Cheltenham Festival
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25 Sep 13
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Is there anything definitive (as if with some of the trainers in question!), or at least have you any thoughts based on comments from last season about where the following will be aimed this year?
Chatterbox - I'm sure there was talk of fences... distance?
Pont Alexandre - Again fences seemed to be the plan...
Un Atout
Un De Sceaux - I'd have thought Champion Hurdle, but I see some speculating about fences
Don Cossack
Cue Card - Any chance they'll go Gold Cup this year?
Rule The World - injury looked quite bad, will he be back this season, presumably fences?
Chatterbox - I'm sure there was talk of fences... distance?
Pont Alexandre - Again fences seemed to be the plan...
Un Atout
Un De Sceaux - I'd have thought Champion Hurdle, but I see some speculating about fences
Don Cossack
Cue Card - Any chance they'll go Gold Cup this year?
Rule The World - injury looked quite bad, will he be back this season, presumably fences?
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Pont Alexandre - OFTS
Cue Card - I read yesterday that The Ryanair is the plan, but I guess that could change if he were to win The KG. |
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Wat i have seen/heard - nt gospel
Chatterbox - stayin over hurdles Pont Alexandre - Out for the Season Un Atout - Chasing Un De Sceaux - Hurdles Don Cossack - Chasing Cue Card - Wont go down in trip but Ryanair likely again Rule The World - back working - fences |
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That's great news about Rule the World. Injury looked very bad at Punchestown.
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Thanks for the updates guys.
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I heard chatterbox was fencing this year
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Owner said he stays hurdling for the time being - things may have changed as they often do but they was a week ago
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cheers BJG.
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Chatterbox remaining over hurdles to contest handicaps.
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Cue Card, quoting from John Morris's jumping prospects book after he visited Tizzards yard:
We now plan to have a similar campaign, starting at Exeter. We will then step him up in trip to run at Haydock in the Betfair chase. The ground will determine if we take in the King George,as I feel it is a gruelling race when the going is testing. Ascot will definitely be on the agenda and then we will return to Cheltenham for the Ryanair. His final outing is likely to be at Aintree in April. |
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Cue in the Betfair chase something to look forward to.
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Right plan for Cue Card. He is a genuine 2.5 mile horse imo and his wins at Exeter and Cheltenham last year were his best 2 runs so why change it? Can't see him getting the trip in the KG unless it is quick ground.
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nor me sage (kg trip)
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Isn't the betfair chase 3 mile 1 furlong??? If he gets the trip in that then surely all systems go for the king George?
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The King George is often run on testing ground and winter soft is much more testing than autumn soft. Watch back the KG won by Best Mate when top class staying chasers were down to a walk from the second last. The straight at Kempton can be like glue. Cue Card can win over 3 miles but not Group 1 races while he is clearly the best around over 2.5.
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'clearly the best around 2.5' bar the monster you mean
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Meanwhile, exciting hurdler Rule The World is back in training after he suffered a fractured pelvis at the Punchestown Festival in the spring.
The point-to-point graduate won three of his six starts last season and ran a fantastic race to fill the runner-up spot behind The New One in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. He broke down badly on his final appearance of the season at Punchestown, but Morris says he has made a full recovery. He said: "He's great, touch wood. "He's back in full work. I'm not going to commit myself to a date (for his return) but at the moment it's looking good. "It looked bad at the time, but hopefully it's going the right way. I think he'll be staying over hurdles this season." |