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I'd give him a serious chance in the Hennessy, a very serious chance, but you win that well you find yourself a 165 horse in a flash and that makes a...

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Which still won't help is he's held over to Fairyhouse.
I know it's the same dilemma every year but these versatile horses are a nightmare to call...

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Can see them letting him have a crack at the Ultima though 154 not an easy mark to win with at the festival…...

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Yeah, like I said he may become a viable contender if a few of the main group fall away.
It wouldn’t be a total shock to see Galvin race over...

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Numbers are always up for debate but Royal Pagaille was a 166 horse with a best RPR of 171 before the Gold Cup, Galvin is a 154 horse with a best RPR...

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Not gonna be easy to get covered then......

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I seem to say this most years but right now there looks to be group of elite Gold Cup contenders so the question is do you see Galvin as a better horse...

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Who would you prefer if they both showed up in the Potato race ?...

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Are you suggesting you would cut off 16/1 and above shots from a betting perspective ?...

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Your point was not clumsy in any way, it was thought provoking and very valid.

I personally think that any second season chaser that ends...

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Was Galvin not a trend buster in this regard ?
I think they expected him to win the 20f novice handicap chase at the 2020 festival and when he was...

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If you’ve been built up a strong position on Bob for the Marsh there’s no need for you to play ‘any race’ singles as cover, just...

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Is that for a specific race or are you spreading across all possible entries ?
Like most in here I have the Marsh as his favoured target but wouldn’t...

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Yeah I’ve never been convinced by the horse but he has time on his side to prove me wrong.
Looking at the quality at the head of the market...

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A million degrees at Lingfield today.

Anyone else doing Tuesday at Goodwood next week ?

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Rightly or wrongly I use roll ups to boost the price of shorties.
Elimay is one I have been using and will continue to do so but that’s because...

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Yep, laughable stance.
Animal Aid have one aim and that’s to see horse racing banned, there will never be any point engaging with them…...

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I also meant to add that aside from the money the BHA contributes towards retired horse welfare if there was better understanding and advertising then...

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Yep, agree charlie.

And your second point is interesting, I don’t for one moment think the likes of Munir/Suede, Giggs, Elliott or...

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Pretty much exactly where I am.

30 mins of TV time has been filled by a journalist with an agenda, the show has been aired and they move...