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GRANDOUET ARKLE
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Personally think IF they both make the Arkle,then CF will take a lot of pegging back.
I expect a lot thought he would get picked up in the Supreme. IF he makes it and Ruby rides,then it will be a similar ride from the front dictating the pace,and leaving some for the finish. In that scenario,any horse in behind could find himself under pressure,and mistakes may appear. Still long way to go and they all have to jump a fence yet!!! |
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budd if he front runs and the price shortens I will be hammering the lay button on the in play trader on Bet Angel
can't remember the last time a front runner won the Arkle and I fully expect whoever front runs this year to get beat too |
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guess that depends how far in front he is
 yeh,i know what you mean,not a good race for front runners. Anyway,just having a bit of a crack with Giggsy,bit early to start seeing how the Arkle might pan out!! |
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gone a bit early on the deep visualisation there, sorry mate , only picturing the race 4 months in advance |
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well we do have a habit of getting a tad carried away with this Cheltenham lark. |
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my fav stat in racing how many times the highest rated hurdler has won the arkle. I think its 7 of the last 12 with Simonsig adding to it last year.
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Buddileia I will b very surprised if CF is not flat out coming down the hill as he will have 2 try and draw the sting out of Grandouet etc. If Grandouet jumps well (Henderson says he really enjoys it) and he travels like he normally does he's gotta b hard 2 beat.
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maybe mate,but as I said above,its all a bit early.
Defy Logic ran well today and took to fences nicely,hes a front runner and could make it interesting if he were to prove good enough to line up in the Arkle. I hope he does!! |
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hotting up now roll on Saturday first big race.
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Entered in the novice chase on Haldon Gold Cup day. Anyone know if it's running?
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Really hope he does. I'd rather he ran ASAP 2 get a run/experience into him while the ground is still relatively decent instead of running him later on potentially soft/heavy.
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I agree with giggsy. Having backed him AP I would much prefer they ran him asap before the really heavy ground kicks in.
Thought the horse was unlucky last year tbf. Coming back from an injury and a year off and having only one prep run on heavy ground before the CH. Whilst he has shown the tendency to make the odd error, there is no doubting in my mind he would be the class horse in the race and as Wellchief said Champagne Fever could have other options. I think 10/1 is a fair price....roll on Tuesday hopefully! |
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would be very useful as a guide too, Cue Card runs over the same C&D in the preceding race
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Also just noticed he is entered at Warwick on Wednesday as well
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hmm, Hendo likes sending one to Warwick I would expect he will go there instead
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Not running 2mara but entered at Warwick on Wed.
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Not among decs for Warwick 2mara. Anybody know if he's entree anywhere else in the next week?
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no other entries that I can see..anyone know why hes not running tmrw?
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He's entered at Sandown on Saturday
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Just seen that. Hope he gets a run soon.
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Barrys Blog
GRANDOUET ATR Tracker did some very good and intensive schooling, really getting the hang of it. He must have jumped 15 fences last week and ten with Nico de Boinville on Monday and I went up 15 times on him on Thursday. He’s good. |
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Who will ride if he runs Saturday??,i see BG is going to Wincanton according to Racing Post site.
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Possibly McCoy.
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I would think McCoy? Who knows maybe it'll be #4000?!
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or maybe not...........
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Sandow much harder jumping trcak than Warwick imo,hope his hasn't missed the boat,then starts whining that ground was too soft to run etc!!
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Sandown sorry.
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Barry G . named as jock for Sandown race on Racing Post web site.
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Maybe Dai Walters is flying him there between races?! It would be a statement in my eyes if Geraghty didn't ride him, especially on his first start over fences.
Hopefully he gets round and performs well |
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Totally agree nostaw. Wouldnt be happy with my Arkle bet if Baz decided he was riding elsewhere. Cant see it mind you.
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Deffo looks like Geraghty's at Sandown tomorrow. Ground will be plenty soft enough for Grandouet though!
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Going Report for Sandown ATM:
"SANDOWN PARK - Jump (Updated:08/11/2013 at 07:02:25) Going Chase - Good to Soft, Soft in places (Back Straight Good in places)Going Stick: Chase 6.4 Thursday at 16:00 Weather 31mm rain since Sunday.Dry Thursday. Spell of rain forecast Friday afternoon/ evening and further spell of rain Saturday late morning/early afternoon. Each spell of rain currently forecast by Met Office to be at least 5mm and possibly more." While I agree it would not be ideal it it were to be much softer I would hope he can handle it. He did put in a good performance on heavy ground behind Zarkander at Cheltenham last season. |
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Catch me,
He was down to ride at Wincanton till D Walters 2 got pulled out. Read into that what you will, but I suspect the owner probably flexed his muscles somewhat. |
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Interesting Id have thought Munir had more clout though?!
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why?
Neither owner has particular hold over BJG imo. He rides what he thinks is best option, short & long term. |
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Yes but he will have a better relationship with certain owners.
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It's a decent little race tomorrow. Only 4 runners but some strong to decent formlines. Hinterland finished 3 lengths behind Captain Conan last season and Turn Over Sivola fell last time out when he would have gone very close in the finish to Dodging Bullets. Grandouet is going to have to produce a good effort on his first chase start. Good stuff, no mickey mouse race which will tell us fcuk all.
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Worth the watch for sure. He must have schooled pretty well. There are easier introductions for a novice chaser than Sandown!
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Well I guess we would have to ask the yard why he was going to Wincanton, but I would have thought it was cos he had 2 big rides compared to the one at sandown, and those 2 rides were the same owner.
Love to believe BG wanted to be at Wincanton thinking about the future as they interest me greatly for the festival.Plus OWhisky would sure benefit more with BG on board imo and West Wizard also. Still, don't matter now. He rides Grandouet, and quiet a fascinating race by the looks of it. |
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Hope there's a bit of pace in the race (outsider might enjoy a bit of time in the sun) so they don't crawl and mess about. Grandouet will probably pull a bit aswell especially on his first run over fences. Decent pace, jump well and win on the bridle. That's what I'm hoping for tomorrow.
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