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Cheltenham Festival
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18 Mar 11
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for me it was Oscars Well im sure it would of won
anymore anyone?
anymore anyone?
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How can you be so sure of that?
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i backed the winner of the race which stayed up the hill,
defo think well was very unlucky |
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So Young looked to have them all covered imo..Defo had the most speed coming to the last..If they all meet again he would be my bet..
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Dirar
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www.sportinglife.com day watch it see for your self how was going the best
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Oscars Well and Quel Esprit
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Kumbeshwar giveing all that weight
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Any horse that wanted a bit of cut in the ground (NAP)
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So Young for me ruby left him with to much to do and he probably got unbalanced with the scrimmaging coming down to the last which he jumped poorly when he should have been three lenghts clear at that stage
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baby run
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jockey said he hadn't even gone for oscars well....that horse looks a monster to me
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Baby Run with half decent jockey but he panicked!!!!!!
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for me Kumbleshwar,who I backed at big odds,to be touched
off by a horse hammered in all 3 runs.Huxley,I thought gave this a superb ride in defeat. |
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So Young???? Really?? [smiley:crazy]
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So Young didn't jump that well which is why Ruby was a bit further back than he would have liked - it was huge step up in class, so the fact he was still in contention is credit to him.
But for Oscars Well was definitely the best (highest class) horse in the race - still not sure he would have won though as he may not have quite lasted home even with a good jump at the last. He looks tailor made for next years Arkle to me  |
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Baby Run was well beaten before making the mistake. Any horse that got beaten a head or less after leading on the run in has to be unlucky in my book so Get Me Out of Here and Rock on Ruby would top my list. On a very sad note, William Somers who is owned and trained by my brother and was entered in the Foxhunters after winning at Leicester, has had a serious operation for a leg infection and will not run again this year. That is the sort of bad luck that few racegoers are aware of.
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Arcalis in Coral Cup. Was ideally placed and going well enough when making a mistake. Dropped back after that but then ran on strongly to finish 8th. Would of surely been placed but for the mistake. I'd backed him at huge prices EW for weeks! :(
I hope he can go out with a bang at Aintree. |
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Great Endeavour was running a big race in the Stewart Research when coming down.
I think if Oscars Well had stayed up, I think Rock on Ruby would have actually won. That would have given Rock a fight all the way to the line rather than leaving him alone and being a sitting duck for First Leuitenent - I don't know if he idled, but I don't think it helped being alone. And I'm not talking through my pocket - my biggest bet of the Festival was Oscars Well, which also wiped out so many multiples. I think Oscars Well will be a crack 2 miler next year where hopefully he can settle better - maybe the next Peddlers Cross?? |
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Take into consideration how badly Oscars Well pulled badly through the whole race and still looked the winner coming there tanking, that puts him there as probably the most progressive horse coming out of the festival and one il be following.
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SAGEFORM you cannot be serious. Baby Run was somewhat idling in front but he was stick pricking his ears and had plenty in the tank. Certainly had more than Zemsky who had all but burned himslef out getting to him and was still 2 lengths behind.
By the time he had jumped the last he was out on his feet and could hardly get up the hill. Look again mate and notice how slow the loose horse is going and you'll see what I mean. Definitely unlucky but not as unlucky as Binocular who never even got a chance to run. |
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Beautiful Sound. Horse had no chnace thanks to Russell giving this the worst ride of the week.
I thought Oscars Well and Baby Run would both have won. |
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hope we are not forgetting that although unlucky most have had their hardest races on quickest ground,and n ot necessarily going to win next time but maybe next season or even next years cheltenham
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Jason Maguire rode Beautiful Sound,was still an ill judged ride.
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kal king without a kn ob on board
baby run, as would have outstayed the winner who was out on his feet |
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Oscars Well and Baby Run although I'm not 100% they would have won TBH.
Oscars Well because he jumped the last fine and to sprawled like that was very unlucky. Baby Run beacuse he was so much the best horse in that race. Unfortunately the inexperienced sixteen year old jockey went too hard on the steel and then asked for a big one when the horse needed to be held together instead of going for the whip on the home bend. |
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You could argue Heron's Well was unlucky in the Foxhunters, going as well as Baby Run and looked a fairly soft UR...albeit with a fair way to go.
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All week I thought Oscars Well would have won without the mistake at the last. However having had the chance to watch it back finally this afternoon and the others were closing on him just before the last and the 1st two stayed on well so I think he would have lost without the mistake
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Dirar
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I wouldn't consider any horse who fell to be unlucky, jumping is pretty much the point.
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Sam Winner, for getting the fastest Cheltenham ground for years
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Sam Winner looked like one for next years RSA, connections very excited about him going chasing next season. Should be a good bit of opposition for Bob's Worth
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Jumping is what its about but could still consider yourself very unlucky if you had backed Baby Run who
almost certainly would have won. |
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Bob's Worth is fast becoming my favourite horse. I saw him in the paddock at the January meeting though and he's not that big.Looked more of a hurdler than chaser to me.
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JUMPING IS THE NAME OF GAME IMO
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I disagree Tinkler, Doc O Connor hadn't budged on Zemski when Baby Run cam to grief and I'd have him over a 16yo in a finish any day of the week. Not convinced that Oscar Wells would have held on either. Of the fallers I think Quel Esprit would have won. He was having the time of his life out in front and really seemed to take to the track.Such a shame is prone to these errors.
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Undoubtedly IC, as he would have been very close, and if not then won the GC yesterday if he was fit and well, and everyone has forgotten about him all of a sudden, bless him!!
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I have not seen a rerun of the Foxhunter but I thought that Willie TD knew he was going to get beat when he saw Zemsky cruising up behind him and that is why he got the second last all wrong. Zemsky may have slowed down up the hill but so would most horses when 30 lengths clear.
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^ agree - will take on Baby Run at Aintree too.
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