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mitch leary
16 Mar 16 15:31
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Really takes away from the gold cup this year.
Vautour
Last years third road to riches
Valseur lido fell at last in hennsessy
These and maybe a few more would be in gold cup without Ryanair chase or with different owners
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Report applehunter March 16, 2016 2:34 PM GMT
Should be called the Native Upmanship chase.
Report Mr Mischief March 16, 2016 3:50 PM GMT
Couldn't agree more, a sham of a race
Report CheltenhamRoar March 16, 2016 4:02 PM GMT
A joke of a race couldn't agree more, who the fcuk will be remembered in 20 years time for winning a Ryanair!
Report Clerkmore March 16, 2016 5:03 PM GMT
Scrap 7 races and go back to 3 days!
Report olddesperado March 16, 2016 5:57 PM GMT
yep the magic is gone now,

Too many soft options , A/P fooked, 1/1 favs everywhere,  destroyed it for me.

Record crowds yesterday and today so i guess its here to stay though.
Report mitch leary March 16, 2016 6:16 PM GMT
It's definitely diluted the quality alright.
That 4yo handicap today a lottery.
Novice handicap yesterday with 4 pounds between 20 runners.
Report DECALEC March 16, 2016 6:29 PM GMT
If vautour is only 90% what about  Oscar rock @ 100+/1 well I'm on 4 a few £
Report mitch leary March 17, 2016 2:59 PM GMT
Vautour was only 90 percent that's why he ran in Ryanair.
What bullsh1t.
Report frank60 March 17, 2016 3:04 PM GMT
There one sure thing Vautour  WONT be running in the Ryanair next year, SRY for anyone you backed him for the Gold Cup. He looked like he could go around again.
Report olddesperado March 17, 2016 4:02 PM GMT
He ran in the right race as it stands for me but thats not the point,

The point for me is that it dilutes the two big races the QM and GC,

Some horses might never be fast enough for a QM or stay a GC and the ryanair was a good idea as a consolation but it should be a Grade 2 worth about half the money so that it stays a consolution.

If it were around years ago would we have ever seen Dessie finally get the big one or the magic of One man the day he won the QM,

I doubt it.
Report MayoMan March 17, 2016 4:57 PM GMT
Cheltenham should be sponsored by MiWadi the way its going
Report olddesperado March 17, 2016 4:59 PM GMT
Laugh
Report pa lapsy March 17, 2016 5:02 PM GMT
Grin Very good.
Report CheltenhamRoar March 17, 2016 6:26 PM GMT
It's a joke of a race, Vautour is a machine but no one will remember him winning a Ryanair in 20 years time,
Vautour on that ground wins the GC if he's held onto a bit longer
Report firstimevisor March 17, 2016 7:32 PM GMT
Brilliant as he was today, I couldn't ever see him staying 3m 2. He ran in the right race today and this is the right race for him next year too. If the stable have any regrets about not running in the GC, then surely it applies to Valseur Lido, who was crying out for further and would have been on top of Vautour in another 2 furlongs.
Report firstimevisor March 17, 2016 7:37 PM GMT
FWIW I agree about diluting the GC but I have to say I thought the Ryanair was a great race today
Report mitch leary March 17, 2016 9:08 PM GMT
It was by no means a great race with such a one sided result. I don't think he has the stamina for gold cup but still should have tried. The next two should def been in gold cup.
Road to riches paid the price for taking him on the whole way and that's probably why he lost second.
Meade was mad keen to run him in gold cup. I think he could have had a major say seeing as he finished a good third last year on ground he didn't like.
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