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/ Rory Delargy / 07 April 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Aintree is set for an exciting afternoon of racing
"Everything about Megastar suggests he can improve again over a course and distance which should suit him to a ‘T’."
Rory Delargy joins Paul Jacobs for day one of Aintree's Grand National Meeting, and outlines his thoughts on today's card below.
Best bet on day one of Aintree comes in the final race where Gary Moore's Megastar can follow the pattern of last year when he landed the Grade 2 bumper here having finished a promising fifth at Cheltenham. This year, he showed his best hurdle form when fifth in the Baring Bingham behind First Lieutenant, and everything about him suggests he can improve again over a course and distance which should suit him to a 'T'.
The handicapper looks to have underrated him slightly and, with better to come, he can beat a field of more exposed handicappers. In terms of dangers, nothing could be darker than the Paul Nicholls-trained Sire Collonges, but he may find a lack of experience counting against him. Orsippus, like the selection, followed a placed effort at Cheltenham with a graded success here last season, and looks as big a threat as any.
I've long been a fan of I'm Delilah, who lines up in the Red Rum Handicap Chase at 16:15. Ferdy Murphy's mare has shown her best form at Doncaster, and I'm hopeful that this similar circuit will suit her front-running style. She's out of the weights due to the presence of Woolcombe Folly (who looks the main danger to me), but a look back to last season shows that she was beaten just a nose by that rival in a Grade 2 chase in receipt of only 3 lb.
She gets lumps of weight from that rival now, and while he's improved since, there's no reason why she can't do better herself in just her second season. It's also worth pointing out that even in defeat, she's traded very short in running and should appeal to both each way backers and back-to-lay players alike.
Bubbling under on an excellent card are Turko in the Foxhunters with the excellent Sam Waley-Cohen on board, and Denman, for whom concerns about a hard race in the Gold Cup have been overplayed by the market makers. 'The Tank' looks more reliable than his rivals, with the exception of the tough-as-teak Carole's Legacy.
Recommended Bets
Back Megastar in the 17:25 Aintree @ [9.6] (NAP)
Back I'm Delilah in the 16:15 Aintree @ [12.5] (NB)
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