Where to get the best price about Envoi Allen for the Marsh Novices’ Chase?

Envoi Allen winning the 2019 Champion Bumper

Envoi Allen’s rise to stardom continues as he comfortably extended his unbeaten record on Sunday. It was his 11th successive victory under rules. The race promised to be a good one as he had to concede 11lb to Asterion Forlonge. Unfortunately, Willie Mullins’ runner fell at the first fence in the Sky Bet Killiney Novice Chase at Punchestown.

The Gordon Elliott trained dual Cheltenham Festival winner was very commanding in the Grade Three. Run over two and a half miles, it was heavy ground but he was in second gear the whole way round. It is full steam ahead for the Cheltenham Festival in March now where he will run in the Marsh Novices’ Chase.

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Trainer Quotes

Elliott said: “It’s nearly a bit of an anti-climax Asterion Forlonge went at the first because you’re waiting to see what’s going to happen, but Jack said he went around there in second gear and he wasn’t doing a stroke. He went around there with his ears pricked, but what I liked was, when Jack asked him to quicken, he got underneath the last and landed running, and quickened all the way to the line.”

He added: “I think he’d be better with a lead. We all know how idle he is. In fairness, he had to do his own donkey work there. Jack said he was nervous enough looking at the loose ones running in and out of the fences up front, but thankfully that’s job done. I don’t think he did anything wrong, did he?”

Future Plans

Gordon said: “He’s obviously in everything at the Dublin Racing Festival for fear of anything happening with Cheltenham, but I’d imagine we will go straight there.”

Asked if he’d have preferred a harder race with a view towards March, Gordon said: “This horse is for the future. He’s been to Cheltenham twice and he showed what he can do around there. It’s next year we are thinking about with him.”

William Hill are Top Price

He may be short odds to win the Marsh Novices’ Chase now but it will surely be extremely difficult to see him being turned over. William Hill are top industry price, offering even money on Envoi Allen. Most firms are odds-on so this price could still look like a fair price come March.

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