Bet 21

Bet 21 - TASHEBA - 14.05 - Wincanton

A nice looking race here, where some of the hurdling big guns come out. Celestial Halo should probably have won the Champion Hurdle last season and is a very decent hurdler, but has been off track for over 200 days - a fairly long lay off, and with Paul Nicholls not yet firing on all cylinders I will happily take him on. I would have done so even if one of my horses to follow was not opposing. Tasheba was last seen finishing a creditable 4th at the Royal meeting on the flat. Prior to that, he had not finished out of the places over hurdles. With the stable coming back to form, he stands a decent chance of finishing in the money again tomorrow.

1pt e/w