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I am honestly stunned the bookies have pushed sprinter out to as much as 7/2!!!
My observation if todays race is that sprinter scare clearly needed that run and will improve significantly and also he travelled beautifully and was not asked to give anything major at all.
Barry stopped ridding him when he hit the front 2 out.
I honestly hope everyone lumps on 7/2 because I want the bookies to lose their houses!
I really can’t see anything getting near him at the festival
Punters have wired in to the Henderson and Geraghty positive spin on today’s performance and taken the 7/2 that was available.
My own take on it was, as Moehat says, Nicky Henderson’s face just after the race looked like he’d just chewed on 2000 lemons. I suppose that he had to come down and try to take some positives from a race where some punters thought his horse should have been 1/4 fav
The jockey
was
easy on him today, but after a heart problem he may be a horse who doesn’t get positively ridden or asked for maximum effort in his races going forward from his recovery.
Today’s winner has found his form and finished a fair bit further ahead of Somersby today than he did last time. He has youth on his side and connections said the jockey felt he idled in front a bit today. It’s far from a given for me that Sprinter Sacre will turn the form around at Cheltenham but impressive horses will always have fans who believe the magic is still in the legs waiting to come out again.
Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.
All aboard Dodging Bullets for his annual Cheltenham flop. He’s a lovely horse who utilises his jumping very well, but I wouldn’t want to be with him at Festival time.
It’s still between the two crocks for me.
I thought SS ran a fine race, and 7/2 was, I thought a serious overreaction, though I see 3s is still available, and I’m tempted.
But the bet now has to be EW Dodging Bullets at 6s a quarter (Boyles). He finally seems to have come of age, and it’s very hard to see him unplaced here
Gord will be rightly revelling in his DB vouchers – good luck!
All aboard Dodging Bullets for his annual Cheltenham flop. He’s a lovely horse who utilises his jumping very well, but I wouldn’t want to be with him at Festival time.
It’s still between the two crocks for me.
He’s won 3 there and handles good ground fine. I was never a big fan, but there can be little doubt now that he’s a seriously improving horse.
Gord will be rightly revelling in his DB vouchers – good luck!
And you should be doing the same with
Cue Card
in the Ryanair Joe.
Good luck all those who think
Sprinter Sacre
will reverse todays form with the new kid on the block,
Dodging Bullets
but I hate to tell you that Nickys horse was 99% fit for today,he had to be just to ensure his heart operated under the pressure a race of this calibre would put him under.Had he only been 80% fit and the problem re-occurred connections would have questioned whether he should have run under such circumstances.Now under ‘normal’ circumstances I would have said he’d come on a ton for the race and pose a big threat to my horse however Nicky knows the real ‘Sprinter’ needed to win today to justify his odds-on price tag.Sadly I see this most beautiful horse bouncing next time out and that will be that for the big black aeroplane I’m afraid.’Sire de Grugy’ is my next obstacle to overcome.
Gord, I do indeed have the vouchers for value in the Ryanair, but they’re all on Rajdhani Express, most at 33s.
Cue Card won’t place, I’m very sorry to say. He’s gone.
TAPK. I don’t think the dreaded bounce factor even comes into the equation does it? There’s 7 weeks till the festival, not a week.
I think TAPK is looking through rose tinted glasses, Sprinter Sacre travelled and jumped in great style and was beaten only 3 lengths. If the same race was run again in 4 weeks DB would not see which way SS went. After over a year’s absence this was a brilliant run and he can only improve from this run, all the ability is still there.
It’s all conjecture but I’m in Sea Pigeon’s camp; surely SS will come on for the run. TAPK saying he was 99% fit is nonsense, although you are sitting on a nice bet there, fella.
That said, his form at the festival would be enough of a concern to back him at 5s.
I literally cannot wait for Cheltenham SS will make DB look dumb. Geraghty did not try on him after 2 out and sprinter sacre raced widest of all the runners yesterday. I know that doesn’t make a great difference but those 2 factors plus a confidence boost of a race tell me he will easily turn the form around. DB looked to be struggling 4 out
Sprinter Sacre travelled and jumped in great style and was beaten only 3 lengths. If the same race was run again in 4 weeks DB would not see which way SS went. After over a year’s absence this was a brilliant run and he can only improve from this run, all the ability is still there.
This. Keep the faith and fill the boots ante post lads and you will be rewarded. As Alan Lee said on the sunday forum this morning "I think we are going to look back in March and realise Sprinter Sacre at 3/1 was one of the bets of all time."
I actually believe we will NOT see Sprinter Sacre on the track again, too many problems to overcome, he was about 85% fit taking trainers comments into account, Gord has excellent 40/1 about DB but the horse isn’t that good round Chelts however Nicholls is the man to improve these chasers!!
For me Sire de Grugy is the horse to beat and should he come back successfully he will be fav for sure
Yes ‘Sire de Grugy’ could still spoil the party Gary but again he’s not having the ideal preparation for a Grade 1 race.I thought ‘Sprinter Sacre’ looked a picture yesterday,he looked fit as a flea not like a horse who would come on for the run so to see Nickys reaction spoke volumes.He genuinely expected the big horse to canter in,he didn’t.The ‘Sprinter’ of old would have won by 10 lengths and jumped for fun,sadly yesterdays performance was that of a past Champion meeting a future one.
Gord: Agreed, I’m sure they all hoped he would have hosed up and then moved on but these things don’t happen after such a long time off!
Are you not concerned about DBs previous runs at Cheltenham? Fully understand the genius that is Paul Nicholls could have ironed any niggles out!
Good luck with the bet – after that race I’m sure Gary Moore is licking his lips in anticipation and I can see Mr Mullins dropping Champagne Fever all the way back to 2 miles
I have always been a great believer of the old saying, they never come back .
The Sprinter Sacre of 2 seasons ago would have picked that lot and carried them . Sadly, the brilliance has gone and ain’t coming back, dreamers – hence why I had the good sense to back Dodging Bullet yesterday .Yes, Sprinter Sacre looked fit and ran a good race , but for me, the boldness and zest of old were missing. I was surprised at how well he did run. Even so, I just cannot see this once great horse winning the Champion Chase in March.
I followed Sire Du Grugy religiously last season, and as a result, reaped a healthy reward. Again, his long absence is a worry. Were he fit, he would be my automatic choice. He won last year’s race like the very good horse he is.
So with those doubts lingering , my thoughts turned to Al Ferof and Champagne Fever. Al Ferof has a good record at Cheltenham and is guaranteed to stay up that hill . Champagne Fever has the speed, if not the requisite stamina, but battled well under a confident Ruby Walsh ride when just touched off by Western Warhorse in last season’s Arkle.
My preference at this stage is for Al Ferof.
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