Any idea why Bobs Worth missed the Argento bud?  Henderson stated something along the lines that he 'wasn't quite right' but I haven't read anywhere to confirm his recent well-being either way... I'm sure all's fine in the Henderson camp but having an interrupted campaign and the tendency for the Henderson team to play their cards close to their chest would be a slight concern to me as a BW backer...

Just decided not to run him and to go straight to Cheltenham.No reported problem with the horse as far as i know colupaul.
Agree dont seem ideal Brooksie,but i guess his trainer knows what hes doing.Personally aint that bothered really as i aint backed either of them,and probably wont,unless prices on the day appeal.

conti is  a good fast low jumper think the gold cup could be his and for a few years .

Yep ran very well I thought, I wouldn't be surprised if one of 4 or 5 would win the GC though.

I thought that BW had one of those mucky trachea washes,(not 100% on that mind you) simonsig had the same thing though.

Its hard to knock SC this season as he has won 3 races ..however i cannot see him beating BW at the moment.. I am not sure if Cheltenham will suit him and we know it does BW .Plus BW has beaten him in the past and i cant see any reason why that should be reversed especially at cheltenham..What are other peoples views?

Ah well, not to be...

will win king george and next years gold cup matey, very unlucky imo :( Not made a mistake all season, had to be that fence :(

I had my biggest bet of the year e/w/ Not sure he would have won but the way he kept looking BW suggets he would have placed at least. I felt sick.

I don't think there is that many horses to contest it next year. There's Long Run, maybe Simonsig and Conti but rest of noivce winners I don't really fancy.

Was running a big race when he fell imo,and who knows what would have happened,and no doubt he will be a major player next season.
Personally think we have a serious Gold Cup horse in Bobsworth though,and because we dont know re SConti,i would say right now he may be the only horse that could stop Bob winning next March.
We also have Al Ferof to come back,but he still has to prove he stays.
The Irish horses dont stay as well as Bob,and this years novices dont look good enough.

Don't suppose anyone knows what sort of price I/R Conti got to prior to falling?

TIA

3.25 i/r according to timeform.

Here is an entry of mine from the other Conti thread.
Posted earlier in week but have said similar concerning Conti's chances since the Haydock race with Long Run.

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This (Conti) is my only real risk now First Lieutenant is deffo for Ryanair.
I even covered Flemenstar on NRNB as soon as that was available with the sponsor.
I actually saw that race at haydock with Long Run and it was not a performance from which you could draw a thing.
Ruby did what he does and worked out the race and strolled home in what amounted to a 1 mile canter.

Lack of Cheltenham form always big for me and whilst Bobsworth is my biggest winner I think SDC will outstay them all.
Look at him finishing in Lexus.

Can not see my mind changing before Friday.

Either way, we will all know by then.

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Here is my reading of the Gold Cup run, assuming Ruby was not at fault that looked to me a tired jump. With 3 to go and the hill.
It just reminded me of Flemenstar in Ireland.
I really think anyone thinking of following the horse should take one last look at those prep races and draw a line through them.
Could say the horse did very well despite its prep rather than because of.

I am not one of those throwing around abuse, this , my opinion, was based on form and I saw the Haydock race in the flesh and it was public schooling for both horses.

Looking forward to next year, maybe Conti will come on for this, his first real test but I was with BW this year from early on and he will take some beating 2014.

I don't think it was a tired fall since Ruby had spent a lot of his time looking to see where Bob's Worth was. That's a sign of a jockey who thinks he has the front two covered, not one that thinks he is on a tired horse!

I suppose we will find out next year, but in a way my main point was that those 'walk over' trials really left questions unanswered.
Looking again, for the first time, accept that it may not be a tired jump.

Some race in prospect next year.

Catch up then.
Have spent some enjoyable time on these threads and made a few quid too.

Ttt.