I've asked Paddy Power to price up Quai De Bourbon for next years BANC. They've offered a price of 50/1 which I think is very fair.
Ruby Walsh has been keen on QDB for the Pipe on the PP podcast for a while now and, unlike Sa Majeste and others, he hasn't baulked at the 3/1 price. He still fancies him for the race. He did give us GDC 3 years ago in the same race. I think they might think a lot of him at Closutton.
To my eye, he's one we can be fairly certain will step up to 3 miles and go over a fence next year; I can't see him going down the Turners route; he doesn't have the speed.
Keeping in mind that Spanish Harlem was out the back of the tele in the Pipe last year and was 50/1 after the race, I'm happy to take the risk at those odds. TWAF is only 40/1 with Hills.