16th Feb 2012 | Horse Racing
Newbury Tip: Abergavenny
The yard trained the runner-up in the race last year. Price too big for this lightly raced hurdler.
With the bookmakers paying five places in the 1.15 Newbury I’m going into battle with a second selection. Quite simply Abergavenny is overpriced.
In five starts over hurdles, he has finished: 11130 with that last defeat excusable as the pace was farcically slow in the Ladbroke at Ascot.
Stablemate Bothy finished second in this race last year and Abergavenny has a very similar profile. Sneaking into the race off bottom weight, Brian Ellison is a master at getting the best out of his horses, especially when it comes to valuable handicaps.
With £8,000 available just for finishing fourth, I expect Felix De Giles will be doing everything possible to get this horse to place, with anything else a bonus. At 25/1 (Bet365) back him each way with ¼ odds for a top five finish.
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Odds correct at time of publishing: 16:08 16th Feb, 2012 but subject to change
