What A Friend ran a very good race at Newbury behind Long Run when like Burton Port he was closing at the end. He fell at the 2^nd in the Gold Cup and with that race probably having taken a huge amount out of his principle adversaries here he looks a good prospect at a decent price. He has won this race before and in my view should be 3^rd Fav here behind Riverside Theatre and Burton Port. The fact that they both had exceptionally hard races at Cheltenham should bring him closer to them. I got a bit of 11/1 this afternoon but the 9/1 available in a few places still looks a bit of value. Ive just noticed a bit of 10/1 available in Ladbrokes

1pt Win 9/1 Tote/Betfred/Coral 10/1 Ladbrokes