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The great Elegant Escape will match Arkle and win the RSA aged 6. It will be his first of many gold cups next year and then the great gold cup duels of Samcro v Elegant Escape in 2020 and 2021.
This is the best chaser of the century.
The horse obviously isn’t anywhere near that level as a novice though will develop into a gold cup winner next season.
The horse is however primed and ready and has had the perfect seasonal preperation for the big day in the RSA. Incredible natural jumper of a fence and has been given experience of the fences at Chepstow, Newbury, kempton and Exeter twice.
Able to jump at speed and high cruising speed but most importantly of all has the heart of a lion and is an out and out fighter.The superstar of CHELTENHAM 2018
BETTER THAN BOTH KAUTO STAR and ARKLE (in time).
Hmmm, I think someone might be coming out with outlandish statements in order to get a reaction. LOL
Value Is EverythingELegant Escape is already far superior to KAUTO Star in his novice chasing season.
KAUTO Star won a class 3 novice chase then came 2nd in a 3 runner race with 2 finishers losing to Mistral de Cour.
KAUTO star then fell on his first trip to the festival. EE has already bettered that having finished 7th of 15 at 100/1 over hurdles last season on his first cheltenham outing.The RSA is merely the first step to legendary status for this all time great chaser.
Tizzard has emmerged as one of the uks greatest trainers of chasers over the last few years and has trained 2 of the last 3 king George winners.
Many believe he would have trained the gold cup winner had cue card not have fell.
Numerous grade 1 chase wins over last 5 years.Now the special one Elegant Escape has arrived and this horse will spearhead the surge that propels Colin Tizzard to be regarded as the finest trainer of a chaser in both the UK and Ireland over the next 4 years.
Ireland has no answer to this horse.
If SAMCRO had of gone novice chasing instead of hurdling this season and lined up here then EE would have a serious rival in this race but as it stands he has just Black Corton and ballyoptic to beat.
The Irish challenge is weak and is spearheaded by a national horse and a horse who’s trainer believes he should be running in the JLT.
Dounikos and BonBon Au Miel look irelands best hope of a big run and one of them could end up with 2nd or 3rd here. But most likely GB will at the very least have 2 of the top 3 here and of course the winner in EE.Personally I think Elegant Escape is nothing particularly special. He’s 150ish right now with some potential to rate higher when tackling extreme distances. He is an unattractive tall gangly horse – I always have my doubts about the breathing and long-term soundness of those types.
I’d be very surprised if he made up into a 165+ animal, although perhaps with a little improvement, good health and the right conditions in a very strongly-run race he could take down some honours granted a weakish era in 3m chasing.
Still, that sort of profile might be enough to take down this year’s RSA.
Monalee is a funny one – I had heard negative rumours about his jumping (Irish whispers said he’d had a couple of schooling falls) before his chasing debut. Since then, bar the one catastrophe, he has looked a natural. You’ve got to like the zesty way of attacking his fences and how he has plenty of spring. Maybe he’s just a bit over-bold sometimes. I’m not 100% sold on his stamina at a testing 3m yet. His latest win came when allowed to dominate a slowly-run race (they finished in a ruck behind him) and you wonder if he’ll check out as he did in the Albert Bartlett last year. Dounikos was 2nd despite looking a very shaky stayer at 3m himself a few times in the past (National Hunt Chase talk was nonsense with that one IMO), which does hammer home those concerns for me.
FWIW I’ve only had one proper bet in the race so far (Presenting Percy mid-season). Also spunked some small change on Ami Desbois early doors. I’m going to beat the SP on PP for sure but I’m not really in love with his prospects after the latest run. I’ll have another look at the race and re-evaluate. Maybe Elegant Escape is the one but I’m not pinning my colours to him just yet.
“ELegant Escape is already far superior to KAUTO Star in his novice chasing season.”
I’ve decided you’ve got to be on a wind up. Did you even watch Kauto’s defeat by Mistral de la Cour?
Elegant Escape may well have won the 4 miler but the only chance he has in the RSA is if most of the others don’t finish.
Elegant Escape will get a huge boost to his chances after the ballymore.
If New Sensation beats Samcro in the BALLYMORE then that will be 2 winners from 2 on the day for the sire Dubai Destination.
The emergence of Dubai Destination as a top NH site in 2018 with his two highest ever rated offspring.
I thought the reason EE was top drawer was because he was the only horse to get samcro off the bridle? Lol so its infact ND whos the benchmark? Lol
New sensation or next destination?
THey are both pieces of the jigsaw that will ultimately be involved in the story of elegant escape.
Samcro and the sensation will be a long way clear of the rest whichever order they finish.
Most likely SAMCRO 1st but new sensation could do it.EE could go off at 3/1 on the day would be my guess.
He’s talking about Next Destination; same sire as EE.
3/1 on the day
He is clearly a Wind Up MerchantI know vautour i was just shortening it on my second post, he overlooked it on my first lol
And Aye, just a wind up.
How am I a wind up? Because I’m able to spot a legend in waiting?
Ireland has no answer to this horse. You will see.
He is clearly a Wind Up Merchant
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