Cheltenham Gold Cup - 2019.

[Scooby91]

I know it is.
But it's not THE Savills chase is it ?

I get what you mean. It's not that one. But it's the named the same. The winner of THE savils chase, himself, has surely shown improvement

Kemboy was beaten by shattered love, terrefort, benatar in the JLT. If either of them 3 had come out 1st run since and won a reasonable hurdles race. Would we be confirming there superiority over kemboy, with his shown improvement since?

[Quevega]

RSA is the best guide to Gold cup winners bar none. And that's a Fact.
Especially if the form begins to work out the following season.

I get archie's point about his age (ever so slightly) but he's only 8 and had five chase runs.
And he is too short a price in comparison to others. If that's the discussion.

And if we took price out of it and I had to pick a winner. It would be PP all day long, as we stand now.

[Geordieboy83]

Always the plan when I had a child. I really hope so.

your knowledge is very good, especially your french racing. Good to see you putting your family first as I’ve seen a few gamblers in the past go the other way and lose it all.

Good luck wherever your new choice takes you.

[bobbyvalentino]

Always the plan when I had a child. I really hope so.

Imagine you'll still be your usual self, just on the Stable Stars forum instead

[Faugheen_Machine]

I'm not doing too badly thankyou. As iv said from the start of the season. Touch wood my bets and everyone elses get there sound . Aslong as I make profit at this festival.
from the end of March I shall no longer gamble for a living.

( will still follow racing)

From your early posts I'm sure you said you were working for a living when you joined the forum. That's a very short Pro pointing career. Best of luck.

[Scooby91]

From your early posts I'm sure you said you were working for a living when you joined the forum. That's a very short Pro pointing career. Best of luck.

Don't want to hijack the thread and thanks for the above

I technically work now and have done the same for 7 years but i only work 12 straight days a year (close protection royal ascot/ Glastonbury (when on) because Its not even really like work. Basically like going there for free.

[Rigga]

I have only been in here a short time and I don’t get involved in the bitching. I read everyone’s opinions and thoughts and gauge my own bets from bits of help that way.
What I do know is that Scooby has helped give a few of us some very nice ante Post tickets.
Many thanks for that..

[Stormez]

Always the plan when I had a child. I really hope so.

Weren’t you going to call you child Percy if he won the RSA?! All the best though, I don’t have half the time to put into racing since I’ve had kids. No a bad trade off though!

[jack1092]

I think Alboum would have gone very close . Ruby thinks second. Some people on here think 5th for what ever reason.
One things for sure. He's improved on what was his 7th run of his life . Silly talk to take the RSA as confirmation. PP has done nothing since. Won the rsa on soft and was Beat by our duke beforehand. Alboum has done everything since. You can't deny that. PP has to step up. Nothing at all to say that right now he's better than Alboum photo. Literally nothing. Not sure you realise that he has to step up on what he did in the RSA. Believe me he does

And you can't use elegant escape. He was outpaced. He's no where near good enough for a GC. Can't go with them.


What a load of rubbish about what a great prep. Campaigned with, 1 day in mind. ...
What it is is picking up an easy pot in the galmoy hurdle. Then Another easy pot. Avoiding all good opposition, getting the money in the satchel, And then taking your chance in the GC.
He avoided the savils chase at Christmas that alboum ohoto won on the ground pp wanted. There's no denying that. He's took a soft touch and his fans are saying what a great thing. And now he's avoiding the Irish gold cup. . Its poor for the sport.

LOL gone very close? Come on Scooby you are purely speculating. He fell + didn't look to be getting near PP that day. I had him backed as well, i am not a massive PP fanboy like some.

He has improved no doubt i love the horse and have followed him since his debut over here- but i don't work with blinkers thank god.

Also, your claims about PP's form being old. You have horses in your portfolio with older form lines that you are holding on to???

[Unseated Rider]

Anyone willing to give Terrefort another look for a Gold Cup run, especially if he bounces back tomorrow? I know Cotswold chase form isn't great going to Gold Cup but I've had a few bits of 66s on him and I'm desperately clinging on for a run!

In a way answering my own question, he was impressive at Aintree after being beaten by Shattered Love, (shattering my heart and all) so maybe owners might look at skipping the festival and sending him there

[Scooby91]

LOL gone very close? Come on Scooby you are purely speculating. He fell + didn't look to be getting near PP that day. I had him backed as well, i am not a massive PP fanboy like some.

He has improved no doubt i love the horse and have followed him since his debut over here- but i don't work with blinkers thank god.

Also, your claims about PP's form being old. You have horses in your portfolio with older form lines that you are holding on to???

On the last line. A mares novice and a triumph hurdle is not a gold cup.

We all have are own opinions. I stand by mine

That al boum photo has improved considerably. And pp needs to step up on what he's done to date to win the GC

[Kevloaf]

Anyone willing to give Terrefort another look for a Gold Cup run, especially if he bounces back tomorrow? I know Cotswold chase form isn't great going to Gold Cup but I've had a few bits of 66s on him and I'm desperately clinging on for a run!

In a way answering my own question, he was impressive at Aintree after being beaten by Shattered Love, (shattering my heart and all) so maybe owners might look at skipping the festival and sending him there

Definitely worth another look.

A win tomorrow over 3m1f at Cheltenham with that nice G1 won as a novice in the bank males him interesting.

I didn't get a lot of love when I posted about him a while back though and he's not done anything since so we're probably together, alone.

[jack1092]

On the last line. A mares novice and a triumph hurdle is not a gold cup.

We all have are own opinions. I stand by mine

That al boum photo has improved considerably. And pp needs to step up on what he's done to date to win the GC

Was more about the Arkle and Cilaos Emery.......its not that i disagree with the view on the form, just that you are picking holes in PPs run back in March as old form, yet CE's is even older.

We all do, just find it funny that others are rubbish and yours are not, when they are every bit as extreme. You are saying ABP would've gone close when he wasn't 100% certain to even finish 2nd. Monalee for me isn't the strongest 3mile stayer, so its possible he would've, but to have gone 7Ls or so better again and beaten PP is pie in the sky.

[MrMcGoldrick]

Definitely worth another look.

A win tomorrow over 3m1f at Cheltenham with that nice G1 won as a novice in the bank males him interesting.

I didn't get a lot of love when I posted about him a while back though and he's not done anything since so we're probably together, alone.

Not really alone Kev, I backed him ap for the King George so was disappointed not to see him there, would have liked to have had a more recent outing to judge him on. I haven't heard if there's a problem of some sort and I don't remember the ground at Kempton being used as an excuse, so he's a hard one to have a strong fancy for in the Gold cup. I think FM is a fan too from memory.

[Scooby91]

Was more about the Arkle and Cilaos Emery.......its not that i disagree with the view on the form, just that you are picking holes in PPs run back in March as old form, yet CE's is even older.

We all do, just find it funny that others are rubbish and yours are not, when they are every bit as extreme. You are saying ABP would've gone close when he wasn't 100% certain to even finish 2nd. Monalee for me isn't the strongest 3mile stayer, so its possible he would've, but to have gone 7Ls or so better again and beaten PP is pie in the sky.

'ce is not running in the gold cup. He's in the arkle against the likes of dynamite dollars. His form is very relevant in that context

Again we all have are own opinions I'll stand by mine.