yep 4 faults for defi there

If Altior puts in a breath-taking performance in the Tingle Creek next saturday could he be another shortie like Epatante or Shishkin? He'd still be the reigning champion but for a foot issue a few days prior last season? I think those out have not posted a championship winning display yet.

not a lot of affection for politi ,one of those that no matter what he beats he will always be underestimated . a lucky winner  the fav must have underperformed , how about this theory?  maybe nickey was expecting a nice easy stroll round for altior then his memory went back to the 2019cc when polit gave altior a real race ,then nichs says i have politi spot on for this and nicky realised he would have a proper test against a superb jumper and decided fook this lets look at the ground and give this a miss .

I wasn’t impressed with CPS today. That didn’t look like a QM winner. Regardless of fitness jumping wasn’t anywhere near championship standard. It’s form against Defi doesn’t look as good as it did at the time and that was when the hype began imo

yeah budd decent price if he gets his going 20/1 each way, good luck

Personally dont think the mares chase is an option they will be interested in.
She won the Arkle well enough, and see no reason why she should not be a big threat in the CChase.

All things considered, at 7/1 I think you are being compensated and then some to weigh in with Altior, I think Nicky will be released from the tower with enough time left to get him to the only race that matters.

I don't see what warrants such a big price as that,the horse had the now infamous hard race with Cyrname and people may want to dwell on that but remember he has raced since in the Game Spirit and his trademark kick after the last was all present and correct with no apparent ill effects from the Ascot race on show, he'd have been a short price to beat Politologue in March and since then he has missed his intended start race back and that's it.

The opposition, the reigning champion, a solid horse who you can rely on to run his race but not a level to rival Altior and Chacun Pour Soi who looks impressive but I keep getting the niggle that under pressure up the hill he might just be a weak finisher.

I can't see where else to look, I think the market is reflecting a suspicion that there just might be something that Nicky isn't telling us about the horse that he's not quite happy with as well as the fact that he is public enemy number 1 and that is being reflected in the price a little.

7/1 is worth chancing with all that in mind, I think.

If he turns up on the day and you haven’t got him on your side you better hope he is beat before two out whether he has run in snatches or not.

Kettle could be near Fav soon.

Hoping Altior turns up today in fine form

Wanting him v PTKO at the festival.....

Is he injured then?

Put the Kettle and co totally outclassed today. CPS looks a banker now come March.

He seems more robust over the last year. Missing Cheltenham due to standing on a stone is a little unfair.
I’m not betting at 6/4 now but I’m sure he’ll make up the majority of patents come Weds.
Today was a brutal reality that CPS has probably 10lbs in hand of the Irish and UK horses. Any other winner in March won’t get the credit if he doesn’t turn up.

well nichs may want a better bit of backup for politi in the champ chase duc de gen dosent look up to much and as ya say one man and marthas son dropped back to good effect so can be done . cyrname emptied after travelling well , would not suprise me if nichs went champ chase with him.

You're getting the price and although we can't say that the speed he has is 2 mile speed, it certainly would be interesting to see it not blunted for once trying to get a trip.

If Nicholl's is still of a mind that he's a special horse then the Queen Mum rather than the Ryanair would be the place for that narrative to be seen to best effect. Run him in the Game Spirit and let's get a clue.

Hibore, sorry, keyboard is hopeless

Yeah, that is the tricky bit

Hendo's beginning to sound and behave like Mr Mullins. As far as Altior is concerned I shall leave him alone until he shows up for a race - distance is the key; if resoundingly beaten up-in-trip or retirement beckons. It's not good for horse racing a once top-notcher is repeatedly annihilated by young-pretendees regardless of trip.

I said it at the time but his last run backed up to a degree that reading between the lines, the reluctance of Henderson to run the horse in the Tingle Creek was that they just aren't happy with him.

Calvin said after talking to Nico in the days before the Tingle Creek (before the withdrawal from the race) that he did not get a level of any confidence coming from the jockey.

They ain't slow at all, the protocol is to inform the owner before anyone else.