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By Oliver Brett
1242: A note about the going: as opposed to yesterday, which was good (good to soft in places), we have now moved to the watered “New” course, which is officially good to soft (good in places). That should suit a number of the fancied horses, such as Poquelin in the Ryanair Chase (1440). Ruby Walsh felt it was a bit too quick for Master Minded yesterday.
1240: Saying that, we’ve already seen two odds-on chances, in Dunguib and Master Minded, soundly beaten. And that’s why I’ve had to keep on serving up the “happy bookmaker” graphic which I now wish I had never commissioned from the design department.1234: Big Buck’s, the World Hurdle champ and an odds-on favourite to retain that crown, has two quirks. Like many long-distance hurdlers he has a tendency to hit a “flat spot” in a race. And there’s also the suspicion that he doesn’t particularly enjoy racing, and might just decide to pull up one day. But his brilliant jockey Ruby Walsh always manages to coax him home - and in theory he should win easily again.1230: Good afternoon. Did anyone find a bookmaker to buy them a drink last night The layers have been crowing ungraciously after two bruising days for punters. Totesport’s George Primarolo said: “The festival has been a feast. Tuesday’s results were merely a snack compared to Wednesday’s main course - it’s been a bloodbath for punters.” Today it is down to the Paul Nicholls stable to repair the damage as, remarkably, he saddles the favourites in the first four racesThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.