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Yes exactly and they have some really good young horses which they have resisted the temptation to overface. Jurancon, Siam Park, Alexei. Sober Glory, Western General all improving horses.
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Some nice ones in that list sage. jurancon looks like he might turn out useful.
Going back to the original point of owners wanting to buy a win at the festival, how about Mondo man, running in the triumph today ? Just over 500k paid for a horse that had won a tin pot flat race in france in the hope it would go and pick up the triumph , which doesn't look very likely seeing as he remains a maiden over hurdles. |
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All about what your targets are and how deep your pockets. My objective when a very small owner was to minimise my losses each year so I was always happy to finish last of 2 or 3 if the prize money was good enough. I had 25% of a horse called Jefferies in the 1990s and he won 5 races for us. His biggest prize though was second of 2 finishers in a Grade 2 at Ascot in Dec 1997.
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Beginning to love this horse :)
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Great horse who is all heart, great talented jockey, great trainer. Always a good combination.
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The most expensive purchase from the disposal of an owner who found horse fatality on racecourse too hard to bear. He did not perform to expectation earlier on however, made up at Cheltenham and now here.
How lucky one of his rich owners is ie Sir Alex Ferguson! He won a bundle of petrol currency at Meydan, and now this. |
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He's in great hands, looks the perfect type to carry on improving for Pumpkin. I agree with Cobden that he wasn't at the Cheltenham level, but still put it all in. As everyone knows, to win at both festivals back to back is a significant achievement.
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Interesting to see where he goes next. Paddy Power?
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will be left on 155 presumably, so possible. hard tactics to pull off in that type of race. I'd go for charlie hall, betfair
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He doesn't look (to me) like he wants the extra distance on Haydock heavy ground, but maybe when fresh. Hennessey would be another possible, but same stamina concern applies. Maybe Charlie Hall then King George? He's a joy to watch wherever.
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yes betfair, in fact both races would be ground dependent. Pumpkin keeps saying that he sees him as a stayer tho
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Might not be able to resist a handicap mark of 155 though.
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