curragh 3 35....irish 2,000 gns

If TDH is anywhere near his prime of last season his explosive acceleration towards the business end of the race will take him clear of Magna Grecia or Skardu. And, I think it will be between these 3 protagonists. As always, AOB will deploy team tactics to try and frustrate principal opponents of his eg Van Beethoven and Globe Theatre who will be the most likely pacesetters and/or running as a team.

thats is a likely  scenario but as we know it dont always pan out that way .

pan out the way the betting tells us it should do ^^^^

I'd agree if the ground was atrocious like when Minding was beaten. I think the 3 principals will require the utmost unbelievable events to happen for all of them to be beaten as they are all from different stables.

50s and 30s on here now ,have gone in again be rude not too

Expect one of the top 2 to win but I'm following a similar startegy to you Foyles.

Phoenix of Spain @ 24
Mohawk @ 28
Shelir @ 42

I've also done a back to lay on Old Glory @ 120 (have put up an in running lay at 20).

too darn hot 2/1  with baldy one of  freds pushes

Yep, the pundits are opposing him for his unorthordox preps: Tiger Roll and Buveur D'Air springs to mind; 3rd time lucky for them perhaps.

good luck with one of yours uncle

I did MG with 'billies' on their promotion eg finishes 2nd to fav gets a free bet. Now, MG is fav, or does it apply when one puts the bet on, and not sp returned?

Had a small each way bet, four places, on Phoenix of Spain at a big price. Would like to see Magna Grecia confirm Newmarket form but given the draw,the faster ground, the presence of Too Darn Hot and the short price I`m giving the race a swerve.

Even though I want to oppose MG this is such a shallow race he obviously still can win. On form I would have two horses running for me, Too Darn Hot and Phoenix Of Spain. Although looking at the lack of confidence in the latter from a yard who usually have their money down on a fancied one I may have only one form horse running for me. If TDH has gone backwards and can't up his Dante level then MG has the beating of him.

In the past some good Guineas winners like Gleneagles have performed below their Newmarket level and still managed to win. For me, MG can't afford to run much below his Newmarket level as it is already a low standard. In a fast run race some horses in past runnings have managed to run to a fair standard staying on past burned out runners, like Romanised did last year. So even if TDH doesn't perform to his best it's not impossible that one of the lower rated horses could beat MG. Therefore I am laying MG instead of backing TDH.

It revolves around TDH with Shelir the possible dark horse. If Gosden is right (and he usually is) that TDH is a miler who was not fit enough to get 10 furlongs in the Dante and he retains his ability from last season he is a 4/6 shot.

If Gosden is right then he's more like a 1/4 shot against these.

Indeed, if Gosden is right and TDH is anywhere near his 2 yr old form he'd be a 4/6 shot; Buveur D'Air in the Irish Champion Hurdle springs to mind eg quality trainer, poor prep. I think we'll know at the 2f pole from home; explosive acceleration in evidence Dettori and TDH will be waving Moore bye, bye!

TDH all 2 year old and the Dante form is garbage

well done uncle nice one

Get in.

well, Figgis was right, magna grecia wasn't much kop.

And thought TDH was a 1-4 shot

LR, some people have trouble reading

Well done winners and well done Charlie Hills who has really hit form in the last 10 days.

wd Uncle

The clock rarely lies.