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You know, the horses the bookies deliberately have kept way too short and keep plugging remorsely as prime contenders in their faux publicity for the Festival.
My two in this category this year are The New One in the Champion Hurdle and Silvianaco Conti in the Gold Cup.
Both beaten in their respective races last year (and year before for SC) and potentially facing the same and/or improved performers.
The bookies 'know' these won't win and want to lay them all day long.
My two in this category this year are The New One in the Champion Hurdle and Silvianaco Conti in the Gold Cup.
Both beaten in their respective races last year (and year before for SC) and potentially facing the same and/or improved performers.
The bookies 'know' these won't win and want to lay them all day long.
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Not quite sure what this fred is on about, TNO beating Faugheen would be the best result of the whole festival for the bookies.
Mr Eboue, I mean that their chance of winnning is not refelected in their bookmaker odds, not that they can't win. Hence 'know' rather than just a plain know.
As predicted, they were running for the bookies and both beaten out of sight.
5th ½ 7 The New One (IRE) N A Twiston-Davies 7 11-10 S Twiston-Davies 10/3
Jumped slightly right at times, disputed 2nd behind winner, not fluent 2nd, challenged 3 out until after 2 out, hung left and unable to quicken before last, one pace after, still hanging left flat opened 4/1
7th 2½ 16 Silviniaco Conti (FR) P F Nicholls 9 11-10 p N D Fehily 3/1f
Held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders 5 out, driven and outpaced in 6th 3 out, soon beaten opened 10/3 £66000-£20000 £33000-£10000
5th ½ 7 The New One (IRE) N A Twiston-Davies 7 11-10 S Twiston-Davies 10/3
Jumped slightly right at times, disputed 2nd behind winner, not fluent 2nd, challenged 3 out until after 2 out, hung left and unable to quicken before last, one pace after, still hanging left flat opened 4/1
7th 2½ 16 Silviniaco Conti (FR) P F Nicholls 9 11-10 p N D Fehily 3/1f
Held up in touch on inside, tracked leaders 5 out, driven and outpaced in 6th 3 out, soon beaten opened 10/3 £66000-£20000 £33000-£10000
TNO Running for the bookies? 
The bookies were desperate for TNO to beat Faugheen. It didn't win because it wasn't good enough.
The bookies were desperate for TNO to beat Faugheen. It didn't win because it wasn't good enough.
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