Stayers Hurdle 2021

[germanshepherd]

He was wide and blocked off twice up the straight. Fury Road has a much easier trip.

[FinalFurlong91]

What where TH went for a gap he didn’t have the speed for and got closed out?

That’s fair and square, Monkfish took the same risk and powered through the gap.

Monkfish was running all over the place up the straight and completely shut the door on thyme hill twice

[Hurricane fly]

I’ve rewatched the run in a couple of times to make sure I’m happy with what I saw

TH gets in between LE and Monkfish, actually gets on terms with LE but can’t go past him hence why Monkfish closes the door on him, and it is TH not LE who is squeezed

Johnson then switches him out wide, he doesn’t gain on any of the front 3 and probably loses the equivalent of a neck on FR.

A jockey going for a gap and getting the door closed is fair play to me, different to being hampered by a faller etc. For me anyway

[Al Ferof]

Anyone think there’s even a remote chance Song For Someone goes for this?

I felt after Ascot he’d be a right dark horse for this but of course they went down the 2m route at Cheltenham. I’d say it’s clear as day that he isn’t upto winning a Champion Hurdle against an Epatante etc but I’d relish seeing a step up in trip.

Have trainer/owner said anything?

[Big Bucks]

Anyone think there’s even a remote chance Song For Someone goes for this?

I felt after Ascot he’d be a right dark horse for this but of course they went down the 2m route at Cheltenham. I’d say it’s clear as day that he isn’t upto winning a Champion Hurdle against an Epatante etc but I’d relish seeing a step up in trip.

Have trainer/owner said anything?

Trainer said this few days ago...

"I’ll try to encourage the owners to enter him for the Champion Hurdle, as he has every reason to be talked of in that class. But if we don’t go down that route the Aintree Hurdle over 2m4f would be right up his street. We don’t have to make any decisions yet. We’re just happy to have a horse of this class."

[Lobos]

Anyone think there’s even a remote chance Song For Someone goes for this?

I felt after Ascot he’d be a right dark horse for this but of course they went down the 2m route at Cheltenham. I’d say it’s clear as day that he isn’t upto winning a Champion Hurdle against an Epatante etc but I’d relish seeing a step up in trip.

Have trainer/owner said anything?

They are going to enter him in the Champion Hurdle trials. They've said if that goes well he'll run in the Champion Hurdle as long as the ground is soft

[Hardy Eustace]

Anyone think there’s even a remote chance Song For Someone goes for this?

I felt after Ascot he’d be a right dark horse for this but of course they went down the 2m route at Cheltenham. I’d say it’s clear as day that he isn’t upto winning a Champion Hurdle against an Epatante etc but I’d relish seeing a step up in trip.

Have trainer/owner said anything?

I have rose tinted glasses having backed him at 33/1 but I think he will for 3 reasons

1) Soft ground is really important to him and these days the ground is always soft on the first day
2) there is plenty of time between Cheltenham and Aintree (his other considered target) this year
3) how often are connections going to have a horse good enough to have a genuine (outside) chance, running in a Champion Hurdle?

EDIT - apologies just realised this is the stayers hurdle thread. Can't see it myself, think its the CH for him.

[Muswell]

Thyme Hill straight there https://twitter.com/attheraces/statu...248517633?s=21

[Lobos]

Thyme Hill straight there https://twitter.com/attheraces/statu...248517633?s=21

Think Paisley will/should do the same. Both had real hard race at the weekend .

[Faugheen_Machine]

Think Paisley will/should do the same. Both had real hard race at the weekend .

Disagree with that. They are racehorses, and should be running more than 3 times in a season.

[Faugheen_Machine]

Disagree with that. They are racehorses, and should be running more than 3 times in a season.

For all Hobbsy knows, we might not even have the spring festivals again this season.

[Lobos]

Disagree with that. They are racehorses, and should be running more than 3 times in a season.

Agree but just never happens these days with the top dogs.

[Spectre]

I think it's a fair enough decision. No point in having another tough race in January. A freshen up, the Festival, and then Aintree you'd think.

[Ballybeen]

Usually I’d agree that they should always be racing the best v best when possible but I think I’m happy if Paisley Park and Thyme Hill avoid each other now until March. It’s one all between them and is a good build up to a class race and plenty of opinions and debates in the build up.

[Rooster Booster]

I think it's a fair enough decision. No point in having another tough race in January. A freshen up, the Festival, and then Aintree you'd think.

We have seen them both twice already. There are plenty we haven’t seen at all if we want to call this out there are plenty more worthy cases.