Sunday 22nd January
4.55 Kempton
Whipphound 1pt win, 20/1 VC Bet, and Bet 365
Whipphound ran poorly on his return to action, after a 4
month break at the beginning of December, when Mark Brisbourne’s horses were
badly out of form due to a virus in the yard. The handicapper may have over
reacted by dropping him 4lbs for that performance. They have turned the corner
over the last week though, as Qeethara and Hathaway demonstrated when both
running cracking races at Kempton last Sunday.
I find it interesting that Mark sends Whipphound down to Kempton as his
only runner. This strongly suggests that the horse is fit and well, and they
are going there to win, rather than just giving him a leg stretch, which they
could quite easily have down at their local track (Wolverhampton).
Whipphound has plenty of form on Polytrack, and is well handicapped having
fallen from an initial handicap mark of 78, down to the mark of 70 which he runs
off tomorrow. 20/1 is far too big a price about him in a race that won’t take
much winning.
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