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I know State of Play has been placed after just one seasonal run, and again on a seasonal reappearance, but he was beaten 16l and 25l carrying lower weights than On His Own, and I would be wanting more than just a chance of scraping a place if backing a 7/1f.
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Aldaniti was the last one. Cannot remember a horse winning it with so few chase starts either, Numbersixvalverde had 10 - any less than that I cannot recall.
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I remember Mely Moss came second to Papillon in 2000 GN without a run since the foxhunters at Aintree 12 months earlier.
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Yes was trying to remember Mely Moss lol, couldn't get past McKelvey in my head, right letter :D
Isn't a stat that I would use against a high class horse that does well off a break, like Imperial Commander, but just one start over hurdles for something with so few chases behind it is a combo that I can't be having. |
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2013 WITH JUST 2 RUNS THEN THE BIG ONE
ALWAYS WAINING WINS COME ON MY SON HOPE NOT TO SOFT OR BACK TO THE TOPHAM FOR A FOURTH TIME |
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Did ROYAL ATHLETE only have a run in the GOLD CUP prior to winning the NATIONAL, that season?
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Think he had ran a few times baz, and sure he took in a hurdles prep.
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ps think his prep in the Gold Cup was 93, when he fell in the void National.
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Royal Athlete had 4 previous runs the season he won the National, he didn't run in the CGC that year...
DATE RACE CONDITIONS WGT RACE OUTCOME JOCKEY OR TS RPR 08Apr95 Ain 36Gd C1HcChG3 118K 10-6 1/35 (7L Party Politics 10-2) 40/1 Jason Titley 155 142 154 04Mar95 Don 25Gd C2HcH 4K 10-11 5/9 (37L Cab On Target 12-0) 5/1 Warren Marston 141 101 104 18Feb95 Wdr 24Hy C2Ch 8K 11-4 2/4 (2½L Zeta's Lad 11-12) 1/2F Warren Marston — 138 141 04Feb95 San 25Sft C1HcChG2 19K 11-12 6/11 (27L Deep Bramble 11-10) 4/1F Warren Marston 157 128 133 21Jan95 Hay 24Hy C1HG2 9K 11-3 3/6 (7½L Mudahim 11-3) 3/1 Warren Marston — 48 140 |