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Was the winner a mile out until he fell. At the absolute worst he places, I had him e/w @ 25/1
Stays 4 miles would have powered home. He's an excellent jumper but makes a balls of one which has cost him twice now. Defo hitting him hard nto with fallers insurance. Hope he goes for the Hennessy next year. He'll have a decent chance, but the Hennessy winner is so blindingly obvious at this stage. China Rock would have probably beaten Kauto in the Gold cup if he didn't get injured, he was tanking. If it's soft Pando wins. |
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Long way to that race and would need to see the weights but Denman would have a very good chance again on his Gold Cup run - especially if it comes up soft.
Would n't discount the first two from the latest renewal either - Diamond Harry built for a weight carrying job though Burton Port is much slighter and might struggle with a welter burden, got fitness to prove too but very tough. The rejuvenated What a Friend on decent ground would also have a squeak (already put up one good performance in the race). Second season chasers normally do well but not sure there's an obvious candidate coming out of RSA. I've covered my options pretty well there but I'm really saying don't think it's as cut and dried as China Rock on good and Pandorama on soft at this stage. [;)] Pandorama put up a decent effort in Gold Cup though given the ground was against him. In fact all the first eight ran creditably which shows what a good race it was (s'pose you could leave the old monkey Tidal Bay out of that but would be churlish to do so) |
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China Rock is a certainty Rease, but keep it quiet so we can get some tasty prices. He is out for the rest of the season and a low key prep run over here and he'll go to the Hennessy on near bottom weight. Horse would have beaten Kauto in the Gold Cup, that's coming from Kauto's biggest fan. So he imv would have been a few lengths down on Denman and will get almost 2 stone off him in the Hennessy.
China Rock needs good ground though. Pando will be higher up in the weights but he is a serious horse, and if it's soft ground he has a crackin chance too. |
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fair enough - will keep eye out for the prices
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Irish raider China Rock remains in England for treatment after suffering a season-ending injury in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup. The eight-year-old chestnut, trained by Gold Cup-winning handler Mouse Morris, travelled sweetly from the outset before suddenly weakening four out. China Rock was subsequently pulled up before the penultimate fence, but it later transpired he had sustained tendinitis in one of his legs. "I've had to leave him over in England," said County Tipperary-based Morris. "He's with the doctors and vets over there because he's got a bit of tendinitis. "It's not life-threatening or anything like that - he'll be back, but not this season. "I'm gutted because he would have definitely finished in the first four. "Going down the hill he was travelling unbelievably well. |
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cvbyrne he was travelling like the winner and almost 75% sure he would of won.
the bad thing for me mate was i put a 10p each way lucky 15 with a 50p each way acc in october. captain chris 14/1 hurricane fly 5/1 long run 20/1 quel esprit 20/1 so close sick as a pig cost me 38k and only got £260 back. maybe another time lol |
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Serious unlucky there, I'm sure Quel would have won. I'm happy I have been right about him though, defo was good enough to win an RSA.
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