Two Horses set to light up the upcoming National hunt season

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No rush for Paisley camp call

The National hunt season is now kicking off as all roads lead to the Cheltenham festival in the second week of March. Punters are already looking for free tips for horse racing and which horses to put their money on for the season ahead. Here we cover two horses set to light up the season and prove very difficult to beat when it comes to Prestbury Park in March.

Klassical Dream

Where better to start than with the 2019 Supreme Novices winner and ante post favourite for the Champion hurdle in Klassical Dream. He is now as short as 7/2 for the marque event of day one of the festival and for good reason. Klassical Dream is a five year old trained by Willie Mullins and is unbeaten in his four starts for the Irish trainer. He came with plenty of experience from France but has improved no end.

This started with a victory in a Maiden hurdle at Leopardstown, before he was instantly stepped up to Grade One level in the Chanelle Pharma Novice hurdle at Leopardstown. He was very well backed in the run up to the race and battled on well to hold off stablemate Aramon. Next up he contested the Supreme Novices’ hurdle at the Cheltenham festival and got the team off to a winning start, as he quickened clear up the straight to win readily by just over four lengths. This was following travelling with ease throughout, looking a potential Champion hurdler in the making.

Klassical Dream has now added the Herald Champion Novice hurdle at Punchestown to his CV with a bloodless five and half-length victory. He is now going to take the world of beating and could he yet add another victory for the trainer in the Champion hurdle, with his last coming through the mare Annie Power back in 2016.

Paisley Park

One of the most improved horses of last season and another that if returning in the same form is going to take the world of beating all season. That is the Emma Lavelle trained seven year old, Paisley Park. He is the current 3/1 ante post favourite as he looks to defend his crown this season in the Stayers hurdle.

Paisley Park started last season well under the radar, following a 54 length beating in the 2018 running of the Albert Bartlett. He started last season in a handicap hurdle at Aintree and stayed on very powerfully to win by just over two lengths. Next up was a Grade Three Stayers Handicap at Haydock, in which the horse gave another clear example of his staying ability as he ran on very strongly to lead close home.

Paisley Park was then stepped up to Grade One level in the JLT Hurdle at Ascot. Despite his recent progression he was still widely available at 8/1 for the race. He was pushed along three out but made steady progress and was driven clear from the last to win by two lengths. This victory led to heavy support on the horse for the Cheltenham festival race.

Next up was the Cleeve hurdle at Cheltenham and a big test against some of the leading stayers. This produced one of the performances of the season as he powered clear up the testing straight to win very impressively by 12 lengths. This led to an RPR rating of 172, putting him clear of some of the best stayers we have seen for some time.

This victory meant he was sent off at 11/8 for the Stayers hurdle at the festival and one of the shortest priced horses of the meeting. He again had to be ridden on numerous occasions throughout the race but when he entered the straight he powered clear as is customary to win by just under three lengths, following a bad mistake at the last. If the horse returns in this form this season, then it is likely all others will be playing for places when it comes to march and he would rate banker material.

 

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