IT is surprising that today’s Betfair Chase, the first leg of the £1 million Triple Crown, has not attracted more aspirants. You can’t win the £1 million Triple Crown if you don’t win the first leg. Of course, there are different reasons why Altior, Clan Des Obeaux, Cyrname, Kemboy, Road To Respect, Santini, Delta Work and Al Boum Photo are not going to Haydock today, but all would have been legitimate Triple Crown contenders.

Some bookmakers have priced up the Triple Crown. The best price that you will get about Lostintranslation winning the Triple Crown is 33/1. That’s 33/1 the treble, the Betfair Chase, the King George and the Gold Cup.

Best odds about Colin Tizzard’s horse for today’s race is 13/8. At present, he is best-priced 7/1 for the King George and best-priced 7/1 for the Gold Cup. That’s 167/1 the treble as things stand, not 33/1.

Contingencies

Of course, there are contingencies. As in, if he wins today, he will probably be a shorter price than he is now for the King George, and if he wins the King George, he will probably be a shorter price than he is now for the Gold Cup. But 33/1 about the treble is saying that, if he does win today, he will be around 9/4 for the King George this evening, and if he wins the King George, he will be around 3/1 for the Gold Cup directly afterwards.

If you fancy Lostintranslation to win the Triple Crown, you’d be better just rolling it up yourself.