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2016 Grand National

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  • 2016 Grand National

    Any news on shutthefrontdoor ? not entered this weekend.

  • #2
    Triolo blows his mark

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    • #3
      Originally posted by mayo View Post
      Triolo blows his mark
      Headed for National anyway...

      Henderson said: "We have had to wait a bit. He was always a very good horse - he won a Topham (at Aintree) and a Hennessy Gold Cup. We have a little plan, but I've probably gone and scuppered it.

      "The Grand National was the plan last year. He ran a good race one day at Sandown and we thought he was on the right road, and then an hour later at the stables, he was lame. We had to put screws in knees and everything, and we had to start all over again."
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      Henderson said: "His lack of racecourse action is all to do with his breathing. There is no more to be done about his wind. He has had all the procedures you can do and there was nothing more you could do.

      "In this ground you are always going to amplify wind problems. To be honest, he has been very good at home. We have not been hearing the noises, but earlier this year he sounded like a steam train."

      He added: "His jumping was great and he has been round Aintree and Newbury, so we know he can jump. Jerry got him into a lovely rhythm. I had him into the novice hurdle, but with three runners, I felt I owed it to keep him in this race. I just hope the handicapper does not over-react."

      McGrath is looking forward to the National, for which he is a 25-1 (from 33s) with Paddy Power.

      He said: "It is well documented he hasn't got the best breathing in the world, but when he gets into a rhythm like that he can just jump from fence to fence and he's saving ground all the time.

      "He totally surprised us. To be fair, he has done plenty of work at home, because he was supposed to run at Doncaster three weeks ago.

      "But his breathing was clean as a whistle. He handled this ground - it worried everyone else - but he has feet like dinner plates. And he'll improve for better ground, that's the other side of it.

      "The ground will be safe at Aintree - that's the plan now, anyway."

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      • #4
        I've had to back onenightinvienna for the national at 50/1. Forget the stats, he jumps like an old pro, will have a nice weight and stays forever. 50/1 is way too big imo

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        • #5
          ...so have I FM

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          • #6
            The 50/1 didn't last long OV.

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            • #7
              Entries today

              ....

              Smad Place may be missing when the National entries are revealed on Wednesday but his fellow Gold Cup contender Don Poli will be on the list, being one of six horses that Willie Mullins expects to put in the race. The others are On His Own, Sir Des Champs, Ballycasey, Turban and Valseur Lido.

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              • #8



                Last edited by mayo; 3 February 2016, 03:48 PM.

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                • #9
                  Before he tinkers ...


                  IRE = from Horse Racing Ireland (Turf Club)
                  RP = latest OR in Racing Post where one of the above is not available (horse may not have run over fences for a while)

                  82 horses rated 140 or better

                  No; Rating; Source; Horse

                  1; 167; Ire; DON POLI
                  2; 166; UK; MANY CLOUDS
                  3; 165; UK; SILVINIACO CONTI say 11-10

                  4; 160; UK; BALLYNAGOUR
                  5; 160; Ire; CARLINGFORD LOUGH
                  6; 160; Ire; FIRST LIEUTENANT
                  7; 160; Ire; FOXROCK
                  8; 158; UK; ROCKY CREEK
                  9; 158; UK; WONDERFUL CHARM
                  10; 157; Ire; LORD WINDERMERE
                  11; 157; Ire; ON HIS OWN
                  12; 157; Ire; SIR DES CHAMPS
                  13; 157; UK; THIRD INTENTION
                  14; 156; RP; LONG RUN
                  15; 156; UK; O’FAOLAINS BOY
                  16; 156; UK; SAM WINNER
                  17; 156; Ire; VALSEUR LIDO

                  11 stone

                  18; 155; Ire; BOSTON BOB
                  19; 155; Ire; ROI DU MEE
                  20; 155; UK; THE DRUIDS NEPHEW
                  21; 155; UK; TRIOLO D’ALENE
                  22; 155; Ire; WOUNDED WARRIOR
                  23; 154; Ire; GILGAMBOA
                  24; 154; UK; HOLYWELL
                  25; 152; UK; SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR
                  26; 152; UK; SOLL
                  27; 151; UK; AACHEN
                  28; 151; UK; BUYWISE
                  29; 151; UK; DOUBLE ROSS
                  30; 150; RP; DOUBLE SEVEN
                  31; 150; Ire; TURBAN
                  32; 150; UK; UNIONISTE
                  33; 149; Ire; BALLYCASEY
                  34; 149; UK; BLACK THUNDER
                  35; 149; Ire; HOME FARM
                  36; 149; Ire; MORNING ASSEMBLY
                  37; 149; UK; ONENIGHTINVIENNA
                  38; 149; UK; THE LAST SAMURI
                  39; 148; RP; BEAR’S AFFAIR
                  40; 148; Ire; GALLANT OSCAR
                  41; 148; Ire; GOONYELLA
                  42; 148; UK; KATKEAU
                  43; 148; Ire; RULE THE WORLD


