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  • #1623495
    Avatar photojackh1092
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    The prices are skinny. No doubt about that. But if the race was tomorrow people would snap it up. It’s only the risk of injury imo that makes it seem stingy.

    Tomorrow? Well given very little of his contenders have jumped a fence that’s a bit pointless Tiz lol

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    #1623498
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    As for the 10, it was exaggeration, and i said contenders.

    El fab
    Sir G
    Appreciate It
    State Man
    Flame Bearer
    Dysart Dynamo
    Kilcruit

    there’s 7.

    Kilcruit finished under 3ls behind him. WPM has been seriously positive on his training recently, likely to go up in trip and that’ll be factored into his 25/1, but, he’s not far off Jonbon.

    Might impressive by the way, as i said. However, bookies prices are a shambles right now. If you aren’t on before the race at bigger, i can’t see why you’d get involved now.

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    “If you aren’t on before the race at bigger, i can’t see why you’d get involved now.”

    Yup it’s either pre race or not at all these days unfortunately

    The prices pre race now are what they’d have been immediately post race 3 or 4 years ago

    #1625539
    Avatar photoHe Didnt Like Ground
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    He,s short but he,s bloody good , he loves jumping fences , these fences can catch horses out but he was excellent

    #1625581
    Avatar photoMoyenneCorniche
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    I’m not on the Jonbon hype train yet.

    Beat a few handicappers in 3/4 runner fields and you’re 6/4 for the Arkle?

    He does jump very nicely though, I’ll give him that.

    #1625584
    Mike007
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    Facile Vega won at 1-9 today and gone 5-4 to 7-4 for the Supreme. It’s what bookies do ;o)

    #1625590
    Avatar photoHe Didnt Like Ground
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    Boothill is a decent horse , it’s how he does it though, after the last he really picked up , it’ll be a good horse that beats him

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    Avatar photoMoyenneCorniche
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    Boothill is decent but I’d expect any grade 1 horse to do the same to him as Jonbon did today.

    He is clearly good but two unchallenged solo’s in small fields early in the season before we have seen most of his competitors jump a fence yet has not got me running down the bookies to back him at 6/4…that’s all I’m saying.

    #1625601
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    Understand but his main competitors are likely to be running in similar small field races , at least you know he can jump well to

    #1625679
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    I was out and about this afternoon and have only just caught up with a few replays.

    I was very pleased with Jonbon’s performance today. He jumped well and I liked the way he picked up after the last.

    I assume it will be the Kingmaker at Warwick next, following the same route as Edwardstone.

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    What was the time difference between Jonbon and the Tingle Creek?. I heard there wasn’t much in it and Jonbon made his own running so a very good performance today regardless of what he beat

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    Nathan- Edwardstone was 1.10 seconds faster, carrying 3lbs more.

    #1625699
    Avatar photoNathan Hughes
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    Thanks Gladders… :good:

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    #1625729
    TheTinMan87
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    Worth noting on my hand times and I’m no pro at it by any stretch Jonbon was a lot quicker (around 2 seconds) from the last to the line having been eased down, he had so much left in the tank it was scary.

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    Got Jonbon at 14s with hills put him up in Cheltenham 2023 bets thread was 12/1 then hills had him 14/1

    #1627659
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    Basically a schooling round for El Fabiolo today, as he was left on his own out in front and Colonel Mustard was ridden to finish second. A couple of novicey jumps from the winner but generally a solid performance.

    Be interesting to see if his jumping stands up when he is taken on or among other horses.

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    He just got ‘a bit bored’ up front on his own and missed one or two, every chance he will jump better in a better race getting a lead I think. Like Mighty Potter, a young horse learning on the job who connections hope gets better with racing.

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