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23 Feb 12
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We all have that one horse he are hoping to see a huge run from & that would make our festival. Who & why?
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Big Bucks. 4 in a row
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Kauto Star. Because horses like that come along once in a generation.
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Financial Reasons aside i would think 95% of people would say Kauto Star
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The wicked side of me would like to see Five Dream coming along to pick off Big Bucks on the line.
On a more (slightly) more realistic thought, I think Somersby gets poor press (reminds me of Deep Sensation in that respect) and would like to see him win especially if he goes for QM. |
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theres only one, and thats kauto star.
big buck's could arguably come back and win next year if beaten this year. this will almost surely be kauto's last chance of winning a gold cup, surely at 13 he'd have no chance. if he could win it this year and sign off a fairytale career then they'd have to change the going for the last couple of races as all the tears shed would go close to waterlogging the place. |
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has to be kauto star
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king kauto for me. imagine him winning back the title AGAIN after everyone thought he should have been retired.
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Cue Card for the Arkle. I have backed it but even if I hadnt...Oh, ok then...Kauto Star
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binocular for me put that over rated fav in its place
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binocular on his best form is a joy to watch at his hurdles and will really serve it up to the fav.
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Burton Port to make up for lost time and prove he was always better than Long Run would put a smile on my face for the sake of justice
Sprinter Sacre to blow the Arkle apart in jaw dropping Masterminded like style and set us up for 3 or 4 years of enjoying an all time great those two will do |
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Would love to see sizing europe do it, as feel he has never been given the accolades he deserves...a top class horse...and likeable, plus feel it would cement adrian lynch as the top class jockey and horseman, I and other racing fans know he is but never gets the headlines...although you can't understand a word he says, bless him..
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Binocular won a very poor champion hurdle but there is no such thing as an easy one tbf. My vote goes to Kauto.
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Burton Port
I took so much stick from this forum for thinking he above average, all i heard was he need 3m5f. He is a bit slow etc his novice form was always knocked, it was always bordering on top class without being the hyper-bowl. |
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Harry agree re Andrew Lynch. In recent months he has won at least four grade ones for four different trainers.
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arkle lol don't know why I always call him adrian...top class jockey this lad, second only to walsh for me...
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Kauto Star the obvious one. Just imagine the scenes...
On a similar note to Brian's Somersby suggestions, I'd love to see Finian's Rainbow blast off and run the guts out of them all in the Queen Mother. For similar reasons (to Brian) I think he gets poor press for not being a battler but just think he has been ridden wrong and/or been wrongly accused of not staying. Just think he's got a might cruising speed but no real turn of foot. If Barry can get the fractions right I do think he has the ability to beat Sizing Europe and co, and seeing as I seem to be the only one that thinks this, it would be hugely satisfying to see it happen! |
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HAS TO BE SPRINTRE SACRE EVEN THOUGH HAVE BET MENORAH WUD LIKE TO SEE IT RUN ALL THE WAY WITH HANDBRAKE OFF THIS CUD BE SOMETHING ELSE
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I'd happily lose every other bet to see Kauto Star win the Gold Cup.
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lol tom...this is supposed to be a financial aside thread...but at least if barry does get the fractions correct, the site of andrew lynch's bottom up the long run in, will be painful to say the very least....but satisfying...
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I know plenty want Kauto to but really he is not gonna do it, soz and all that. 16 of the last 18 winners were aged between 7 and 9, during this time, 54 horses aged 10 or over have run, which included ten horses at 10/1 or less and four outright favourites and none has won. I just went through and checked the record of older horses at the festival, or more specifically, 11 and 12yo's
Of course Kauto is 12 now and what a trend buster it would be if he were to add to the dismal record of that age at the festival. just 3 winners from 86 previous 12yo runners over the past ten years. I checked 11yo too and found they were actually even worse with just 2 from 202!! All in all then, just 5 winners from 288 over the past ten years Kauto would be a hell of a trend buster in so many more ways than one. |
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^ But if 5 others managed it surely the greatest chaser we've seen in donkey's years has a chance of making it 6!
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not much soz
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hurricane fly overated! Best champion hurdler i'v see over the last 30 years following the sport.
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yes it would probably be one of the greatest achievements ever in NH racing
it's just very unlikely and those backing Albertas Run want to remember that only 2 out 202 11 year olds to run at the Festival have won in the last 10 years |
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is there a thread that you cant put your bl00dy stats on Judo??
Thought this might escape it!! Anyway,for me,any horse thats been the subject of unneccessary abuse from so called race fans on here. 2 spring to mind - Tidal Bay and Somersby,feel free to add others should you agree. |
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At least I actually think about stuff not just make up sentimental old bollocks that has no basis in reality
so fck off - I am actually trying to help people make reasonable decisions with some solid foundation behind them not just blindly go "oh Kauto Star greatest chaser of modern times, he must win" without some reason sheesh |
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Must be the only one who wants to see Long Run win.
On a financial basis if Montbazon wins the Supreme i'll be going on a world cruise infinitely ..  |
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 This thread aint a finacial based one though,seemed to me it was meant as a fun sort of thread,where we name horses we think deserve to win for one reason or another. |
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grand crus-a new era beckons
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Forpadydeplaster, esp if he's 50's for the Ryanair.
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Kauto Star - Represents everything thats good about National hunt racing.
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Everybody can read the stats that Kauto is up against but it seems some people can't read the title of this thread.Personally its a choice between Kauto who as many others have pointed out represents everything that is fantastic about our sport or Somersby who along with his trainer has been ridiculed and vilified in many quarters for the best part of three seasons
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Hey it doesn't matter who it is or how much you have on them. Whether you use stats or sentiment. Just a horse that for whatever reason money aside you would love to see win. I thought there would be a lot of love for Kauto Star.
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Kauto without doubt for me, but that's a bit obvious.
Another one for me would be JACK THE GIANT in the Byrne Plate or the Ryaniar. I love to see these old ones come back from injury and put it up to these snot nosed kids! Well Chief finishing second to Master Minded after 2 years off is one of my all time highlights at the Festival - similar to when Mighty Man ran 5th in the World Hurdle behind Big Bucks after two years off. |
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KAUTO STAR out on its own ,include walsh as well ,,already have the T shirts .
W ish them both all the best in the last saloon . Think his 12 year tag might just catch up with him , this time round , BRILLIANT FOR SPORT , who follows him .? |
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Forget Kauto, legend already, don't need to prove anything!
Would LOVE to see Cue Card win the Arkle! Get's knocked from pillar to post this horse, mostly by those who's ego took a pounding when they napped him for last year's Supreme! Top class animal, deserves a proper day in the sun! |
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Losing horses that keep coming back and being unlucky (or are just below the grade) like Voler La Vedette, get me outa here, Somersby or Medermit..... sometimes (like them or not) you have to doff your cap and say they earned it.
I'd like to see four new champions if that's possible.  |