ascot.
article_snippet: This Evan Williams-trained eight-year-old was an easy five length winner at Ffos Las on This Evan Williams-trained last run and looks a horse who still has a little in hand with the handicapper.
article_snippet: BUYWISE was an easy five length winner at Ffos Las and looks to have a little in hand with the handicapper .
article_snippet: (Pertemps Hurdle, 2.05) Sybarite looks a good option here but, at even longer odds, this Tim Easterby-trained stayer looks worth a punt.
article_snippet: this Tim Easterby-trained stayer was fourth in the race 12 months ago, beaten less than half a length in a blanket finish, and this Tim Easterby-trained stayer races off a marginally lower handicap mark this afternoon.
article_snippet: this Tim Easterby-trained stayer stable is in decent form with a couple of winners in His stable last six runners.
article_snippet: (Ryanair Chase, 2.40) Lacks a little match practice for such a hotly-contested event as this but there is no doubt the Nicky Richards-trained gelding possesses talent.
article_snippet: the Nicky Richards-trained gelding possesses talent would probably have beaten Wishfull Thinking, a rival again on Thursday, in the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon last time but for an error at the final fence.
article_snippet: (Ladbrokes World Hurdle, 3.20) Has failed to win since (Ladbrokes World Hurdle, 3.20) first race of the season at Wetherby at the start of November and could be regarded as disappointing.
article_snippet: But the positives are that (Ladbrokes World Hurdle, 3.20) stable has emerged from a quiet spell and (Ladbrokes World Hurdle, 3.20) has had a breathing operation since being beaten behind Saphir Du Rheu here in January.
article_snippet: Will be staying on better than most at the finish.
article_snippet: It should be an open race this year but this is a horse that is well regarded.
article_snippet: I can see the race panning out perfectly for jockey Paul Carberry.
article_snippet: A useful horse who should run well at a decent price.