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Champion Bumper 2015
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Good luck with this race lads........stick a pin in the paper just before the race is way im going!!
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Agree almost Budd throw score at something,rather double up on race with form you can tie in.
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Budd/Stevo, you could say the same about half a dozen other races at Cheltenham :)
There's a good few winners on the above list that stood out or were there to be backed. Add in some good info from the Irish pointing scene and you stand half a chance. The hard bit is knowing who is definitely going - particularly from Mullins battalions. At least with General P, Elliott has pinned his coulours to the mast and his talent is there for all to see. |
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If you're unsure, surely Moon Racer is the one - excellent C&D win earlier in the season and likely to be the best of the Brits. Very tough to back the Irish runners as you might not even be on the best one in the yard...
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Be unfair if Bay of Freedom didn't get a mention for Katie Walsh's mount on this thread
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anybody got a link to Elliot saying his giggi beast goes?
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In the Weekender print version. £2.90 from all good Newsagents :)
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After the race Elliots assistant said General Principle was unlikely to go:
Elliott's assistant trainer Olly Murphy stated "he's a lovely horse and obviously has a big future. "We haven't had him very long and he may have one more run in a bumper as we wouldn't want to lose his novice status this season. I wouldn't imagine he'd go to Cheltenham." Hope Elliots comments in the Weekender are genuine.  |
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Unclepuncle - Elliott was also interviewed shown on ATR last Friday night (along with WPM feature) and he said "if I get my way he'll be going".
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13 Feb 15 11:37 Unclepuncle - Elliott was also interviewed shown on ATR last Friday night (along with WPM feature) and he said "if I get my way he'll be going". That's still a big 'if' - if Giggingstown don't relent on their policy of not running bumper horses at Cheltenham I'll have done my dough.  I'll be expecting a full refund from you for the 'bum steer' if he doesn't show up.  |
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Up For Review has long been considered the best Bumper horse in Mullins yard - long term he's a monster but whether 2m on quickish ground on an undulating track will play to his strengths is open to question.
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UncleP - the ATR interview was at least 5 days before the weekender piece, plenty time there for them to have given the green light
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au quortz very uneasy on here. alarming.
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Henry de Bromhead is looking forward to running his new arrival Supasundae in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival.
The County Waterford trainer reports the five-year-old to have settled in really well since being purchased by his main owners Ann and Alan Potts out of Andrew Balding's stable. Supasundae had just one run for the Kingsclere handler, landing a bumper at Ascot in December having won his only other start at Wetherby last March when handled by Tim Fitzgerald. "He's lovely and we're really delighted with him. We got him early in the new year," said De Bromhead. "Hopefully he'll go for the bumper in Cheltenham. He'll go straight there now." Supasundae is generally available at 12-1 for the Bumper on March 11th |
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Up for Review can also be backed at 14.5 on here. AQT does look especially weak. Prices on the Mullins Gigginstown horses suggest they will miss the gig.
Confidence for Moon Racer from the Pipe camp in todays Weekender stable tour. |
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Mullins has 7 entered at Naas on sunday including Bordini,Up For Review and Au Quart De Tour,be interesting to see who he runs there.
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Mullins "Bumper horses: I see Au Quart De Tour is the favourite but he’s a little bit sick at the moment. To me Bordini has it all, but we’ll run as many as we can get in. Au Quart De Tour has been very good, Balko Des Flos has been good, Stone Hard has been very good. Pylonthepressure is the one who has taken us by surprise. I was going to run Up For Review at Naas and Pylonthepressure at Leopardstown but Pylonthepressure did an amazing piece of work and I switched them. To me Bordini has put in the easiest performance but that performance of Pylonthepressure at Naas was extraordinary – he ran away from a decent field".
