• HELP US - Become a Patron - Fat Jockey is a horse racing community focused on all the big races in the UK and Ireland. We don't charge users but if you have found the site useful then any support towards the running costs is appreciated ... a small donation each month would be a huge contribution. Become a Patron!

Champion Chase 2018

Min is back from injury to be fair Kev, last day showed it.
I personally wouldn't be backing a horse who you 100% think wouldn't beat 3 other horses of which 2out of three will certainly run unless they suffer a setback (which could happen any horse antepost).

Yeah Min is, lazy post on my part.

I will back him now as I think he'll be shorter on the day.

He'll be third fav at worst ... only 1 Mullins horse and Altior will run... if they both make it ... and i've got those great returns already.
 
Yeah Min is, lazy post on my part.

I will back him now as I think he'll be shorter on the day.

He'll be third fav at worst ... only 1 Mullins horse and Altior will run... if they both make it ... and i've got those great returns already.

Min will be in the Ryanair won't he?
 
Min will be in the Ryanair won't he?

You'd expect Douvan or Min here, the other re-routed... so I think politilogue is going to be 3rd fav SP. If Altior is on his seasonal debut its not unreasonable to be against him.

Min and Douvan are better than Politilogue obviously ... but the year Dodging bullets won the race I'd have (and did) dismiss him.

It's not like anyone is being bold saying Politilogue isn't good enough ... doesn't take a greasy mind to work that out .... but I think 10/1 is bigger than he'll be on the day.

Not asking anyone else to back it :highly_amused:
 
Last season I had Special Tiara covered 1pt ew at 25/1.

I know people don't seem to be mad keen on my approach but I can't imagine many people got out ahead when Douvan failed last season and for the sake of 2pts now.... can anyone say Altior and Douvan have NO question marks?

Unappreciated in my own time haha
 
You'd expect Douvan or Min here, the other re-routed... so I think politilogue is going to be 3rd fav SP. If Altior is on his seasonal debut its not unreasonable to be against him.

Min and Douvan are better than Politilogue obviously ... but the year Dodging bullets won the race I'd have (and did) dismiss him.

It's not like anyone is being bold saying Politilogue isn't good enough ... doesn't take a greasy mind to work that out .... but I think 10/1 is bigger than he'll be on the day.

Not asking anyone else to back it :highly_amused:

Sorry think I misunderstood your previous post. When you said I will back him now, I thought you meant Min.
 
As has been pointed out in another place that I inhabit, last season's JLT is looking better and better.
 
As has been pointed out in another place that I inhabit, last season's JLT is looking better and better.

Very true, disappointed we won't get to see Disko in the John Durkan just to really confirm its strength.
 
Not impossible that it could produce the winner in the Champion Chase, Ryanair and Gold Cup.
 
Not impossible, but improbable. Politologue CC, Top Notch Ryanair, Yorkhill GC all to place could be a nice bet however.
 
Not impossible that it could produce the winner in the Champion Chase, Ryanair and Gold Cup.

Amazing really. I did have some nice prices on Top notch and Disko last season but do remember thinking Yorkhill had it to lose! Couldn't have predicted how strong that form could have been!
 
Nichols really rates Politologue, put him up as having a big chance in the Tingle Creek a couple of weeks ago, when Douvan was still a possible
 
Nichols really rates Politologue, put him up as having a big chance in the Tingle Creek a couple of weeks ago, when Douvan was still a possible

True, although he also thought Saphir Du Rhea was a Gold Cup winner in waiting :p

Must be a better horse than Dodging Bullets though, all things considered so far....
 
True, although he also thought Saphir Du Rhea was a Gold Cup winner in waiting :p

Must be a better horse than Dodging Bullets though, all things considered so far....

DB has to be the worst CC winner ever imo
 
Newmill won a weak renewal in which Kauto Star fell and a 12yo Moscow Flyer finally showed his age, other than that they were a poor bunch...
 
Newmill won a weak renewal in which Kauto Star fell and a 12yo Moscow Flyer finally showed his age, other than that they were a poor bunch...

Who would you say the worst you've seen is?
 
I've seen every one since 1983 and wouldn't have much between Dodging Bullets, Sire De Grugy and Newmill. Whatever their limitations, they were still best on the day that mattered.
 
I've seen every one since 1983 and wouldn't have much between Dodging Bullets, Sire De Grugy and Newmill. Whatever their limitations, they were still best on the day that mattered.

Disappointing that in 7 years I've seen two of those then haha