                  10 7

                  44; 147; UK; HADRIAN’S APPROACH
                  45; 147; UK; JUST A PAR
                  46; 147; UK; KATENKO
                  47; 147; UK; KRUZHLININ
                  48; 147; UK; PENDRA
                  49; 146; UK; HOUBLON DES OBEAUX
                  50; 146; UK; MENDIP EXPRESS
                  51; 146; UK; SAINT ARE
                  52; 146; UK; THE ROMFORD PELE
                  53; 146; UK; VIEUX LION ROUGE
                  54; 145; Ire; LIVING NEXT DOOR
                  55; 145; UK; MON PARRAIN
                  56; 145; UK; SHOTGUN PADDY
                  57; 145; Ire; THUNDER AND ROSES
                  58; 144; UK; BISHOPS ROAD
                  59; 144; UK; KNOCK HOUSE
                  60; 144; UK; LE REVE
                  61; 144; UK; OPEN HEARTED
                  62; 144; Ire; SPRING HEELED
                  63; 144; Ire; UCELLO CONTI
                  64; 143; UK; PERFECT CANDIDATE
                  65; 143; UK; PRESENT VIEW
                  66; 143; Ire; VICS CANVAS
                  67; 142; UK; BALLY BEAUFORT
                  68; 142; UK; BENBENS
                  69; 142; UK; BOB FORD
                  70; 142; UK; MOUNTAINOUs
                  71; 141; UK; BROADWAY BUFFALO
                  72; 141; UK; CORRIN WOOD
                  73; 141; UK; EMPEROR’S CHOICE
                  74; 141; UK; PINEAU DE RE
                  75; 141; UK; ROYALE KNIGHT
                  76; 141; UK; SPLASH OF GINGE
                  77; 141; UK; ZIGA BOY

                  10 st

                  78; 140; Ire; CAUSE OF CAUSES
                  79; 140; UK; GAS LINE BOY
                  80; 140; UK; GRAY HESSION
                  81; 140; UK; MILBOROUGH
                  82; 140; RP; MR MOONSHINE
                  83; 139; Ire; MAGGIO
                  84; 139; UK; MIDNIGHT PRAYER
                  85; 139; UK; NIGHT IN MILAN
                  86; 139; RP; OUR FATHER
                  87; 138; UK; FIREBIRD FLYER
                  88; 138; Ire; OPERATING
                  89; 138; UK; PAINT THE CLOUDS
                  90; 138; UK; SUMMERY JUSTICE
                  91; 137; UK; ALVARADO
                  92; 137; UK; BIG WATER
                  93; 137; UK; COGRY
                  94; 137; Ire; GOLDEN WONDER
                  95; 137; UK; HIGHLAND LODGE
                  96; 137; UK; NED STARK
                  97; 137; Ire; ROGUE ANGEL
                  98; 137; UK; RUSSE BLANC
                  99; 136; UK; BENVOLIO
                  100; 136; Ire; SEABASS
                  101; 135; UK; AMIGO
                  102; 135; Ire; BLESS THE WINGS
                  103; 135; Ire; COMPETITIVE EDGE
                  104; 135; UK; GOLDEN CHIEFTAIN
                  105; 135; UK; RATHLIN
                  106; 135; UK; WYCK HILL
                  107; 134; UK; DOING FINE
                  108; 134; UK; INDIAN CASTLE
                  109; 134; Ire; RIVAGE D’OR
                  110; 134; RP; SEEBRIGHT
                  111; 134; UK; STANDING OVATION
                  112; 133; Ire; DARE TO ENDEAVOUR
                  113; 133; UK; IKORODU ROAD
                  114; 133; UK; RIGADIN DE BEAUCHENE
                  115; 132; Ire; DROMNEA
                  116; 132; UK; FINANCIAL CLIMATE
                  117; 131; UK; SAROQUE
                  118; 131; UK; TOUR DES CHAMPS
                  119; 131; UK; WOODFORD COUNTY
                  120; 130; UK; ANY CURRENCY
                  121; 130; UK; DARK LOVER
                  122; 130; Ire; NO SECRETS
                  123; 130; Ire; PORTRAIT KING
                  124; 129; UK; GODSMEJUDGE
                  125; 128; UK; AERLITE SUPREME
                  126; 128; UK; HARRY THE VIKING
                  Last edited by mayo; 3 February 2016, 07:05 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Buywise should have a nice weight but so have all these...

