He can set a strong pace which will leave the others without a kick.

The Supreme if full of horses who travel like a dream and find diddly squat - Youllneverwelakalone, Sweet Wake, Ameretto Rose etc.

It is also often won by a total rag who had no chance on the form book - Arctic Kinsman, Arcalis, Ebazayin, Indefence etc.

There are at least 4 horses trading at 30/1+ who I think could run very well so anyone who thinks it is a two horse race needs there head tested.

Left for dead up the run in? Hosing up in the bumper and against 140 rated novices then finishing 2nd in the international against older more experienced types when supposedly undercooked is hardly the proof is it?There is nothing in the field that even holds a candle to Cue Card on the ratings my only concern is that he goes for the champion instead of the supreme

He's a worthy favourite for sure - but lets say he's a genuine 2/1 chance, that still means he only wins 1 in 3 runnings so I'll try to find the big price one that wins one of the other two[;)]

The Champion Hurdle? What's Cue Card done that would justify him lining up?

He was a good bumper winner and the media ken to sell racing were quick to say "oh look we have another Dunquib"

Big difference is Dunguib proved himself to be a force over hurdles to be reckoned with.

Cue Card to date won a Mickey Mouse hurdle race that any leading contender in the Supreme would have won in a hack canter.

He then takes on Menorah and the minute the pressure is applied his head goes up and nothing.

He got away with in bumpers because like most bumpers the horses that run in them are usually not fully matured or would already be be running over
hurdles.

If a couple of other Champion Hurdle horses had run in Menoraha's race what then?  Menorah would no doubt have coped and made a race of it but would Cue Card have found any more? The answer has to be not a cat in hell's chance.

Cue Card has had one test at the top level, taking it that Menorah himself is good enough to run in the Champion Hurdle, and he's fell flat on his backside.

If anyone thinks he's going to have things his own way in the Supreme then they are in for a rude awakening.

The pace of the race will be faster than anything Cue Card has ever come up against and he'll do exactly the same thing as he did in The International.

Just because you win the 2 mile bumper doesn't mean you'll see the trip out at Cheltenham over hurdles.

With Cue Card he's one of two things. He either doesn't get the trip in top class or he's a complete rag and I doubt he's the latter.

A couple of posters have said garbage rubbish or whatever but if it wasn't one of these two things what was it that caused him to go from hack cantering to nothing in a matter of strides?

You can't say it was Menorah quickening up that made it look that way. Not when  Cue Card was cantering all over Silviano Conte yet never gained an inch on him when asked.

I'd put Binocular and Dunguib away ahead of Cue Card both had proved themselves as worthy contenders for the Supreme yet neither was actually good enough to win the race on the day.

I could find a thousand 3/1 shots who don't have to take on a Nicky Henderson flying machine or some unknown from Alan King David Pipe's PN's or some Irish yard that will probably pop up nest week and beat the lot of them.

He'll drift like a barge on the day as the bookies always want to lay his type. Best bet could be to back him on the place market and hope there's a few split at the top of the hill and he hold on for 3rd.[:p]

*one run to his name.

I think CC is definitely the one to beat in the Supreme but I do have a sneaking feeling he may run in the CH. If not I think he will be a bigger price on the day especially if Sprinter Sacre wins this weekend and Zaidpour turns up.

Not going to bother repeating myself because I'll only say the same things again in response to that, TFM. I will say that I think you are underrating Clerk's Choice, who, although not beating much, looked devestating off a fast pace at Cheltenham. Think he is a bit underrated in the market at 66/1.

stable contact passed it on,feel free to keep backing for the supreme tho,good luck

If they go for the Champion, I think it will be the worst Cheltenham decision I can remember in my lifetime. The Supreme looks at his mercy, and the CH is the best renewal for ages.

I'd be stupified.

Decision about target is being made tonight innit??

Anyone got Mr Tizzards phone number?

Colin Tizzard said of Cue Card only a couple of months ago "we don't want to rush him he's a very good horse" "He has a lot of years ahead of him" or words very close to that and now he's contemplating running him in the toughest Champion Hurdle in years?????

Don't suppose it much matter what race he loses in

not going down for the festival if he runs it in the champion.

I don't believe they are. Gossip is the Festival ante-post punter's biggest enemy. Some whispers are proved right, some wrong - what's the point in conjecture? Nobody knows where he's going bar the owners and trainer (and even they might not know now).

Siily me Forfeit stage isn't it?[:x]

Of all the shorties ante post, the only one I will be going at is Cue Card, think he will bolt up, can't see anything else in the field that would be capable of getting within 6 lengths of the 2011 Champion Hurdler (ie. Menorah).

Thank goodness for that. Feared for the CH but that will do for me. Been on a long time ago. Looks like I will get a run for my money with this one.

Is Megastar still going for the supreme novices anybody heard? I see he's entered this wkend..

Still has to get his favoured good ground which he should get in March.. Ran creditably last 2 runs in totally unsuitable conditions behind 2 top class novices. I had a nibble at 36's on here. Has fair bit to make up on Cue Card on champ bumper form tho..

Wallace I think Megastar is a dark horse in the race. On decent ground he will be a different horse and he has a great frame that he's grown into this year. I hope they can get him in top shape because he could run a stormer in the Supreme.