We've got some quite short-priced and well fancied horses now...... if you could only have 1 bet for the festival, before 2018 begins.... what would it be....
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Banker of the Festival - Pre 2018!
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None Of The Above
Footpad - waiting on Petit Mouchoir reappearance.
BDA/Faugheen - neither a banker if the other one makes the race.
Apples Jade - should be in the Stayers.
Samcro - impressive but no substance to the form.
Altior/Cause Of Causes - yet to reappear and prove their well-being.
Apples Shakira - no certainty to run in this and no certainty to be owner's first choice.
Footpad - waiting on Petit Mouchoir reappearance.
BDA/Faugheen - neither a banker if the other one makes the race.
Apples Jade - should be in the Stayers.
Samcro - impressive but no substance to the form.
Altior/Cause Of Causes - yet to reappear and prove their well-being.
Apples Shakira - no certainty to run in this and no certainty to be owner's first choice.
Enough reasons not to back anything at short prices now.... which is why I made a poll rather than putting bets on :highly_amused:
If you had to have a bet though.... which would you back?.... I picked CoC (biggest price of those) - not concerned about his well-being because of his previous festival record, so I feel he'#ll get there and is a spring horse.
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Apple's Jade for me. I cannot see her beat in March. Her claims are obvious really but i'll go into a little more depth in the Mares thread but of the others for me...
Footpad - I took a while to latch onto him but i'm converted after his last run. Worthy fav 100% but not a banker.
BDA/Faugheen - One or the other wins it. I think even the biggest fans of each (minus Matt Chapman!) would say it's a relatively close call between the pair
Samcro - I'm sold on the horse and a Potential superstar but even though If the Cap Fits and Next Destination look likely to go elsewhere, they and On The Blind Side mean there could be some decent opposition for him.
Altior - Banker if he gets there 100% (may not even need that) but always that question mark
Cause Of Causes - Just missed out after Apples Jade for me. Ideally I would have liked to see him in one of the XC trials at the course this season but based on how the XC races have played out the race looks at his mercy. Hopefully see him in the PP Hogan race early Feb which will give us the last clue for the race
Apples Shakira - Love the horse and everything she has done so far but could never have a Triumph horse as a banker this far out for me.
Out of interest archie - if you think she should be in the stayers then surely she is banker material for the Mares? A weaker race with little depth over her ideal trip or at least a trip she excels at even if you take the view 3 miles may suit more?
Footpad - I took a while to latch onto him but i'm converted after his last run. Worthy fav 100% but not a banker.
BDA/Faugheen - One or the other wins it. I think even the biggest fans of each (minus Matt Chapman!) would say it's a relatively close call between the pair
Samcro - I'm sold on the horse and a Potential superstar but even though If the Cap Fits and Next Destination look likely to go elsewhere, they and On The Blind Side mean there could be some decent opposition for him.
Altior - Banker if he gets there 100% (may not even need that) but always that question mark
Cause Of Causes - Just missed out after Apples Jade for me. Ideally I would have liked to see him in one of the XC trials at the course this season but based on how the XC races have played out the race looks at his mercy. Hopefully see him in the PP Hogan race early Feb which will give us the last clue for the race
Apples Shakira - Love the horse and everything she has done so far but could never have a Triumph horse as a banker this far out for me.
Out of interest archie - if you think she should be in the stayers then surely she is banker material for the Mares? A weaker race with little depth over her ideal trip or at least a trip she excels at even if you take the view 3 miles may suit more?
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She only just beat Limini last year and both that one and Let's Dance are perfectly capable of having improved enough to give her a race now. With Nichols Canyon sadly off the scene, I see very little depth in the Stayers unless Bacardys and Killultagh Vic take their chance and I think that she's as likely to win the Stayers as the Mares. You can't have a banker that may miss the race through choice.
For all the Gordon says this and Gordon says that, it's Eddie O'Leary who will make the call and he's under no pressure to make an early decision.
For all the Gordon says this and Gordon says that, it's Eddie O'Leary who will make the call and he's under no pressure to make an early decision.
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Footpad - Usually taken by one of the highest rated hurdlers.
I think someone said it over on the Arkle post that novices can jump really well and look impressive when they front run but you can put him anywhere in race and his jumping is breathtaking but incredibly measured at the same time.
I think someone said it over on the Arkle post that novices can jump really well and look impressive when they front run but you can put him anywhere in race and his jumping is breathtaking but incredibly measured at the same time.
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I think AJ has Limini covered, whole less experienced Limini is still a year older than j
Let’s dance would be the wild card, but AJs form is unrivalled for me