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Not sure if long time TRF memeber ‘Naps’ is still around, but it was thoroughly enjoyble to watch his horse Dinarius at Exeter this afternoon.
Beat a useful field in the novice chase at 4:40 thank to an outstanding round of jumping in horrible conditions. The amount of ground he gained in the air down the far side has to be seen and the replay is worth looking for if you didn’t see it live.
A reminder of what makes chasing a pleasure at the end of an otherwise dreadful weekend.
AP
Grrrr!
Managed to cheer myself up (a little bit) after yesterday with some nice punts at Wolverhampton. Withdrew the winnings to my bank, leaving enough for one more bet.
Then ruined it all by making the classic schoolboy error:
‘Ooh, I’ve seen Mamlook run & he’s pretty good, who’s second favourite? Right, well Mamlook is much better than him, get on!’
I may have glanced at the rest of the card but it could hardly be described as ‘study’
Ooops! Lesson learned. Nice performance from Dinarius & I couldn’t help but laugh & admire.
Thanks AP, am delighted he was able to confirm his run against Tail of the Bank and Surfing was no fluke. Now if only the handicapper would give him enough credit to raise him enough to get in the 2m5f handicap at Cheltenham!
The horse has finally learned to settle and is no longer the tearaway he once was. Previously a hold up horse, Jimmy McCarthy clearly gets along very well with him and realises the horse doesn’t like to be bullied….I thought he gave him a terrific ride today. Credit also to Denis O’Regan who did most of his schooling over fences at home.
Nice horse you have there Naps, and the run today was indeed good to watch
the penny has dropped…
Glad to say I remembered Naps
before
the race and had a nice bet on Dinarius. Anyone who doubts me can follow the link at the bottom of my posts. Only wish I had more on, it was such an obvious value bet. Massive value.
Thanks Naps for bringing him to our attention at Towcester @ 20/1. He was tipped by Trading Post and Hugh Taylor the next day in that race.
Well done Naps.
And no one can say you didn’t alert us – I spotted that you’d posted this on Dinarius’s TRF fan page last November –
Expected to more than pay his way this season now that he has further strengthened up and, more importantly, learnt how to settle. Is a bridle horse with a very high cruising speed, is well handicapped, and should be followed in testing conditions (loves bottomless ground). Has been schooling over fences very well but will have 1 run over hurdles first to rid him of any freshness.
http://www.theracingforum.co.uk/horses/dinarius
A 13lb rise to 127 might just be enough to get Dinarius into the race at Cheltenham, although it’s hard to know what rating might qualify, as this is the first time it’s been run as a 0-140.
AP
Not sure 127 will be enough to get him into the Centennial. We feel it will be such a compressed handicap that about 132 will keep us safe. This is why we are pondering over 4 options this Friday and Saturday. The least attractive is probably the Pendil at Kempton since if he gets beat the handicapper may leave him unchanged and if by some miracle he wins it will take him above 140. That leaves the remaining options at Sandown and Chepstow. We are looking for the most winnable race bearing in mind that Chepstow’s ground will most likely be the most suitable.
Any feedback from you AP will be welcome.
Naps,
The whole idea of actually trying to get a handicap mark raised in order to qualify for a specific race is alien to my approach! It’s testimony to the pull that Cheltenham exerts, and of course the handicaps there offer the sort of money that isn’t available elsewhere, which adds to argument for running there.
Of the four options this weekend, I’m sure you’d be right to go for the Chepstow handicap – Sandown’s chase track rarely gets that soft these days.
Your other option is to take the example of Jonjo O’Neill a couple of years ago, when he ran his entry I’m So Lucky in a modest novice chase three days ahead of the race. He won it and the penalty got him into the Jewson, where he finished second to Chapoturgeon.
Nice problems to have …
AP
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