Cheltenham Gold Cup - 2019.

[Quevega]

14/1 with 4 places the bet for you then

if i swing back 60/40 the other way then I'd take it.

[Scooby91]

Is that an opinion or is there quotes somewhere?

They've said it a few times in the last week. There's nothing left over 2m. So they daid ref mills or straight to the qmcc

[Quevega]

They've said it a few times in the last week. There's nothing left over 2m. So they daid ref mills or straight to the qmcc

Be as well going straight there. He's over reached 2x now so why risk it again.
An extra run won't get him any nearer beating Altior anyway.

[boopa]

Mullins on ABP

“I was concerned about the ground at Christmas and that’s why we didn’t run here then. We ran him down in Tramore.

“I gave it every chance to rain without taking him out. I had to declare him and leave him in and risk getting fined by the stewards.


“No rain came. You want to run in your Gold Cup, but we couldn’t and it was a no-brainer to take him out.

“He’s a fine, big horse with a real soft (ground) pedigree to jump. We’ll wait until we have too – if that’s next year, so be it.

[bobbyvalentino]

Mullins on ABP

“I was concerned about the ground at Christmas and that’s why we didn’t run here then. We ran him down in Tramore.

“I gave it every chance to rain without taking him out. I had to declare him and leave him in and risk getting fined by the stewards.


“No rain came. You want to run in your Gold Cup, but we couldn’t and it was a no-brainer to take him out.

“He’s a fine, big horse with a real soft (ground) pedigree to jump. We’ll wait until we have too – if that’s next year, so be it.

Dont really know what to make of that

[Bayoffreedom]

Thanks, wasn't sure if there was another race after this really for GC.

There is the Bobbyjo (3m 1f Grade 3) at Fairyhouse the week after the Red Mills ,on 23rd Feb. It's getting a bit close to Cheltenham by then though.

[Istabraq]

Do we think that Road to Riches has become error prone and can't be seriously considered for this now ?

[bobbyvalentino]

Do we think that Road to Riches has become error prone and can't be seriously considered for this now ?

I'd be more worried about dropping him into a Gold Cup straight from the retirement stud...

[Scooby91]

Do we think that Road to Riches has become error prone and can't be seriously considered for this now ?

Road to respect has big chance imo. They go a completely different clip in the gold cup with horses around him, he's better jumping at pace When you make his mind up for him. He has a mistake in him, but he's actually very clever at sorting himself out , he never looks like falling.

[Istabraq]

I'd be more worried about dropping him into a Gold Cup straight from the retirement stud...

Quite right !
Road to Respect obviously.

Good point Scooby about jumping at racing speed, plenty of horses make errors when not going a proper gallop.
That said, I'm not convinced he enhanced his chances today...

[delsie777]

I thought Bellshill did a tremendous job today, still looked short of peak fitness but handled the track well and outstayed RTR. Great eachway chance. RTR had his optimum conditions today and couldn't get it done. Some long faces afterwards.

[Scooby91]

I thought Bellshill did a tremendous job today, still looked short of peak fitness but handled the track well and outstayed RTR. Great eachway chance. RTR had his optimum conditions today and couldn't get it done. Some long faces afterwards.

He was 2nd by a nose. Ruby was holding on to nothing. And RTR mate noticeable mistakes and still only lost in a photo.

[Quevega]

Bellshill looked the stronger stayer to me, and road to respect would have better chance jumping at pace in the ryanair.
I suspect neither will win GC anyway.

[Scooby91]

Bellshill looked the stronger stayer to me, and road to respect would have better chance jumping at pace in the ryanair.
I suspect neither will win GC anyway.

RTR will be going gold cup with a rock solid ew chance imo.

[archie]

Yesterday's race was run in a marginally slower time and on quicker ground than the 'slow' Savills with both the principals having a hard race. I wouldn't really fancy either for the big one now.