Cheltenham Festival
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Be nice to hear from anyone who sees, or knows of a JP plot horse.
I think Shot From the Hip could be being lined up for the Centenary Chase.
He was a lightly raced 145 rated hurdler, and has now had just 2 starts over chases, postmarking a best 128 RPR. He is running this weekend in the JP Moriaty Chase and is a 10/1 shot.
I can see him running into a cosy 4th or 5th at the weekend on unsuitably soft ground and getting his Uk rating of high 130's.
Then see him hose up on better ground in the Centenary!
Im looking forward to seeing him race on Sunday, thats for sure!
I think Shot From the Hip could be being lined up for the Centenary Chase.
He was a lightly raced 145 rated hurdler, and has now had just 2 starts over chases, postmarking a best 128 RPR. He is running this weekend in the JP Moriaty Chase and is a 10/1 shot.
I can see him running into a cosy 4th or 5th at the weekend on unsuitably soft ground and getting his Uk rating of high 130's.
Then see him hose up on better ground in the Centenary!
Im looking forward to seeing him race on Sunday, thats for sure!
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Please Mr Handicapper, that run was only worth a rating of 139!!
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Dont know what you all think, but Shot From The Hip jumped beautifully and was given a very tender ride by AP. He is very much one to consider for the Centenary, if he gets in.
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did you notice the ride he gave Alderwood in the 3.10 ?
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Could see from a mile off that alderwood was very tenderly ridden 2day, defo being laid out 4 sumthin at the festival, take a look at synchronized,s run at aintree in October an u knew it was being laid out 4 sumthin exactly like alderwood was 2day !!
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Conditor & Dibble - you'd like to be a fly on the wall, listening to what McCoy said to connections after that race
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Defo didn't look gud Hugh, think the other thing u have 2 ask yourself is why put mccoy up 2day an ride it like he did ? Only thing I can think of is he's getting a gud feel 4 the horse this afternoon b4 a bigger target down the line I.e county hurdle
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I hope you guys noticed it with having a keen eye, and not because you'd backed it
There is plenty written on here about dodgy rides (and I don't get involved with it) but backers of Alderwood deserve some explanation. I hope there are some comments/reports/excuses in the Racing Post tomorrow, as it's getting difficult to defend the frequency of similar perceived schoolings. |
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Watch out 4 Temple Lord NH Chase 14th
Due a run this weekend  |
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Absolutely gutted I missed this...really worn out with all the Festival studying by the time of the County Hurdle, and I just accidentally skipped past it!
 I noticed it on the day (why I've bumped it up) how 'tenderly' it was ridden and knew in my bones there was a big prize waiting - it's now 'evidence' after Friday's performance. What made it so telling for me was that I didn't even have a bet in that Leopardstown race, so there was no 'pocket-talking' I'm getting very disillusioned nowadays with this sport (as are many others) and with replays of EVERY race available, these instances are becoming more regular - trouble is...it's like a full time job putting in the work to spot these things, and all it takes is for ONE person to have seen the same as you have, and fcuk it all up  Just shows you the benefit of keeping a notebook (as I used to years ago) because as I get older, these names aren't as easy to recall as they used to be. Anyone know what the best AP prices were available for this rancid job horse? At such prices...just the ONE inspired winner turns a sh*t Festival into a great one |