Cheltenham Festival
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12 Oct 16
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Who are the entries, please? Is Killultagh Vic amongst them?
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The best handicap chase of the year bar none. Form generally stands up. I WILL BE THERE!!!
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123, the initial entry stage is 25th October
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Fabulous,
Cheers! I hope he is in there otherwise my antepost on KV is looking 'misguided' already. |
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I expect he'll be entered but very much doubt he'll actually run in it.
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No probs 123
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Only ran twice over fences, I think you need to have ran 3 times but I could be wrong.
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you'd want to hear KV's connections come out and say something positive about his well being, I can't find anything - in racing no news often turns out to be bad news.
Surely Mullins would also want him to have a prep before the Hennessy - especially after what happened when Djakadam went there undercooked a couple of years back. |
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Im sure I heard KV wouldn't be out until January at the earliest
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If so, my money is already lost for this race. How badly I missed the 'services' of No More Heroes and/or Don Cossack this season to help me show a profit already.
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Apparently Willie Mullins on ATR today said Kilultagh Vic will be back in the 2nd half of the season.
Also read a bit back that this is the 60th and last Hennessy. Longest sponsorship ending. Already got my tickets for the 2 days and can't wait.  |
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Be a real shame if the sponsorship changes.
Already today we have said goodbye to the Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle.  |
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I would be gutted too if the sponsorship ended, iconic race with a name that is unique.
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And who would take it over and expect their name to be associated with it?
Racing folk are notoriously conservative and still refer to the Mackeson, Schweppes, bloody hell, even the Massey Ferguson. |
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That great sequence of handicap chases up to Christmas used to read:
Mackeson, Black and White Whisky, Hennessy, Benson and Hedges, Massey-Ferguson and SGB. Top class horses would usually run in them all. Fair enough, the game's changed, but those races had a fantastic aura. We now have the Bet Victor, whatever the Ascot race is now called (it seemed to change its identity quite regularly and in that respect, nothing changes), Hennessy, Tingle Creek, December Gold Cup and the one that no-one ever knows who sponsors it at Ascot just before Christmas. But, of course, we have the Betfair chase in addition. Just as good a first half of the season as it ever was. |
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58 entries for The Hennessy.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/All-systems-go-for-Avant-Tout-as-58-entries-revealed-today-for-the-60th-Hennessy-Gold-Cup-at-Newbury.html?soid=1110108263682&aid=V7GQsWWKl1E |
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Here's the entries in OR order Coneygree on 172. Irish horses at the bottom. Ratings to be given later.
Apologies if the formatting goes awry below when I post. 7 111/1- Coneygree384 9 172 — — 41 22P1P- Silviniaco Conti231 10 169 128 175 42 1416-4 Smad Place34 9 167 150 173 45 3112- The Last Samuri231 8 159 139 160 16 P5F-15 Irish Cavalier48 7 159 144 164 50 22414- Un Temps Pour Tout232 7 158 125 164 38 12143- Sausalito Sunrise217 8 158 144 166 53 22202- Virak231 7 156 130 164 14 54P2F- Holywell231 9 156 86 164 5 12113- Blaklion232 7 154 129 162 4 311UF- Bishops Road217 8 154 117 157 56 111PP- Wakanda233 7 154 104 157 27 13321- Native River232 6 154 136 165 15 9841P- Houblon Des Obeaux233 9 153 103 164 21 3P381- Le Mercurey224 6 152 128 160 54 1511- Vivaldi Collonges224 7 152 90 157 37 