Cheltenham Festival
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09 Mar 12
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Similar races, similar prices. I think I'd rather be on Sizing Europe. Loves cheltenham has beat most of the field before apart from Finians Rainbow but last years novices form hasn't held up well at all, apart from Medermit over longer distances.
Does anyone think both will lose?
Does anyone think both will lose?
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Sizing Europe for me as I really can't see him being turned over with so much more solid form to go on than with Sprinter.
There has to be a couple of "what ifs" with Sprinter, but there aren't any with Sizing imo  |
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Sizing Europe for me too... I can see Ruby Sitting 4/5 lengths behind Sprinter Sacre until the straight then picking it up over last and drawing away to win by 6 lenghts.
I keep watching the Supreme from last year and can see no reason why SS should beat AF. Sizing could carry the rest in his race and still win imo. |
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No brainer really, proven track record against an unknown quantity around this track, SE all day long.
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yes Brian
absolutely nothing has changed since last year has it? Race distance, type of obstacles, number of obstacles, age of horses, physical development of horses, jockeys, form of horses all the same really... oh hang on errm  Sizing is a banker though can't see how he gets beat |
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I'll be in the minority, but Sprinter Sacre without a second thought!
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Sacre - Geraghty says potentially the best he has ever sat on.
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Neither for me.Al Ferof and Finians.good luck
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Throw another into mix, HF, SE or SS?
Minger - Geraghty says potentially the best he has ever sat on |
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doesn't have to be that good to win this race though - the required level is well below that potential and he has already achieved a level of form good enough to win most renewals of the Arkle and there is a good chance he will improve again.
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I fancy all three of the favourites but in order I'd go HF, SE, SS solely because SS is still a novice. I can't have Zarkander winning. Will get outpaced and 5 year olds don't have a great record. I know Katchit won and Binocular went close that year but those were below par champion hurdles imo. Binocular has finished behind Oscar Whisky, Thousands Stars and Hurricane Flyer every time he has ran against them. His wind op will have had to improved him. Rocky on Ruby form seems to tie in closely with both Binocular and Oscar Wells.
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Sprinter Sacre NAP of the fesitval
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no contest,SE rock solid.
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Goretski - Geraghty not known for hype ....of all his Henderson rides this is the one he believes is nailed on . Re "potentiallty the best" even though he has qualified it that is still pretty strong given that he has grade 1 chase wins on Alexander Banquet,Florida Pearl, Kicking King, Big Zeb and Moscow Flyer to name just a few.
Main threat probably Al Ferof who he has beaten on Finians Rainbow so he knows what he is up against. That being said I am on SE in the QMCC. |
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Geraghty not known for hype
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Neither. I've laid both. More confident of Sacre being turned over though.
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Lump on to SE now......
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