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The Gold Cup 2012
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interesting what PN says about Burton Port... had he been trained by someone else he would have gone past...
ie geraghty prevented him from winning iho |
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Yes that is an interesting statement to make. I thought at first glance also that BP had every chance running to the last in that race too but thought he just got outstayed. Was getting 10ib that day from LR on seasonal appearance it certainly is a big chance the horse could improve at least 6-7ib for that run and break in between races and that would surely be enough to at least place!
On at 40s e/w, am getting excited already  |
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fabulous price STS !! wowee, I really think he is going to go close and have been steadily backing him since Newbury and putting him in little ew bets
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From what Geraghty has said I suspect that Long Run may have been let down for a few weeks post King George and they had left a little to work on so that the race at Newbury put him right for the big one. Burton supposedly doesn't take much getting right and Long Run clearly does. My own view is that I wouldn't be expecting Burton to improve by too much more than Long Run and 10lbs will feel like quite a lot to a relatively small slenderly built horse come the big day. Definite place chance though in my view.
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Kauto Star to work at Wincanton on Friday
By James Pugh 12:08PM 6 MAR 2012 TRAINER Paul Nicholls said on Tuesday that Kauto Star will work after racing at Wincanton on Friday in his bid to make the field for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday week. The five-time King George VI Chase winner was due to gallop alongside stablemate Big Buck's at home on Saturday but Nicholls said he would instead work with Mon Parrain at Wincanton on Friday. Nicholls, writing in his Betfair column, said: "I can reveal that we have had a change of plan over the so-called 'D-Day' home gallop on Saturday. "Kauto Star will now gallop after racing at Wincanton on Friday instead. "He had a racecourse gallop before he won the Betfair Chase and I thought it a better idea to give him a spin, and a good workout, on the grass away from home. Ruby will ride and he will work with Mon Parrain. "Everyone can make their own minds up as to how he looks and works. And if he does come through that okay, we will look to school him on Monday morning." Paul Nicholls Trainer Paul Nicholls: happy with progress PICTURE: Edward Whitaker Nicholls added that Kauto Star, a top-priced 4-1 for the Gold Cup, was making further progress from the schooling fall he suffered last month. He said: "We upped Kauto Star's work again today. He had his now regular morning physio and an hour on the walker and then we gave him his most testing workout since his schooling fall. "We gave him two strong canters up the hill alongside my Fred Winter hopeful Ulck Du Lin. And again I have to report that he came through it fine and I'm happy with him at the moment. "What particularly pleased me that, aside from looking great, he came back from the work and had a good roll in his box, always a good sign with him. He looks happy in himself and Clifford is smiling. "But I must stress that it is one step at a time, and it is important that people don't get carried away. We aren't, just yet. But we are heading in the right direction quickly, it seems." |
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Long Run (2) , Kauto Star (4) , Grands Crus (6) , Burton Port (9) , Midnight Chase (12) , Synchronised (12) , Weird Al (12) , Quel Esprit (16) , What A Friend (25) , Captain Chris (33) , Medermit (33) , Diamond Harry (40) , China Rock (50) , Time For Rupert (50) , Carruthers (66) , The Giant Bolster (66) , Knockara Beau (100) , Poquelin (100) , The Midnight Club (100)
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