Bensalem Odds – RSA Chase Betting

Considering the combination of track and trip was far from ideal for Long Run, I thought he was very classy winning the Kingmaker Chase but I do still have reservations about his jumping on an undulating course, the fact he is only five and their allowance was cut from 10lbs to 2lbs two years ago and the terrible record of Feltham winners in this race.

I would still prefer Long Run to Diamond Harry though who won at Newbury on the same afternoon, in fact, I prefer Bensalem to Diamond Harry as well as Nick Williams’ charge didn’t jump as well here as he did over the baby fences at Haydock and I am pretty sure that Bensalem would have beaten him but for a jolting error just as the race was hotting up.

I am just not convinced that Diamond Harry is at his very best over three miles but I am very sure that the trip is exactly what Bensalem wants. I also don’t like the fact Diamond Harry will head to the RSA Chase off the back of just two chase runs as the last ten winners had at least three runs over fences.

Henderson may also have a third run in Burton Port who entered the fray with an easy winner from possible NH Chase candidate The Sliotar at Southwell making it two out of two over fences for him. Will he run three though?

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Paul Nicholls was mentioning this race as a target for The Nightingale on Saturday (previously was a toss up between this and the Jewson) but he is another that will have two chase runs at most.

Uimhiracethair just got up to force a dead heat at Navan yesterday and needs to improve bundles on that form and he is another with just two chase starts at present.