55665- Saphir Du Rheu217 7 152 135 160 52 31451- Vicente224 7 151 133 159 28 P1P87- O´Faolains Boy253 9 151 113 163 13 U112U- Henri Parry Morgan217 8 150 141 160 9 99P-15 Double Ross34 10 150 107 154 39 11173- Seeyouatmidnight224 8 150 135 161 46 6434-1 Third Intention34 9 150 138 157 48 3/150- Triolo D´Alene231 9 150 118 160 44 231F8- Theatre Guide217 9 149 136 154 30 1007- Oscar Rock217 8 148 129 150 8 222P-1 Coologue35 7 148 105 152 6 51P0- Carole´s Destrier217 8 148 122 152 31 113P3- Otago Trail224 8 147 133 157 35 1PPP-2 Regal Encore210 8 147 105 144 18 1U1U-1 Javert203 7 147 113 153 43 34B4- Southfield Theatre217 8 147 132 152 29 1225U- Onenightinvienna231 7 146 125 157 23 2/117- Local Show256 8 146 125 152 22 6150P- Le Reve217 8 146 132 154 40 47P40- Seventh Sky217 9 145 106 145 25 42129- Milansbar224 9 145 116 151 49 2758-U Un Ace210 8 144 -1 132 55 12155- Vyta Du Roc224 7 143 126 151 10 11/14- Drumacoo280 7 143 92 155 20 14F4P- Knock House231 7 141 93 147 12 P/7U6- Hadrian´s Approach217 9 141 127 147 33 31177- Out Sam232 7 139 105 153 24 4217P- Midnight Prayer224 11 139 83 143 51 12P9-P Upswing49 8 137 72 128 47 21U74- Thomas Brown231 7 137 101 147 1 11F-6 Another Hero49 7 134 74 140 34 UF1-61 Potters Cross49 9 127 89 134 19 002U7 Killer Crow48 7 — 94 123 32 11F2-2 Outlander214 8 — 127 156 2 21P-54 Aubusson167 7 — 98 145 26 1232-1 Monksland46 9 — 121 152 36 21166- Roi Des Francs232 7 — 92 151 17 12143/ Irish Saint596 7 — — — 11 F2P11- Empire Of Dirt254 9 — 114 154 3 2F91-1 Avant Tout211 6 — 106 156 57 3/226- Wounded Warrior294 7 — 90 160 58 46116 Wrath Of Titans48 7 — 12 |
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The Irish runners look the most iinteresting - Avant Tout @ 10/1 is a worthy fav but after the recent shenanigans I expect Gigginstown will be very keen to beat Mullibs and they have several possibles, which of course means it's hard to know which ones will run.
 Outlander would be of particular interest but can't back it until running plans are more definite. |
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Anyone know why the meeting has been reduced to 2 days this year ?
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IS - Day 1 is actually next Thursday 3/11/16 and is called Festival Preview day. The idea is to advertise the 2 day meeting. The best races from the 3 day meeting are now rolled into 2 days to make them higher profile days than they already were. I think it's about increasing the attendance on the Friday as Saturday is well supported anyway.
I only go Friday/Saturday so it actually suits me. The running order is now on the Newbury Races website and it's a cracking 2 day card, just hope some of the graded races (Novice Chases) are well supported. |
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cheers.
I have got to work next thursday  |
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Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has indicated that Saphir du Rheu, third in Saturday’s Sodexho Gold Cup at Ascot, is likely to be seen next in the feature Group 3 Hennessy Gold Cup Chase at Newbury on November 26.
The seven-year-old made a highly satisfactory return to the fray at the weekend, staying on well to take third in the race won by Gary Moore’s Anthony. Having rather lost his way last term, the gelded son of Al Namix could take now his chance at Newbury racing off an 11lb lower mark than last year, when he was sent off favourite for the coveted three-and-a-quarter mile chase but finished just out of the frame behind Alan King’s classy Smad Place. “He will go straight for the Hennessy,” suggested Nicholls in the aftermath of the Andy Stewart-owned chaser’s seasonal return. “He had a right good blow. “I thought he ran a good race in (the Hennessy) last year when he was fifth. He will be a bit lighter and stronger and we will have a go at it.” “He was never right last year,” revealed the Ditcheat handler. “Nick Scholfield said to make more use of him and what we wanted to get him doing was jumping well. He can only build on that.” |
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The preview meeting was a raging success, like to know the attenders.
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Out Sam is a doubtful starter if anyone is considering. I was. From the trainer
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