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I don’t know whether this race is allowed in here as it just a Monday Beginners Chase, but I think this a stronger race then the graded novice chases we had so far. Lulamba is the clear favourite, second favourite is Salver, but I would like to give Fingle Bridge a chance here.
Won a novice hurdle in January and later the second went on to win the handicap hurdle at the Aintree Festival. And in February he won the listed novice hurdle here. Beating Regent Stroll who finished second in a Grade 1 after, beating Julius des Pictons who won a Grade 1 after and in fourth was Alexei who we all saw winning the Greatwood Hurdly quite easily.
Fingle Bridge 8/1
Be an interesting race, strangely the At The Races website for the race states Lulamba’s trainer is in form!
The more I know the less I understand.
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This is a Class 3 race, so it should be fine.
I keep hearing that Lulamba is not Sir Gino
not many are.. I think he’s been ignored by many as he got beat at Cheltenham but he more than made up for it at Punchestown. I think he’ll dominate this division in England but won’t see which way Kopek des Bordes goes if he ends up going the Arkle routeCharles Darwin to conquer the World
Pity we can’t do the ante post straight forecast, Nathan.
Arkle Chase: Kopek Des Bordes to beat Lulamba.
They’ll probably let you back it now (AP Rules apply)
but you’re getting the days SP…
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I’ll reverse Fingle Bridge in a FC with Salver and Tripoli Flyer, IF Lulamba stays around 4/9 or 2/5.
Otherwise it will be Fingle Bridge WIN only.Hope Lulamba is really good but that’s a crazy price, especially as Henderson’s horses are not really stripping fit and this looks about as good a novice chase as we have had so far.
I really liked Salver as a hurdler, if he can jump he’ll be dangerous, Moore’s in good form. 13/2 cracking price.
Well, the horse was fit. The question is how good is he at jumping open ditches in a fast run race during the months of March to May? I guess we’ll find out during that period.
A question in my mind is where does he go at Cheltenham? If the 2m 4f Grade 1 Novice Chase still existed, I am sure that is where Henderson would run him.
As it stands, I can’t see connections running him in the Brown Advisory. But does he have the pace to live with Kopek Des Bordes in an Arkle?
Kopek looks an absolute brute. King Kong couldn’t have held him. He jumps much better than I thought he would; watching him over hurdles I thought he might be a horror show over fences but once he got his own way and dragged Townend to the front, he looked quite happy. Not that it matters- if he gets one wrong he’d probably cheerfully bulldoze through it or just kick it over the rails and carry on. Makes El Fabiolo look feeble and dainty.
Kopek Des Bordes pulled hard throughout the race which was over 2m1f and after the race Townend couldn’t pull him up. I’m quite sure he gets 2m4f at this stage of his career. I don’t think KDB’s connections would change their plan which means that both of them should run in the Arkle.
Oh, is Sir Gino with just one chase run under his belt still a novice?
They both won well but I thought KDB was the more impressive of the two. Yes, he is a bit of a tearaway but I thought he settled well enough once Townend decided to let him stride on and he started to jump more fluently as well.
He has pace to burn and it is going to take a good one to match strides with him.
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