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I’ve added Shanbally Kid ( distance, Spring ground, right handed track ) as a strong contender for the extra place markets
I think The Jukebox Man and, in particular, Jango Baie would have benefitted from a run in between the KG and GC but I doubt either would have beaten Gaelic Warrior in that form
I hope they don’t take the winner to Aintree because it will have been a hard race despite the winning distance
Fantastic race and what a result.
Well done everyone who made money.
I’ve had a cracking forecast.Kopeck De Mee
I think they got him wrong last season. Stable debut at Cheltenham and led from the front over 2.5
They changed that at Aintree and the form is good; this tends to be won by horses patiently ridden and 2 miles on the New Course should be ideal.He might.
It’s discussed in the Tattersalls Preview with him, Gordon Elliott, Robbie Power and Ger Hannon on YouTube
They seem quite sweet on Spinningyarn for the Albert Bartlett
There’s a discussion to be had about number of completed starts prior to competing in a Grade 1 – if a horse can refuse a couple of times on the flat and be forced to undergo stalls testing..
I wonder if they’re schooling him to clear his hurdles like a chaser because, if fit and succeeds with that, then he’d still probably win if losing half a dozen lengths in total on his previous Champion Hurdle win.
Personally, I wouldn’t risk it and I’d be mapping out a flat campaign.
” What is the obsession with the white hurdles?
They are also used at Leopardstown, right? Looking back at this year’s DRF (both days) I found out that there was only one faller over them a horse called Zillow ridden by a very inexperienced jockey. How come Irish trained horses have fewer jumping issues? “
The Irish have been using them for longer and those in Britain are slightly different
Two Champion Hurdle winners fell in last year’s race – both clipping the top of the hurdle and just failing to react.
With the old hurdles, if you flicked the top of the birch, that would bend but the hurdle would stay in place…the padded ones bounce back. Brighterdaysahead clipped the hurdle just before Constitution Hill last year and it was bouncing back as the latter jumped it
I’ve just seen lots of very similar falls since the new hurdles were put in, including at Kempton recently
I ( should ) be very surprised if they send CH back over hurdles because, if so, what was the point of Southwell ?
Surely last night was about testing his credentials for the flat, not to boost his confidence
An emphatic victory surely means there’s no need to risk hurdling again. His connections and fans can now look forward to a new adventure with himI think the new hurdles are proving an issue for certain horses, particularly those who were schooled and raced over traditional hurdles and occasionally flicked through the top of the old birch ones – these new ones fall differently when hit, some horses are putting their landing leg down later, if at all, and I’ve seen lots of strange looking falls during the last couple of seasons.
Ben Pauling has napped Handstands for this, if he lines up, as he thinks he’s a Ryanair horse.
Yeah. I had a whisper the other day so picked Proactif for the Cheltenham comp.
I’m glad they’re saving Feel Gut for next season ( although De Bromhead had been sent a brilliant French juvenile by the Double Green team. Looks very promising ) Almost backed him for this
(inquiry was held into running and riding; jockey stated that his instructions had been to sit handy but it became apparent to him relatively quickly that gelding did not have the pace to go with leader and eventual winner of race, in ground officially described as soft, which was more testing than ideal for gelding, a fact which he reported at scales; he further added he felt that gelding would further appreciate a step up in trip to 3m) (op 4/11)
That’s a jockeys version of a Yes, Prime Minister excuse
Pic Roc is interesting, as is The Enabler if he’s not going for the Plate
Yeah I’ve got him too. Good form behind No Drama This End at Cheltenham, yard were in poor form but still finished second at Limerick