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  • #10166
    Avatar photoImperial Call
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    (3:50) 23F Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1)
    €115,000.00 ( 3m – 5yo+ )[MAX 28]
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    1-17- 1 Afistfullofdollars (NMeade) – . ……………….
    1122- 2 Air Force One (GER) (CJMann (in GB)) – ……………………………..
    u1f-2 3 Chelsea Harbour (TMullins) – . ………. (148)
    3231- 4 Exotic Dancer (FR) (JO’Neill (in GB)) – ……………………………..
    131f- 5 Neptune Collonges (FR) (PFNicholls (in GB)) – . ………
    p411- 6 Notre Pere (FR) (JTRDreaper) – . …… (158)
    542f- 7 The Listener (NMitchell (in GB)) – …………..
    213-2 8 Thyne Again (WJBurke) – . ……………. (151)

    Exotic Dancer for me anyway. May well be the 3,000th for McCoy the way things are going with the weather. Leopardstown are confident of racing on Sunday but there was a lot of snow around this afternoon. It’s supposed to warm up on Thursday though.

    #207994
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    nipper althe way lol, he loves the track over there,;-) x

    #207997
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    Great race this

    I’m interested that Chelsea Harbour is getting his chance in a smaller field this time round. Possible EW shot?

    #208001
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    Tom Mullins was quoted in one of the papers over the last few days saying that Chelsea Harbour was likely to skip this and wait for the Bobbyjo at Fairyhouse. Presume he’s just left him in on the off chance that the field cuts up.

    #208004
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    Ah, thats a shame.

    My main bet on Exotic Dancer will probably be my only selection then. I really fancy him to keep the form against Nipper here

    #208011
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    I reckon Neptune Collonges can gain his revenge over Exotic Dancer in this one.

    Gambling Only Pays When You're Winning

    #208013
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    If this does go ahead the ground will be desperate- has to be odds-against at the moment.

    #208015
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    If Air Force One can put a disappointing run in the King George VI, in which he sustained a back injury, then i think he will be in with a chance here.

    The course should suit, the distance will be fine for him and he will go left handed.

    I am a big fan of the horse, and i think he could have a good chance at the weekend.

    #208024
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    Neptune Collonges is banker material to gain revenge over Exotic Dancer and take this comfortably before taking his deserved place in the Gold Cup.

    #208025
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    Neptune Collonges is banker material to gain revenge over Exotic Dancer and take this comfortably before taking his deserved place in the Gold Cup.

    Exotic Dancer would have beaten him last time, had Neptune stood up
    and he will beat him again, hopefully without the over exagerated waiting tactics this time!

    #208027
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    Neptune Collonges still available at odds-against.

    It wouldn’t be that way if he’d stood up in the Lexus…

    #208028
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    Can’t see any reason why ED won’t saunter up to NC just after the penultimate fence, with a couple of bendy-buses in tow.

    As was the case in the Lexus, this race will be set up beautifully so long as NC and The Listener stay on their feet. Steering Job.

    #208031
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    Would be interested in Notre Pere each way in this – will love the heavy ground and always been very highly regarded, as mentioned earlier there’s always a big priced placer and he’s not got to improve all that much to figure in this :)

    #208078
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    Regardless of whether he would, or wouldn’t, have won against Neptune Collonges in the Lexus, as a hold-up horse Exotic Dancer would have been favoured by the lack of a stamina test.
    With the heavier ground, and The Listener more likely to keep his feet and tow them along, I don’t think ED will get near NC in this one. I’m aware that ED has one in the bag over NC on heavy ground, but the latter is a much better horse now, and imo, the better stayer.

    #208084
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    Is Air Force One definitely travelling over for this? 14/1 looks huge

    #208181
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    Would be interested in Notre Pere each way in this – will love the heavy ground and always been very highly regarded, as mentioned earlier there’s always a big priced placer and he’s not got to improve all that much to figure in this :)

    I bleeding well hope not – that’ll be another GN bet up the Swanee.

    edit: I’ve just had to do the ridiculous thing of putting a saver bet on Notre Pere for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, just in case he runs well here, and ends up with too much weight for the GN.

    Also doing a bet on him here; he is in the mid 160s (Britain) I think after the Welsh GN anyway.

    #208182
    douginho
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    No bet race for me but I think Exotic Dancer is the one. Odds will be too short to justify a bet though.

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