is darlan a deffo runner in fighting fifth

hes got 19 lbs to find on official ratings with rock on ruby. im not saying he wont win but its not hard to see why hes 4/1. some would argue 4/1 is too short

surely the chance of him unseating has to be entered into calculation of a value price. imo he has a greater chance of unseating if hes doing handstands

sorry i get u now W**ker

doing handstands?
against the CH Hurdler??
Dont think so somehow!!!

Grandouet going for the old bula race at Cheltenham im sure ive heard somewhere?

only one f in defo, sam. cheers.

and getting back to the original question...did hendo state this was target for darlan ?many thanks and good luck all

Newcastle can get testing. No guarantee Darlan runs in that instance unless NJH would be happy to do it off level weights as opposed to the handicap.

decent race nothing more.

Im by no means saying ror isnt a serious horse, hes always there or there abouts but its no coincidence that the front 2 were the front 2 for the entire race whilse ruby and ap were too concedrned with each other.

i mean overturn is a grand sort and looks a fair chaser too but he was regulary put in his place over hurdles time and again. what, has he suddenly improved on his 50th start?

race was stolen by 2 very good horses.

again, just my opinion. eitherway grandouet isnt going apparently so doesnt really matter, thought the track wouldve suited.

ror will be formidable on testing tracks.

At 0/30 with Mr Power, Rock on Ruby is a MUST bet. Current champion, rated 19lbs better that Cinders and Ashes. Ground will be in C&A favour more that ROR but that does not mean he can't run on it. I see no reason why Darlan should turn round the Supreme form, especially on the predicted heavy ground. ROR for me

Hope not roobuck, as I agree with Willie The Milk.

Sure, C&A has form on heavy, but there's a reason why he's rated 19lbs behind ROR. There's nothing to suggest ROR won't handle heavy, he certainly has the stamina required and is NH bred.

I was a bit disappointed with ROR at Aintree after what I'd rated a pretty decent Champion Hurdle. However, in retrospect the key to this horse appears to be freshness. This is borne out by Fry planning a 3 race campaign for him this year. Just look at his form figures (after his debut) when he's had a lay-off of 2 months or more : 1111.

TBH, I thought 9/4 was a decent price a couple of days ago, so with doubts over the participation of Darlan (even though he'd have plenty to find too), the drift to 3/1+ seems ludicrous to me, so I've topped-up.

1pt win Rock On Ruby @ 9/4, plus another 0.5pts @ 100/30

He is all set to go to Newcastle and I’m looking forward to running him, but I am going to monitor the weather and I have been in contact with James Armstrong regularly.
“I just hope the weather doesn’t spoil the party. He wouldn’t go in extreme conditions and hypothetically he would go to Cheltenham a fortnight later for the Stan James International [formerly the Bula] if that was the case.

Harry Fry quoted in yesterday's RP

So last years's CH winner is actually only a high end handicapper?

Roobuck ROR only other win in his last seven races was a handicap. While Zarkandars only two wins in last 18 months were handicaps also. That means 1st 2nd and 5th could be classified as such although being a young horse there may be hope for Zarkander still.

roobuck if your the type of person who chooses horses on quotes in the RP etc etc, it's flowered media son there's nothing else to say, ROR isn't anymore than a high end handicapper.  Listen he was a bumper horse and was put with Fry as they thought peanuts of him at Nichols yard he then started showing a little and had a one off against top types also having a lesser one off after a long season, he wants a trip and doesn't have the speed to win a CH this season, look how he gets outpaced and stays on, soft ground, stiff tracks,galloping tracks all palced... didn't see a race course until late on and now he's getting older he'll be regressing. As for Zarkandar he's a classier type much better breed and ouzes class and constitution but he'll peak too early this season and have his day in the sun before CH, he's not a spring horse.. did you see his seasonal reapperance??? He had a bloody hard race he makes hard work of his races too and therefore he'll be well over the top come CH and certainly won't be fresh. There's your RP quote right after the CH flop and he goes off Fav as he'll of cleaned up before then 'he's had a hard season and this was probably one step too far, we'll freshen him up and let him streghthen up over the winter maybe pop him over a fence in time and step him up in trip he's still low mileage' P Nichols 21.03.13....

Ralph I don't need RP quotes to form my opinion.......son. Interesting you use one to make a point later on.....son.

Grandouet may well beat Zarkandar at a speed track like Aintree but not at Cheltenham. Zarkandar will be fresh for CH, may be the next race after the Bula. Lets chat again after that race....son

The one I have used is pre-empted... by me, the one you have used to be back your arguement up more of an evidential purpose slightly stronger than an opinion would you not agree slick? Yes let's chat again after the race on the provarsio your handicappers actually go for the race.  I'm pleased your not my investment banker. Do you self a favour and have a squeak on Grandouet otherwise you'll be a fiver ot tenner worse off come mid March. BTW Aintree isn't a speed track so let's get ahead of ourselves now... just breath and relax youngin.

Sorry what argument am I trying to back up? It was a quote about whether a horse would run in a race on bad ground. Clearly you are that old you are losing your marblesor simy have lost the ability to read

Who's Harry Fry Up anyway? Roll on March for the CH.... 1 Class Horse v 6 High End Handicappers and 6 Over The Top Horses.

It's a descisive race in the champ trainers pot do you think Hendo or Paul are going to let some first season young buck ex yard lad win the CH?? I doubt it!

Is Ralph related to Eric Morris by any chance?

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