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Supreme Novice Hurdle 2019

Very classy from Angels Breath.
Though the race will be pointless as a Supreme trial really.

Imagine they may well try 2m4 for Seddon now

On a side note - Anyone else also getting sick of the ridiculously slow starts and slow pace of the races at the moment. Seems a common theme at the moment :mad:
 
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Shame TD was a NR, DK a horse that'll be nowhere near the supreme.
 
He looks a smart type alright, good honest head carriage he’ll enjoy the Cheltenham hill, have him covered for Supreme & Ballymore so no sweating to be done thankfully...
 
That’s a strange one to get a confident handle on. On the face of it it was a very good performance. But....

1. He beat a horse who needs further, is a chaser and needs good ground.

2. The omitted hurdles

3. He got pulled from running on better ground so does he need it this soft to be effective.

4. As someone else mentioned, breeding would suggest further than 2 miles.
 
Absolutely nothing to dislike about it but more of a trial for the Queen Alexandra than the Supreme.
 
Henderson:

He genuinely looks like a 2 miler...plenty of pace and a gear or two. Looked like a 2 mile performance
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*mentions Mister Fisher for the Kempton race Boxing Day, possibly Epitante too
 
Gotta love that. Pricewise tips up Al Dancer and a day or two later his ownermate comes out and pisses in looking every inch a 2 miler
 
Angel's still 33s B365 if anyone thinks not certain 2 miler
 
It's them new hurdles, they must be made of balsa wood:p.
Fucking appalling that no one tested them in windy conditions, FFS
 
quevega said:
Shame about lack of hurdles, but Angel's is probably best we've seen so far. IMO
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Still a bigger price than Annamix.
Its a strange world we live in.

I agree jono. The pace of today's race wasn't satisfactory as a true Supreme test
 
Henderson said: "At Cheltenham the ground was a bit on the quick side and then after the first race today it looked horrible. I spoke to the owners (Dai Walters and Ronnie Bartlett) and they said 'do what you want to do'. I said we should probably take him out, but we had to get him out there.

"We've always thought he was good and he looked very good in his point-to-point. We were bringing him back to two miles, but he is a two-miler and has always looked like one at home. I think there is a fair bit of improvement to come. He got a lovely tow into the race from the big horse in front. I've got to say even I thought he was impressive."

Assessing his strong team of novice hurdlers, Henderson added: "It's a nice problem to have and they will all have to sort themselves out. This horse is a two miler, I'm sure. Rathhill could go for the Tolworth and that might be quick enough for this horse. We'll have to sort it out later on. We'll find somewhere to go."
 
jono said:
Henderson:



*mentions Mister Fisher for the Kempton race Boxing Day, possibly Epitante too
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If he runs Mister Fisher at Kempton on Boxing Day then it’s a good sign for me as Henderson must still rate him. He sort of admitted he may have under cooked Mister Fisher on debut as he does everything so easily at home. Fingers crossed he’s back on track as he was the first name on my 2019 Cheltenham shortlist.
 
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