Patrick Power Imperial Cup

10 - 1 last week happy days at the moment

Who was betting last week?

pp was if you phoned up

Yawn

5/1 gone according to RP!

bloody miss it have to double my bet to make up for it

Sire de Grugy a mouth-watering 14/1

loved the in depth analysis just makes you won't to go out and pile in. Fact you aint tipped a winner Celtic since The Queen Mother was alive put me off.

Max Lay for me.

10-1 available for weeks and celtic naps it at 5s

Shrewdie in the house

prize c0ck

was 10s really avaliable ?

yes trev but Celtic Son napped at 5s dont miss a trick

Entries for Imperial Cup were only made at 5-day stage. The trouble with Howdie Dudie is that he believes everything people tell him, thus he is a prize co ck.

No Trev

I think ive won this one on points Celtic . I think you have proved once and for all you have an IQ around the 76 mark in fact I'm a seller at that spread.


smiley just for you [smiley:crazy]

AEGEAN DAWN, yet to be beaten in four career starts, has been installed as the 5-1 favourite by the sponsors for Saturday's Paddy Power Imperial Cup.


The Nicky Henderson-trained six-year-old holds engagements in both the Coral Cup and County Hurdle at next week's Cheltenham Festival and would be eligible for a £75,000 bonus should he win at Cheltenham following success in Saturday's Listed handicap hurdle.

Henderson, successful in the race in 2009 with Dave's Dream, holds an incredibly strong hand in the 2m½f contest, being responsible for the first fourin the market.

Giorgio Quercus, who is seeking a hat-trick of victories, is the sponsors' second-favourite at 8-1, with stablemates Eradicate and Owen Glendower next best at 10-1.

Philip Hobbs could run Qaspal, who has not run since winning the race last year, and recent Newbury runner-up Pateese.

Fiulin hasn't won over hurdles since being purchased for £280,000 out of Marco Botti's yard, but trainer Evan Williams is looking for a big run from the six-year-old, who is a 20-1 chance.

He said: "The Imperial Cup is the target and he's entered in everything at Cheltenham, providing he goes well. This is an opportunity to see how is."

Recent Kempton novice winner Sire De Grugy could represent Gary Moore, who has also entered Saturday's Newbury winner Via Galilei.

Ronaldo Des Mottes, recent Bangor winner Numide and the Emma Lavelle-trained Kangaroo Court also feature among the 40 entries.





I've bolded up the part for Dudie, who clearly believes anything he's told, it's why he fell for the bending over in the shower routine at the Blue Oyster Club, his regular haunt.

im on at 10s

have i got under your skin celtic serves you right for ruining 500 threads on here.

PS/ How's the court case going ?

Be better to get on the winner Quaspal @ 16/1 Howdi

you're no bad judge CV but thibnk quel espirit may be a loser for you next week pal. Enjoy it pal you going???

Howdi
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you're no bad judge CV but thibnk quel espirit may be a loser for you next week pal. Enjoy it pal you going??

Think is such a hard word to spell right. Good attempt though Howdi. Still as terrible at spelling as you always were, still you are only 12.

^^^ getting deserate now . Take a smiley

C U Next Tuesday at Cheltenham Celtic

the nref has stopped this fight Celtic I won 14 Rounds to One

I'm ok Howdi e/w @ 25/1 on quel esprt is fine odds and I backed him at the beginning of the season on here at 26.0 which I lay my stake back on wednesday for a free bet. I've a soft spot for the horse so kinda have to give him his chance in the RSA. 

I'm headed on Tuesday to see Hurricane Fly, hope it goes better than last year

Yeah, you win 12yo, well done.

what am i missing re: via gallilei...must run him here as unlikely to get into county hurdle.....ground dried up and this horse looked a totally different proposition last saturday....finally lived up to some of the hype....and he's 20's

Good CV enjoy your day.

Celtic Son I'll meet you at Cheltenham when you grow a pair.

celtic son....who'd have thought that after that ultra chase debut at wincanton....you never won another race.....i thought we'd seen a superstar that day.

good observation duffy. Both the horse and the chit chatter are now in the knackers yard

Would have to wait and see what his new mark is Duffy surely. 20/1 might be bad value if he's on a high mark now.

he's on 121 but i'd be happy to back him if he went up 10 or so.....the 121 is low in comparison to his true ability that we have been hearing about all winter and that we saw a bit of on saturday......if he would have been able to do it on bad ground through the winter ....he would now be at the higher end of some markets for the festival, rather than struggling to get in the county off 121.

