when the 2011 renewal was re-scheduled at Newbury the following Friday in 2011, the entries reverted to the five day confirmation stage - this meant that antepost bets stood.

I think I read somewhere that if a race is re-scheduled at a different venue (as opposed to the same venue in the case above), the entries are re-opened because the race conditions have changed.

100% certain on the first sentence above but not on the second one, in any event the answer will depend on when and where it's rescheduled.

Cheers.

Yeah, I would guess the money is done if it rescheduled and a horse doesn't run.

Remember those Lingfield & Kempton AW meets abandoned about a month ago due to fog? Some races were rescheduled (for same venue) and the races were re-opened.

Oh well.

I think it will go ahead. Fresh ground and all that, plus the wind. And this is such a big day I think if they need to cancel earlier races for the big two to go ahead then I think they will do so.

Best of luck.

Backed Vendor a couple of weeks back and have saved on Recession Proof and Alavain after final decs.

Good luck - assuming it beats the weather.

Looking ahead to the big one, Alan said:"This race has long been Vendor’s target. He won over two and a half at the Hennessy meeting, so it is a drop back in trip, but I do not think that will be a problem for him and a strong run race on testing ground could play to his strengths.

"Montbazon worked very well last week with First Mohican, so the latter's victory at Doncaster is a timely boost. It was encouraging that we were able to get him back on the grass this week and he did another serious piece of work. However, he has been off the track for 697 days, and it is a very difficult race to start him back, though I have to get him out somewhere.

I have backed Alaivan for buttons at big odds. He is no value at 12/1 unless he shows his old County Hurdle form.
But for those who like a flutter at big odds maybe you should try Poet.He is likely to be in the van ,loves the ground,has no weight and it is just possible that he has been hiding his light under a bushel.He has some fancy flat form .
I have had a small bet on him.

Plenty of the wet stuff due overnight
Will be very surprised if the meetings on imo

Yep, I've just noticed the form of the Nicholls horses - but form figures for Hobbs last 9 runners prior to today is FF555PP44!

Time to get off the pot, I will stick with Recession Proof (ew) and am also tempted by a small ew interest on First Avenue.

If you just use the weights and measures, First Avenue makes little appeal as he is 7 lbs higher than when he won the Imperial Cup and also has a conditional riding who can only claim 7lbs as opposed to the 10lb Adams claimed when he won at Sandown.

But....

he absolutely hosed up at Sandown in similar conditions,admittedly not done much since but the P at the Festival 6 days after his massive effort at Sandown is understandable, the P at Stratford in September could have been ground related and he just tootled around at the back at Kempton the other day.

He actually improved his flat rating by a couple of lbs during the summer and the only good race he has run since the Imperial Cup was when running into a place at 40/1 in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot so he clearly relishes big field handicaps with a premium on stamina. His stable is in very decent form too.

Hardly a conclusive case but he's 50/1! Just feel he is likely to outrun those odds.

Good luck,all!

Yeah, tbh I've been worried about Nicholls horses since Argento weekend. Several ran poor that day whereas the previous few weekends most of his were running blinders, the yard was thriving on mass. But with the exceptions of Saphir Du Rheu & Lac Fontana (and perhaps Mr Mole) no horse from that yard has really ran a blinder or looked like it was thriving since Argento weekend.

Look, things change quickly. They can't all win all the time. Everything is probably fine but I was a bit surprised on Argento weekend and nothing since has changed that view.

As for Hobbs: I would be less worried. The whole yard has been thriving for several months. Captain Chris, Planet of Sound, Wishful Thinking, the Beecher winner (can't think of name) all great winners. It's when you see old timers like that who looked on the way down, come out and all win that's when you know a yard is really really thriving. Not to mention all the other horses that are progressing also. True the last few runners were poor but it's too small a sample to suggest the form is gone. The Nicholls sample is probably too small also, but it is longer since several of his have been running blinders.

I don't get how people can fancy Recession Proof tbh.

Can't see how an 8 year old who won as a 2 year old can still be open to improvement after over 2 years off the track. He hasn't shown any form whatsoever in almost 3 years and has ran 4 times since the summer, weakening badly every time despite the yard being in good form for all those runs. It is was much too far from home the last day to suggest he had any chance of finishing close up.

Also very hard to win a race like this twice. Sure Geos did but he was very classy and a previous Grade 1 winner as well as 4th in a previous Champion Hurdle. Unlike Recession Proof he also had recent form finishing 2nd in the Fighting Fifth the time before.

I remember it well. I had him backed at 20/1. Backed him 3 times in the weeks before expecting him to be backed into fav, but no one came for him. Got up on the line to beat Rooster Booster. I watched it in a Paddy Power shop with about 100 other people and they were all on the Rooster who was fav and had won the previous Champion Hurdle. Everyone had him backed and roared him home after the last, then Geos came from the clouds and nabbed him. The whole place groaned and gushed into silence. I never said a word. Walked out with the biggest smile you never seen :)

Ill be having a little bit on vasco at big odds e/w, there wasn't much between him and irish saint last year...don't know what the hold up has been though..probably find out tomorrow afternoon

Montbazon for me. 700 days off the track. OR down to 140. Stable jockey on in preference to Vendor.  Been Vendor target all season. I smell a Kingo plot………………or I just don't have a clue so looking for a wild card…….

Cheltenian & Far West for small ££ for me in a tough race in bad ground
Gd luck all

SPlash of ginge .. someone put that up on here at 100/1? Cant see who. Nice one.

CVByrne     06 Feb 14 18:15


Far West, Alaivan both e/w and smaller bets Splash of Ginge & Chris Pea Green (cliff horse)



Well done CV !

Very well done for finding that one.

He obviously fancied it as was at Warwick,like stable jockey who has ridden it last 4 times lol. Well done Cv Festival not too far off now.

yes, well done CV - nice form frank for Irving and Deputy Dan.

Far West go Imperial Cup then Martin Pipe with Derham keeping ride for both?

Vendor for the Coral cup imo. Was out the back all the way and impossible to make ground on that going. He stays further and trainer has a good record in the race.

As stated back in Feb .. hope to get some money back on Vendor tomorrow.