Too HARDY for the ROOSTER Hardy Eustace stormed home ahead of the reigning Champion Rooster Booster and has earned a 10-1 quote for a repeat victory next year with Hills. Earlier on Brave Inca´s Supreme Novices win makes him a 20-1 chance for the 2005 Champion Hurdle, while the Rooster is 10-1 to snatch back his crown.Well Chiefs surprise Arkle win has earned him a 12-1 quote for the Champion Chase 2005 and Kicking King is 16-1. A good run in the William Hill Chase means Shardam is now 20-1 from 33 for the National, while todays big movers for the rest of the Festival include Latalomne (10-1 from 14) for the Grand Annual, Don fernando (16-1 from 33for the Cathcart) and the well backed Silver Birch, 7-1 for tomorrows National Hunt Chase.Things didn´t get off to a good start for the bookies as the gambled on Brave Inca made it 1-0 to the punters as the Festival kicked off, but the bookies are now letting out a sigh of relief - so far - as Thisthatandtother and Rooster Booster failed to make it. 'We were getting a serious feeling of deja vu as Brave Inca got up on the line', said Hills spokesman David Hood, 'Fortunately things have gone more our way since, although we are not counting our chickens yet..!'
