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Surely Gordon runs Commander of Fleet up in trip after last weekend, still on my shortlist..
I’m a big fan of champ.
I said on the thread foe the race the three day I was waiting for him to run for months. He looked superb the other day despite pulling. I don’t see him slow enough for the AB. He seems to have enough natural speed but a massive engine.
I’ve added him to my Commander Of Fleet bet.
Champ @ 10/1
Tornado Flyer won his Maiden Hurdle today at Punchestown; beat a few potentially decent horses. Kalum River was 17L back; he had finished 6L behind Commander of Fleet. Kalum River had also beaten Barrington Court, who has since won a lister Bumper.
Happy enough with Tornado Flyer after that..
None of his three wins have been emphatic so might stave off the hype but he travels like a very, very good horse
I fancied Come To Me two years ago for the bumper, obviously hard to keep right. Looked good again yesterday, but I wonder will a horse with his type of lengthy setbacks ever retain enough ability.. fingers crossed he does.
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Hindsight is 20/20 so make the most of it!Added Battleoverdoyen 14s. Going for the 2 and a half mile grade 1 on Jan 6.
Mullins meanwhile looks like ducking it at this stage saying he wants to run Tornado Flyer over 2 miles instead. All very cryptic.
He ran Fiveforthree, Mikael D’Haguenet and Yorkhill over 2 miles prior to winning this.
Surely Tornado Flyer will be going to Naas; thats 2 and a half isn’t it? You’d think Quick Grabim will probably go to the Moscow Flyer and then onto the Supreme. Aramon will probably make teh Dublin Racing Festival on his way to the Supreme. If Elite Charboniere and Annamix hack up today you’d imagine they might get another run in before the festival. Carefully Selcted in there too; also Easy Game, Royal Rendezvous to consider and then there’s Blackbow and Asterior Forlonge, who we havent been out yet. Almost impossible to pick who Ruby will be on for the Supreme or Ballymore
I don’t know whether you’ll see Quick Grabim in the MF- i think he’s met with a setback but not 100% confirmed.
Hopefully Tornado Flyer does end up in Naas- not sure why he would want to avoid Battleoverdoyen for all he looked impressive, he beat very little of note.
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Hindsight is 20/20 so make the most of it!One of the worst grade 1s ever run. Nearly as bad as the previous years renewal. Champ may well be decent but I wouldn’t be backing him for anything on the basis of winning the challow. Shouldn’t really be a grade 1
Tornado Flyer v Battleoverdoyen look like they will meet in the Grade 1 at Naas on Sunday; this should tell you who will be the top Irish horse in this market. Battleoverdoyen has had a boost to his form with Active Force winning at Limerick over Xmas and Tornado Flyer has had a boost with Cuneo winning the Pertemps qualifier in Leopardstown over Xmas.
Both my bets for this turning up on Sunday against Tornado Flyer, very much looking forward to the race and watching Doyen or Fleet coming over the line first.
Actually a great race tomorrow at Naas. The form of BOD and TF’s maidens have been franked but there are other good improving horses thrown in here for good measure; the winner of this race will likely be up there with Champ this time tomorrow. Mullins is quietly confident about Tornado Flyer in his blog
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