Is Frankel Eligable For The Triumph Hurdle?

Won't stay IMO

Potential bridle ponce?

lay in play approaching the last

lol Love it - fictional trading, based on a complete non event...made me chuckle, good work!

Staying on the Flat according to Sir Henry.

Never read such rubbish on any forum.  He isn't even entered.  Clearly he will be supplemented for the Champion Hurdle and go straight there without a prep.

The most expensive snip-snip ever.

Like Alderbrook - shrewd...

i think hes got a good chance tbh, hes got good flat form innit

stick a set of blinkers on him, total timeform squiggle dodgepot

Fair enough Reve - rule of thumb, add 40 lbs to his flat rating to get his hurdles rating - should give Hurricane Fly a race.

Couldn't give him a chance if he went to the Supreme mind you, he has no bumper form at all.

3 runs down the field and go for the Fred Winter with the blinkers on

Plot horse Judo?

By the way, has anyone asked Betfair to add him to the Champion Hurdle market yet? That should make page 2 of tomorrows RP

yeah was in Marten Julians "Dark Horses 2012"

think they'll skip hurdles and send him straight over fences. look out sprinter sacre!

Don't make jokes like this!

It's all Mr Gillespie needs to fill up the 5th, 6th and 7th day of his Cheltenham Festival masterplan - a 7 furlong, 3 hurdle race.

Needs gelding IMO, very uncomfortable to go hurdling as an entire. Going straight to Champion Hurdle alongside Monsignor.

Would he have the pace for a triumph though?

Think he would get caught flat footed

He'd certainly need to learn to settle better.

Think Henry is wise to bide his time before committing to the Champion Hurdle what with all the talk of Black Caviar turning up.

Probably just enough time to get qualified for the Pertemps.

Should get a low weight.

Not sure he'd have the toe for the Pertemps, school him over fences for a few weeks and stick him in the 4 miler.

Why would he need schooling?

Just think what it would do for his stud value. Champion miler and Triumph winner. Endless breeding opportunities for dual NH and Flat stallion.

I think this reopens the debate about the need for a 2m4f championship event at the festival tbh.

He does look a like a bit of a plodder. I think the Albert Bartlett is the race for him, but I think that he's a mudlark and will only be able to show his best in a bog

dt - your logic seems right to be but maybe that would make him better in the NH chase?

Nah - save him for the National, the slowcoach.

Be real Roger, he aint qualified for the National - Silly thought.

Not the National this year for sure, but could be a likely type for the Eider imo.

Jesus somersaulting Christ yeah -  what the hell was I thinking?

Sorry for misleading everyone.

Given that Cheltenham nearly co-incides with Sport Releif night, you could hold an auction for him NOT to be gelded (and sent over timber)and get Coolemore and Sheik Mo bidding against each other.

You could have someone like Ray Stubbs there, poised next to the horses knackers, a brick in either hand with a counter showing the current bid levels like they have at a real auction, in Guineas and everything, with Henry Beeby or some such conducting affairs - it'd raise millions!

Once again, it's me that has to come up with the big ideas!

(Do you thgink we might have squeezed sufficient mileage out of this one now. ? No? Okay!)

Roger, the image of Ray Stubbs standing their clutching a pair of bricks is frankly chilling.

....I imagine Frankel would be none too pleased with that scenario either!

Queally to keep the ride? If he kicks for home as early as did at Ascot surely will struggle to get up the hill!

Cross Country for me - last minute purchase by JP with Nina on board

My understanding is that he will run in one of the all aged novice hurdle races as a pace maker for SYT.

thread of the year?

Why is this thread still going?
oh ye,its the betfair forum

OTS - This is serious. Something has to win the Foxhunters next season.

Should go for the David Nicholson Mares Hurdle. Only Quevega to beat.