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I had to write about Yanworth!
I am generally correct when I have a gut feeling about a horse or performance and what I saw Saturday from yanworth was special IMO.
Not only the way he won was impressive but how he managed it from how the race panned out amazed me more.
Firstly the horse was very wide for the majority of the race ( I know this can be to seek better ground or to get a clear view of hurdles, but he was wider than necessary and the majority of horses stayed closer to rail) this, to me meant he was losing ground from being so wide.
Secondly, I thought that his jumping wasn’t great and there is plenty of room for improvement come Cheltenham.
This is all backed up from what King said that he could be the best he’s ever had. The handicapper thinks it was a special performance and geraghty said he could be even better on good ground!
To me 2/1 is a fantastic price compared to some of the Mullins hotpots. Who have been priced more on reputation than form.
Yanworth has to be my banker of the meeting and I might even have a little eager for next years champion hurdle at 33/1.Normally a trickier affair but this year Yanworth looks the real deal and just could be a Champion Hurdle winner of the future
Yorkhill looks to be going neptune now and bellshill bartlett.
Thank the Lord for to win any race.Great call re champion hurdle 2017.
Hard to disagree with anything in the OP but he’s now odds on in places.
I wouldn’t be writing off Shantou V just yet. You could see from the off he absolutely hated the ground. Sure Yanworth could be better on good ground but Shantou V will be immeasurably better on a sounder surface. His jumping was perfect at every hurdle. I still like him for this one… Just hope they don’t run scared of Yanworth and head to the 3m slog.Yanworth looked an absolute beast the other week, to me the Neptune field looks weak and this horse should prove a world apart. The only worry is Yorkhill as I was impressed with his win at Sandown on very testing ground where his class prevailed but he’s good enough odds to have an easy saver on.
I love the plunge on Yorkhill in this. Just means that Yanworth will be a much longer price than he should be. There might even be 2-1 available on Wednesday- proper “fill your boots” time.
How confidence can slip!! I was extremely happy with Yanworth until Mr Mullins merry go round sent Yorkhill here!! He will win and win well too
After the Mullins treble today and yorkhill rerouted the drift on Yanworth has begun…..keep drifting Yanny….oh keep drifting
I still find it strange that everybody seems to assume that Yanworth’s form this year (all on heavy ground) will stand up now that we are racing on good ground – it may not overly affect his actual performance but it could result in a huge amount of improvement from any of his rivals that simply just couldn’t cope with the awful winter ground.
Remember Yanworth himslef ran well in the bumper last year on good to soft, so he could improve for it also. Personally, I think he’ll win pulling a cart. Opinions eh!
Nothing wrong with differing opinions, it is what it is all about – personally think Yorkhill will be sitting in the cart Yanworth is pulling and then jump out and do him up the hill
Just looking through the formbook for some Yorkhill form on good ground…can’t seem to find any?
Notice Long Dog (my earlier fancy for this) has come out….under the radar a little with all the Vautour stuff this morning….yet another though where Ricci on record as only ever saying this race was the target!
Yanworth to win it now for me, previous course form just swings it for me…
A Toi Phil for me .
Won a good race at Leopardstown very easily and could be decidedly useful!! Am on ante post and have backed it again at 8/1 !!
Looks a two horse race. Am on Yanworth ante-post but had a saver on Yorkhill.
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