River Maigue supreme novices

Just had a bet on him tomorrow.

The write up he gets in Mark Howards book is very promising.

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.

Would be unusual for these connections to run one that was not primed or simply as a sighter.

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 !

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

Yep, I think he did well today and will imrove a lot for it. What a horribly messy race though.

pulling,ran green,will come on a bundle for that.
gut feeling is hes different class to the winner.

^totally agree

Different class to the winner??
Really?i find that comment quite incredible tbh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

yes,i would agree with that,hes definitely one for this season.

Returns in the first at kempton on bosing day, hopefully he can recoup the al ferof loses from the king george.

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.

Thats ficked up Tottenham!

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.

Shame its running in such a small field tomorrow, still reckon it will win easily.

So do I rip up my ante post voucher or do we still think genuine contender for the Supreme?

Messy race but i was not impressed with his hurdling, maybe the slow pace didnt help.

Lets just hope he turns up at cheltenham.

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.

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What I'd like to know is when will "they" finally pronounce his name correctly ?
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slow pace almost certainly against him yesterday. Will be keen to read BJG's thoughts.

Surely too slow for the Supreme? How on earth can he beat Dodging Bullets on worse terms?

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.

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

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.

River Maigue OR =140. County Hurdle ?

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.

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.

I'sn't the Supreme his only entry?

The handicap entries are to be made in the next few days.

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.

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!

Defo goes Supreme, Hendo today

Nice one. Buckley likes them to aim high, instead of getting them into handicap races. He's a proper owner.

I have a sneaky feeling this one is going to be a top chaser next few years.
Not at all interested in him for Cheltenham this season,but will definitely be keeping an eye on him.

Hendo ''Very realistic chance''

I believe he has to. Will improve from that run behind Far West and BJG likely to ride.