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RUBY CHOOSES CHAMPAGNE FEVER IN SUPREME
RUBY CHOOSES CHAMPAGNE FEVER IN SUPREME
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Nicholls confirmed: "Ruby will ride Unioniste and not Boston Bob. He's improved enormously and the soft ground will help him well. He's got a good chance and Ruby is very keen on him."
However, Nicholls has lost the services of Walsh for Dodging Bullets in the opening event of the Festival, the Supreme Novices' Hurdle, confirming that the rider would instead partner Champagne Fever for Mullins. "It was his decision and the ground made up his mind," said the trainer, who nevertheless reported that Dodging Bullets had "worked great" on Saturday morning. |
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More fool him. Bookmakers are already counting the ante-post money from the Neptune and Albert Bartlett and it sounds like they are going to get a bit more mug money in the Supreme thanks to Mr Ricci thinking it was a good idea to sacrifice a Grade 1 winner so that he could have a day out. Walsh is 0 from 2 on the horse and it will be 0 from 3 next Tuesday. Can only think the people talking him up are waiting to lay him at shorter prices.
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Mr Ricci thinking it was a good idea to sacrifice a Grade 1 winner so that he could have a day out
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Over a week ago Willie M was saying they'd consider AB if ground was drying up. Last Wed on a phone in to Westmanstown preview, he said they were still deciding but owners wanted to go for Supreme. Ruby at that preview went for D Bullets if dry, C Fever if soft. So no surprise if he's on CF. I least I got on at >20s
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oh dear the thought of lough dergs bare arse on a sunday morning will put me off me brekkie
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I am on Dodging Bullets and I am more concerned about the ground than the jockey. In the Triumph last year Ruby chose Pearl Swan (In rear, ridden after 3rd, never travelled well, still plenty to do 2 out, progress between last 2, 7th about 4 lengths off the pace and staying on when fell last (op 13-2) over Dodging Bullets (finished 4th). Champagne Fever has only ever lost 3 races and 2 of them were the 2 times Ruby rode him. Jacobs is more than capable jockey.
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unclepuncle
08 Mar 13 15:09 He'll go from the front just like in the bumper last year - catch me and pass me if you can.  unclepuncle 08 Mar 13 19:44 CF may just set the race up for strong traveling types like MOTD or Melodic Renezvous but if the jockey sets the right fractions up front he equally may be very hard to pass like in last years bumper. No need to thank me.  |
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Dodging Bullets ran an absolute shocker. Maybe Ruby knew there was something up with the horse as it drifted alarmingly as well.
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Ruby just knew who had the better chance.
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well done CF backers, Arkle 2014 written all over him imo and that time they clocked 3.55 in that dead ground was serious stuff.
Willie Mullins novice chasers next season look hoooooooot. CF - Arkle Un Atout - Jewson/RSA Pont Alexandre - Jewson/RSA |
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always fecking amazes me when someone maps out their plans with 365 days to go it was only last week we though cF was running in neptune
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agree howdi
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best performance of the day imo by CF
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yep,agree alleged,very impressive to do that from the front and in that time as well.
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The race went exactly how i had dreamt it, CF make all and MTOY would come their but CF would outstay him up the hill. Was very impressed with CF's jumping, maybe down to the better ground. |
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called it spot on Ibrahima, turned it into a real staying test. Why would anyone have a problem with calling future races ffs it's an ante post forum!
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