12th Apr 2012 | Horse Racing
Aintree Tips: Riverside Theatre
Won the Ryanair at Cheltenham thanks to his stamina and should relish the step up in trip. Also has a King George second on his CV.
The 3.05 Aintree is a cracking renewal of the Betfred Bowl Chase. The big question is whether to side with the Gold Cup form or Ryanair form we saw at Cheltenham - I am siding with the latter.
Riverside Theatre made me sit up when he won a cracking Ryanair Chase, a race for which I gave him no chance. I didn’t think he’d like the track and thought the contest came too soon.
Since then I’ve had to completely revaluate my opinion of the horse; now I rate him a potential Gold Cup winner. The way Barry Geraghty niggled him along early in the race suggested that 2m5f is now the minimum trip for the horse; the further he goes the better. He wasn’t exactly stopping as he came flying up Cheltenham’s hill.
A year ago, he finished second in a King George behind Long Run, a race that is run over 3m. I have no worries that he will get today’s 3m1f trip. He has clocked five excellent Topspeed figures in a row suggesting Riverside Theatre is the real deal and therefore great value at 10/3 with Betfred.
*Best Odds Guaranteed – Betfred
Back Riverside Theatre with Betfred as they are best price and offer Best Odds Guaranteed. If the starting price (SP) is bigger than the current price, you get paid at the bigger SP.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 08:20 12th Apr, 2012 but subject to change
