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Unconfirmed but I think The Midnight Club is a non runner, only source is Paddy Power Bookmaker as yet!
hope your wrong but the odds have gone off oddschecker and off the paddy power website
Unconfirmed but I think The Midnight Club is a non runner, only source is Paddy Power Bookmaker as yet!
hope your wrong but the odds have gone off oddschecker and off the paddy power website
Yep, false alarm it was PADDY POWER fault, I was just reporting what I saw on their site.
VIC VENTURI 150/1 WITH BET365. COULD BE A GREAT EW BET. BUT I GOT A FEELING A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO GO TO MERIGO. 33/1
i like becauseicouldntsee. tehy said nina carberry was riding, but just read on sportinglife paul townsend is, if he runs i may back him now
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There are quotes around by Davy Russell to the effect that the minor injury he received recently won’t keep him out of the National where he expexts to ride Becauseicouldntsee.
This is interesting given that Gigginstown’s One Cool Cookie should make the cut. One Cool Cookie was an eyecatching staying on third in this season’s Becher chase, although he never travelled well in that race.
He looked much better in the cross country chase at Cheltenham until ducking out at the cheese wedges.
I’d be a bit interested in both of these horses for Aintree. It will be interesting to see who Russell rides should One Cool Cookie get in. OOC is by Old Vic, out of a Montelimar mare, by the way. Plenty of National winners there.corranard…..I’ve bet One Cool Cookie, and I’m sure I read somewhere that injured or not, Russell wouldn’t be on him as he couldn’t do the weight.
VIC VENTURI 150/1 WITH BET365. COULD BE A GREAT EW BET. BUT I GOT A FEELING A FEELING THIS IS GOING TO GO TO MERIGO. 33/1
That 150/1 is a RP fault that’s existed for some time. He’s 33 or 40/1, I don’t remember which. Merigo won’t make the cut.
I’m fairly sure that on the weights Don’t Push It will win again. He clearly adores Aintree having won at the last 2 Aintree Festivals and Phil Smith’s given him a colossal chance at the weights.
Vic Venturi had been my #1 choice but he’s now a slight second. He was running a huge race last year when brought down at the 20th along with Backstage. He cantered over Black Appalachi in the Bobbyjo, who obviously went onto finish 2nd, and he obviously adores Aintree too given his Becher victory last season.
Backstage obviously deserves respect but he’s only the price he is because Mr Seagull tipped him up. In reality he’s a 33/1 shot.
Chief Dan George would be in with a tiny shout, as would Dooney’s Gate. Arbor Supreme will have benefitted a lot from last year’s experience and isn’t without hope and obviously the favourite The Midnight Club warrants a lot of respect but it’s a tough ask for a horse with only 7 chase starts to win a Grand National.
I don’t see much value in any of the market leaders, but I absolutely believe there’s a lot of value there in Vic Venturi and even in Don’t Push It.
corranard…..I’ve bet One Cool Cookie, and I’m sure I read somewhere that injured or not, Russell wouldn’t be on him as he couldn’t do the weight.
He’s a strange one to sum up. A friend said back in November that he’d win the Nstional but it’s looking more realistic now. I just wonder how quirky he is. He’s had 3 runs further than 3m 2f and he’s run out twice and pulled up once. On the breeding side he has a big chance, but there’s a chance he won’t get in. Of the top 20 in the weights, only Midnight Chase & possibly Synchronised will get taken out. Struggling to see 5 getting taken out which wouldn’t even get Arbor Supreme in the race.
Should also have mentioned that Notre Pere would have a colossal shout on softish ground.
Agreed, does require a bit of faith, as he certainly is quirky, but I’ve always liked him, though he hasn’t repaid that faith very often. I liked his run in The Becher Chase, and I thought they looked after him a little bit, to be honest.
Unfortunately, he’s
too
well weighted now, and my original optimism about him getting in, is slightly on the wane. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there’ll be the usual surprise late withdrawals, and maybe a couple who are very ground dependent will come out.
Knowing my luck, it’ll be one of my other selections which’ll pull out.
anyone been in the county stand roof on national day? never been before just wondering what sort of view you get and how squashed il be
Hi folks
Rather than invite comments to frank my selections I would like to invite someone to give me justification for not backing the following:
With decent going:
Character Building
One Cool CookieIf the ground cuts up
Silver by Nature
Bluesea CrackerIf you can’t put me off then I must have the right nags.
I’ll take your challenge, sir…
Character Building – Actually a horse that i’m interested in, so i can’t really talk him down…
One Cool Cookie – One of my key fancies, the only one beating him is Notre Pere, so again can’t complain…
Silver By Nature – Not a horse who i’ll have on the day, but he does tick all the right boxes, so i’m afraid i can’t think of anything to go against him…
Bluesea Cracker – Ah here we go. His form this season just doesn’t warrant a National win. His only decent outing this season was a 29 length 4th behind Midnight Chase last October… that’s all i got
Actually a very nice shortlist there.
Don’t forget the horses that will be entered for the Topham aswell. They’re likely withdrawals too… i really, really, really need 9 to fall out.
Bluesea’s a girl and, like most mares is probably a lot better for a bit of sun on her back come spring. However I still doubt that connections will risk her in the race as she’s worth so much as a brood mare now. Having said that I find the Fairyhouse fences far more terrifying than the scaled down National ones these days. If a mare can win the National this is the one to do so. As for the Cookie one, I can see him leading by a mile and then veering off towards the Chair instead of going onto the racecourse proper . Capable of anything, including winning. We’ve got some right quirky sorts in the race this year, have we not? Got to back Character Building yet again, although he was miles behind the winner last year. So deserves to run a mighty race.
Sounds as if the mare’s going to run. What a race this is turning into [although looking more and more as if a few that I fancy won’t get a run].
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