he was still keen up the run in. just unreal

Wont make it up the hill This will fly up the Chelt hill quicker than Jack & Jill on the magic pill Barry will be 5 clear turning for home, the mean lean sprinter sacre machine, nodding his head at the applauding crowd..Great scenes..

He was ridden after the bend in the supreme and made a big mistake at the last.

I can't believe the hype over this horse,racing post going overboard as well.
Lots of stats against ss winning the arkle.
Fill your boots laying this one

Since when has a horse finishing 3rd in a Grade 1 Hurdle at the Cheltenham festival been deemed as a failure ? Just an absurd comment.

pffft

the question really is: how much faster than he has gone so far can he go?

his jumping has been electric so far and I won't be worrying about that

stront seriously he could have shot 10 clear after jumping the last

plus he's unlikely to be midfield behind a wall of horses in the Arkle 'cos there won't be that many runners - only 27 entries now and a lot of those have alternative engagements.

In fact most of the top two mile chases he's likely to contest next season will probably have single figure no. of runners.

Plus he likes to bowl along in front.

But most of all,as judo states, there have been no signs whatsoever of jumping frailties so far.

That was my impression Judo. I thought he won as he liked yesterday, but I respect the opinion of those who think he might not find much off the bridle in a hard race.

my mistake - two of 27 entries already listed as non-runners in Arkle.

11/8 would be a good price in that case

Mullins and Nicholls got 9 entries between 'em.

Perhaps they are planning to surround Sprinter in one of those manoeuvres you see in US police car chases.

Nicholls has booked OJ Simpson for the ride on Pacha Du Plodder (I might have spelt that wrong).

As impressive as he looks, I make it a policy of mine not to back really short price favourites in the championship novice chases at the festival. It would particularly worry me that he wouldn't settle, and I think this could be a problem in the Arkle; going off too fast could lead to him setting the race up for a stayer like Al Ferof (for the second year running). He's the most likely winner, but too short in my eyes.

I think SS is going to be superstar, but on the day i will probably back Al Ferof ew......

ACS - how is Punjabi? I assume one and the same... (?)

Sorry R Carver, I don't follow?

Truth of the matter is that some hope that SS won't win because they have tasty AP vouchers on others and try to justify their positions. On the form displayed over fences thus far, you would be a candidate for the mad house if you backed anything else to beat him now - there is simply no logical basis for doing so on the evidence thus far. This observation obviously considers win options only.

SS will win hard on the steel, BG says he is as good as a horse he has ever ridden. He rode Moscow Flyer, forget your ap vouchers, welcome a new superstar.

PS I'm on at 7's, get innnnnnnnnnnn.

FF,
Of course some dont wont SS to win if theyve backed something else!! and whats wrong with trying to justify their positions??
Unless its totally out the question that another horse cannot win the race of course,but we all know that others CAN win the race.
You and everyone else do not know what will happen when they all line up in the Arkle,and all people on here should be doing is summising and having an opinion.
Their have been SS backers on here saying AF can not win the Arkle,well if its an opinion fine,but it aint a fact!!
The fact is that many of these horses have yet to face each other,and until they do we wont know what horse will come out on top.
Thats why bookies offer odds before a race,they dont know either.
You say how can anyone back anything else??,no logical reason,madhouse etc,well people will and do back others,and thats because they look at the race differently to you,or think something else is better value perhaps.
I can think of a few reasons why AF could win the Arkle,same as PC or CC,one of those would be that imo they are all capable of winning a big race over 2m chases at Cheltenham.
The fact that SS has been visually the most impressive does not mean he will win the Arkle,and does not mean others cant back against him without calling the men in the white coats!!

Anyone saying a horse CANT win the Arkle is talking tosh.  Any one of SS, AF or PC could win the Arkle although outwith those 3 it's hard to see another winner.  SS has been mighty impressive thus far but AF has done nothing wrong and we know both AF and PC are capable of winning at the festival.  IMO SS will need to be a few lengths up coming to the 2nd last to win it and that is indeed possible given the way it has jumped and travelled so far but if either PC or AF are within a couple of lenghts coming to the bottom of the hill then we will have a real race.  SS has to settle in an Arkle - over exhuberance is not a great attribute at Cheltenham even more so in a 2m novice chase run at break neck speed.  None of us know how the race will pan out that is what makes it fascinating and I for 1 can't wait to see it unfold.  At the prices SS makes very little appeal 3 weeks before the race and given this is far from a foregone conclusion I can see bookies taking it on come the morning of the race given it's the openeing day and the fiercely competitive nature of the markets on the morning of the race.  I have AF backed at 8 and to be honest I could see me having all 3 backed come the off more so if SS becomes a more tempting price than it is as this minute.  Bring it on 23 sleeps to go.