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Old Vic

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Uxizandre out for the season ?
 
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The price wise curse innit.
 
Terrible news.
We want all the games best animals fit and racing, sad when news like this hits as early as August.....
 
I've just seen a report that Uxizandre is only out until Christmas.....
 
Istabraq said:
I've just seen a report that Uxizandre is only out until Christmas.....
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Yep

Frank Berry, racing manager to owner JP McManus, said: "Hopefully it's nothing too serious.

"It's nothing major, we don't think. We're hoping that he'll be back after Christmas."
 
This might be a market worth playing. top ones will end up in different races and can't have the old champs coming back, the two mates of most interest,
 
One that I'm going to put up for this is Clarcam. Decent form over hurdles and some good runs over fences, seemed to appreciate the step up in trip when winning at Aintree, came 3rd on first start this season but expect him to come on again now the cobwebs have been blown away. The only negative I have is his form at Cheltenham ( F 8 NR) however with more experience (expect he may come to Cheltenham for a run) and in what looks like a wide open race, I feel he may be a tempting EW bet at the prices
 
Clarcam is a good shout. Champagne Fever also maybe ?

Apache Stronghold looks like he might be a bit of value...some niggle tells me he had a setback. Anyone heard anything ?
 
I stuck with Clarcam all last season but have to be disappointed with his couple of runs this season especially after such a good win at Aintree end of last season.

I've backed Vroum Vroum Mag for this at 14/1.
 
Vroum Vroum Mag has been my fancy for this since the market has formed, just hope it turns up, is Dynaste still a big player in this market for this race???
 
Lydia

Again, little to report here this week aside from a clarification: Paul Jones's weekly Festival advice brought to my attention some ambiguity about whether the titleholder, Uxizandre, is out for the season or there was hope he might make it back for the Spring.

I rang Alan King, his trainer, who said: "No, he's out for the season. To my knowledge, there is no chance of him coming back before then." It's good to be sure. Never underestimate the miracles performed by the Healing Hands; it can prove costly.
 
It sucks that most bookies will still happily take money from punters on Uxizandre when connections are stating that he definitely won't run, it's nothing more than stealing
 
Vroum Vroum Mag entered for Carlisle on Sunday where she could face Ma Filleule.
 
MrMcGoldrick said:
It sucks that most bookies will still happily take money from punters on Uxizandre when connections are stating that he definitely won't run, it's nothing more than stealing
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Completely agree.
That said, the flip side was the infamous Binocular debacle (the first one !) where he was out for the year, then made a remarkable comeback and was back in training then a week later win the champion hurdle !
Were there any bookies quoting huge prices ante post that year who got filled in ?
 
I hope neither. After she win her season opener Ruby said they'd need to soon put her up in class and in with the opposite sex. Since then she's been entered in a mates chase that she didn't run in and now a 2m hurdle.
 
Bet365 now NRNB on this race ( on their own).

Looking at their book I think 6 of the top 8 will run elsewhere.

A bit like Annie in the World Hurdle the NRNB price probably reflects an expectation among Ricci possibles that Vautour will run here and Vroon Vroom Mag wont. If Vautour was redirected elsewhere the current 12/1 about Vroom Vrrom Mag will look at absolute ew gift and definite hedging opportunity. I dont know which of the two or any will run here but would be confident he wont run both. VVM backed.
 
One thing that popped into my head last night was that Vautour will go to the 2016 Festival aiming to win a third different race in succession. Only Bobs Worth has achieved that since Flying Bolt in the 1960s. Don Poli will be the the only other horse in 2016 to have won at last two festivals and going for a new race.

Ryanair looks easy and Vautour could take the Imperial Commander route to 2017 Gold Cup where he could be first to do 4 ?
 
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