                    18; 155; Ire; BOSTON BOB
                    19; 155; Ire; ROI DU MEE
                    20; 155; UK; THE DRUIDS NEPHEW
                    21; 155; UK; TRIOLO D’ALENE
                    22; 155; Ire; WOUNDED WARRIOR
                    23; 154; Ire; GILGAMBOA
                    24; 154; UK; HOLYWELL
                    25; 152; UK; SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR
                    26; 152; UK; SOLL
                    27; 151; UK; AACHEN
                    28; 151; UK; BUYWISE
                    29; 151; UK; DOUBLE ROSS
                    30; 150; RP; DOUBLE SEVEN
                    31; 150; Ire; TURBAN
                    32; 150; UK; UNIONISTE
                    33; 149; Ire; BALLYCASEY
                    34; 149; UK; BLACK THUNDER
                    35; 149; Ire; HOME FARM
                    36; 149; Ire; MORNING ASSEMBLY
                    37; 149; UK; ONENIGHTINVIENNA
                    38; 149; UK; THE LAST SAMURI
                    39; 148; RP; BEAR’S AFFAIR
                    40; 148; Ire; GALLANT OSCAR
                    41; 148; Ire; GOONYELLA
                    42; 148; UK; KATKEAU
                    43; 148; Ire; RULE THE WORLD

                    Triolo got off light

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                    • #11
                      I've backed five so far:

                      Onenightinvienna 50/1
                      Gallant Oscar 40/1
                      Goonyella 40/1
                      Cause of Causes 50/1
                      Broadway Buffalo 70/1

                      It'll be interesting to see what the handicapper does with the weights, especially what he does with Many Clouds

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Faugheen_Machine View Post
                        I've backed five so far:

                        Onenightinvienna 50/1
                        Gallant Oscar 40/1
                        Goonyella 40/1
                        Cause of Causes 50/1
                        Broadway Buffalo 70/1

                        It'll be interesting to see what the handicapper does with the weights, especially what he does with Many Clouds
                        Weights are kinda framed by Many Clouds. Yours all likely to get a run and have a good racing weight FM.

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                        • #13
                          Weights are out:

                          11st 10lb Many Clouds
                          11-9 Don Poli
                          11-8 Silviniaco Conti
                          11-7 Carlingford Lough
                          11-6 Valseur Lido
                          11-5 Houblon Des Obeaux
                          11-4 First Lieutenant
                          11-3 Foxrock, Wonderful Charm
                          11-2 Ballynagour, Third Intention
                          11-1 Gilgamboa, Lord Windermere, O’Faolains Boy, On His Own, Sam Winner
                          11-0 The Druids Nephew, Triolo D’Alene, Wounded Warrior
                          10-13 Rocky Creek, Roi Du Mee, Sir Des Champs
                          10-12 Holywell
                          10-11 Shutthefrontdoor, Soll
                          10-10 Aachen, Boston Bob, Buywise, Turban
                          10-9 Double Ross, Morning Assembly
                          10-8 Gallant Oscar, Goonyella, Le Reve, Long Run, Onenightinvienna, The Last Samuri, Ucello Conti, Unioniste
                          10-7 Bear’s Affair, Kruzhlinin, Rule The World
                          10-6 Ballycasey, Black Thunder, Hadrian’s Approach, Just A Par, Katenko, Living Next Door, Thunder And Roses, Vics Canvas
                          10-5 Katkeau, Mendip Express, Pendra, Saint Are, Spring Heeled, Vieux Lion Rouge
                          10-4 Home Farm, Mon Parrain, The Romford Pele
                          10-3 Bishops Road, Knock House, Open Hearted, Shotgun Paddy
                          10-2 Alvarado, Highland Lodge, Maggio, Perfect Candidate, Pineau De Re, Present View
                          10-1 Bally Beaufort, Benbens, Cause Of Causes, Double Seven, Midnight Prayer, Mountainous, Royale Knight
                          10-0 Bless The Wings, Broadway Buffalo, Corrin Wood, Dare To Endeavour, Emperor’s Choice, Splash Of Ginge, Ziga Boy
                          9-13 Gas Line Boy, Gray Hession, Milborough
                          9-12 Bob Ford, Night In Milan, Our Father, Rogue Angel, Russe Blanc, Seabass
                          9-11 Firebird Flyer, Mr Moonshine, Operating, Paint The Clouds
                          9-10 Big Water
                          9-9 Benvolio, Cogry, No Secrets, Summery Justice
                          9-8 Amigo, Competitive Edge, Golden Chieftain
                          9-7 Doing Fine, Dromnea, Golden Wonder, Indian Castle, Rivage D’Or, Standing Ovation
                          9-6 Ikorodu Road, Ned Stark, Rathlin, Rigadin De Beauchene, Wyck Hill
                          9-4 Portrait King, Woodford County
                          9-3 Any Currency, Dark Lover, Seebright
                          9-2 Godsmejudge, Saroque, Tour Des Champs
                          9-1 Aerlite Supreme, Financial Climate, Harry The Viking

