[WoodyTHFC]

One more GN bet that I placed a little while ago when the weights came out. Now this bet is slightly out of loyalty to one of my favourites that i have talked of loads of times, Cornish Rebel who I got 350 2 pts Betf and 50 place 3 pts. Since I placed it, it drifted to a best of 700 but has recently come in sharply although 100/1 is still widely available. Going through the form, it was a Grade 1 winner over hurdles, placed in a RSAC, second in a SGN when beaten by Joes Edge giving weight when it should have won, placed in a Hennessy of a big weight and WGN. Then it was in the process of a huge race in the Gold Cup in 2006 when travelling with style before a mistake 3 out, it looked very good to be placed at least. It tried the GN that year and hated it in truth which is a concern but that was off a huge weight. In its last year for Nicholls it tailed off a bit but there was the odd decent run with a win at Cheltenham giving Parsons Legacy a stone and a decent effort in a traditional GN trial at Haydock. Since then it has raced in hunter chases for a new stable and the new lease of life might just be what it needs. As its style it has been second on both ocassions when travelling decently enough. Those efforts are not brilliant but they are a glimpse of some life and it stayed on both times, yesterday it gave a former festival winner nearly a stone if you include claim just to lose a half length. The foxhunters could be the next port of call but after that it is in the GN with 10-09 which is more a reflection of current form and more realistic. It may hate the track and the fences again but it is such a character it could be bothered to turn up this year as it is so unpredictable, it will be staying on, it can travel strongly and whilst it will be reluctant to win the race, it is the type I can see it running a decent race to place at a big price.