What happened to Cool Operator anyone?

TEN2FOLLOWER
05 Jan 13 09:15
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What happened to Cool Operator anyone?





not sure disappointing thought he would run well at a price myself

Had a little bit of the 5s with Hills this morn about Teaforthree.
Looks the perfect type for the race (if there is such a thing)
All going well, he will take all the beating 2day.
Gd luck all.

GoldCupWinner
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The favourite does look very solid to me on last years form.

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What do you think of Sona sasta's prospects of staying? Has good course form and a nice pull at the weights with LBB. Has to be a doubt about stauing this distance properly though. Is Monbeg dude going for this? 25/1 looks decent as fom his latest win it looks as though a step up in trip might bing further improvement.


My first two posts on the thread and I didn't even have a bet on the race. I think I need a bit more confidence when picking my selections.

Yeah well done. I spotted him from a while back just creeping past them one by one. Couldn't believe when he asked him post race that he would never have had him as likely winner half way around. The horse always been a dodgy jumper but won races.

Agreed well done Hayling and any other MD backers

Hopefully you did AS e/w brooksie, also a good call

tanking*

thanks holloway gave me greater confidence when carberry was booked not many would have won on him a top class ride always nice to bag a 14/1 winner difficult horse to assess as he gives the impression he's done enough when getting to the front i think handicapper will put him up 10lb taking him to 138 his jumping leaves a lot of improvement to gaurantee getting round aintree and i think 2014 would be a better aim but he definitely has an engine and the scottish may be the race for him this term

From the Irish Pt to pt scene......

Michael Scudamore is hoping to keep up a family tradition with Monbeg Dude (a Nenagh point-to-point winner in 2010 for Colin Bowe) in the rearranged Coral Welsh National at Chepstow on Saturday.

Scudamore's father, former champion jockey Peter, won the race four times on Run And Skip (1985), Bonanza Boy (1988 and 1989) and Carvill's Hill (1991).

Monbeg Dude was last seen winning a valuable handicap at Cheltenham in November, with ante-post favourite Teaforthree back in eighth.

However, he may require a new partner as Jamie Moore did the steering that day but may be forced to give up the mount due to his commitments to Peter Bowen.

"He's really well. He won nicely enough at Cheltenham and we're very pleased and looking forward to Saturday," said Scudamore on At The Races.
"It was a good performance last time on softish, heavy ground and you'd have to think the way he travelled through the race that an extra two furlongs around Chepstow shouldn't be a problem to him.

"It's hard to say you're confident going into a race like this but we couldn't be happier with him.
"Hopefully he's a younger horse going the right way and hopefully that will help him come Saturday.

"We're waiting to see what Jamie's plans are, with lots of racing about we'll have to see. Jamie gets on well with him and it would be good to keep that partnership intact if possible.

"It was a race that dad was very lucky in, he won it a few times when he was riding. It would be a great race for a young yard like ours to win."

He is owned by the Oydunow syndicate made up of some international rugby union players, however not all will be able to attend.
"I think Gloucester are playing on Saturday which ties up Mr (Mike) Tindall, Mr (James) Simpson-Daniel is injured at the moment so I think he's hoping to get down there and Nicky Robinson is the physio with Wasps so I don't think he'll be there, but they'll all be there in spirit," said Scudamore.

Well I was totally wrong with my guess, MON DUDE went up
10lb, as forecast by a poster on here, TEAFORTHREE went up 8lb
but the start should have been his mark of 144 but he is assessed off 143 and raised to 151, yet MON D was assessed at his mark of 128 raised 10lb to 138, so I wonder why the 1 lb
discrepancy with tfor3?
On the same day at Sandown KATENKO raced off a mark of 136 and was raised 11 lb to 147, this puzzles me as regards TFOR3.

He still raced off 144 though, another stupid  way of thinking on
the authorities part!!!!!!

Arbor Supreme dropped 7lb for his run in 4th, he has to win next time out surely?

That is gutting news, terrible for connections. Just an honest, genuine horse with its limitations, but you knew given his conditions you'd have a good run for your money