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    Avatar photoVautour
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    Lalor has questions to answer going right handed and the ground may not have been to his liking in Sandown. He has done it in Cheltenham on good ground and that will stand to him. 10/1 a great price; 4-1 was too short.

    Did anyone see Getabird? Ran well in a beginners chase at Punchestown today. Hard to know if he’s an Arkle or JLT horse

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    Getabird was very impressive today, but going left handed is a worry. Obviously a worry to Mullins too as he said limerick at Christmas because it’s right handed

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    Mike007
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    Probably neither Vautour as Getabird looking a right handed track horse says trainer.

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    Yeah; seems that way alright. Limerick at Xmas and then where? Will he will Cheltenham altogether?

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    I can understand Mullins wanting to avoid hot opposition and a left handed track both together for only his second start over fences…but watching his run today I don’t know if he’s as one sided as all that. He jumped well and pretty straight today and he led on the left leg quite often too.

    If it looks like he isn’t going to be quite top class or is a bad traveller or something I suppose they could just keep him for Fairyhouse and Punchestown but if he is really decent I think he will go to Cheltenham, especially as there don’t appear to be any novice ultra superstars over 2-2.5 yet. Being a P2P winner I would think JLT but it depends, as ever, what else Mullins has for each race. Mind you he looked quite quick over his fences for a beginner so I suppose Arkle possible too.

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    Graham Wylie was saying Voix De Reve is going for the 2m Novice Chase at Leopardstown so I’d say he’d want to keep them apart

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    Good from Getabird until final flight and good from Hardline too. Getabird probably more of a 2.5 miler

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    No flights in chases thewexfordman ;-)

    With all the other main contenders disappointing recently, everything is in Kalashnikov’s favour if he does the business tomorrow.

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    Le Richbourg won a far better race today than Kalashnikov is in tomorrow. Le Richbourg currently has the strongest form.

    Sorry yeats, is flight not an alternative name for Jump?

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    Lalor isn’t finished yet wexford. ;-)

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    A flight is just a hurdle thewexfordman, not a fence.

    True Kalishnikov’s position is based on potential but he might have to surpass Le Richebourgs form to win tomorrow.

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    He might be mike

    #1390380
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    Kalashnikov defeat opens up the race some more.

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    ham
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    I was totally against samcro going chasing, they have totally ruled it out

    BUT

    if he were to lose on sat and the antepost favs are being beaten every other day atm

    Could be time to back him for this before saturday.

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    Dynamite Dollars and Le Richbourg are the two with the best form now. I don’t see anything esle putting their hand up yet.

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    Surely Melon should be have a crack over fences now after the main protagonists faltering recently?

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    Why would they switch melon when he has a brilliant chance to win the champion hurdle

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