Cheltenham Festival
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Some tomfoolery today somebody opened up a bogus twitter account under Knotty's name and saud he was been supplemented for the Rynair causing a mini gamble (into 13s) only for it to be revealed as bollox tonight 
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That's probably what he should do but won't.
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Does nt stay, Defintitely what he should do
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Anthony Knott is a clown...and should have his jaw wired. Hunt Ball will do this...will do that....he will romp up the hill 10 lengths clear in the paddy power and blow grands crus away. Hunt Ball Pulled Up
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And yet on Saturday up the hill he came, where was Grands Crus at that point
 What has been achieved with the horse is a terrific story, can't blame him for enjoying it, imv. |
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And this time he told you it couldnt win!!!
GC is just a bridge to far for this horse but the owner has the right to enter him and one thing is for certain he wont be last!!! |
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Up the hill he came behind Cape Tribulation and a 12yo..aye, can see how he can win a Gold Cup
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Grand Crus
Pulled up.........again!!! |
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take gc back over hurdles.
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dont think it will make much difference to be honest buses,its worth a try i guess,but his problem seems to be getting home,and dont see hurdling as a cure for that.
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the entire thread seems to have missed it was only a light hearted post
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HUNT BALL has been scratched from the Betfred Gold Cup with connections accepting the 3m2½f trip is just too far for last season's handicap hotpot. The Byrne Group Plate has been proposed as a Festival alternative.
Knott said: "I've just spoken to Keiran [Burke, trainer] and with the next payment due we decided it was a waste of time to leave him in [the Gold Cup]. I've backed him to win a million but there's no point kidding ourselves, we want to place him in a race we can win and the race that does that is the Byrne Group Plate. "It's recoup money time, he needs some wins by his name and obviously there are no easy races - that is the one that jumps off the page for him." It seems owner and trainer disagree on that matter as Knott, who was speaking on At The Races, added: "Keiran wants to go for the Ryanair but it's £13,500 to sub up for that. "Obviously I've already done my money and not even had a run yet so we'll come down in class and I need to get a bet on to recoup the money I've lost and the obvious race for that is the Byrne Group Plate. "If we'd entered him for the Ryanair then that'd be the race to go for but the Byrne Group Plate will be an easier race. He had a hard race the other day and I don't want to bottom him out again so we'll go for an easy race and then we could go to Aintree for the Bowl that he ran so well in last year or back to Cheltenham for their final meeting of the year. "He took a few days to get over his recent run and I love the horse, so I don't want that again for him on soft ground so we'll come back in trip for the time being and look after him. "Back down in trip he'll look lethal, and even on the wrong ground I think he'll have plenty in hand. He'll be off 11st 10lb or 12st but he did that last year, and there may be one or two that sneak in at the bottom of the weights, but we feel he'll be able to take care of them." |
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"Back down in trip he'll look lethal, and even on the wrong ground I think he'll have plenty in hand. He'll be off 11st 10lb or 12st but he did that last year, and there may be one or two that sneak in at the bottom of the weights, but we feel he'll be able to take care of them." Here we go again....... |
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He has some balls that guy |
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He's a fannny
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What price does he think he'll get now ?
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I think he's made the wrong decision (I would have kept him for Aintree) but he's one off and certiainly a character and good for racing. How many owners would have admitted going against the trainer wishes?
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