Really likeable horse who keeps on pulling out just enough. Moonlighter looked to be travelling all over him, but where did that softie finish?
Bit of a break, and a crack at the Game Spirit? Outside of Shishkin , and Energumene , who both still have plenty to prove, this isn't a great division. He was 150/1 for the Queen Mother, but the current 66/1 still looks big to me. He is a very good jumper, straightforward, progressive and likes Cheltenham.
Disappointing that he couldn't make the Game Spirit as I think he had every chance of winning. Of course since the original post both Shishkin and Energumene have confirmed their novice form, but I still think this horse still has a place chance.
Disappointing that he couldn't make the Game Spirit as I think he had every chance of winning. Of course since the original post both Shishkin and Energumene have confirmed their novice form, but I still think this horse still has a place chance.
Why even give the horse a Champion Chase entry if you were going to bottle it at the last moment? It was obvious who the opposition was going to be. Has Mullins slipped Moore a fiver? It certainly makes it much easier for Energumene on the front end. As for running in the Grand Annual it's hardly a nailed on chance, 16/1 in a 20 runner field, as opposed to 33/1 in a 9 runner field.
Why even give the horse a Champion Chase entry if you were going to bottle it at the last moment? It was obvious who the opposition was going to be. Has Mullins slipped Moore a fiver? It certainly makes it much easier for Energumene on the front end.
i had a similar one years back i backed silvino conte at 50s average on here for the king george ante post .......then nicholls came out and said he isnt really a kempton horse didnt run .....a year later he wins the king george and of course i didnt back him then.
i had a similar one years back i backed silvino conte at 50s average on here for the king george ante post .......then nicholls came out and said he isnt really a kempton horse didnt run .....a year later he wins the king george and of course i di
Good luck with it, he'll have to do it off an end to end gallop next time though I reckon, think that if him and the fav get hooked up then they would set it up for Edwardstone, hopefully that one will jump better early on off a stronger gallop, today he got better as the race progressed but just flattened out after making the ground up off of a stop start pace with the winner being able to save a bit.
Good luck with it, he'll have to do it off an end to end gallop next time though I reckon, think that if him and the fav get hooked up then they would set it up for Edwardstone, hopefully that one will jump better early on off a stronger gallop, toda