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I think they should run her in the JLT.
I have concerns about course suitability, which I’ve stated on here before, but if you look at how she was trained during the winter prior to each Fsstival run, it could just be a case of not being in the same physical condition as her impressive wins.
Two runs isn’t enough evidence to state definitively that she doesn’t like Cheltenham and she has come under pressure at the same point of the race on both occasions.
It might have been the hill finish, it might have been fitness…time to give it one more try.
She looks a stronger horse this year.
Drovers Lane at 33s EW with PaddyP is my EW bet in this. Jumped very nicely to win here over 2m4f LTO. Had an entry in the Towton but trainer was probably going to wait for the Reynoldstown anyway, which she has won twice including with O’Faolain’s Boy on his way to his RSA win.
He’s got an entry in the JLT but won his P2P smartly, his first start over fences was over 3m (which he won), his dam won over a couple of times over 3m and his sire has got his fair share of stayers. Curtis also knows how to train a staying chaser and I suspect may be most tempted by the race she’s won before.
I’m with you on this one Grass.
Happy enough with my 20’s on Delta Work, but I’d like another, and you make a good case for Drovers.
I called him “exciting” on The Towton thread, and though I was looking at another for that race, it never occurred to me to consider him for Cheltenham.
I like the O’Faolains angle, and I’m following you in.
No Drovers Lane in the Reynoldstown. Hope that is vaccine related rather than anything else. Although Lisnagar Oscar is entered over the weekend and one would have thought their vax schedules are the same. I wouldn’t mind awfully if he went straight to the festival but if so they might be more likely to stick to his most recent distance and keep him to the JLT. Might have to do a NRNB for him on that race, but I’ve tied up a good few bob antepost already.
I’ve still not played him Grass, but I’m not any less keen for him missing The Reynoldstown. I see that he’s being cut for The JLT, and it looks like now is the time for the NRNB option there if you fancy it.
Can’t actually think of any real reason for me not to bet him in this with NRNB available, and I really should get my finger out lol.
There’s 33’s available for The NH Chase as well, but surely one of the shorter options for him.
Due to my love of all things Closutton and also of a big price, I’ve added Redhotfillypeppers here at 125-1 EW NRNB with b365.
Fences and another year’s maturity seem to suit her (she’s a big strong mare) and she settled, travelled and jumped very nicely on chase debut at Limerick. She’s a big striding horse but seems to be able to shorten up and pop one if required while keeping a nice rhythm. Going left handed should suit too. Granted she wasn’t running against stellar opposition that day; although the 2nd and 3rd have won since.
There’s been a bit of rain today so hope that will set the ground just right for Thursday at Thurles and she may get a nice spin round. She’s also entered in the JLT (100-1 and NRNB so what the hell, I took that too) but the yard have other horses for that and she is their only chance for this (poor little Coquin Mans going nowhere by the looks of his last 2 runs; suspect something wrong with the landing gear given that jumping off to the right…is his knee playing up again? and he hasn’t jumped a fence in public). Think a trip will suit the mare. Big beast that she is, 7lb from the boys is lengths in the bank.
Hopeful she can justify her original P2P winner’s price tag
Santini drifted a few points for this today. Some people saying he could be out. I don’t think he will be out. It’s a drift but not massive. I reckon he just got a hiding by on the blind side in their racecourse gallop yesterday.
Either way it’s not a good signJust seen a guy on twitter who works for unibet post a photo of santini and said the photo was taken literally 6 mins ago and the horse is fine as far as he knows.
Can only assume it’s a fake drift or santini looked bad against on the blind side in their racecourse gallop? HmmmmPeople just overreacting to Pricewise not fancying him.
Happy to stick with the 8’s I got with Topofthegame! He may well be my nap of the week!
I give a chance to two unmentioned so far on this thread.
CHRIS’S DREAM at 20/1 looks like he is improving run by run and ran okay in the Spud race last year for an immature horse.Three good runs in chases this season and looks like HDB has brought him on slowly.
CHAMPAGNE CLASSIC has form that ties in with the abovementioned and the two of them are a similar stages in their careers and has excellent hurdle form 20/1Santinis shoe came off in his racecourse gallop and that’s apparently the reason for the temporary drift
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