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    Avatar photoVenture to Cognac
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    https://www.racingpost.com/racecards/188/limerick/2025-10-19/905242

    https://www.oddschecker.com/horse-racing/ante-post-racing/national-hunt/munster-national-handicap-chase/winner

    Usually quite strong on one for this at the entry stage, but I’m happy to hold fire for this, even if a market forms, which isn’t always the case

    Interest at this stage revolves around the Elliott and McNamara yards

    If pushed for a #1, right now it would be Pied Piper. Always one I liked over hurdles, and a promising start to his chasing career. Thought he was going very well in The Kerry National, when falling, and reckon he’d have been in the mix. Stablemate Boston Rover is on a roll, and a horse who should have a good season. Be interesting if he came over to Chepstow at the weekend too. Three Card Brag seems to have been around forever, but he’s actually not got that many miles on the clock. Didn’t do much wrong at Listowel, and looks to have a real shout here

    This is a race I always give the Eric McNamara horses a second look, and really do like a couple of his. Both French Dynamite and Weveallbeencaught advertised their claims at Listowel, and of big interest

    Got to have an eye on the Mullins candidates too, his A Penny A Hundred is a horse who is being brought along quietly, and she’s one I’ve got an eye on for the season

    Pleased there’s no market right now

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    The price suggests he ain’t going near this, but no way I can let 50’s Pied Pier go. Betting him with the expectation he’ll appear in the entries elsewhere.

    He’s already my idea of a NH Chase horse, so I think he could appear at Cheltenham in a fortnight

    Non Runner

    #1742015
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    Cromwell’s seems fairly obvious to me but 5-1 antepost is rank.

    Quite like the angle of weveallbeencaught with local trainer + having some decent back-class. Good front runner and had a pipe-opener.

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    #1742041
    Mike007
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    You Oughta Know 6-1 ew. Will give him another go having backed him last time when a lesser fancied stablemate won.

    #1742052
    Eezer
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    I’m fairly interested in In Excelsis Deo here, and he’s my early bet at 25-1 ew

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    Red Rum 77
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    Fancy ASPUROFTHEMOMENT here. :good:

    You've got to accentuate the positive.
    Eliminate the negative.
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    Most of the original shortlist make it, which didn’t make it very easy.

    Particularly worried about the McNamara pair, but in the end, had a change of plan and gone with Will Do, who looks big enough here

    If I do add another, it will be Drumgill EW

    Edit – Added Drumgill. Almost buckled and went with one of the McNamara pair, particularly the overpriced French Dynamite, but had to stick with this duo

    Drumgill 66’s EW5Pls
    Will Do 20’s EW5Pls

    #1742472
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    You Oughta Know
    Aspurofthemoment

    VF x

    #1742488
    Avatar photoHe Didnt Like Ground
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    Not the strongest of races , Mullins truthfully running some near 3rd string horses , I’m with the class act French Dynamite , handicapper has relented and another 5lb of his back , looks cracking e.w value

    Pick 3 on Saturday champion 2025/2026

    #1742508
    Silver Spoon
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    Two for me, You Oughta Know 11-1, and French Dynamite 16-1

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    greenasgrass
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    Yeats Star and Arctic Fly both ew for me. Not overly big so I hope they can jump out of the ground but the Elliott horse stays and Sam Ewing won on him, on soft, in his beginners. Stamina not assured for the mare but on breeding she hopefully will stay and think she’s probably had her wind sorted

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    Mike007
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    wd winners

    #1742515
    greenasgrass
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    WD HDLG and Spoon :good:

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    sergeantcecil
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    Well done winners, good sp

    #1742517
    Avatar photoHe Didnt Like Ground
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    He travelled like the best horse in the race , truthfully he’s a class above these ,so happy bunny

    Pick 3 on Saturday champion 2025/2026

    #1742518
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    Nice one He didn’t like the ground,

    Well done Spoon to x

    #1742519
    Avatar photoGladiateur
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    Well done, HDLG and Silver Spoon. 👍

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    greenasgrass
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    Theatre Native for me in the next, stable’s horses seem to be fit enough FTO

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