Horse Racing Betting Tips: A Plus Tard all set for take off in Ryanair
Reported today on City AM
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ONLY the eight runners are set to line-up in the Ryanair Chase (2.50pm), which is one of the feature races on the penultimate day of the meeting.Last year's winner Frodon is back to de- fend his crown with
Bryony Frost in the saddle and the rain that fell earlier in the week will
certainly help his cause.However, there is a feeling that this is a far better race
than he won 12 months ago and he may just struggle to repel a strong Irish
challenge.Anyone who witnessed A PLUS TARD demolish his field
in last year's novices' handicap by 16 lengths knew they were watching
something a bit special.He went on to finish third on his next start in a Grade One
over three miles at Punchestown and the trip seemed to stretch him that day.After blowing the cobwebs away on his seasonal reappearance,
he landed a Grade One success at Leopardstown over an inadequate 2m1f trip
where he was too good for Chacun Pour Soi.He's been kept fresh for this race by his in-form trainer
Henry De Bromhead who feels this intermediate trip will suit him even better.There was always the option of running him in yesterday's
Champion Chase over two miles, but connections felt they may just have gone too
quick in the early stages for A Plus Tard.This looks the right race and I suggest taking the 7/4 on
offer with Paddy Power as I think he will be too good for Min who looks his
biggest danger.Willie Mullins' runner is desperately unlucky to have been
born in the same era as Altior having chased him home here in both his Supreme
Novices' Hurdle and his first Champion Chase victory.The team blamed tactics for last year's poor run at the
Festival and he showed at Aintree that this trip is far more to his liking.He's definitely a threat to my selection but looks likely to
come up just short again on a track where
