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hugely exciting horse my selection for the supreme

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By:
Mr Eboue
When: 15 Nov 12 20:38
Just had a bet on him tomorrow.

The write up he gets in Mark Howards book is very promising.
By:
R Carver
When: 15 Nov 12 20:52
I think the yard have at least one better prospect but he would win on looks and is quite classy with solid form. Think Tizzard may think he has a better one judged on Ascot.
By:
R Carver
When: 15 Nov 12 20:53
Would be unusual for these connections to run one that was not primed or simply as a sighter.
By:
cufcno1
When: 16 Nov 12 00:08
if youre talking about royal guardsman its now trained by someone else,probably due to the fact it was given a stinker at cheltenham in the bumper !
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 16 Nov 12 20:32
His NH flat form didnt excite me but i think that was a very good run today, nicky never has them anywhere near fit first time so i expect some major improvement.

Looks like another Sprinter Sacre/Riverside Theatre debut to me.

Still looking forward to who he runs on the friday at newbury at the Hennessey meeting, hopefully it will be Mono Man Love
By:
strontium
When: 16 Nov 12 22:36
Yep, I think he did well today and will imrove a lot for it. What a horribly messy race though.
By:
buddeliea
When: 17 Nov 12 06:50
pulling,ran green,will come on a bundle for that.
gut feeling is hes different class to the winner.
By:
strontium
When: 17 Nov 12 16:17
^totally agree
By:
CheltenhamRoar
When: 17 Nov 12 18:30
Different class to the winner??
Really?i find that comment quite incredible tbh.
By:
buddeliea
When: 19 Nov 12 12:26
What i mean by that is that in time he will be running in better races than the winner imo.
He was very green and pulled hard and if he did not have a touch of class would have been beat a lot further.
It maybe next season when he fulfils his potential,as like many of the trainers nov hurdlers he looks a tad weak at this stage of his career.
Think Dodging Bullets is pretty much at his level as a novice,and not so confident about him reaching the high levels of the game.
By:
Brooksielad
When: 19 Nov 12 15:27
couldn't agree more buddeliea. I think by the end of the season he'll be a better horse than the winner. Looks a promising novice.
By:
R Carver
When: 19 Nov 12 16:16
I have smimilar doubts about Dodging, I really do, though i also accept he should improve in a better race. The race was a farce so hard to get carried away, and I do not think the way it was run ideally suited DB, but RM looks a nice long term prospect. Not the biggest ever, but already wanting a fence.
By:
CheltenhamRoar
When: 19 Nov 12 19:29
Well when you put it like that budd i agree,Dodging Bullets is very good and had to make his own running which certainly didnt suit him,
Having said that,i think he might just be a tad short of been top class,RM will be a chaser in time i very much doubt chasing will be DB game.
By:
roobuck
When: 19 Nov 12 20:06
I actually think the 3rd in that race was potentially the most interesting for this year's festival.

Court Minstrel would certainly have been better suited by a faster gallop, though I accept most would have done. Showed a neat turn of foot going round the final bend to try and get a run and then baulked at final obstacle. The fact he really ran on after that was a good sign
By:
buddeliea
When: 19 Nov 12 20:15
yes,i would agree with that,hes definitely one for this season.
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 23 Dec 12 18:44
Returns in the first at kempton on bosing day, hopefully he can recoup the al ferof loses from the king george.
By:
stevo1
When: 24 Dec 12 00:39
Backed it in double with Tottenham at Villa,so thats kiss of death for one of them,and 2 singles to pay for some xmas expenses.
By:
stevo1
When: 26 Dec 12 13:20
Thats ficked up Tottenham!
By:
festivalfanatic
When: 27 Dec 12 09:14
Good performance though a rematch with the second is likely to produce a much closer outcome. It did really well, considering it jumped the first 2 flights as if it had clogs on and probably lost 6 lengths in the process.
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 15 Feb 13 20:23
Shame its running in such a small field tomorrow, still reckon it will win easily.
By:
moscowmills
When: 17 Feb 13 11:21
So do I rip up my ante post voucher or do we still think genuine contender for the Supreme?
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 17 Feb 13 11:24
Messy race but i was not impressed with his hurdling, maybe the slow pace didnt help.

Lets just hope he turns up at cheltenham.
By:
Graeme83
When: 17 Feb 13 11:44
I'd put a line through yesterday. I'm still convinced RM has a good chance. He will certainly be a chaser to keep the right sight of whatever happens.
By:
Graeme83
When: 17 Feb 13 11:44
right side of  *
By:
mrtopnotch
When: 17 Feb 13 12:19
What I'd like to know is when will "they" finally pronounce his name correctly ?
River Maag
By:
sintonian
When: 17 Feb 13 13:21
slow pace almost certainly against him yesterday. Will be keen to read BJG's thoughts.
By:
festivalfanatic
When: 17 Feb 13 18:08
Surely too slow for the Supreme? How on earth can he beat Dodging Bullets on worse terms?
By:
Graeme83
When: 17 Feb 13 18:13
If they go very fast he can outstay some of them. Then again, it could also play into the hands of other stayers such as Champagne Fever. When Al ferof won it, i don't think he was the best 2 miler in that race. I think Spirit Son was the best hurdler to take out of that renewal.
By:
Swagger
When: 17 Feb 13 21:05
Was anyone else not put off a bit by his hurdling? I thought he looked a bit ungainly at several hurdles but maybe that was the ground factor. I don't think the form of the race is relevant as it basically looked like a piece of work for him and resulted in a sprint finish off a crawl
By:
Ibrahima Sonko
When: 17 Feb 13 21:09
you are not alone, his legs did an 'attraction' over a few of the hurdles, not noticed it before but every now and then he did put in a jump that made you think he was schooled at seven barrows.

I hope it was down to pace.
By:
HaylingBilly
When: 17 Feb 13 21:24
River Maigue OR =140. County Hurdle ?
By:
sc1883
When: 17 Feb 13 21:51
With MTOY and the emmergance of Chatterbox (original plan was too miss the Fes) im sure the county must be under consideration. Im sure Nicky would have left a lot to work on yesterday but still struggle to see it not finding a couple too good in the Supreme. Would surely go close if 140 is the given mark in the county.
By:
gutfeeling
When: 17 Feb 13 22:43
If he goes close in the Supreme i'll be very surprised,Hurdles poorly and looks to be a long term prospect.
In short not for me.
By:
sintonian
When: 18 Feb 13 11:42
I'sn't the Supreme his only entry?
By:
RyanWe
When: 18 Feb 13 11:43
The handicap entries are to be made in the next few days.
By:
Graeme83
When: 18 Feb 13 11:51
He's 140 for getting beaten a couple of lengths by a 145 rated horse he was giving 9Ibs to ? I sometimes wonder if this handicaper likes a flutter.
By:
roobuck
When: 18 Feb 13 12:08
Whilst I cannot be sure, be gobsmacked if connections send him down the handicap route.

And anyway if RM is to be competitive of 140 in County, Court Minstrel will absolutely hose up!
By:
BJG
When: 18 Feb 13 12:10
Defo goes Supreme, Hendo today
By:
Graeme83
When: 18 Feb 13 12:15
Nice one. Buckley likes them to aim high, instead of getting them into handicap races. He's a proper owner.
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