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  • #1283546
    Avatar photoVautour
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    I really can’t contain it but ALTIOR wins this so easily and will beat min further in this than the supreme.
    Feel like we have only scratched the surface with Altior.
    Not even confident min finishes 2nd.

    The great thing is everyone has an opinion. I cant wait for this race.

    #1283634
    Avatar photoBen_Bernanke
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    Altior hasn’t done enough wrong this season for me to think Min can turn the tables, the horse really does look a monster, can see him beating Douvan in next seasons Champion Chase.

    #1283639
    thewexfordman
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    Altior hasn’t done enough wrong this season for me to think Min can turn the tables, the horse really does look a monster, can see him beating Douvan in next seasons Champion Chase.

    Douvan is probably not going to be in next years champion chase if he wins it this year

    #1283640
    ham
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    Backed altior a while back for it, still wouldnt be surprised though if min where to win, no question he has a massive task to overcome, but hes appeared so far like he will be a far superior chaser than hurdler…. great race

    Big shout to say he could beat douvan, he would have to improve a fair amount to be considered for that, douvan seems to be something special, even with sizing johns win albeit over further, douvan regularly brushed him aside like he was nothing, altior hasnt faced that over fences

    #1283641
    Avatar photoBen_Bernanke
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    Altior hasn’t done enough wrong this season for me to think Min can turn the tables, the horse really does look a monster, can see him beating Douvan in next seasons Champion Chase.

    Douvan is probably not going to be in next years champion chase if he wins it this year

    Ah yes forgot about that, they still planning on the Gold Cup then?

    Regardless, Altior even more likely to win next years big race then :-)

    #1283644
    Avatar photoNathan Hughes
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    What price is Altior for next years Champion Chase Ben…?
    Get on early, the bookies may be slow in sussing Douvan’s future targets

    Blackbeard to conquer the World

    #1283650
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    No idea, will check oddschecker now, payday tomorrow though so if there are no odds up yet I’ll email some bookies tonight to get a price

    #1283652
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    What would you guess it’d be Nath? I reckon 5/1

    #1283653
    Avatar photoBen_Bernanke
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    Wouldn’t back it at any shorter than that with 14 months still to go lol

    #1283655
    Avatar photoBen_Bernanke
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    Paddy are offering 6/1 for Altior to win the 2018 Champion Chase, couldn’t find odds on any other books but to be honest didn’t look very hard, assuming they’ll all be around that price, tempting….

    #1283680
    Avatar photoNathan Hughes
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    Yes, I think so, nothing to mad on but a few quid here and there, see how it unfolds
    Douvan was 3/1 after last years Arkle
    6/1 now goes 3/1 when he wins the Arkle and when Douvan wins the Champion Chase and gets declared as the 2018 Gold Cup horse Altior goes evens

    Blackbeard to conquer the World

    #1283681
    Avatar photoBen_Bernanke
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    Sounds about right to me mate, like you said not one to go crazy on but may try get around £50 on before March then chip away with a tenner a month after the festival

    #1283980
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    A set back has ruled Min out of Leopardstown this weekend

    #1284524
    Avatar photoZarkava
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    Well that was an informative Irish Arkle…not.

    #1284527
    Jaymo74
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    Min and Altior must be shaking in their boots

    #1284793
    ham
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    Anything else came out about min? Nothing to worry about from potential challengers from the weekend but he seems to be drifting and drifting and altior is not shortening up?

    #1284796
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    Sea of blue for Altior

    Yorkhill goes Champion Hurdle, Min goes JLT?

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