Cheltenham Festival
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Anybody thinking of doing some big acc's for cheltenham at this time.
I mean you have Big Bucks, Quevega and Sprinter Sacre if all of them are healthy and have a clear round in March I can't see anything challenging them.
Simonsig @ 10/3 I think is good value not great but good I know he hasn't jumped a fence but i think the model of a horse he is he will love bigger obstacles.
He is also one of the only horses in Henderson's that can actually race on the gallops with SS. Geraghty made a lot of predictions last year and the majority were right he likes this guy over fences.
I still have a big liking to Grand Crus I know he faded tamely last year but Pipe said he wasn't right so scratch that form. This horse has a serious engine. If he is spot on for the GC I think he could put in a massive performance. If you look at his run at Kempton he destroyed a few decent novice chasers. I know that Bobs Worth was only back from a wind op and Silvano Conti was running when Nicholls yard was under a cloud of illness but the time he set makes me think it was decent form.
Kempton was the only time last year when that horse looked fully tuned up. It will be all about Pipe getting him raring to go on the day.
In the Champion Hurdle I backed ROR last year but had been following Grandouet in the run up until his injury. If ROR gets there it will be a strong pace no doubt but I think if Grandouet can hang on he can quicken relly well up the hill. A good way to figure out the champion hurdle altogether is look at horses sectional furlong times at previous festivals albeit in similiar ground conditions. I seen ROR over 2m 5f was less than a second off HF time when winning the champion hurdle and taking into account the slower pace due to the longer trip in the Neptune you could see ROR would be right in the mix. Grandouet furlong times puts him thereabouts @ 14/1 its not bad.
If any has any insights be sure to let me know. Maybe I will have a massive acc on all them maybe I'm nuts.
I mean you have Big Bucks, Quevega and Sprinter Sacre if all of them are healthy and have a clear round in March I can't see anything challenging them.
Simonsig @ 10/3 I think is good value not great but good I know he hasn't jumped a fence but i think the model of a horse he is he will love bigger obstacles.
He is also one of the only horses in Henderson's that can actually race on the gallops with SS. Geraghty made a lot of predictions last year and the majority were right he likes this guy over fences.
I still have a big liking to Grand Crus I know he faded tamely last year but Pipe said he wasn't right so scratch that form. This horse has a serious engine. If he is spot on for the GC I think he could put in a massive performance. If you look at his run at Kempton he destroyed a few decent novice chasers. I know that Bobs Worth was only back from a wind op and Silvano Conti was running when Nicholls yard was under a cloud of illness but the time he set makes me think it was decent form.
Kempton was the only time last year when that horse looked fully tuned up. It will be all about Pipe getting him raring to go on the day.
In the Champion Hurdle I backed ROR last year but had been following Grandouet in the run up until his injury. If ROR gets there it will be a strong pace no doubt but I think if Grandouet can hang on he can quicken relly well up the hill. A good way to figure out the champion hurdle altogether is look at horses sectional furlong times at previous festivals albeit in similiar ground conditions. I seen ROR over 2m 5f was less than a second off HF time when winning the champion hurdle and taking into account the slower pace due to the longer trip in the Neptune you could see ROR would be right in the mix. Grandouet furlong times puts him thereabouts @ 14/1 its not bad.
If any has any insights be sure to let me know. Maybe I will have a massive acc on all them maybe I'm nuts.
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Take a look at the threads near the top on Grands Crus (at least 2) and the Champion Hurlde - GC, Simonsig and the hurdlers have been discussed extensively over the summer.
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Hold fire on the simonsig take bet STS, I heard a rumour might be staying hurdling as cant jump fences... Also his ptp jockey Chris cully said the same and staying hurdling!
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Interesting! I note his price for the Arkle on here has drifted to about 5, and he's come in from 25 to 12 for the Champion Hurdle....
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