Marias Benefit E/W

They think tbe ground could be too soft for it

I'm on EW too, i think the ground will  be ok.

Nice team tactics there with Cut The Mustard...

Mullins **** up mb there .....

Easily the 2nd best horse in the race .....

drunk on run-in

Taken down by the Mustard.

had it in a e/w 63

shame she got ruffled like that....don't think she would've beaten the fav but definitely wouldn't have finished lower than 2nd.

did hear on  one preview she had met with a setback after the Donny win

Were they that scared of her that they had to do those tactics to make sure of victory?
Winner clearly the better horse, no need for all that imo.
Left a bad taste for me.

Softened up but Gethings couldn't get her settled or jumping fluently.

He said in an interview everytime he wanted to get a breather into his ride she was lit up by the other horse.

yep

Perhaps people questioning today's 'tactics' should be asking why this horse was given an easy lead in her previous races.

exactly MJK, she wasn't allowed her own way as she has been allowed to do. The bully got bamboozled.

So she is bully for running to her preference

so they are cheats or underhand for playing to her vulnerability and light her up? Bully was tongue in cheek but this Cheltenham she wasn't going to get a freebie today at the big table.

As I stated earlier on this fred but you have read the whole fred, the jockey is the problem.

and that I 100% concur with, jockey inexperienced and had far too many smarties washed down with Coca cola for his lunch.