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2017 Foxhunters Chase

paz247 said:
OTF is fine, working away at home, just trying to get rid of a bit of weight but Enda delighted with him, same as last year, Leopardstown in Feb and then the big 3, he's at a good age for a hunter says Enda, and they last if they're good he says.
IMO, I expect a nice warm up, top 6 at Leopardstown and then full tilt at the Fests :encouragement:
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Great to hear. Do you have connections to the yard paz?
 
paz247 said:
Sadly not Jono, i found it on the web on a preview site
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Ah ok. Great find though - hadn't seen that. Never easy to find Edna quotes!

On OTF's price - I think it's very reasonable but i'd actually say people may be better off waiting until after his Leopardstown prep. He's been turned over for this race for the last 4 years but that hasn't seemed to have shown with bookies (last year being beaten at evens 24 lengths). I think this will continue this year like pax said with it being a nice warm up. Another beating in this may push his price out a point or so more.
 
First Lieutenant and On His Own are also ineligible for the Foxhunter this season
 
I'm sure you all know but if you back a horse that doesn't qualify or is balloted out you get your money back, and this race more than any will have a number who fall in that catagory...
 
There'll be a few bookies who don't refund without being asked.
 
Looks Jamie Codd will get the leg up on OTF, has been doing 300 mile round trip to the yard to school him
 
paz247 said:
Looks Jamie Codd will get the leg up on OTF, has been doing 300 mile round trip to the yard to school him
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Huge positive.
 
jono said:
Excellent news! Codd's the ideal replacement for Nina :)
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Has he got a good record in this race? Won't put me off if he hasn't but interesting side-note nonetheless?
 
His Cheltenham record is superb and he'd be my first pick to be in the saddle, regardless if Nina was cheggers or not.
 
Codd doesn't actually have an impressive strike rate in this race:

2016 - Aupcharlie - 9/1 - 6th
2015 - Vital Plot - 25/1 - 14th
2014 - no ride
2013 - Backstage - 12/1 - 18th
2012 - no ride

BUT his record around the course like Faugheen said is superb in the 4 miler, Kim Muir and Cross Country.

Although it's another amateur race at the festival - the key difference with this one is that the horses haven't had professional jockeys onboard all season so the majority of the trainers will keep that partnership intact and not look for a top jockey like in the other races.

He'd be my first choice for this for sure, particularly having rode the horse twice last season in Nina's absence.
 
Seems a stupid thing for the trainers to do in my opinion. I backed Aupcharlie to win the Gold Cup one season ante-post! Didn't turn up and I am surprised I avoided him last year in this with Codd on... Backed OTF to win and Paint The Clouds each way, probably because of SWC!
 
He rode Cause of Causes when he won the 4 miler and has won the Kim Muir with Character Building, Junior and CoC ( I may have missed others).
 
Codd has won 4 of the last 8 Kim Muir renewals.
Junior was a bottom weight plunge and The Package hacked up by 10l or so.
He's as good as there is from the amateur sphere

Slightly off topic but the other bet I like to have every festival is the race with the biggest winning distance, amateur riders races are good for this and the Kim Muir is usually priced around 10/1...
 
It nearly always pays to back the top jockeys in amateur races
Jamie Codd,Derek O Connor and Nina Carberry are worth up to a stone in weight in these races
 
jono said:
BUT his record around the course like Faugheen said is superb in the 4 miler, Kim Muir and Cross Country.
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I feel a Codd Yankee coming on...:triumphant:

Probably one for the week of the Fez (when horses are jocked up), but what are we thinking?

4 miler - ??
Kim Muir - ??
Cross Country - Bless The Wings
Foxhunters - On The Fringe
 
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Leman14 said:
I feel a Codd Yankee coming on...:triumphant:

Probably one for the week of the Fez (when horses are jocked up), but what are we thinking?

4 miler - ??
Kim Muir - ??
Cross Country - Bless The Wings
Foxhunters - On The Fringe
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Have to see if JP has a horse plotted up for the Kim Muir that looks fishy?

Sorry I couldn't help it. :encouragement:
 
If JP has no horse for the Kim Muir then Codd could ride the Ante Post fav Doctor Harper
He won this race for the same Trainer/Owner two years ago. ( the package )
 
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