Champion Bumper

[greenasgrass]

Well done Mike, class told despite the ground.

[Mike007]

Thanks green.

[LD73]

Special horse

[Cork All Star]

Very good performance. Let us hope he can jump as well as he can gallop.

The ground must be absolutely desperate. They finished strung out like as if they were in a 4 mile chase!

[Gingertipster]

Well done Mike.

Value Is Everything

[FinalFurlong91]

Don’t steal all the plaudits mike hahaha

I had the winner at 20s and second at 16s

[Mike007]

Ta Ginger.

Wd winners.

[greenasgrass]

Well done FF too…if he can do that on heavy what can he do on decent ground?

[LD73]

Win by further probably

[Silver Spoon]

Well done all those with the ability to edit earlier posts.

[Austin]

Can’t Mullins send him to Royal Ascot Gold cup this year? I genuinely believe he is as fast as G1 flat horses. And with likes of Stradivarius in decline, Facile Vega can surely win the big money in June.

[TakeYourTime]

I think Mullins has previously floated the idea of running him on the flat.

Does anyone know what the rules are regarding running NH horses on the flat? I always used to think there was a rule preventing bumper and/or P2P horses from running on the flat but in recent years i’ve either been proven wrong or there has been a rule change at some point?

[Cork All Star]

Bumper horses can run on the Flat. Turbo Linn won a few bumpers before winning in Group company. And a Dermot Weld trained bumper horse (sorry, cannot remember the name) ended up winning the Ascot Gold Cup.

[Austin]

Mullins has enough horses in Jump. I would campaign Facile Vega in flat during summer. Looks like a brilliant speedy horse along with Stamina

[befair]

Often wondered if Willie was tempted to have a crack at the Ascot Gold Cup with Annie P or Faugheen. Bothe significantly superior to e.g Wicklow Brave and Simenon, who were v competitive in staying races on the flat.
Maybe keeping them in training over the summer would have been too severe on them.
Also wonder if he’d aim Facile vega at the Champion.

[ham]

Wd winners! The right horses in 2nd/3rd/4th

I had a decent lay on him, which i could have gotten out of at halfway but i let it go, SB clawed a little back e/w, a little

[greenasgrass]

“Rachael Blackmore reported that the bit slipped through HOULANBATORDECHAIS (FR)’s mouth, causing the gelding to become unsteerable”

Interesting. He was keen, but not as keen as Madmansgame and seemed to be coping very well on the ground and travelling nicely and I thought at the time he didn’t look like a horse who had just run too free and got tired- I didn’t realise this happened. Mark that up for next time.

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