I know exactly what you're saying Foxy, just the way you said it. She's no Fehily or Russell regarding Festival experience but it wouldn't put me off backing one if she was aboard.

Differentdrum I think and hope he will go down the Ryanair route but don’t accept the horse wouldn’t stay in a gold cup hopefully we won’t get to find out.

Waiting Patiently would be unlikely runner at Cheltenham unless it's soft or worse; there's always Aintree and punchestown, but I do not think he'd a Gold Cup horse given he gave up the chase so willingly at the business end despite probably not fully race fit.

As for Monalee, I'm fairly certain he'll do down the Ryanair route, and not the Gold Cup. If the latter, I'd rather have Frodon than him, and both would have a next to 'zero' chance of winning, all things being equal.

Cyrname would be a strong contender for the Ryanair, I firmly believe, but connections will not supplement him for the festival, why? He'd only run well going right-handed!

I couldn't back Monalee in any race personally, to me he's just a bit tripless, I don't like his finishing effort in any race in relation to the 3/4 of the race he's just run.

Look at yesterday, that was an out and out stayer who was closing him down over 2.5 miles, they were clear of another confirmed stayer and a horse that barely ever jumped a fence adequately in his life.

Monalee is a horse whose going to be one of those horses that build a good book of collateral form throughout his career but come the end won't have fulfilled his apparent potential IMO, I'd be amazed if he can finish off a Ryanair well enough against better 2.5 milers.

Al bhoum photo is a possible runner for the Ryanair that would uranate on my chips in two ways

On the Wednesday evening of last years festival I had two bets for this years festival Samcro at 12 for the champion hurdle and monalee at 16/1 for the Ryanair after last seasons festival I was a little disappointed in his run at punchestown where at best he would have been 2 nd but for falling 2 out however I was overall happy with my anti post bet even suggesting on the presenting Percy thread on October 13th that 14/1 for the Ryan air was a much better bet than Percy for the gold cup,however since then monalee has ran 3 times and whilst doing nothing wrong in any of those races 50 weeks on from the bet I don’t feel any more confident,hopefully my first thoughts were the right ones I certainly wouldn’t like to see al bhoum photo redirected to the Ryanair.

Yep, no surprise there, but still a disappointment despite the likelihood of his ground come wednesday given the forecast showers; more pain and prolonged uncertainties regarding his (possible) participation in the Blue Riband next year unless he's retired by then.

My question to connections is why not run to see if he's Cheltenham conducive given his ground?

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Ya, if so. But nrnb a must given the stable and the Vautour shenanigan!

Nd Top Notch to the stayers

Nice bet Foyles, think he will run for you mate

Noel spoke publically he's favouring road to respect for the ryanair

He also said touts est permis wont be going if road to respect is in

He should have ran Tout in Ultima, would have won

Same here lockup the moneys down at massive oddx

The other one that has been totally  overlooked is BALKO
WON THE galwsy plate
Won this last year
loves the soft, heavier the better
Throw in a bit of rain
Loves it .....look at his plate win

.....and it wasnt good either !

Come on Rachael

On this seasons evidence monalee is a good horse no more no less.

Perhaps the Kerry national Duffy early season then take it from there.