Cheltenham Festival
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16 Mar 12
19:02
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Just not good enough today, couldn't go the pace and RW had to use up far too much energy to get into the race, culminating with putting down at the last when asked up (sign of a tired horse)....I think he did well to finish second. Chasing type that needs soft ground. Not on the same planet as Sir Des Champs. Good job he didn't run in the Neptune, as he would have been embarassed.
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Chasing type that needs soft ground
Bang on the button there |
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Mudlark for sure - will probably win plenty of races in Ireland next winter and come to Cheltenham as a short priced fav again
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Felt sorry for graham wylie to be honest,he deserves a good one with all the money he's put into the game,
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Needs dig, and plenty of it
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Wasnt helped by the awful ride Ruby gave him. It seemed to favour being ridden prominently all week, and having shown how to ride a 3m race on Big Bucks, it was bizarre that he didnt use the same tactics on this one.
Think he thought he was on Pegasus as usual. Agree he was tired at the last and didnt quicken, but used all his energy closing the leader down. Hats off to the winner, he was as gutsy as you like, but Ruby's worst ride of the week for me. |
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spot on.why do people never say anything when he does this.
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Anyone that can read a race can see it was a poor ride. He's an idle horse and only does what's asked of him. I Don't know why Ruby held him up off the pace so far back. Super horse and it was nothing to do with the ground. He made up a huge amount of ground but the simple fact was the winner wasn't stopping. Great performance by the winner but BB had v little chance.
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ruby has gotten too wealthy, and a tad arrogant thats the prob. plenty of lesser (paid) jockeys wud have snapped the ride up and won on it.
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it was predictable and indeed I did predict it on the ruby walsh should read this thread thread
the big bucks ride should have been the model all week |