As a novice, Minella Missile was exciting, being unbeaten in three starts and landing a Grade 2 at Cheltenham when defeating the subsequent Grade 1 Challow hero Captain Teague.
My ‘maniac’ 25-1 each-way NAP at Newbury – for a trainer who admits he’s probably a bit ‘nuts’ too TWO maniacs together hoping for a miracle – that’s me and trainer Evan Williams at Newbury on Saturday!.
Williams is trying to pull off a big-race shock with Minella Missile in this afternoon’s feature betting race, the William Hill Hurdle, once the Schweppes, Tote and Betfair Hurdle.
The likely favourite will be Secret Squirrel, who did my column a great favour when scoring and landing a gamble at the same Windsor carnival that Minella Missile was involved in.
In another twist, Minella Missile runs even though he has only had three tries over hurdles.
