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I mentioned my dark horses, one of which is Irish, but my British one is not such a dark horse if you look at my previous posts.
He’s entered for the Welsh and I actually fancy him for it but if he does win it then Aintree will probably be unattainable for him. As ever I am looking for him to be staying on yet again without actually getting his head in front!
Did you clock the news at the weekend that the top weight in the National is going to be reduced from 11-12 to 11-10?
What is the point in trying to fix something which ain’t broke?
What if they now regularly attract (the word don’t look right, but I’m sticking with the spelling) a Gold Cup placed horse and half the field are out of the handicap?
thought Cloudy Lane ran a good trial today..will be the right age next year.
Moehat, I don’t know about you, but my GN book is starting to get out of hand.
I reviewed it on Saturday, and out of 10 horses, I reckoned only 5 would make the line up.
I did a little bit of topping up on Christmas Eve, and I now have 20 horses in it! The only serious bet I’ve had so far is on Notre Pere, and he is annoyingly a bigger price now than when I made my bet.
The vast majority of my bets have been speculative £2 bets on horses at big prices, but it is now getting to the stage where the tail is starting to wag the dog.
I’ve been noticing this for the past couple of days. Why is Denman 11 for the GN on Betfair? Is this serious?
Haven’t checked but I presume the 12.0 is to back rather than to lay ie. people want to lay him at 11/1 for the race rather than wanting to back him.
In effect it means little as nobody wants to back him at such short odds for the race.
He’s gone back to 14, but nevertheless presumably people have been taking the small amounts between 70 and 12 or so.
Gerald
My British dark horse ran a shocker today but my Irish dark horse ran a corker (didn’t win but ran a fantastic race)!!! Another one with old Vulgan in him! You still won’t find him in the Betfair market, which I find odd because he will get a run if entered, but got my 100’s at Ladbrokes in October.
I can’t believe that Dreaper, the trainer, doesn’t want to go for the GN this season with Notre Pere (today’s RP).
When the iron is hot, you’ve got to strike with it.
Let’s hope that Dreaper, the Trainer’s son, has the major say in the decision.
Let us start praying: "Our Father . . "
Have the weights been released yet for the National, i can not find my way around the new Racing Post site ?
If not what sort of weight would Denman get in the National ?
Denman will get topweight (barring the entering of Master Minded). The weights are released in February.
If he were to be beaten hands downs by Kuato Star in the Gold Cup, which might end up being only his second run of the season what would connections do?
Run him I suspect!
He would have 11st 10lbs and be very well in at the weights, can’t see it being entertained this season with his heart scare as they said he wouldn’t run in it even prior to that.
6 weeks till the weights are released Tourbillon.
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