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Catch Me ifyoucan • January 5, 2015 2:13 PM GMT
Boys, Patrick Mullins said in an interview with Gary on ATR (while walking back to weight in, immediately after Bordini had just won the Listed Navan bumper) that he thought 'this lad and TYCOON PRINCE were the two best he'd seen so far'. Tycoon Prince headed PWM twice - on Rio Treasure in Galway & on Royal Caviar in F/hse - BUT..."he's a proper, big horse, and a chaser in the making. I'm not sure if he'll run again this season and I'll have to talk to the owners; but we'll mind him". Gordon Elliott, trainer. One to watch any which ways. |
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Ekbalco • February 15, 2015 8:01 PM GMT
Up For Review has long been considered the best Bumper horse in Mullins yard - long term he's a monster but whether 2m on quickish ground on an undulating track will play to his strengths is open to question. Topped up again on Bordini (Listed Navan bumper) but good viewing today in Naas  |
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looking forward to seeing up for review today...it seems every race he has been in, has worked out quite nicely...he doesn't seem flashy but i like the way he moves and has come on from every run he has run in...difficult test today in a match race against the 133 rpr rated tycoon prince will tell us how good he is but can still see him running at cheltenham whatever happens with the owner not having that much ammunition to go to chelt with...good match race in prospect today
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Has there ever been a two horse bumper - bizarre.
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the form of MOON RACER looks very good indeed
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Nice boost for General Principle with Tycoon Prince beating one of Willies good uns. When Elliott speaks, it pays to listen
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MOON RACER won a 49k bumper race on April 20th '14 by 7 lengths , the 3rd and 4th won next time out .
The 4th( tycoon prince) has gone on to win its next 2 outings and as said above beat a WM horse , UP FOR REVIEW (lto winner , 5th franked form )easily . MOON RACER around 11-1 currently . |
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I'm already on the two mentioned, Moon Racer and General Principal at 14's and 20's and very happy with that.
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46 entries
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For once I've actually tried to have a proper look through this race rather than closing my eyes and pointing at one on the race card.
One that jumps out for me is Wait for Me from Philip Hobbs. He's only ever had one run, but if you watch his race at Ascot it'd be hard not to be impressed with how powerfully he travelled and quickened away with the minimum of fuss, against a field that had lots of previous winners in it. Looks a really nice prospect, so 12/1 nrnb will do for me. |
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Just pass on a strong word in Ireland for Jetstream Jack
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I haven't had chance to post all the comments from the Bangor preview on Wednesday night, but Donald McCain was there and said he had phoned Gordon Elliott before he arrived as he always gave him a winner, and he said Jetstream Jack.
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Interesting that, I was hoping Elliot would send General Principle over
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Me too bluebird.
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I don't understand why Supasundae is not getting more of a mention for this .... annihilated a good field at Ascot and he's bred for races like the Epsom Derby. Apparently he's a huge horse too.
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You've probably answered your own question when quoting his size. Big chasing types with the odd exception generally don't do well in this.
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Timeform Jim is all over him SYT
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Yeah McGrath put his charity bet on him at the Waterford preview night and Johnny Burke was sweet on him on the Irish Furlong Podcast.
He's big MW but you'd couldn't say he's a chaser. Sired by Galileo, the dam is half sister to Nathaniel & Great Heavens - the dam of both those from my little knowledge of breeding is probably one of the best broodmares worldwide. I know the Old Course is one long turn with lots of ups and downs which doesn't typically suit a big horse especially in a rough race like the Bumper but he is bred to be running at somewhere like Epsom. |
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PYLONTHEPRESSURE for me, probably will go there with top-rated form, unbeaten and stays and travels well. Also his trainer has twice been very complimentary post-race, which only happens when he knows he has a big race horse.
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Agree with wellchief.
I was quite taken with the way Wait For Me ran on when winning a good bumper at Ascot. Hobbs has a decent record in this too. |
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Plyonthepressure the most eyecatching of Willie's horses in my opinion. He bet Space Cadet very easily at Naas and I'd say Space Cadet is a good horse. Not sure that Hobbs has a great record in the race ... not sure any English trainer has a great record ! Cheltenian aside, who else has he had?
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I'd be very surprised if Elliott seriously thought that Jetstream Jack was his best chance in this race. McCain is having a shocking season and now it seems that Elliott is putting him away.
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Moon Racer should be fav imo. As mentioned above his Fairyhouse win is working out very well, with the 2nd winning today giving the form another small boost.
At Cheltenham he looked even better, beating a good horse by 12l showing a fine turn of foot from the front... Connections wanted to go the supreme route with him this season and think he will kick clear up the hill from this lot. 10/1 great bet  |