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  • #1274102
    Avatar photoVenture to Cognac
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    That went pretty much perfectly for you G, and a nice Voucher for March, well done.

    I would say he’s the one to beat now

    #1274103
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    Thanks guys.

    Sixth win in a row! His impressive progression continues. Definitely a World Hurlde favourite now. Also one race earlier I saw One Track Mind struggling at the fences. He could be an intereseting opponent if he switches back to hurdles.

    #1274105
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    I’ve just been checking back on ‘Harry’s form and when with Helen Nelmes the form was not inspiring to say the least then bought by JPM and switched to Harry Fry then 1st. run goes off 7/2 fav. at Cheltenham winning cosily ?
    Since then unbeaten and into a top horse ?, what on earth was there there to see JPM aquire the horse and immediatly transform it into a world hurdle prospect ?, cracking horse and i wish it well but although we see horses change stables and ability, this has to rank way up there and beyond what i can remember.

    #1274106
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    Apologies DB, well played :good:

    #1274108
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    Thanks Bobby, very much looking forward to seeing him at Cheltenham :good:

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    I’ve just been checking back on ‘Harry’s form and when with Helen Nelmes the form was not inspiring to say the least then bought by JPM and switched to Harry Fry then 1st. run goes off 7/2 fav. at Cheltenham winning cosily ?
    Since then unbeaten and into a top horse ?, what on earth was there there to see JPM aquire the horse and immediatly transform it into a world hurdle prospect ?, cracking horse and i wish it well but although we see horses change stables and ability, this has to rank way up there and beyond what i can remember.

    Hi Blue. I’ve been following Unowhatimeanharry for a while now. He transferred from Helen Nelmes about a
    year ago to Harry Fry and had won only one out of 13 races. Whatever Harry Fry did with him, it transformed
    the horse who won the next five on the bounce the last being the Albert Bartlet at the festival. I was there
    to see him win that, he was impressive and obliged at 16/1 for me. He wasn’t in the ownership of JP when he
    transferred to Harry Fry, he was only bought by JP last month. A shrewd buy after his win today and an
    exciting prospect for the World Hurdle. He’s best priced 6/1 now :good:

    #1274114
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    JPM only bought him in the summer,was running for the Harry Fry racing club last year.

    Delighted to see Harry do so well today.Didn’t have a punt but will always be fond of him as he kicked off a glorious couple of hours for me at Cheltenham on Gold cup day last time when I had him at a nice AP price for the Bartlett.

    Looking like he could turn into a real top notcher on today’s run although he does tend to plough his way through the hurdles sometimes,he was lucky to stay upright after the last in the AB.Can’t see him finishing out of the places in the world hurdle on this form.

    What on earth was Helen Nelmes doing with him,she really must be kicking herself…

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    Well done Graham!! :good: :good:

    That is all I seem to do nowadays congratulate you :wacko:

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    Well done Graham, very impressive winner, and that’s a lovely price you have for the World Hurdle :good:

    Snow Falcon was going well but is the latest in a batch of recent fallers I’ve had, and was particularly disappointing as I was on each way at 14’s. While I think he’d certainly have been in the two as Stilvi says it’s impossible to say if he’d have won and the winner seemed to win with plenty in hand.

    #1274138
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    Lol cheers Raymo, I wish it was that regular, it’s just nice to get it right now
    and again. He’s been really good to me over the past year, I hope my luck holds
    out up to the Festival :good:

    #1274141
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    Cheers Tommy, and bad luck with Snow Falcon. As I mentioned earlier to Mark, he was going well
    and it didn’t look a tired fall. He would have been in the mix for sure.

    #1274162
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    He wasn’t in the ownership of JP when he
    transferred to Harry Fry, he was only bought by JP last month. A shrewd buy after his win today and an
    exciting prospect for the World Hurdle. He’s best priced 6/1 now

    Oh, tks for that Big G as i thought JP bought him out of the Nelmes stable and i looked to see what he saw that wasn’t obvious and now this beauty is on the march to great things hopefully.

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    I didn’t see the race but all the RP says it that Snow Falcon was making headway, travelling strongly but then fell. Would it have been in with a shout ?

    I’m not Flanagan’s greatest fan. A strike rate of 6-7% over in Ireland is poor ( although he’s been riding better for Meade this season )

    Impossible to say Mark, he was travelling well, but so were probably another 4 at that time. He
    came down at the 3rd last, it didn’t look a tired fall so he might have been in the mix. I think
    the winner looks a bit special, he won by 6 lengths but he was heavily eased so that could easily
    have been double that. Have a look at the race and see what you think

    http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/25-11-2016/newbury/result/753948/bet365-long-distance-hurdle-grade-2/video

    Thanks ! I agree with Stilvi that he’d have been first two but the winner has done that smartly.

    Still fairly happy with Snow Falcon for the World Hurdle

    #1274341
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    BigG, that is a great shout with HARRY, you must be counting down for Thecaworkd Hurdle now, well done

    #1274343
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    I didn’t see the race but all the RP says it that Snow Falcon was making headway, travelling strongly but then fell. Would it have been in with a shout ?

    I’m not Flanagan’s greatest fan. A strike rate of 6-7% over in Ireland is poor ( although he’s been riding better for Meade this season )

    Impossible to say Mark, he was travelling well, but so were probably another 4 at that time. He
    came down at the 3rd last, it didn’t look a tired fall so he might have been in the mix. I think
    the winner looks a bit special, he won by 6 lengths but he was heavily eased so that could easily
    have been double that. Have a look at the race and see what you think

    http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/25-11-2016/newbury/result/753948/bet365-long-distance-hurdle-grade-2/video

    Thanks ! I agree with Stilvi that he’d have been first two but the winner has done that smartly.

    Still fairly happy with Snow Falcon for the World Hurdle

    Good luck Mark, he was travelling nicely at the time so every chance he’ll be a player come March :good:

    #1274344
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    BigG, that is a great shout with HARRY, you must be counting down for Thecaworkd Hurdle now, well done

    Thanks buckers, I’m more than happy with him. He looks top class, and importantly he loves
    Cheltenham too :good:

    #1274356
    lionroars
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    really well done graham great tipping. and hope he wins the big un for you. so does nobody think faugheen will go for the world hurdle
    i can see why the guys are pulling towards snow falcon. was really going well at the time

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