Triumph hurdle

[sweetjebus]

Paul Nicholls’ Ibis Du Rheu was dropped 2lbs to a mark of 131 for his effort in the Taunton handicap mentioned above. I am satisfied that this rests consistently with my comment that he “Cut little ice” in the race, rather than having shown any improvement on his effort behind Peace And Co.

[stevecaution]

Beltor was given a rating of 145 for his win last week, which leaves him one pound higher than Hargam in the rankings.

I am doubtful if this will prove accurate in time but we will see.

The handicapper chose to leave Bivouac on 139 after dropping him 8 lbs for his effort behind Peace And Co the time before. I have some concern that the Henderson horse may have run below that but that’s just my feeling on the matter.

Peace And Co remains well ahead on the ratings and if I could just clear up my comments regarding the ground for him here, by elaborating that the faster ground might not necessarily be any concern to him, but rather that it might help others to perform better than they have shown thus far.

Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.

[nicks1976]

At the prices I’m not convinced about Peace & Co. Hargam I think would prefer a flat track so my 2 preferences would be either Top Notch or Devilment. The latter looked really impressive on his last start and at the current 25-1 price this would be my preference.

[stevecaution]

Terrific result for “Broken Down” trainer Nicky Henderson.

Well done Peace And Co fans, it was tougher than might have been expected and the rain, not to mention money, both told their own story.

I suspect the rain put paid to my hope Hargam and the betting told that it had gone against him.

One thing is for sure, he ran a lot better race than Beltor, who was much touted and was rated higher than Hargam by the handicapper. Micky Fitz and the Channel 4 hype at 16/1 was proved all wrong and the trainer who had thought the track wouldn’t suit should have stuck to his guns instead of getting carried away by the hysteria.

Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.

[stevecaution]

stevecaution wrote:

Beltor was given a rating of 145 for his win last week, which leaves him one pound higher than Hargam in the rankings.

I am doubtful if this will prove accurate in time but we will see

Well, after the dust settled on the Triumph Hurdle the handicapper has decided that, rather than Beltor being 1lb superior to Hargam, Hargam is 9lbs superior to Beltor.

Beltor was dropped 2lbs and Hargam was raised 8lbs. I suspect the truth of it is that Beltor has performed more poorly and Hargam has improved his figure but not by as much as he’s gone up.

Thanks for the good crack. Time for me to move on. Be lucky.

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