2026 Mares Chase

[SeanRock]

If you want to be picky, the quote says two-mile-one and the Arkle is two miles.
She is not bred for 2 miles. While it's fine as an introduction, the endgame has always been the Gold Cup and the natural transition race is the Mares Chase.

She’s referring to the two beginners chases on at Navan next weekend.

 

[Kauto’s star]

Nothing that I have read

Last thing was Willie saying with JDG and Kargese, that one may go chasing and the other stay hurdling

Only thing since that comment (stable tours?) was bit of blue on oddschecker for Kargese Arkle

Would love to be a spy on those schooling grounds at Willies !

Thanks, me too!
I want to back something as the race has been good to me, but value is not great m, unless we know what’s on with JDG…..wait for an entry it is then as you say, lossie could ruin about 4different races for us all at this rate!

 

[archie]

She’s referring to the two beginners chases on at Navan next weekend.

I went back to the original interview and realised that Lobos' quote was selective so I've deleted the first sentence. However, I absolutely stand by the remaining argument.

 

[SeanRock]

I’d tend to agree with you on her best trip going forward.

 

[Eggs]

Only By Night was Cromwell's first runner for the winner's new owners Robcour and he said on Racing TV after the event: "I'm absolutely delighted, she was game in the finish. It's exciting to have a horse for Robcour and for her to win was great, it's a nice race to win.

"I thought it was a tight race on paper, I think we could have finished fourth and run a cracker. Thankfully we've come out on the right side.

"I'm not sure what she'll take in on the way (to Mares' Chase at Cheltenham Festival in March), I suppose the John and Chich Fowler Memorial Mares Chase in January is an option, I haven't looked a whole lot beyond here, but it's a nice start anyway."

Paddy Power and Betfair clipped Only By Night to 6/1 from 8/1 for the Paddy Power Mares' Chase.

 

[Hardy Eustace]

Kargese entered in the fighting fifth. Wonder if she’s staying over hurdles after all that.

 

[darlojim]

Kargese entered in the fighting fifth. Wonder if she’s staying over hurdles after all that.

It means absolutely nothing these early entries

Just have to take a look at the Morgiana and Hattons Grace entries to see that, dont get tied up on them

 

[riccirich]

It means absolutely nothing these early entries

Just have to take a look at the Morgiana and Hattons Grace entries to see that, dont get tied up on them

I know he block enters with the Irish races and I just ignore those, but I can't remember from memory whether he does similar with English races (as in entering horses in hurdle races in england who he knows are actually going chasing) but maybe he does. But it did make me wonder whether her being entered in the fighting fifth was a bit more significant than being in the morgiana.

Could well be nothing though. Anzadam has shown himself to be a bit fragile so they might just want to make sure they have something else in it in case he has another setback when they start working him a bit harder.

 

[Istabraq]

Kargese entered in the fighting fifth. Wonder if she’s staying over hurdles after all that.

He'll have plan Bs and Plan Cs but I'd be fairly sure this race isn't Plan A.
I'm always amazed by the Cheltenham entries, all Mullins novice chasers will get hurdle entries and vice versa, must waste a fortune in fees every year...

 

[Lobos]

Kargese entered in the fighting fifth. Wonder if she’s staying over hurdles after all that.

Lulamba entered as well.

 

[Eggs]

….Diva Luna into a best 16-1 after that win (Unibet go 33-1 Arkle).

 

[Durham Edition]

….Diva Luna into a best 16-1 after that win (Unibet go 33-1 Arkle).

Happy she won, I stupidly took the 33 WTAF when she was 33's with 365

 

[Eggs]

Happy she won, I stupidly took the 33 WTAF when she was 33's with 365

….Pauling said something along the lines of ‘maybe taking on the boys’. Not seeing much in the way of Arkle prices.

 

[ComplyOrDie]

….Pauling said something along the lines of ‘maybe taking on the boys’. Not seeing much in the way of Arkle prices.

Adrenaline got the better of him I think!

Last time she took on the boys she was 39 lengths behind Salvator Mundi.

 

[Lobos]

Adrenaline got the better of him I think!

Last time she took on the boys she was 39 lengths behind Salvator Mundi.

In fairness, she wasn't right all last season.

 

[Black Dog]

Adrenaline got the better of him I think!

Last time she took on the boys she was 39 lengths behind Salvator Mundi.

He does say exactly the same in the stable tour in OJA,so he obviously thinks this is a route she may follow.