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You might be right, Mark. But therefore, is SJ going to turn up here if the bonus is not on?
He’ll stay for the Lexus and Fox Norton will run here, if SJ doesn’t win this weekend.
I hope not. I do not understand this rush to step Fox Norton up in trip all of a sudden.
Can still compete and win at the top 2 mile races.
Looks like connections felt the same about SJ travelling over for Haydock.
Probably about 30-70 he turns up for this now.
Kylemore Lough scratched for the King George today, presumably damaged himself at Cheltenham.
A taste of karma for the owner.
Might bite will win the KG. He will gallop them into the ground. You heard it here first
Well it sounds like Cue Card is being aimed at an easier option after being routed by
Arklesorry, Bristol De Mai on Saturday. The Tizzard horse is 33/1 for the King George and that’s hardly a cosy boost for Thistlecrack, who beat him in it last season.There is some amount of chaff in the betting for the King George, utter no hopers who either no longer belong in the race, or never belonged in it in the first place. You almost need to take an emulsion roller, rather than a pen, to start eliminating those with no chance here. Maybe Bristol De Mai will win by half the track and go 1/10 for the Gold Cup and earn a rating that would see Kauto Star get two stone in a Virtual Handicap race.
Sizing John is 8/1 now and the big question is if a Gold Cup winner is value here at those odds?
Who will go out at the front? Might Bite or Bristol De Mai? Will they cut each other’s throats? Will Cue Card turn up after all and mow the two of them down, ridden by Danny Kaye dressed as Walter Mitty and singing “There once was an ugly duckling”?
Hans Christian Andersen couldn’t write better fairytales than the Betfair Case 2017.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.
I think I read that God’s Own is likely to go to the King George. At 33s, he looks over-priced and would be shorter once you remove the likes of Douvan, Djakadam, Top Notch, Whisper and Coneygree from the betting.
Had I not seen him take a lead at Sandown I would have said without doubt Might Bite would lead but now I am not so sure plus it also depends on who else turns up as a lot of the horses listed for the race like to force the pace or sit handy.
I am sorry but there is only one horse for this and I have said it before but MIGHT BITE wins this. It won’t matter whether something goes on and gives him a lead or he makes his own pace!! WILL WIN !!
Iv gone in on Thistlecrack following the good vibes from Tizzard camp. 4/1
Strange one in that you might see a little drift should YNWIMH beat him this Friday, wouldn’t overly concern me as long as thistlecrack travels well and finishes close. Think Scud will have been told to make sure he doesnt have too hard a race.
Should he win Friday, I reckon the odds will half.
For anyone interested, he is 25/1 to win the long distance hudle, king george and gold cup with skybet.
So ive not really got involved in this AP, but if its still around tomorrow ill be taking some of the 10/1 around TC
I expressed my doubts around him today (ended up backing him at 11/8 though as i thought it was fair) and i was fairly disappointed that he went out quite tamely, BUT 10/1 is a bit genereous, if he ran within a stone of his rating today he should have been thereabouts, and if nothing comes out tomorrow that his injury has recurred or anything else of the sort then ill snap some of this up, maybe he did really just need the run and tizzard got his fitness level all wrong, as looking through the KG field, you can scratch quite a few,fox norton,douvan,djakadam,top notch,road to riches, sizing john seems unlikely, your left with a select few.
Thistlecrack 10/1 e/w
Well after that I think Might Bite is even more of a good thing!!
TC looks like he needs a hell of a lot of work to get him fit come Boxing day or he aint as good as they thought!!
I am leaning to the latter!!Thistlecrack 10/1 e/w
Can’t help but think he needs more time now. Having backed him prior to his hurdles run, I now think this will come too soon for him. Don’t know if they could have done with the injury or not, but they must be feeling they should have got him out sooner and then had a second run before the King George, or at least more time to get some work into him.
What a one stage was looking like a thrilling King George with the biggest names in recent years, seems to slowly be falling apart. Anyone on might bite at a half decent price must be laughing. Can only see maybe BDM giving him a race
I hope so but can’t see it. I don’t have him pinned as a natural stayer, so needs to be 100% primed to win this. Yet more evidence Friday, that he doesn’t really find a lot off the bridle which concerns me.
Not going to write him off just yet, perhaps just giving my head a wobble after taking 3/1 with the 10/1 now available.
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