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                          • #14
                            And current Billy Hill prices:

                            12-1 Many Clouds

                            20-1 Goonyella, Shutthefrontdoor, The Druids Nephew

                            25-1 Carlingford Lough, Don Poli, Holywell, Kruzhlinin, Silviniaco Conti, The Last Samuri, Triolo D’Alene

                            33-1 Cause Of Causes, First Lieutenant, Highland Lodge, Houblon Des Obeaux, Just A Par, Midnight Prayer, Onenightinvienna, Royale Knight, Saint Are, Thunder And Roses, Ucello Conti, Unioniste, Valseur Lido, Wounded Warrior, Ziga Boy

                            40-1 Alvarado, Black Thunder, Double Seven, Gallant Oscar, Gilgamboa, Le Reve, Long Run, Morning Assembly, Mountainous, O’Faolains Boy, On His Own, Rocky Creek, Shotgun Paddy, Sir Des Champs, Soll

                            50-1 Ballynagour, Bishops Road, Broadway Buffalo, Buywise, Double Ross, Dromnea, Firebird Flyer, Foxrock, Gas Line Boy, Godsmejudge, Golden Wonder, Hadrian’s Approach, Katenko, Living Next Door, Mon Parrain, Ned Stark, Night In Milan, Open Hearted, Pendra, Perfect Candidate, Pineau De Re, Portrait King, Roi Du Mee, Rule The World, Sam Winner, Saroque, Spring Heeled, The Romford Pele, Vics Canvas, Vieux Lion Rouge, Wonderful Charm, Woodford County

                            66-1 Aachen, Any Currency, Bally Beaufort, Ballycasey, Bear’s Affair, Benbens, Benvolio, Bless The Wings, Boston Bob, Cogry, Competitive Edge, Dare To Endeavour, Emperor’s Choice, Gray Hession, Home Farm, Indian Castle, Katkeau, Knock House, Lord Windermere, Mendip Express, No Secrets, Operating, Paint The Clouds, Present View, Rivage D’Or, Rogue Angel, Russe Blanc, Seabass, Splash Of Ginge, Standing Ovation

                            100-1 Amigo, Bob Ford, Corrin Wood, Dark Lover, Doing Fine, Financial Climate, Golden Chieftain, Harry The Viking, Maggio, Milborough, Mr Moonshine, Our Father, Rathlin, Rigadin De Beauchene, Third Intention, Tour Des Champs, Turban, Wyck Hill

                            150-1 Aerlite Supreme, Big Water, Ikorodu Road, Seebright, Summery Justice.

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                            • #15
                              Early reaction ?

                              I like Carlingford Lough but at a bigger price I am very keen on Hadrian's Approach.
                              If Hendo can get him fit and to the course for either of his planned prep runs (Kelso Thursday or Kempton 27 Feb) and he runs with credit then he could be a huge runner in the race.
                              Third in the 2013 RSA and winner of the old Whitbread in 2014 and set to carry just 10st 6lb, but has fitness and wellbeing to prove....

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