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  • #1757045
    Avatar photoGladiateur
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    “He’ll pick Gaelic Warrior and he’ll be homing in on 2/1”

    Can’t wait for HDLG to offer 100-1, seeing that he believes that the horse has no chance.

    #1757048
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    I’m not saying he’s no chance however at the top of the market he’s been he one in my eyes has the most questions to answer , I’ve the race well covered the main bet being Haiti , Haiti however may set the race up for an out and out stayer and thats where GDC and last year’s winner come in , I think of the younger generation the Pauling horse is the one , he was very impressive in fighting to win the KG , if he stays then he’s got a massive chance

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    #1757049
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    KG was a crawl. Gaelic was the one to take out of it 100%
    Also if the Irish Gold Cup was a further two furlongs Gaelic closes in on FTF and out battles him again like he did in the Durkan. He runs fresh yet outbattles FTF… He’s stamina out and out and if he puts it all in nothing lives with him, Paul knows that. settling will be an issue but if they box him in on the rail he will hopefully drop his head, not guaranteed but they do go tend to set off in the Gold Cup and that will help, I’d rather that than the crawl of the KG

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    #1757051
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    Why ? , he had the chance to win and didn’t , are we saying he’s slow , he won a arkle , if he stamina out and out then why didn’t he out stay FTF last time , that’s the problem , he’s prob a 2 mile 7 horse …Hughsie Paul is riding Galopin , Mullins explained the last run and both Paul and Willie know he’s there best chance

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    #1757053
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    Garlic Bread would have won the King George had Townend not messed up his reins after the last.

    With Fact To File looking increasingly likely to head to the Ryanair again, and Galopin Des Champs appearing to be on the downgrade, Garlic Bread is clearly the horse to beat.

    I have enormous respect for Haiti Couleurs (look back through this thread and you’ll see that I was the first person to put him up), but conditions would have to be bottomless for him to grind the field into submission and the weather forecast is tilting against him.

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    If you watch this Gaelic makes no ground on FTF , in fact id argue he’s beginning to paddle , I’ll also go back and say they had Gaelic fit for the autumn , FTF was always being primed for March

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    He didn’t outstay FTF in Ireland because the finishing line was there… plus he’s not a Leopardstown horse is he? :whistle:
    Like he wasn’t a Cheltenham horse before winning the Arkle.

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    #1757059
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    FTF is a beast… its great form. FTF looks Ryanair bound, if FTF hadn’t run in Ireland, Gaelic Warrior wins running fresh. He’s a freak

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    #1757060
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    He’s not a stayer is he then , ask yourself this if he’s the one why s Paul not on , I’ll also raise the fact they missed Cheltenham completely last year , why ? , because they wanted the easier Aintree and Sandown options , Hughsie do you think he can win with Patrick on ?

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    #1757061
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    So FTF should run in the GC then ?

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    #1757063
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    FTF’s last eight runs: 12314261

    For such a talented horse, that isn’t great consistency.

    #1757065
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    Paul may well ride GDC for sentimental reasons… He has to say he is riding him at the moment because GDC is the only confirmed runner.
    He couldn’t outright say Gaelic Warrior as a Gold Cup ride if FTF gets supplemented and Gaelic goes Ryanair. That would be Paul’s choice as he’d have to decent rides instead of one.

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    #1757066
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    Paul will ride GDC as both he and Willie believe he’s there best chance , after the Irish GC all Willie wanted to do was talk GDC , let’s face he’s prob there best ever , Gaelic wouldn’t even make the top ten …

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    #1757067
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    “So FTF should run in the GC then ?”

    Yeah, same as last year, same as Lossiemouth should run in the Champion Hurdle
    Owner and trainer bingo plays its part

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    #1757068
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    If FTF runs why would Gaelic reverse the form

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    #1757069
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    “he’s prob there best ever , Gaelic wouldn’t even make the top ten …”

    I know you like taking the proverbial (although you can’t take it back without crying to the mods), but that is utter drivel… even by your standards.

    #1757070
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    Yes, GDC is Mullins best Gold Cup horse of all time. Best GC horse since Kauto Star but that has little bearing on this years race, he can improve on his two outings this season but we all know Gold Cups take there toll on horses and GDC had a hard one last year.

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