Faugheen_Machine
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Lovely from Mega Fortune. Couldn't be happier with that performance.
Phil Smith knew.
Lovely from Mega Fortune. Couldn't be happier with that performance.
Phil Smith knew.
Anyone expect to see the form turn on spring ground? We knew Mega Fortune stays well and the conditions came today. Cheltenham is a very different animal.
Probably talking through my wallet bit I wouldnt rule out dinaria des obeaux after that performance made a shocking mistake turning for home lost all momentum yet still stayed on for third. Without the mistake I think she would have finished second. Mega fortune very impressive but should be more improvement from dinaria des obeaux being the least experienced. Meri Devie definitely doesn't look good enough off that and I can't see bapaume reversing the form.
Well I'm fairly sure MF is the best of the Irish - DDS obviously the one to beat. Let's see what the Adoins throws up. If Chari Parcs run here he'll take some beating - he could be special, so much so, I'm tempted with 33/1 for the champion hurdle.
I also thought Cliffs of Dover was struggling to make the line up BC.
I thought Willie said the softening ground would help Bapaume but hinder Meri Devie. I've backed Meri Devie for this and whilst on the face of it, Sunday's run seemed disappointing, I've gone full circle. She travelled into it and is a good actioned filly who will glide off better ground and Willies post race quote is interesting.
Mullins said: "Meri Devie will improve. She was a bit sketchy jumping.
"She actually probably needed it. I thought she was straight enough but Paul (Townend) thought she might have needed it.
"She'll improve, but whether she'll improve enough to win a Grade One is another day's work."
Market said she needed it and Ruby obviously knew too...