- This topic has 30 replies, 18 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 5 months ago by
.
- Posts
14B Arkle Perp.Challenge Cup Novice S’chase (Grade
1) €52,000.00 ( 2m 1f – 5yo+ )[MAX 28] NHFrm1023- 1 An Cathaoir Mor(128) (Hde Bromhead) – …. 11,12
1221- 2 Apt Approach (WPMullins) – ………… 11,12
f1f3- 3 Bobs Pride (DKWeld) – ………………… 11,12
u522- 4 Cousin Vinny (WPMullins) – …………. 11,12
2634- 5 Deal Done (FR) (DTHughes) – ………. 11,12
3194- 6 Erritt Lake (DTHughes) – ……………… 11,12
11u5- 7 Fosters Cross (TMullins) – . ………….. 11,12
12f2- 8 Kempes (WPMullins) – …………………. 11,12
2161- 9 Lilywhitedancer (WPMullins) – ……… 11,12
//12- 10 Major Finnegan (WJBurke) – ………… 11,12
1111- 11 Mikael D’Haguenet (FR) (WPMullins) – …. 11,12
5525- 12 Muirhead (NMeade) – . ………… 11,12
4823- 13 Nicanor (FR) (NMeade) – ……………… 11,12
0112- 14 Osana (FR) (EJO’Grady) – . …………… 11,12
1-19- 15 Quiscover Fontaine (FR) (WPMullins) – …. 11,12
1111- 16 Sizing Europe (Hde Bromhead) – ….. 11,12
2111- 17 Sports Line (WPMullins) – ……………. 11,12
18 Take The Breeze (FR) (PFNicholls(in GB)) – . .. 11,12
3f21- 19 Zaarito (CAMurphy) – . ………….. 11,12The weather is long odds on to beat both Punchestown and Leopardstown at the weekend so we might as well get the ball rolling on this race. Harty is keeping Captain Cee Bee for Naas which takes away from this contest a bit. I doubt Sizing Europe will run either. Presumably HDB will freshen him up for Cheltenham now. This may be Osana’s opportunity to land a Grade 1 then because I doubt he’ll be good enough later on in the season.
Willie looks to have a strong hand. Cousin Vinny and Sports Line are probably the two from his string. There has to be doubts about Mikael D’Haguenet at this stage given that we’re yet to see him and that they’re considering staying over hurdles. Its doubtful he’d start off in this even if he has chasing experience from France.
Muirhead is an interesting entry and Take The Breeze will give us some idea how the Irish/English novices compare. I’m hoping Zaarito will give another boost to Captain Cee Bee’s form. He was very impressive last time for O’Regan and he’ll be a danger to all if he replicates that sort of form.
I read a quote from Meade suggesting that it would be too late to switch Muirhead to fences now, and that he’d be doing that next season.
I agree regarding Take the Breeze. Very interesting if that one stays in. I’d read Sports Line is likely to be Mullins’ main entry.
(1:45) 14B Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Nov S’chase
(Grade 1) €52,000.00 ( 2m 1f – 5yo+ )[MAX 28] NHFrm023-1 1 An Cathaoir Mor (Hde Bromhead) – ………..(133)
f1f3- 2 Bobs Pride (DKWeld) – ……….
11u5- 3 Fosters Cross (TMullins) – . ………..
2161- 4 Lilywhitedancer (WPMullins) – ………………
//12- 5 Major Finnegan (WJBurke) – …………………
2111- 6 Sports Line (WPMullins) – ………
7 Take The Breeze (FR) (PFNicholls(in GB)) – . ……
3f21- 8 Zaarito (CAMurphy) – . ……..Race has cut up quite badly. I’d still take Zaarito to give Captain Cee Bee’s form a further boost.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sports Line is the only one that should be winning that race but Mullins is so in and out!!!!!!!.
Nicholls could take this pot home to Ditcheat….which ever one Ruby Rides could be interesting
Agree with the above – Sports Line made the most impressive chasing debut in Ireland this year for me and would be disappointed where he to get beat in a race such as this (which although has plenty of potentially top notch horses has cut up rather badly).
Take The Breeze is also entered in the Dr P J Moriaty so it looks to me like Nicholls is doing everything he can to run the horse on soft ground, probably won’t be good enough either given he was one of only two horses put in the race at Newbury it’s hard to tell exactly how good the performance was.
An Cathaoir Mor is the interesting one for me – he has plenty of form over fences and is seemingly getting better with each start, he has to reverse form with Zaarito but given he’s 3 or 4 times the price and is a potential improver he might be worth a bet at 12/1 or so.
Agreed IS, he travelled better than Zaarito or the Captain his second turn at Naas and will be my biggest bet of the season so far.
- Total Posts 17716
Aren’t we the confident lot?
Sporting Line is obviously very useful but he’ll find this a lot different than taking on the moderate lot he did last time when getting an and uncontested lead.
Much depends on how the race is run but with AP on board Take A Breeze I would imagine PN isn’t thinking of puting AP into too much of a tactical battle with Ruby.
PN has the more experience chaser and I can see him taking on Sporting Line from flag fall and upsetting him.
The form of Captain Cee Bee’s firt win is beginning to look better than I expected and Zaarito must have a chance of upsetting both if he can keep tabs on them.
Very tricky race and I’ll keep my cash for another day.
Yeah, tricky race. 5 last time out winners, a 2nd and a 3rd. I will take a closer look at it but very likely no bet and a watching brief for me.
I presume Ruby had the choice off riding Take The Breeze or Sports Line. Anyone know if this is the case and / or why he is riding the latter?
- Total Posts 17716
Apart from it being Sunday when Willie I believe has first claim on Ruby, he would have agreed to ride Sporting Line in this way back in November. The decision to send Take the Breeze wouldn’t be made until after he won at Newbury I suspect.
An interesting race that should prove quite informative. If someone gave me a tenner to put on Take the Breeze I think I would give it them back and tell them to save their money. For some reason I have it my head that this horses only purpose here is to measure the other two runners.
. I am sure it will run well but it will not cause any great repercussions should it get stuffed.
The other two are an interesting pair with Zaarito given a far more searching searching time as a juvenile than the Mullins horse, who has always known where the future lies with this one. No matter how attractive the form looks for Zaarito I cant get it out of my head that he has his limitations over this trip, and he will eventually be suited by further, Sports Line seems like just the right type to expose them.- Total Posts 17716
I presume Ruby had the choice off riding Take The Breeze or Sports Line. Anyone know if this is the case and / or why he is riding the latter?
According to PN (yesterday’s RP) Willie Mullins has first call when Ruby rides in Ireland – though one suspects Ruby does as he pleases, and has done so again today.
"Dangerous",where are you? Your thoughts on this tricky little contest please!I am pleased to see Zaarito taking his chance,at least he will keep the form lines together!
- Total Posts 17716
I get the feeling that Take The Breeze is another otherwise talented horse that is going to join the ‘Not Going To Run For McCoy’ club, which leaves a shoot-out between Sports Line and Zaarito. Whilst the former impressed on his chasing debut, he very much had the run of the race and may not find himself with such an easy lead this time around. Zaarito seems to be versatile enough, won a moderate-to-fair race very easily last time out and his form with Captain Cee Bee is inescapable.
Zaarito, by four.
. I am sure it will run well but it will not cause any great repercussions should it get stuffed.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.