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A stunning points tally with a 0 on the last day
Well done for all the effort and grief of running the comp. (although i decided to follow treggys outsiders on the last day with my free 10 bet )Black Apalachi, Mon Mome,Hobbs Hill, Golden Flight are the ones that stand out to me just at first glance – anyone know any more detail about these horses ?
There must be a low weighted stayer being run over hurdles lurking in there somewhere
Some passionate people talking about what they like – its this forum – thats national hunt for you
How some people seem to enjoy horses running in a straight line not jumping anything in the heat of summer is beyond me
Guess I’ll go back to my cave after the national
Take nothing away from Kauto – its his day today – he was on top form today, jumped well, had his ground and ran his race.
Whilst he is a great champion I would go over the top with the best ever chaser etc etc – horses arnt machines and just because they run well or badly they dont suddenly lose class – they just have off days. I wouldnt start putting form lines through neptune and denman to try and prove this or that – with softer ground and a fitter Denman we may have seen a different race or other horses run better.
Its all academic – it was a special performance and he had conditions to suit – a great champion and fitting that it was him that was first to regain the gold cup. He deserves his place in history
It might not happen again for a long time.I will take madison and Neptune against the field as long a Denman doesnt turn up – and i think he might
1.30 …. Trenchant (Silk Drum)
2.05 … Sky Hall (Kandari)
2.40 … Western Charmer(Res NAP)
…(Cape tribulation)
3.20 … Madison du Berlais (Denman)
4.00 …. Baby Run (Cappa Bleu)
4.40 … COQ Hardi (Hangover)
5.15 … Andreas(NAP)
(Catalgan)people put Ingilis on a pedistal – they are right – pure quality. Nothing can describe what he has done – but i hope the retirment is full of grass and lots of mud to roll in
Outbattled , outstayed, robbed on the line – whatever .. today we learned that 2nd to the driver was nowhere – did we really expect anything else ? he deserves our respect he has earned it Cant choose between Denman and Kauto – should be Denman but i have fitness and stamina worries in that order. Neptune – dunno as I would have liked it soft – that only leaves me with Madison
with his great chelt record (maybe a little ew on BeauRanger if he can sneak into 3rd )Secretly I hope Denman presses home his advantage from the top of the hill and grinds them into the dust
i personally don’t think either will finish the race, Denman Pulled up Kauto maybe fall after not getting away with one. Neptune? just don’t fancy that either. Exotic (not McCoys year) Madison too far ahead of Denman & co last time!!!(too wierd that race) The Queen might have a good day probably have a watching punt on that. A very interesting renewal for the wrong reasons?
I know what you mean about Denamn and Kauto and most of the rest – but say Denman was closer to full fitness and he just blew up/very rusty – what would that do to the Madison form (I know he doesnt really have form round chelt) – the betting market might look different if we knew Denman was closer to full fitness and Madison had just beaten him on a flat track. That was my first impression after the race – they both pulled a long way clear of the rest. I dont really think "not McCoys year" and "weird race" make much of a difference. What puts me off Exotic is that he had his perfect chance in 2007 and didnt have the turn of foot then in a slow race – however much I want him to win
but given my previous record of backing losing horses and them going on to win the same race years later it wouldnt surprise me Kauto doesnt stay a proper testing gallop – but if its a tactical sprit he may win. I dont think Denman is going to be back to his best (I hope he is) but I’m not sure whether anything can set the pace to test Kauto – I fancied Neptune this year straight after last years race to be ahead of Kauto and what has happened to Denman should make me more certain but I have doubts because of the ground. On softer ground I would be more certain of a test – but at a proper racing pace for the whole distance I’m sure Kautos stamina will be found out as it was last year.
(does that make sense – I know what I mean anyway
)I think one thing is for sure – with the stats the way that they are – if Denman doesnt win he might never regain his crown – a sobering thought.
Imperial Commander for me – put a couple of quid out of my free £10 bet on him (last of the big spenders!)
Didnt nigel say the was one of the best horses he has trained – unproven stayer over 3m + so this is his best trip and best course. I know VPU is class but I get the impression he is in this just to avoid MM – 2m 5f is a specialist distance even more than 2m4f – worth taking on at these odds imo with a horse that possibly has more improvment in him.Hope they all come back safe and sound
1.30 …. Exmoor Ranger (
NAP
) … (Crescent Island)
2.05 … Synchronised … (Kayf Aramis)
2.40 … Imperial Commander (Reserve NAP
) … (Mister McGoldrick)
3.20 … Mobasheer … (Fair Along)
4.00 … Ping Pong Sivola …. (Turkish Surpise)
4.40 … Le Duc … (Shouldhavehadthat)anything with ranger in the name needs a NAPing
2 winners today for the comp
including this one – get in on the flipside my car broke down on the way to an interview
suspected cam belt and no i didnt make it so however badly you got on today had been it couldnt be worse than mine
I got 18 but Im not on the day one list – im not last !
… yet 1.30 … Pangbourne … (Le Beau Bai)
2.05 … Quwetwo … (Mad Max)
2.40 … Killyglen (NAP
) … (Lodge Lane)
3.20 … Twist Magic … (Master Minded)
4.00 … Ninetieth Minute (reserve NAP
) … (Pause and Clause)
4.40 … Balzaccio … (Amore Rio)
5.15 … Dunguib … (Quinola Des Obeaux)Makes sense to me that the fast times might be dues to the high winds we have had over the last few days (Saturday/Sunday was very strong) drying out exposed bits of the course hence the different going on different bits of the course
Well done for all the effort and grief of running the comp. (although i decided to follow treggys outsiders on the last day with my free 10 bet 
)
It might not happen again for a long time.
got a lot of time for him 