not to be told the same thing by you 7 times imo

I see that Willoughby gave it a good mention tonight on RUK and before you say it I know Willoughby is not that into NH

for once you spoke with a bit of common sense herblington

wont be in the first 3 (facts)

to dark to risk

Confirmation of Entry stage + any supplementation midday Saturday March 10th may help to crystallise opinions. Though a few trainers will keep their options open till the last minute.

rawcs has Mullholland,Costello or Midnight Chase offended you in the past? I reckon you've backed it and are thinking of going in again and want to kee

For all those saying it's gonna be the same as last year, Long Run has gotten progressively worse, massive question marks over Kauto's fitness and there's absolutely nothing to split the rest of the field.

I'm quietly confident

Grands Crus is 13/1 on Betfair for Gold Cup compared to bookmakers general 6/1. He is 5/2 for the RSA on Betfair. This says to me that punters believe he`ll go for the latter. Can only think Pipe and connections are waiting for last minute defections from the Gold Cup.

Wincanton gallop went well for Kauto but Nicholls is still not going to make a decision till Monday after more work.

you will go blind

Agree Junior is too big

Down to 18 runners as Medermit goes for Ryannair.

Never thought I would see the day but me and RAWCS are in total agreement on this, Midnight Chase wont finish in the first 6 and is the best place lay of the whole festival with NO, I repeat NO risk. Trainer is very average, form of nag very very average and Costello is on an whole time low of incompetence, so my advice is load up the machine, fall asleep for 3 days and then press LAY, LAY, LAy for a place..........

Will trade bigger inrunning...guaranteed.

you have to remember this is the gold cup, huge liquidity and big money in running players. his price will not shorten in the early to middle sections of the race because the money will be there. If anything it might get bigger as people trade on other horses like Kauto and Long Run. As the enter the final circuit then this is where it will get interesting....assuming Midnight Chase is still in front his price will fluctuate wildly in a very very short frame of time....Initially the money will queue up to lay him as Kauto and Long Run apply pressure...maybe even Quel Esprit. The layers will be cutting their throats...all looking to lay the hell out him at as short a price as they can (in the hope) that as the race progresses he folds. You'll see plenty of stuff available between 15s and 20s for him before the money dries up and then you pinch a bit of 50s....even 70s in running while still be being bang there in front. Flip side to this...just as fast as the price went out...it will come back in.

I'll be looking to pinch a bit in running at the bigger prices...we all know how much heart this horse has...even when looking beaten on the front he will fight back. If you're not the greedy type and looking to add profit onto your other selections or the field then you can excel with this fella.

good luck.

Not sure he will want to lead with The Giant Bolster in the field. He normally goes off like a scalded cat.If Midnight has any chance at all it will be to get into a nice rhythm and then hope for the best. As previously indicated I think connections would be delighted with fourth ,anything else would be a real bonus.I feel it is impossible to see past the front two unless Grands Crus turns up and spoils the party. Overall it will all be history this time next week.

Kauto in Grands Crus out. So expect a small contraction in prices with the big firms less so with Betfair.A few more to come out I would think,Poquelin for example, around 13-14 runners I am guessing.

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