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Posted by:
PNicholls
on Dec 26, 2011 at 09:26:21 AM
I was more confident of [b]Kauto Star[/b] beating Long Run in the Betfair Chase, than I am of my horse confirming the Haydock form in the King George today.
There, I have said it.
For punters out there, that may seem a very strange thing to say given that Kauto Star was twice the price at Haydock than he is likely to go off at Kempton today, and that he beat [b]Long Run[/b] so convincingly there.
But going to Haydock, I was really bullish in my own mind that Kauto was as fit and well as I could possibly have had him. But, for obvious reasons, I had to rein back my true enthusiasm and confidence going into the race; a race, lest we forget, that many were saying that he shouldn't even be running in.
Hand on heart, I cannot say the same today. I'm confident, but not that confident.
Don't...
Posted by:
PNicholls
on Dec 20, 2011 at 08:42:56 PM
[b]A fantastic tribute to my legendary chaser as the race that Denman so memorably won in 2008 is to be renamed in his honour.[/b]
With the likes of Kauto Star, Master Minded and Big Buck's in the stable, I am lucky enough to NOT be able to say that Denman is a once-in-lifetime-horse for me and the team here at Ditcheat.
But of course [b]Denman is a legend[/b] - and I dare say he will always be the favourite for many in the yard, and fans in general, because of his attritional and confrontational style of racing - and myself and his owner Paul Barber were very proud to be told by [b]Betfair[/b] today that Denman is to have a race named after him at Newbury.
And Newbury is a very fitting course, too. Not only is it one of my favourite tracks, but Denman didn't seem to mind it ...