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I’d like to know the last Sun Alliance Chase winner that hadn’t seen a fence by the 3rd week in February…
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COME ON MIKAEL!!!!!
If Mikael wins his prep race in style then I can see him vying for favouritism for the RSA.
If Dunguib wins then I can see the "Ruby Factor" and the weight of irish money sending him off a clear favourite.
Still available at 14/1 with Mullins sounding bullish about his chances.
I remember prior to Masterminded winning the Game Spirit prior to his first champion chase that Paul Nichols said in his column that the horse was working brilliantly with Kauto Star yet the horse was available at double figure odds prior to the Game Spirit
Mikael is out of tomorrow’s race still but has an entry on Sunday. 2m4f
What odds the doesn’t show up at The Festival?Mikael is out of tomorrow’s race still but has an entry on Sunday. 2m4f
What odds the doesn’t show up at The Festival?
Have to be very, very short, surely.
If I bet Ante Post I’d be getting on Weird Al EW before the price drops, Don’t know if he’ll win, he could easily do so, but I really cannot see him out of the frame
He’s the only contender without a single question mark of one sort or another
He holds a few more entries at the weekend. He could well run in the 2m1 novice chase at Leopardstown on Sunday so even if he does make Cheltenham, there’s every chance it could be for the Arkle and not the RSA.
I am sticking with what i said a few weeks back, i dont think anything will beat Punchestowns.
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Excellent.
You couldnt make it up.
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The fact that he uses a picture of Frank Butcher in his profile should tell you all you need to know
If Long Run gets round without any serious jumping errors he wins, he’s already 4th in the betting @ 9/1 for next years gold cup when he will only be 6.
Kauto Star was 5 when he won his first grade 1 chase yet Long Run has won his at 4, his form with Tchico Polos gives him the clear beating of Punchestowns.
Can anyone recall a 4 year old winning a grade 1 chase in recent history?
I still would have faith in Mikael..
Ask yourself whats the point in ruining the horse in awful ground at Fairyhouse when he can have a beautiful prep on a beautiful track on Sunday
If Long Run gets round without any serious jumping errors
That’s a h*ll of an IF
he wins, he’s already 4th in the betting @ 9/1 for next years gold cup when he will only be 6.
Kauto Star was 5 when he won his first grade 1 chase yet Long Run has won his at 4, his form with Tchico Polos gives him the clear beating of Punchestowns.
Can anyone recall a 4 year old winning a grade 1 chase in recent history?
He didn’t excatly beat much at Kempton and in France he beat other 4-Y-Olds and I strongly believe the French over race their young horses. It wouldn’t happen in Ireland, if a potential chaser jumped anything as a 4-Y-0 it would be in a point-to-point and they’d be far better for it in the long run (No pun intended)
Bred differently CS, mature earlier the French breds and don’t last as long…Kauto excepted.
Traditionally this race goes to a grinder and I’m not sure if either of the Henderson pair are that kind of horse. They’re both very talented horses but will they have the belly for it when they have to battle? Punchestowns cried enough against Big Bucks up the hill last year and I don’t think Long Run will be able to burn off this field from the front like he did at Kempton.
I think of all the races at the festival this year – this is the one I’d have earmarked for a shock.
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