The Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle

[Saxon Warrior]

Cashed out of Pic D’Orhy for full return (thanks to getting 40/1 early), and moved the bet over my other selection The Cashel Man @ 25/1 (with cash out available).

The Cashel Man - 25/1 Coral Cup

Henderson does well in the race, always has fancied runners.
Rated 91 on the flat, lots of experience
2nd season hurdler, btn Neck by Pym, and Neck by Reserve Tank in three runner-ups in novices before winning by 7 lengths in summer.
10 length win at Newbury in handicap debut, ensuring rating puts him nicely into this race with OR 147
Still as a novice, he was able to run in a Grade 1 Tolworth over 2M4F and gave Thyme Hill a race, when beaten by 1&1/2 lengths.
I know it’s not usually the best Grade 1 Novice Hurdle, but how many will line up in Coral Cup beaten only 1&1/2 lengths in a Grade 1 earlier in the season.

[Kevloaf]

While on the County Hurdle thread, I thought about Thomas Darby, but I think this might be the race for him.

He's not good enough to win a CH, and although he did well in the Supreme on the Old Course, and extra year on his back I think the extra distance will beinf out improvement.

Before he went chasing I thought he'd potentially end up a JLT/Marsh horse and now, because he's with Olly Murphy I'm starting to think he's a bit of a player here.


Olly Murphy was assistant with Gordon Elliott when Diamond King was plotted and won the Coral Cup, and if I'm right in recalling, Olly was pretty much doing a Harry Fry for Nicholls or Joseph for AOB at the time? The owners transferred Diamond King to Olly Murphy I've just seen as well.

I'm maybe jumping the gun now but they've sent him another horse, and would a plot for the Coral Cup be on their minds?

Entered tomorrow over 2m3f....

I dopn't know what I want to happen, but I've just convinced myself this is an absolute plot and Thomas Darby wins all.

Placing in a Supreme then returning in a handicap would be of interest for any horse at 33/1 surely?



No point putting me off this, I reckon I'll have backed it before you've read it.

Into 16/1 with 365 after winning at 10/1 today

PP still 33/1 and probably full cashout available.

Not sure what the plan will be now though

[Can't Catch Me]

Into 16/1 with 365 after winning at 10/1 today

PP still 33/1 and probably full cashout available.

Not sure what the plan will be now though

Going to be mid 150's after that?

[Muswell]

Going to likely save him for aintree they just said on ITV

[Kevloaf]

Going to be mid 150's after that?

Yeh, well I hoped he was a graded horse

Prefer him to be better handicapped, but I'm happy enough, won today at 10/1 - a bird in the hand and all that...

[Muswell]

Same backed him today and NRNB for the coral so no harm done

[Can't Catch Me]

Hes a 2miler.
Hopefully drops for the imperial cup.

Bot too early to be sure of that for me. Plenty of stamina in his breeding and has run enough races on very soft ground over 2m2f in France to think he can stay 2 1/2 on better ground.

[Can't Catch Me]

Yeh, well I hoped he was a graded horse

Prefer him to be better handicapped, but I'm happy enough, won today at 10/1 - a bird in the hand and all that...

Yeah well done today

[Kevloaf]

Yeah well done today

Not sure what to do now, will sit on my hands and come back to it tomorrow

[Saxon Warrior]

TD is 25/1 for the Champion Hurdle now. That market is reacting wildly to anything that is capable of 155 upwards.

[jonthehammer]

TD is 25/1 for the Champion Hurdle now. That market is reacting wildly to anything that is capable of 155 upwards.

may as well throw him in the Churdle, I have taken the 25s EW NRNB, we know he has course form.

[Stormy Antarctic]

I’d have an interest in gardens of Babylon for this. I think a step up in trip would benefit him and he ran a nice race last year in the triumph. If I remember right Joseph mentioned there wasn’t much between him and fakir doudairies early on last season, which gives me a bit of encouragement that he could be ahead of his mark. Also owned by JP, who loves a handicap winner

[JackieMoon33]

Cashed out of Pic D’Orhy for full return (thanks to getting 40/1 early), and moved the bet over my other selection The Cashel Man @ 25/1 (with cash out available).

The Cashel Man - 25/1 Coral Cup

Henderson does well in the race, always has fancied runners.
Rated 91 on the flat, lots of experience
2nd season hurdler, btn Neck by Pym, and Neck by Reserve Tank in three runner-ups in novices before winning by 7 lengths in summer.
10 length win at Newbury in handicap debut, ensuring rating puts him nicely into this race with OR 147
Still as a novice, he was able to run in a Grade 1 Tolworth over 2M4F and gave Thyme Hill a race, when beaten by 1&1/2 lengths.
I know it’s not usually the best Grade 1 Novice Hurdle, but how many will line up in Coral Cup beaten only 1&1/2 lengths in a Grade 1 earlier in the season.

Quevega and I were discussing this option after the Thyme Hill defeat. It’s a good plan as long as they don’t keep to Novice races this season.

[punterorplonker]

This is interesting. He does run so many in a coral. The cashel man runnning at newbury only does worry me though. Great form though.

Who else could be running here though from hendo?

[Saxon Warrior]

This is interesting. He does run so many in a coral. The cashel man runnning at newbury only does worry me though. Great form though.

Who else could be running here though from hendo?

Dame De Compagnie, Apples Shakira, Falco Blitz.