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J.L.T Novices Chase 2019

Lovely to see from DDS and a form boost to Lalor. Black Op I'd give another chance and Topofthegame had it all to do after the start. White Moon bitterly dissapointing.
 
Tremendous performance by Topofthegame there. For anyone that didn't see the start of the race he was uncharacteristically reluctant to jump off and lost 20+ lengths to the field. Did brilliantly to finish so close and I've gone back in at 25s EW for the RSA. I want to cover for the JLT but 365 are only 14s.
 
Solidified Bkack Op my worst bet ante post.
 
I wouldn’t be too disappointed Kev he’ll come on a ton for that today. He was 4th behind some ordinary types in his maiden hurdles this time last year. Tom George’s seem to always need the run.
 
That JLT oddschecker grid makes me dizzy. Hard to believe Vinndication is still 33/1 for this.
 
Do you think Vinndication might want further?
 
2m 4 around a stiff track like Cheltenham is bang on for him I think, he’ll relish a fight up that hill.
 
I've had a couple points on Vinndication a/r, however, having listened to Kim Bailey, I would be worried about him even turning up at Cheltenham.

In before the good doctor has a meltdown ;)
 
Hopefully the owners will put their foot down. They were very keen to run at Cheltenham last season.
 
Saw the race, impressed by DDS... always liked this horse but can’t see it winning a JLT because of his jumping. It definitely improved as the race went on and he came to the backstretch pretty strong but I wouldn’t be confident on his jumping holding up from what I saw today and his previous run over 2m
 
I can easily see DDS being involved in a race that probably will very likely cut up. The 2m was just too short for him, that was my main angle on him, being able to put a line through that first run. He clearly still has the engine as he was full of running today and for the most part his jumping was pretty solid.

Can't believe Ladbrokes are still 14's and can get that boosted too. We've been waiting on a market leader for this race, and we now have one.
 
Thought it was pretty good, and the horse obviously has something under the bonnet.

Managed to catch 10bet sleeping as they passed the line, but only for a point.

Couldn't have been any worse than LTO, but agree with what you say, CoD.
 
ComplyOrDie said:
I can easily see DDS being involved in a race that probably will very likely cut up. The 2m was just too short for him, that was my main angle on him, being able to put a line through that first run. He clearly still has the engine as he was full of running today and for the most part his jumping was pretty solid.

Can't believe Ladbrokes are still 14's and can get that boosted too. We've been waiting on a market leader for this race, and we now have one.
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Never really been a fan of Defi Du Seuil, but nothing to knock about his win today. I was expecting him to be single figures. I see some bookies have taken a strong view that Topofthegame was the 'moral winner' and have made him fav. Fully expecting him to go up in trip though, so you'd be counting on a defeat for him to drop back.

I'm tempted to add DDS at 14/1 as he won't be coming down in trip, and I wouldn't think they'd try him up in trip too quickly looking at that division.
 
Kevloaf said:
Never really been a fan of Defi Du Seuil, but nothing to knock about his win today. I was expecting him to be single figures. I see some bookies have taken a strong view that Topofthegame was the 'moral winner' and have made him fav. Fully expecting him to go up in trip though, so you'd be counting on a defeat for him to drop back.

I'm tempted to add DDS at 14/1 as he won't be coming down in trip, and I wouldn't think they'd try him up in trip too quickly looking at that division.
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By process of elimination he will be a solid option come March.

Hopefully go aswell as Uxizandre did for JP.
 
Yeah, you're close to convincing me.

Did they mention a next target? I have a niggle that he'll find one too good, and I don't want to back myself into a corner to make a book in this race when it's going to be very muddy waters for a long time...
 
Kevloaf said:
Yeah, you're close to convincing me.

Did they mention a next target? I have a niggle that he'll find one too good, and I don't want to back myself into a corner to make a book in this race when it's going to be very muddy waters for a long time...
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Yeah being Ladbrokes it means no cash out which is the danger. I was just waiting for him to step up in trip chasing. He had an extremely hard, long juvenile season and expected a low key following season, which it was.

I found it surprising he was given a hurdles run over 2m 3f when he finished down the field but suspected that would be a sighter, along with the seasonal debut in the race Lalor won at a trip too short.

I actually think that race today was harder than the race against Lalor but he had more time for his jumping and obviously he had come on for that seasonal debut too.

I don't see him going up too much in trip this season and he has festival form, he ticks boxes for me.

And if we take Scooby's earlier musings about Cilaos Emery being the highest rated hurdler going chasing, DDS at peak was a 155 winning novice hurdler, rated 157 after, but failed to win since, and puts him ahead of CE.
 
ComplyOrDie said:
Yeah being Ladbrokes it means no cash out which is the danger. I was just waiting for him to step up in trip chasing. He had an extremely hard, long juvenile season and expected a low key following season, which it was.

I found it surprising he was given a hurdles run over 2m 3f when he finished down the field but suspected that would be a sighter, along with the seasonal debut in the race Lalor won at a trip too short.

I actually think that race today was harder than the race against Lalor but he had more time for his jumping and obviously he had come on for that seasonal debut too.

I don't see him going up too much in trip this season and he has festival form, he ticks boxes for me.

And if we take Scooby's earlier musings about Cilaos Emery being the highest rated hurdler going chasing, DDS at peak was a 155 winning novice hurdler, rated 157 after, but failed to win since, and puts him ahead of CE.
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Ah, go on then, you got me.

15/1 for a previous festival winner when ther target looks highly likely...
 
ComplyOrDie said:
Yeah being Ladbrokes it means no cash out which is the danger. I was just waiting for him to step up in trip chasing. He had an extremely hard, long juvenile season and expected a low key following season, which it was.

I found it surprising he was given a hurdles run over 2m 3f when he finished down the field but suspected that would be a sighter, along with the seasonal debut in the race Lalor won at a trip too short.

I actually think that race today was harder than the race against Lalor but he had more time for his jumping and obviously he had come on for that seasonal debut too.

I don't see him going up too much in trip this season and he has festival form, he ticks boxes for me.

And if we take Scooby's earlier musings about Cilaos Emery being the highest rated hurdler going chasing, DDS at peak was a 155 winning novice hurdler, rated 157 after, but failed to win since, and puts him ahead of CE.
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Cilaos emery is 159 and factually is the highest rated hurdler going novice chasing.
 
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