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I agree with FINALFURLONG91 a couple more runs at this sort of level should see him right. I liked what i saw those last 2 fences when he was asked to go he did enough. Id imagine he stays all day and the fact they missed some maybe that forced the race to be run alot quicker then he would like
This will be a hot division and based on the fact he flopped at the festival last year and with Minella Indo still to come I’m happy put a line through BOD for this.
Please can someone confirm is ANY SECOND NOW is still a novice chaser come the festival?
Don’t understand the Battleoverdoyen bashing to be honest. He beat a 150 horse and the 3 first home in the RSA last season were rated 155,153,155. And Battleoverdoyen hasn’t even gone up to 3 miles plus yet which is likely to suit. It may turn out a hot division but still at this stage he has to be on the shortlist.
ATP – I believe the rule means that Any Second Now is a novice until the end of November. Won his first chase in the Kim Muir.
I’m in the underwhelmed category myself. You can point to that ASN rating of 150, but that rating is over 3 mile 4 not 2 mile 6 and is also a rating that is yet to be proven fully. He won off 143, so his true rating could easily be below 150.
For a horse wanting a further step up in trip, he didn’t go through the line strong yesterday.
Would also have major concerns over both his travelling after last year and also coming down the hill. He’s a huge horse, they don’t all handle coming down the hill at Cheltenham and for all i imagine that’s what they were wanting to test at Galway, Cheltenham is usually much faster than it was there and the hill the other way around.
Thanks for confirming regarding novice status.
I think he has loads of scope and will get three miles no problem. He is not a boat and idles abit when he’s in front.
My main concern Is how well will he travel over? This is a worry. I have backed him down from 33s into 16s, but won’t touch him now 10s or lower.
Festival form is something that has stood to me in the past. Don’t like backing horses that have flopped at Cheltenham. Horses for courses is a thing. Won’t be backing Kemboy for the Gold Cup for that very reason. Anyway, this division hasn’t even started yet. So many great staying Novice Chasers to look forward to this year
BOD didn’t eat up pre Ballymore so I wouldn’t read too much into last year. Impossible to knock the importance of Festival form, but a fair few achieve nothing at Cheltenham over hurdles to then go on and win over fences. Blaklion for example in this race. Re ASN, 150 is probably flattering but even mid 140’s he’s beat him with plenty in hand. Roll on 3m over Xmas
I like Battleoverdoyen but I can see him getting beaten at Cheltenham but then winning at Punchestown.
Yes happy with Walk Away’s run Jack. Horse in the same ownership- Press Conference- finished the race well having jumped a little deliberately to start and a bit to his left. Glenloe had a nice day out too. Quite a lot of them in that race to keep an eye on, not necessarily for tearing up the grade 1s this year but some decent horses to pop up here and there in the future. I was impressed with Faugheen (and Townend) brushing off the mistake, getting back in a rhythm and jumping the next well.
Battleoverdoyen did well considering he had to follow Dandy Mag scurrying along past the missed out fences then slowing up. He would suit a more strongly evenly run race where he could just keep galloping and jumping the legs off everything else.
Both minella indo and laurina declared at gowran park for Saturday
Be great if both turned up
She has entries in Thurles and Gowran; nice little Mares beginners Chase in Thurles but ground is currently Yielding there; he’d probably prefer Soft for her first time out so she might go to Gowran against Geldings on Saturday.
Second Dart at this race is Carefully Selected 33/1 EW.
Ran a well at punchestown on his second start over hurdles. Stays very well. I think he is to good to go for the 4 miler and this will be his target.
Way over priced at 33s.
good luck all
Unbelieveable race there! If you haven’t watched it watch the replay guys! Champ has some engine jeeez. Black op had the run of the race big time and jumped well so for champ to win convincingly was impressive considering he nearly unseated Barry when jumping into the back of the loose horse. Then lost his confidence and done another few slow jumps. Then Barry got at him and he really stayed on well and nearly took the wrong course in the final furlong lol!! Seems like there’s absolutely loads more to come from champ as that is an inadequate trip aswell. Clearly needs 3 miles
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