AD is more of a trust the gut thing, which I am going to listen to a bit more. Hiked up from 119 to 145 after beating Mille Chief (did he have a penalty from previous race cannot remember) and hasn't run since

Would appear to me he has been absolutely laid out for the Imperial Cup/Cheltenham festival race bonus. If he hadn't, why has he not run since? Probably (imv) that they don't want to be pitching him up against the best graded horses as such a relatively early stage of his career (only 4 previous starts and novice tag went in '09)

I reckon Henderson and co know they have a very, very well handicapped brute on their hands despite the mark of 145 and think even by winning the Imperial Cup and the penalty he'll get at Cheltenham he'll have enough in the tank to win again at the festival.

He won his two races earlier in the season in 7 days, and he brushed aside Mille Chief who is clearly very useful (yes I know he was receiving a lot of weight)

All aboard, imv

fft agree, thinking of backing him to win saturday and any race at cheltenham 18/1.

Re VG are we in double penalty country now ? He is 126 with his 5 lb for Sats win which wouldnt get him in to the CH , so does a win in the IC give him another 5 lb which would get him in ?

paulo
i think so....with 131...he'd need about 20 to come out which i think will give him a sporting chance of getting in with......needs to win on saturday first mind you.....i took 95's on here going over the last on saturday.....just in case it all worked out and he got in.

Fingers XD , cant see Sire de G running at Sandown given the weather forecast , save for Aintree .

Any idea what price AD likely to be come Sat?

aegean dawn drifting, wonder if n/r.

Starting to get that sinking feeling about Aegean

ashleigh where is the 18/1 and any race at cheltenham?

Only two horses have won carrying over 11 stone in the last ten years.

Arrayun and  sire du grugy of Moore's will do me at double figures

billys.

14/1 now

Thank's ash

all in via galilei (ew[:o])

A small ante post play on Via Galilei. Hopefully the horse can follow up while still on what I believe to be a good mark. Am fairly confident that this one could go off a single figure price on the day.

aftertimer

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Hope we draw fastbear, badly needed!

Me too. The horse owes me nothing though after last Saturday. Extra funds for Cheltenham would be nice and a bit left over to have a good night out.
Good luck.

Ashligh Iwould agree with you.

n.r.

As I said on Tues , Garry Moore has advised on Ceefax that Via G runs if its good and Sire De G if soft , which sems unlikely.

AD out.

I have heard nothing.  I think Betfair have suspended due to the unease on the horse.  No news yet but it doesn't look good.

non runner...

Henderson told racingpost.com on Wednesday night that Aegean Dawn had disappointed in a schooling session earlier in the day.

"I'd been very happy with his work and he is sound but he didn't school well and something is obviously troubling him.

Was being laid well before today.  Very strange.

that's it then via on the snaff now.

Via Galilei does look thrown in compared to his flat form. I think he may prefer a flat left hand track but he's so well in he could win anyway as you can normally add 45-50 to their flat mark once they take to hurdling. Australia Day a good recent example. I also think Ronaldo Des Mottes has some mileage in him off 149 as they sent him to Punchestown for last year's Irish Champion Hurdle and he was conceding 7lbs to Get Me Out Of Here in the Tote Gold Trophy. It goes against the grain to back a top weight in this race but this is the worst race he's run in for a while.

Agreed , he jumps pretty straight though and did win at the Curragh on the flat , thing I like is how well he traveled on Sat and how clever avoiding the faller , thing I dont like is his head carriage especially if it came to a battle , think he will be produced very late .

Theres a cloud over Seven Barrows,maybe further problems arising shortly.

Old Way anybody? 3 runs, put into a valuable handicap, job done.

btw a decent concession with VC, if your horse comes 2nd, 3rd or 4th, you get a free bet to the value of your stake to be used on Tuesday at Cheltenham.

Not sure about tonight's "selective watering", but if the ground remains good I'll have a couple of very small bets on eradicate and caravel ew.

Tucho.I like Old Way.The only entry for Chelt is the Martin Pipe,i think.

Fiulin looks solid to me and I think the Pipe 2nd string is better than his price reflects.

I like Old Way too. Very well bred. It is interesting they are chucking him in here after just 3 runs over hurdles.