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Rather than concentrate on how awesome Big Zeb was today, and that we do now actually have a 2 mile division with more than 1 top class animal – Most news stories are littered with "excuses" for Master Minded. Since when did he not go on Good Ground?
I wouldn’t say Punchestowns flopped last year. Tight finish with the superb Big Bucks. His shoe came off today apparently.
I don’t understand why so many people are so quick to write horses off after 1 bad performance. I guess many would have done that when Big Zeb flopped at Sandown. Someone has to lose.
Cerium last year – One of Fergus Wilson’s lot. Finished 5th at massive odds with a fractured skull.
Astonville – Another Wilson horse. 150-1 +, this former useful frenchhorse was 11 and had run in the Champion Hurdle AND the Gold Cup and been terrible in both. At pretty stupidly high weight he was in the Grand National and many claimed he was wasting a decent spot for someone else. However – as happens – the National brought the horse to live and he actually put in a great front line performance when sadly, whilst 4th, his jockey thought he had gone lame after a circuit as he changed his action. He was pulled up. Will never know how he would have gotten on!
Others for me – Merry People (200-1) – Coming upsides the leaders when fell 2nd last in 1999. Camelot Knight (was only ever good at Aintree). Hell Amberleigh House didn’t have a right to be any good did he? Wasn’t up to much elsewhere, and eventually got his win as a 12 year old running on like the horse version of Scurlogue Champ!
