Sprinter Sacre unbeaten for the season

very good price, especially given he is staying at 2miles, only danger is sanctuaire as I doubt he and Finians will meet.

Good luck with the bet RN. More difficult task for a chaser imo but he will be a better horse again for this summer at grass - he still looked a bit narrow last season. He is favoured by the fact the most of the grade 1 2 mile chases are run right handed. Despite coping perfectly well with Cheltenham, he has a tendancy to lug to the right. I hope the horse is lucky with injury and in running, as he looks exceptional and I don't believe I've ever seen a novice jump fences better.

4 runs at 2s-on as the average price works out at approx 4/1, with 5 runs at more like 13/2. Depends on how many times you reckon he'll run and his likely average starting price as to whether it's value (could be 1/10 again a couple of times and I doubt he'll ever be bigger than evens, regardless of whether they bring Flyingbolt back from the dead). Plus, like Stront says, you've got a bit of insurance if he cops a leg after one or two runs at 9/2.
In summary, if you fancy him to do it, it's a good price - I certainly wouldn't lay it.

.......and me the very thought is scary

i hope the horse doesnt start his season in the haldon gold cup.

strontium

i agree its not a race henderson targets thankfully.

according to the sporting life site today sprinter sacre is back at hendos and looking bigger (not fat )and stronger and hendo says he is definatly a 2 miler and  early targets  are the tingle creek and victor chandler

If he stays fit and well you can collect your dough now, steering job in my opinion.could be better than moscow flyer , a machine pure and simple.I wont be getting involved betting wise just enjoy the moment , very much in same way we all enjoyed Frankel.

Sound like a racing snob when I say this but you don't realise how good Sprinter Sacre is until you see him in the flesh; at both Cheltenham and Aintree he was cruising along and then Barry just asked him to quicken slightly and he immediatly responded, imagine the speed he could go when really asked a question

I can easily see him being unbeaten. I think Strontium's plan sounds about right.

I cannot see Aintree (27.10), Exeter (06.11) or the Schloer Chase (18.11) interesting 7 Barrows early on due to trip, earlyness, grade etc.

I think they will go straight to Sandown (though as noted last yr, against Sanctuaire, there would be some pace in that race FTO) on 08.12. The Desert Orchid is (obviously) 27.12.

Last year the VC was run on 21.01, the AON on 17.02 (should have been 11.02 I think). All things being well, much will depend on the weather though Newbury is a G2 and Ascot is a G1, and last yr they ran their QMCC hopeful at Ascot and their Arkle horse at Newbury.

If all went to plan, I would see little value running him after Cheltenham, though QMCC form obviously translates to the longer Melling race.

Tingle Creek could be the race of the season with Sprinter Sacre, Sizing Europe and Sanctuaire!

Chelters

It is a poorly kept secret that Sprinter Sacre was considered the best horse in the yard last season by the Henderson team. He will be better this time round for another summer at grass but jump racing has a habit of kicking you in the bollocks and he could easily beat himself by making a mistake/incur a training setback. I sincerely hope I'm wrong - I've watched jump racing for 40 years and never seen a novice chaser jump better.

Chelters, I agree with you about SE in this QMCC. However, I think we'll see him in the Tingle Creek again - it's a race and likely ground that suits him and a chance to see where he stands against the top British 2 milers. I am sure SS toyed with Cue Card between the last 2 - as soon as Geraghty gave him a shove after the last he charged up the hill (just as he did in the last 100 y of the Game Spirit).

chelters16 - I thought his jumping was every bit as flamboyant when given his head in the Arkle. That leap at the third last was better than anything I've ever seen at the track (including non-novice company). It was unreal, and I am 100% convinced that he was toying with Cue Card too. Love the close-up camera angle when he swings for home and you can see, to use a classic racing cliche, that he's not out of second gear.

I wasn't convinced until he won the Game Spirit last year but that changed my view and his wins at Cheltenham and Aintree did nothing to change that view. Hope more than anything that he stays sound because he could be a three or four-time Champion Chase winner.

I think this horse with set the NH scene alight this year. Having bet this for this years Champion Chase before last years arkle with Paddys I am even more convinced having looked over replays of its races.

It finds for pressure, jumps like a stag and has potential to improve significantly.  Sizing Europe, albeit a great credit to connections wont have the toe to cope with this boy. Sizing will be 11 come March and he certaintly wont be improving and is rated 171 at the moment. 

Sanctuaire is rated 166 and is an inflated rating in my opinion based on a beating of Somersby at Sandown. The rest are either exposed or simply not good enough.  It went off against a very small field of novices last year for 1 reason.

Sprinter is rated 169 and will surely post a higher rating when given its head and ridden out.  In summary 9 to 2 is a massive price as it will be selectively campaigned in my opinion with insurance of a single run and injury and you still collect.

Personally 5 to 4 to stay fit till March is good enough for me and better interest than any ISA.

^^^ FINIANS WONT CUT IT AT 2 MILES WHAT LIKE LAST SEASON YOU MEAN?

Finians won the top 2m race last season!!!.
Sanctuaire is very interesting as are a few others at this stage.

SS is extremely impressive and could well go unbeaten,but its not the sort of bet that interests me,too much can happen,and lets face it he aint ran at the top level yet.

dado bear you say sprinter sacre finds for pressure ! the last time i can remember it came under pressure it did not find as muchb as expected  (supreme novices hurdle )finished behind al ferof spirit son ect) some excuses were put up (not strenthened up ect)i am not saying it is not a superstar but some are assuming its past the post already ! if sprinter meets sanctuarie in the tingle creek and assuming sanctuaire goes off in front then we could see pressure applied to sprinter sacres jumping ! that will be the acid test and then we will see what he is made of .
he could well be the real deal and as the betting suggests he is the likliest winner of the qmcc at this stage ,but the betting suggested the same of sizing eorope last season and we know how that ended up .

Its a shame that Al Ferof made that error in the Arkle,cos i am pretty sure we would have seen SS having to find under pressure,unfortunately what happened,happened,and as good as Cue Card is he aint a top 2 miler,and good enough to do that.
So we still imo have yet to see just how good SS is,and he will be facing the best around soon,thats when we find out for sure.
Current odds make no appeal for unbeaten or the QM.Well not for me anyway.
Mind you after the Tingle Creek it may all look very different!!

2.24 to lay, 2.16 to bet at the moment at those prices if pushed Im a layer.

The AF factor and a moderate field in the Arkle would give layers hope even if he makes it to the Festival(please let him make it),also the mighty BB was evens or so at the off of this years stayers(the greedy books may still try and get SS) so laying @2.24 could be the bet given its a long rocky road to the festival and even if SS makes it layers could still get out or have enough hope to let a 2.24 bet ride for reasons stated above and always the chance of a mishap and some easy cash to be made.

Will possibly start laying SS if more liquidity is available around 2.24 or so.