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I am Luke Harveys no 1 fan and am glad to see people giving him a bit of praise!
Hi Luke.
There are 5 runners. Best value might be in the ‘without masterminded’ market.
Petit Robin 5/4
Or Noir De Somoza 11/4
Mahogany Blaze 7/1
Natal 7/1
I don’t really have an opinion, because i’ve never saw Or Noir de samoza. It’s just one to watch for me.
It’s the ludicrous rule here in Ireland that if a top-weight doesn’t run in a handicap (I think above a certain value) that the weights are raised.
This means that anyone backing Psycho even as late as Sunday morning would assume he was carrying 10-10, whereas he ended up with 11-4 after the defection of Newmill. It didn’t affect me as I got the race hopelessly wrong, but if I were a Psycho backer I’d be livid- this rule needs changing.I wouldn’t be best pleased if i’d backed him either. That’s a shitty rule.
That’s the one I.S. What odds are they giving you on Zenyatta for the BC. I’d be slightly cautious on two accounts, the first being the liking that the Europeans have taken to Santa Anita, and secondly the whinging yanks are trying to get it changed to dirt. What are the odds ?
I remember watching channel 4 i think it was for the arc, The guy with the dark complexion said that he would walk it home it in his bare feet if Zarakava won, it had no chance according to him ! I’ve no idea what his name is. He probably drowned anyway.
Fitrst time i’ve saw the Pierse hurdle. Much a do about nothing really. What was the ‘controversy’ with regards to weight ?
Colonel Flay should be allowed back. His original post is a priceless gem.
Look at the post above you.
He did say the only easy run in the GC is to fall early. I wonder if they will run Denman in the following years national instead. It will will be good to see him on Feb 7th.
Ground is important. You’d have to hope the ground suits whoever you back. People talk alot about ante post without mentioning conidtions.
How do you interpret what he said the M Stan ?
A run in the John Smith’s Grand National seems unlikely for Denman unless something goes wrong in his pursuit of back-to-back Cheltenham Gold Cups.
The nine-year-old has not been seen in racecourse action since winning National Hunt’s blue riband last March after suffering from a fibrillating heart, but is on course for a return, possibly in the Aon Chase at Newbury on February 7.
Recent reports have suggested a start in April’s Aintree spectacular is high on champion trainer Paul Nicholls’ agenda, but he admits a defence of his Gold Cup crown remains Denman’s number one priority.
"We’ve entered Denman for the Grand National but that is as far as it has got at this stage," Nicholls told Teletext.
"If he has a hard race in the Gold Cup like last year that would make it improbable but if something went wrong or he fell at the first, we’d kick ourselves if he wasn’t entered.
"It will be some time before a final decision is made so any speculation otherwise before then is exactly that."
Pn has came out and said that it’s improbable that Denman will run in the national if he has a tough Gold Cup. In other words he will only run in the GN if he falls i the GC.
At least he came out and said it. Hopefully enough people read it and cool down with the ante posts. It’s decent of him to keep us updated i’d say.
