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Ballymore Novice Hurdle 2019

Angel's Breath's destination probably sorted now the racing is off today and probably the weekend.

Think I’ve posted this previously but I’m given to understand that Dai Walters will be guided by NH
That comes from within the Walters Group
 
Think I’ve posted this previously but I’m given to understand that Dai Walters will be guided by NH
That comes from within the Walters Group

Yup but if he had bolted up today over 2m3, beating a decent horse and Als Dancer won well in Betfair, it might've changed things regardless. No racing doesn't allow this to happen.
 
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The likes of Altior, Buveur D’Air, Might Bite, Top Notch, Birchdale et al all live pretty much next door to each other and are perfectly alright but they will all get swabbed like the rest of the squad.

Birchdale in good company
 
Very interesting that. Would Henderson be like Nicholls and have a “millionaires row” where all the stable stars are in boxes together?
 
Very interesting that. Would Henderson be like Nicholls and have a “millionaires row” where all the stable stars are in boxes together?

Unlikely.
Most yards have a number of separate stables that hold 10-15 horses, big yards like Hendos will have about 15 different stables in the Seven Barrows complex as the capacity, I think, is around 200.
How they allocate horses to boxes I have no idea...
 
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The likes of Altior, Buveur D’Air, Might Bite, Top Notch, Birchdale et al all live pretty much next door to each other and are perfectly alright but they will all get swabbed like the rest of the squad.

Birchdale in good company

Eating at the Top Table
 
City island into 9/1 with PP and Betfair, seems a big drop when he’s still 16’s NRNB
 
City island into 9/1 with PP and Betfair, seems a big drop when he’s still 16’s NRNB

That''s only 12s NRNB now

16s with (cashout)
or 16s 4 places

It's great they some bookies take a view isn't it.... sometimes I wonder why I spend so much time on oddschecker :very_drunk:
 
Can you give a likely destination where Birchdale runs at Cheltenham please?

It’s still slightly undecided and I’d like to get another run into him as I thought he still ran quite green at Cheltenham. JP has a very strong hand in this division so we may find ourselves swerving towards the Albert Bartlett where I may also run Downtown Getaway after he has run at Haydock next week. Dickie Diver could also run in the Albert Bartlett but will run beforehand if I can find the right race.
 
Can you give a likely destination where Birchdale runs at Cheltenham please?

It’s still slightly undecided and I’d like to get another run into him as I thought he still ran quite green at Cheltenham. JP has a very strong hand in this division so we may find ourselves swerving towards the Albert Bartlett where I may also run Downtown Getaway after he has run at Haydock next week. Dickie Diver could also run in the Albert Bartlett but will run beforehand if I can find the right race.

Lets go Champ. :triumphant:
 
Still got your Champ / Birchdale ticket Q?
 
PP have cut Birchdale to 6/1 for the AB now... and 10/1 for the Ballymore.

No surprise that they must be keen to split him and Champ up.
 
I hope mullins runs either carefully selected / Allaho here. Should either or both hack up very shortly. As iv already got the bartlett by the balls imo. And atm just got battleoverdoyen for this. Who I'm very happy with.

I'm struggling to see runners in the ballymore.
 
JP putting a lot of eggs in the Champ basket. Hope he gets turned over.