Tiger Voice – 5.15 Ffos Las – 2 Mile Handicap Chase – 33/1 Coral, Boyles, best priced 40/1 Bet365 – BOG – 4 Places – 1 Point each way – LVP 16/1
Tiger Voice was previously owned by Robcour, the powerful Irish owners, and trained by Henry De Bromhead. He showed a decent level of ability postmarking an Irish high of 134 (140 UK equivalent) winning over hurdles and twice over chases.
De Bromhead free schools
his horses over chases and consequently Tiger Voice was well trained to jump, so winning twice in that sphere was expected. However, he was never the scopiest sort which limited his ability and I think that’s why he was sold on.
He was sold on to Bernard Llewellyn who did the classic and removed Tiger Voice’s regular tongue tie and the horse
started to underperform (and was also allowed to race in rear when he normally likes to track the pace).
The object was probably to get him down in the weights, but it might have backfired as they put on blinkers, and without the tongue tie I think Tiger Voice overstressed himself in a race and bled from the nose (this may not have been
the case - but is my opinion!).
On his latest run, he reverted to hurdles and had a tongue tie reapplied with cheekpieces, where he was allowed to lose 10 lengths plus at the start and was well in rear before he was asked to exert himself in the final half mile, running on well but was never in contention. He postmarked 95 off a mark of
107.
This looked like a confidence booster, and he didn’t bleed so hopefully that experience will bode well for today’s run.
He is now down to a net mark of 100 (including jockeys 3lb
claim) from 130 in just five runs, so is very nicely handicapped, and I like that they now send him back over chases, with the same tongue tie/cheekpieces combo.
You Say Nothing, Billingsley and Madiba Passion all like to make it, so we are guaranteed a strong pace that will suit Tiger Voice, I’m just hoping the jockey, Robert Williams, sets
off just behind the leaders and doesn’t lose the race at the start by getting too far back.
The Ffos Las track is flat which will help his jumping, where I’m expecting him to just pop away and not ask for any big ones.
The other aspect that could affect the race significantly is the weather forecast, where we are due around 4mm of rain in the morning, but there is a storm due at around 6 pm that could drop a further 7mm.
Now the ground is currently good to soft, soft in places, but this 6mm downpour
could easily hit the track by 5.15 pm turning the ground soft which would negatively impact many of the other runners who are looking for better ground.
Tiger Voice will enjoy the current ground, but he has won on soft so if the deluge did arrive early, it wouldn’t inconvenience him, but would in all likelihood improve his
chances.
The current 33/1 (40/1 with Bet365) is a lovely price for his chances and I recommend 1 point each way.
Tout Paris - 4.45 Ffos Las – 3 Mile Handicap Hurdle – 66/1
Paddy Power, BFSB, best priced 80/1 Bet365 – BOG – 3 Places – 1 Point each way – LVP 25/1.
Ironically the chances for Tout Paris might be weather dependent but, on the basis, the additional rain stays away.
He does have a French pedigree that suggests he should relish soft conditions, and a highish knee action, but so far, his best form is on better ground.
I say this a little tongue-in-cheek as most of his form is very modest – but his two best runs so far were on a faster surface in a 3-mile
Hunter chase, and a 3-mile Point to Point.
Subsequently, under rules he has been campaigned over much shorter trips, probably due to his keenness, however, now he steps up to 3 miles for the first time under rules we have to get involved off a basement mark of 79.
He has postmarked an Irish 85 so that puts him in with a shout here, and he is open to improvement over this trip.
The excellent Ben Jones rides, and if he can get him settled, he can outrun his current odds of 66/1.