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Carnage at Taunton said:
The problem with watering tonight is the frost
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Yep
The issue is them not watering more in the last 10 days or so.
The forecast was mainly dry so they should worry less about the rain being more than forecast and be prepared to race on softer if there’s more rain than forecast
Unfortunately it’s one fuck up after another recently
Even the slipping on the bend was rectified a race too late
 
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Quevega said:
Yep
The issue is them not watering more in the last 10 days or so.
The forecast was mainly dry so they should worry less about the rain being more than forecast and be prepared to race on softer if there’s more rain than forecast
Unfortunately it’s one fuck up after another recently
Even the slipping on the bend was rectified a race too late
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Yeah I could not believe they watched a horse slip and then let it happen again next race!!
 
Thursday at the last Festival, Gold Cup day the year before. The man has form and his response to Mullins' criticism looks ridiculous now.
 
Quevega said:
Yep
The issue is them not watering more in the last 10 days or so.
The forecast was mainly dry so they should worry less about the rain being more than forecast and be prepared to race on softer if there’s more rain than forecast
Unfortunately it’s one fuck up after another recently
Even the slipping on the bend was rectified a race too late
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Yep massively agree, if they are waiting till the night before and hoping the watering will ensure safe ground it's too late.
 
I'm going tomorrow but wouldn't be surprised at all if they ran the first race then pulled the plug. Pathetic. One job and they cant get that right. After having just 6mm on Tuesday Afternoon/Evening, they should have flooded the course all day on Wednesday/Thursday in view of the completely dry forecast and predicted frost. Becoming a real problem now.
 
Hillberry Hill tomorrow at Cheltenham.

Was entered up in all the Novice Hurdles at Cheltenham this March but held back.

His Thurles Maiden Hurdles win has worked out pretty well (3rd horse finished 4th in the Turners Hurdle in 25 and then ran really well in Coral Cup this year). HH then bolted up on debut for Bailey.

He's been well found in the market but gets a stone from the front 2. They'll need to be very good to give him that imo.

I like.
 
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Black Dog said:
It will be Gaelic Warrior's 5th festival appearance if he gets there. No Gold Cup winner has won on their 5th(or more) festival run this century. I think this also applies to the 20 years previously as well,but not absolutely sure on that.
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Trouble for me is ,,, how can you not back G.W. after his brilliant Success this year .
Got him in a few Multi's , but not in a single .,
Yet ..
As he is a shortie ..
 
Runragged said:
I think D Art D Art is still a decent price in the novice chase. Took a bit of 10s earlier in the week. His beating of Hiddenvalley Lake is solid form against these. Can excuse his defeat last time where he jumped out to his left at most fences and then got left behind for pace. If he is trying then would have a shout though equally, would be a 3rd chase run towards NH Chase qualifying.
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He was tipped by Harry Whatsisname from the racing post too ..
I backed and then changed my mind ..😥.
 
Lobos said:
I'm going tomorrow but wouldn't be surprised at all if they ran the first race then pulled the plug. Pathetic. One job and they cant get that right. After having just 6mm on Tuesday Afternoon/Evening, they should have flooded the course all day on Wednesday/Thursday in view of the completely dry forecast and predicted frost. Becoming a real problem now.
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It's going to be very fast ground today. After the drainage upgrade in the summer, it's now a joke how fast the ground dries and it was already fast before the work! I think it's a very serious problem and think they don't know how much extra water they need to put on to balance the new drainage.
 
Lobos said:
I'm going tomorrow but wouldn't be surprised at all if they ran the first race then pulled the plug. Pathetic. One job and they cant get that right. After having just 6mm on Tuesday Afternoon/Evening, they should have flooded the course all day on Wednesday/Thursday in view of the completely dry forecast and predicted frost. Becoming a real problem now.
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Dan Skelton ……..I don’t hold anyone to account for that because at the end of the day our understanding, and the feedback we have had, is that as much water has gone on as is possible. If that has happened, that has happened and there is nothing more anyone could have done," he said.

Maybe the real problem is the summer we’ve had alongside the combination of the drainage system, frost and bright sunshine we had yesterday.
Maybe this is one of those occasions when it was out of their hands.
 
BigChaang said:
Trouble for me is ,,, how can you not back G.W. after his brilliant Success this year .
Got him in a few Multi's , but not in a single .,
Yet ..
As he is a shortie ..
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I agree he looks banker material at this stage and I hope he gets there fit and in top form. However it's not looking too far back to thinking the same about A Plus Tard who sauntered home by 15 lengths on his fourth festival appearance...
 
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