Thomas Chippendale Asc 3.05

Very interesting race , thomas chip won like a real good improving horse last time and sure to come on again .

Be interesting to see how the derby form pans out , always wondered if noble mission would have improved enough to run well in derby ,

Also im sure that wasnt shantarams true form last time and its a fly in the ointment maybe given the regard they hold it in at gosdens and significant that Buick sides with it

No bet for me in that one but im going to enjoy it for sure

Could throw a blanket over the three that ran at Newmarket and I'm not convinced that they will stay that well in soft ground.That leaves £375,000 worth of Thomas Chippendale who is improving and looks likely to relish the trip and ground (by dansili ) and the form choice Astrology.At the prices I can see why Thomas has  been supported trained by the Ascot master Sir Henry.In his interview he fancied himself to get 2 winners this week.Could this be the other.

i laughed at first when i saw that it had won a class 3 hcp and was now going straight for a group 2..

seems mad.. however only been tried 4 times in the last 15 years..

silkwood won the ribbinsdale coming from winning a 10f hcp off of 83..

so maybe henry knows what he is doing with this one..

Well considering the horse he beat in his maiden went on to place in the Kentucky Derby, I would say he is the best value at the moment. I believe Cecil has won the race 9 times, more recently with Father Time, so he knows what sort of animal he needs to win this. Forget its run first time up he got trapped wide throughout and that handicap is traditionally strong, for example last years winner of that hcap was Al Kazeem who went onto win the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket by half the track. A very good ew bet in my opinion.

Queally clearly made his choice and has gone for Noble Mission.  The booking of Murtagh may suggest there isn't much between them, but I think I would rather be on Noble Mission out of the 2.

Noble Mission will win, has been crying out for a step up in trip and is back to his favoured soft going...

Will win fairly comfortably.

They always know

Never in doubt!

I backed him at Newbury and said the night before that race on another thread that he would end up an 'Ascot Derby' horse, I lost the faith, he was 9/2 before I knew it and I just couldn't bring myself to back him at that. WD winners, what a cert he must have been at Newmarket, and people complain about AOB not having them ready FTO.