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2026 Novice Hurdlers

Quite a move for Sober (Turners) tonight. PT's pick ?
 
Does look the right race for him. Stays and has flat speed. If TTT stays Supreme then it'll look even more open.
The combo of stamina and a turn of foot does look tailor made for the turners

His jumping surely a big concern for a supreme
 
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Surely he rides rasko in this?
Who knows? It seemed so obvious after the DRF. Sober has won a marathon race, the poorest race at Royal Ascot, and a three-horse Grade 2 where the runner up (and odds on favourite) didn't take kindly to being in front. No thanks.
 
Run4Home says it’s King Rasko.
Yep, and I was well happy with that but Sober has been well supported. Perhaps he's just been tipped up somewhere?
 
Yep, and I was well happy with that but Sober has been well supported. Perhaps he's just been tipped up somewhere?
Not sure. I think he has a sniff. I think that Moscow Flyer form is being undervalued because it was run at a crawl and had a small field.

Patrick will ride I think. He said on the PP podcast that he had stuck his hand up for the ride.
 
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Not sure. I think he has a sniff. I think that Moscow Flyer form is being undervalued because it was run at a crawl and had a small field.

Patrick will ride I think. He said on the PP podcast that he had stuck his hand up for the ride.
I really hope he's riding Sober. Cba with him being on Sortudo
 
Yep, and I was well happy with that but Sober has been well supported. Perhaps he's just been tipped up somewhere?
On the previews iv watched theyve been talking him up

He was a proper g2 horse on the flat in france. 112 peak rating.
 
Who knows? It seemed so obvious after the DRF. Sober has won a marathon race, the poorest race at Royal Ascot, and a three-horse Grade 2 where the runner up (and odds on favourite) didn't take kindly to being in front. No thanks.
I don’t know if Road Exile is on the boat or not but looks like AB if he is and would be no surprise at all to see him outrun his odds. His effort last time reminded me of when they made the running on three card brag at fairyhouse that time before running a decent enough race in the Albert Bartlett.
 
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Yep, and I was well happy with that but Sober has been well supported. Perhaps he's just been tipped up somewhere?
I believe David Casey has tipped him up on one of the preview nights, it got a mention in the Old Gold preview.
 
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I don’t know if Road Exile is on the boat or not but looks like AB if he is and would be no surprise at all to see him outrun his odds. His effort last time reminded me of when they made the running on three card brag at fairyhouse that time before running a decent enough race in the Albert Bartlett.
Gordon said he will run in the AB on the Priced Up preview.
 
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….reports suggest there’s been a supplementary AB entry - presume The Passing Wife.
 
….32 remain in AB, max field of 22.