Forpady may go Gold Cup Route,if as trainer states goes for King George.
Would be interesting up in trip and huge price for Gold Cup if does?
Big if though,think Ryan-air his race next year?

For all his seconditis. Paddy is a remarkably consistent horse and I think he will have his day agree Gold Cup trip if he gets it could be the making of him.

LAST season's Weatherbys Champion Bumper winner Cue Card has returned to Colin Tizzard's yard and is set to start training for a novice hurdling campaign.

The four-year-old demolished his rivals by eight lengths on only his second career start at the Cheltenham Festival, and Tizzard reported on Monday: "We had him back three weeks ago and he'll have his first canter on Saturday morning."

Asked about plans for the season, Tizzard told At The Races: "We always thought he was nice, he's only just four and will have three novice hurdle races before Christmas and then we'll take a view as to how high we aim.

"He's got plenty of pace and you can't question his bumper form."

Forpady does stay and will stay, fft is a dc.
Wins the King George imo.

GMOOH for CH - prices on here too big imo.

Anyone think its a bit early to right off Weapons amnesty just yet. Seemed everyone wrote off binocular too early when it was apparently injured!

Kalahari king is one to keep an eye on next season after an injury interrupted season, would like to see him go for king george

Think Knockara Beau may get a tilt at gold cup along with Tidal Bay, and if pumpkin gets any setbacks with the usual gold cup crew maybe even Big Bucks will get a gold cup call up, all 3 worth a small investment at current prices.

Donald McCain is aiming Peddlers Cross at the CH but is he better than Overturn at the trip? I think that the last 2 CH runnings have been very average and that there could be few newcomers in contention this time. Can't see Dunguib though.

Defo staying over hurdles



Allegedly

I note Champion chase day been designated

LADIES DAY

OMG

Advance tatts is now £32(up £2 from last year
But for under 25 only £25

ladies day at cheltenham was world hurdle day this year and it really made all the difference(tongue firmly in my cheek here people)....on another note i've been looking through the champion hurdle and have had a few nibbles at general miller at 100+ odds on here.
went unbeaten in his bumper days then first start over hurdles won over c/d showing signs of inexperience and potential for vast improvement imo,tried 2m 4f around cheltenham nto when he travelled very well throughout on ground that looked a bit worse than the soft as given by the clerk of the course on the day,he eventually got outstayed by restless harry(ran well in the albett bartlett when falling at the last then winning with ease in a grade 2 over 2m5f around cheltenham which wasnt the strongest of races but showed him to be a 3m hurdler who would always get the better of a 2m horse on soft ground over extended trips)
unseated his rider at the first in the supreme novice at the festival where i fancied him to go a lot closer than his 25/1 odds implied,then went to aintree and beat the supreme winner at a track i thought wouldnt suit him as well as the runner up who may have still been feeling the effects of his cheltenham efforts..onto the punchestown festival next when he never travelled at any point in the race when possibly ott the for season.
offically rated 146 for last year i believe he can improve upon that this term and henderson isnt adverse to running a few in the champion hurdle and to me he doesnt look the type to go novice chasing with at this point in his career,sure to avoid his champion stablemate he may go a similar route to sentry duty(top handicaps) but cant say i've studied the list of potential races he may be targetted at yet as ascot may not suit(seems to have been kept to left handed tracks since tackling obsticles but his hurdling has looked fine to me)
so for me he is overpriced on here unless someone already knows he wont be sticking to hurdles for the forthcoming season and could be a live chance if improving upon last season and taking a couple of scalps during the first half of the year(october/december)
any views anyone.??

another horse in race at big odds i like m8 is Mille Chief hasnt beaten much so far an had injury before chelt so been put away horse still young an think will stay over hurdles for now but needs to improve a bit but at 60s not bad price in which could be a strange year for the champion as i can see a few of the older horses go chaseing e.g punjabi,celestial halo and the likes of medemit and GMOOH going for arkle etc if u take binn out of race looks wide open to me

All plans for the season suspended for Bensalem after suffering pneumonia and pleurisy after a bout of travel sickness.


How unlucky is that hoss, FFT wil be very angry imo

Nobody dreams of owning a 3mile hurdler. The World Hurdle is the poor relation of the 4 feature races. I think they'd give Peddlers every possible opportunity to show himself as a 2m contender before they think of trying 3m. It's not like he's a slow horse.

French Opera my ante-post fancy for Queen Mother, especially if jumping continue's to improve.

Despite previous jumping flaws, has done very well at Cheltenham.


I asked Betfair to add French Opera to the market back in May, so would be one of my better antepost selections if this comes off!!

Disappointed with Bensalem naturally but that's the way it goes some times. Don't think he's quite grade 1 material over fences or hurdles but undoubtedly a very well handicapped horse on his chase form.


I guess now i'm most looking forward to seeing Peddler's Cross back in action

Think you are spot on Wayward

With regard to BB, think he s certainly beatable, and will be challenged for his crown in March - we ll see!

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I think there will be a number of horses who will use the WH as a backup plan. Think a few horses will start aiming for the CH and if not good enough might try stamina for WH rather than attempting to go for The Arkle.