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Racing Post reporting O’Leary could be tempted by handicap options for Tombstone at the festival.
Elliot was all over it at the betfair preview night. mentioned him a few times that he would like to go the handicap route and then butted in when someelse mentioned Tombstone that he could guarantee it would go the handicapping route
Do you have any notes from the Betfair Preview?
Racing Post reporting O’Leary could be tempted by handicap options for Tombstone at the festival.
Elliot was all over it at the betfair preview night. mentioned him a few times that he would like to go the handicap route and then butted in when someelse mentioned Tombstone that he could guarantee it would go the handicapping route
Do you have any notes from the Betfair Preview?
There really wasn’t much to take from it, I thought it was rubbish compared to ones they have done in the past. From what I remember:
Gordon Elliot wants to run Empire of Dirt in the GC and not the CC but doesn’t have much choice. Not only this, but he said Djakadam is his most likely winner.
David Yates argued with Nichols and Elliot over his assessment of Charli Parcs and basically just made himself look like an idiot
Betfair went 5/1 Buveur D’Air and 5/2 Yorkhill JLT
Gordon Elliot was bullishly optimistic about Death Duty and said he is a more exciting novice at this stake than Don Cossack was
Kevin Blake was sweet on Yanworth, Uknowwhatimeanharry and Yorkhill. Kevin Blake and Gordon Elliot were both very sweet on Noble Endeavor in the Ultima. I already have this backed so I am happy
Nichols didn’t really say or do much. Politolgue is his best chance of a winner
Gordon Elliot said he wants Tombstone to go handicap route, Coral or County but most likely County
David Yates argued with Nichols and Elliot over his assessment of Charli Parcs and basically just made himself look like an idiot
Except that he was right.
That 50/1 e/w bet on My Tent or Yours looks massive now. 20 starts and 19 places in his career. 3 races at the festival and 3 places.
Looking back at last year’s Supreme, Buveur D’air had every chance to get past a tiring Min up the straight and couldn’t do it.
Lots of rain due over the next week I think ta going to be soft going….
Even more in favour of yanworth…
NAPLots of rain due over the next week I think ta going to be soft going….
Even more in favour of yanworth…
NAPCrazy how reports are so conflicting,
Someone in the office confirmed today that they were due rain on wednesday and possibly scattered on sunday and that was it…..The forecast i’ve seen gives the occasional shower but in general its a dry run up. Simon Claisse has described the going as good/soft on the old and good/soft, good places on the new. Its not gonna be worse than that on the day
Simon Claisse only ever says it’s good to soft regardless of the actually ground condition. In the interest of self preservation
Simon Claisse only ever says it’s good to soft regardless of the actually ground condition. In the interest of self preservation
Lol,maybe. Are you suggesting that Mr Claisse is a bit ungenuine???? I take on board your point though
No but slightly exaggerates. It’s a well documented thing that jockeys sometimes come back after the first race and suggest the ground is different. It’s been brought up before with well known racing people
I don’t have a deal of confidence in weather forecasting but looking at the netweather.tv forecast the Cheltenham area will be due three quarters of an inch of rain between now and Sunday with a third of that falling on Sunday.
Further to my last post a little more info.
In December Cleeve Hill recorded 1.3inches of rain, the majority of which fell on 10th December. The meeting on Jan 1st started as G/S but after a 1/4 inch fell during the day finished as soft. Up until the meeting on the 28th they had a little over 2 inches of rain and the meeting was classed as Soft, G/S in places. Since that meeting there has been approximately 3 inches of rain. If the forecast is right and they get 3/4 inch of rain before Tuesday and in particular 1/4 inch on Sunday then it could be softer than the anticipated official Good to soft
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