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12 Mar 18
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And no, this is not some GLASTONBURY Music Festival orgy thread.
Horses that love these TESTING CONDITIONS:- The going at Cheltenham on the eve of the Festival is now HEAVY, Soft in places following more rain.
"DJAKADAM (Gold Cup 33/1) has been there and done it, almost (4th last year, and 2nd previous two years). He's trying to do what The Fellow did in coming back after three placed efforts - but The Fellow also won a King George" - Ruby.
Horses that love these TESTING CONDITIONS:- The going at Cheltenham on the eve of the Festival is now HEAVY, Soft in places following more rain.
"DJAKADAM (Gold Cup 33/1) has been there and done it, almost (4th last year, and 2nd previous two years). He's trying to do what The Fellow did in coming back after three placed efforts - but The Fellow also won a King George" - Ruby.
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I've been carping on about that angle for Djakadam for weeks - backed him several times from 55 down to 38 and he'd be my biggest ever individual winner if it comes off - though being a wimp I'll probably lay off my stake. Doubt Ruby will be on board though if he did pick him then he could be around a 10/1 shot.
YALA ENKI (16/1) a proven soft ground stayer in the 3m.1f. ULTIMA Hcap Ch at 2.30 tomorrow...
leoptown • March 11, 2018 11:02 PM GMT Best chance of an English win
leoptown • March 11, 2018 11:02 PM GMT Best chance of an English win
SAME $hite, just a different year..... (as the going is SOFT/HEAVY again).
Leopardstown 3rd Feb - a thrilling finish between two Mullins-trained geldings with Klassical Dream just getting the verdict in this two-mile Grade 1 test. Paul Townend produced stablemate Aramon to challenge at the final flight and the previous Grade 1 winner held a slight edge on the run-in.
However Klassical Dream battled back in the final strides to get back up for a head success. The pair stretched six lengths clear of Vision d’Honneur in third.
Mullins said, “I was delighted whichever horse won. Both ran fantastic and it was a matter of which jumped the last better. Ruby got the best jump, it was touch and go and it depended where the line was. “Ruby's horse is very brave. Both will go to Cheltenham...Klassical Dream shows me a fair bit at home and we've been minding him all season. We got him out at Christmas and he did it well. Things didn't go completely right then and we felt he'd improve a good bit from it. I'd imagine that's why Ruby picked him today.
“Aramon had plenty of running all season and we weren't even sure until last week whether we were going to run him. His last bit of work was good, and the ground was staying right for him (Going Good), so we said we'd let him take his chance. “They are two good novices and if we get softer ground Klassical Dream will improve again from that.”
Leopardstown 3rd Feb - a thrilling finish between two Mullins-trained geldings with Klassical Dream just getting the verdict in this two-mile Grade 1 test. Paul Townend produced stablemate Aramon to challenge at the final flight and the previous Grade 1 winner held a slight edge on the run-in.
However Klassical Dream battled back in the final strides to get back up for a head success. The pair stretched six lengths clear of Vision d’Honneur in third.
Mullins said, “I was delighted whichever horse won. Both ran fantastic and it was a matter of which jumped the last better. Ruby got the best jump, it was touch and go and it depended where the line was. “Ruby's horse is very brave. Both will go to Cheltenham...Klassical Dream shows me a fair bit at home and we've been minding him all season. We got him out at Christmas and he did it well. Things didn't go completely right then and we felt he'd improve a good bit from it. I'd imagine that's why Ruby picked him today.
“Aramon had plenty of running all season and we weren't even sure until last week whether we were going to run him. His last bit of work was good, and the ground was staying right for him (Going Good), so we said we'd let him take his chance. “They are two good novices and if we get softer ground Klassical Dream will improve again from that.”
Ok a DREAM start for the Orish. Murty McMahons in Ennistymon must be hopping 
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