Oscar Whisky faces four Welsh Champion Hurdle rivals

I live an unbelievably busy life and have only just looked at the results for Saturday's Welsh Champion Hurdle.

I see Oscar Whisky won impressively.

I don't know what's happened to poor Barizan..........I would love to see him winning again.

I must try and make more time for following the racing.......it used to be my biggest passion in life.......till other things took over.

Solerina

Sol,

It's a shame about Barizan, seems to have completely lost all ability now. I remember my Mrs backing it at Cheltenham last year in the Triumph Hurdle, we were certainly cheering it on coming to the last, just didn't quite last home but was a game run. Was glad it won at Punchestown in the 4YO hurdle but i think the writing was on the wall when it ran so poorly first time out this season behind Clerks Choice. I heard Evan Williams on ATR last week talking about the horse, he says it comes into itself in the Spring but the way it ran on Saturday i think miracles are needed to get this ones interest back in the game.
Oscar Whisky won well enough, but didn't really beat much, the interesting one for me in the race was Tarkari. Another one of Evan Williams that, if not for a blunder at the last would have finished 2nd and been pretty close to the winner. Formerly with Willie Mullins, i think it has a race in him somewhere before the end of the season, possibly a nice hanidcap somewhere but will need it very soft or heavy.

Cheers

i was on barizan on saturday as didnt really see the point of siding with oscar whisky at 1/5. it was a dissapointing run in all honesty but hopefully he can bounce back. from last years viewing he looked like he could take over the reigns as the new lough derg. not particulary classy but full of guts. think he should be left alone with now till next year. maybe a nice long break will do barizan some good

I really liked Oscar Whisky last season and i was of the opinion that it was only the quicker ground at the Festival that stopped him from being really competitve(all his previous form was with cut in the ground),that being the case then you would have to worry about him going down the Champion Hurdle route as more often than not these days we get decent ground come Cheltenham.If by some chance we got a real monsoon and it was real "winter" ground then he has an outstanding claim.Irrespective of what he does this season i cant wait for him to have a crack at novice chasing.