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However, whenever Kauto Star proves that he can give the likes of Denman or Neptune Collonges over a stone and still beat them
Looked as though he could have given the pair a stone on Friday, H.
Doubt it – when Denman is fully fit there won’t be much between them next year — as Paul Nicholls conceded after the race.
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Himself –
Reason I ask is that Flyingbolt as a contemporary of Arkle, and rated within a couple of pounds – bears obvious similarities with Denman and Kauto.
Yet you say Kauto would have to give Denman and NC (though Exotic Dancer may be a better yardstick) ‘over a stone’ to be regarded as a great. Which he appeared to do on Friday, doing cartwheels.Doubt it – when Denman is fully fit there won’t be much between them next year — as Paul Nicholls conceded after the race.
Why are you tying Denman in with Neptune then, who is a patently inferior animal?
Doubt it – when Denman is fully fit there won’t be much between them next year — as Paul Nicholls conceded after the race.
Why are you tying Denman in with Neptune then, who is a patently inferior animal?
Because NC is the third best 3m chaser around, in my opinion. Monksfield, I have already explained that Arkle gave 16lbs and to Mill House and slammed him. Could Kauto, in your opinion, concede that amount ( or even less ) to Denman ?
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If both were fighting fit, Gold Cup trip at Cheltenham, on G/S or better, then YES.
Stickier ground and Kauto’s in trouble, but it’d still be close.
He has class and guts in abundance.Sub 3-miles on any other course Kauto wins hands down, on any going.
I am not so sure on Kauto giving weight to horses. He could do it but I would love to see him running in a Hennessy with top weight. Its one of the things missing from his ‘CV’ for me. The other greats proved they could do it.
Why the obsession with NH Grade 1 horses running in handicaps? Should Rock of Gibralter have taken the Cambridgeshire in? Yeats really needs to run in the Ces? Dayjur the Wokie?
For hype, that never materialised into the wonder horse that was promised, Celtic Swing was up there. A very smart horse but not able to walk on water as had been promised.
Red Glow would be top of my list though. It always makes me smile when i think of him going off favourite for the Derby with the shakiest of credentials. The bookmakers must have been wetting themselves laughing.
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