Quote Originally Posted by Timbertop View Post
Not the spectacle it used to be. The Health and Safety and animal rights brigades have managed to reduce the fences that much they hardly take any jumping. Looks wide open. Anybody fancying a long shot is best advised to open a Betfair account where exchange odds will be far better.
I don't understand the hype this race is getting.

Just another ordinary race amongst a calendar of ordinary races

About as exciting as a cheese sandwich