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I’ll go Lulamba way.
Still got the Willy ew bet from ages ago but expectations not particularly high.
I don’t think its right that Willie should be allowed to run 3 horses tomorrow in what should be the biggest Juvenile hurdle race of the season when they’ve not even run over hurdles yet. Absolute nonsense and potential to cause utter carnage tomorrow to some of the more fancied runners in the race.
Agree TTM, utterly bonkers. Could I just buy some absolute yoke of a cheap sprinter and run it in the Triumph if I fancied a grade 1 runner at Cheltenham? Or do they have to have achieved a certain rating on the Flat? Do they have to run in a schooling hurdle race?
18 runners, 11 trained by Mullins. And they wonder why racing is losing its appeal.
Agree about the 3 that have not run over hurdles. They shouldn’t be allowed to run.
As someone who has East India Dock as his nap of the meeting and a saver on Lulumba, I hope there is going to be no team tactics from the Closutton contingent.
A disgrace that the unraced 3 are allowed to enter.
I also think it’s a disgrace that horses who haven’t run in the season, are allowed into the handicaps.
From what I gather the only requirements for the race is that you enter a 4 year-old horse. Max field is 24 too so they could feasibly have thrown in 6 more horses who haven’t run over hurdles yet. They probably need to drop that max field because it hasn’t been close to 24 for a long time, probably since the Fred Winter was introduced. In fact they should probably just scrap the Fred Winter and have one juvenile race.
“I hope there is going to be no team tactics from the Closutton contingent.”
Call me cynical but why else enter three runners that have never jumped a hurdle in public before?
If they are there to bounce off in front and set up the pace then I just hope they can jump reasonably fluently and not cause a pile up at the first.
I respect East India Dock, who is an incredible jumper, and Hello Neighbour, but Lulamba’s two wins have struck me as a top class horse who will improve significantly for a truly run race. Lulamba for me.
East India Dock in a double with Dinoblue.
Best of luck to all today, across the card
Have added Mondo Man at 11s w/o 2 favs.
Lulamba is huge at 3s imo. I’ve taken some more at that.
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