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The result says he Ran Out. I take it he jumped on Drumconvis who had only just got up – but his hind left leg didn’t look too good in any case.
What was going on with Wichita Lineman on betfair during the race? It didn’t go out to 1000 until Emma Jane fell a couple of fences later. Was there some doubt as to which McManus horse had fallen at the first? I listened on my sickbed to Timefair Radio, and there was no doubt the WL had gone at the first.
ATR split the screen with the commentary of the closing stages of the race at Fakenham playing for the first few fences of the irish national so was hard to tell what had fallen, that might possibly be the reason.
I haven’t watched the One Cool Cookie incident back yet but for those of you who have seen it again – is it a case of Davy Russell trying to be clever thinking that those in front had bypassed the last incorrectly or did OCC take him that way?
He’s one to keep in mind for April 10 next year. Jumped beautifully and was given too much to do today. C’est la vie.
I thought a lot of jockeys rode bad races in this today. Half of them never even gave there horse a chance of getting in the race. I was looking for Garde Champetre and I dont think he was ever within 30 lengths of the leaders…and it didn’t look a mad gallop to me!
Couldn’t agree more. I don’t want to cause any arguments but I always steer clear of Nina Carberry over regulation fences, especially in graded races but that said the youngsters showed the "old sweats" how to do it today.
I wouldn’t single out Nina as I think most of the jockeys expected the leaders to come back to them. I backed Rare Bob and his jockey was a lot closer to the pace than most and he was clearly sitting for a long time expecting the same but Church Island wasn’t stopping for anyone. When Himalayan Trail came on the scene 6 out Church Islands jockey really turned on the tap and that injection of pace came at exactly the wrong time for those holding up their mounts. Rare Bob went from travelling well to getting pushed and shoved in a matter of strides and those further back were done for from that point on.
Very often in these races giving horses with featherweights on their backs is a big mistake and they don’t come back like expected.
Normally they do and it’s nothing to do with bad riding IMO. just one of those weird races.
Rare Bob was plenty close enough if good enough- looked like a non-stayer to me as nothing was going better a mile out.
That may well prove to be correct in the future Carv but have another look. Church Island and A New Story were going equally as well as Rare Bob.
Church Island’s jockey was sitting almost motionless up front and he never went for him until approaching the home turn and the other two never made a yard on him from that point onwards.
I think it’s more likely the faster ground found out Rare Bob more than the trip. He’s only every won on soft and soft/heavy wheras the first two have shown their best form on better ground. Time will tell!
My main worry when backing Rare Bob was the ground. I thought he might be ok on it but that’s the risk you take when having a punt on a horse with no form to back that up.
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