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2022 Arkle

Carnage at Taunton said:
Nice winner for me is Blue Lord, but I am a tad concerned that his trainer has others in the race that could have gone Turners.
Does he think he needs more than BL? Does he know they can’t beat GDC? And he’s ultra confident of beating BO?
Maybe a bit of all three?
Anyway, all very interesting and intriguing to me.
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I'd genuinely take that more as extreme confidence in GDC coupled with extreme caution over BO. The Arkle is wide open this year.

I'd love Blue Lord to be a little stronger in the market. I genuinely think he's entitled to improve from LTO. RDT had that G1 experience in behind FH and arrived at the DRF with better experience. I think with that under his belt plus less weight, BL will account for her.
 
Completely agree. He's a huge price. It actually concerns me how big his price is and how well it's held up for a few weeks now. Like something isn't quite right. That's the only thing stopping me going in again.
 
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Benjy23 said:
Completely agree. He's a huge price. It actually concerns me how big his price is and how well it's held up for a few weeks now. Like something isn't quite right. That's the only thing stopping me going in again.
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His price is hold/drifting IMO because there is lots of choice, and Edwardstone has been heavily fancied on the preview circuit, and team Elliott have gone bullish on all their runners. Not much has been said re BL and Willie uncharacteristically sending 3 runners instead of his usual 1 adds to ability suspicion.
 
Blue Lord 5/1 4 places with Bet365 is an each way shot to nothing. Can't see 4 others in front of him.
 
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Benjy23 said:
Completely agree. He's a huge price. It actually concerns me how big his price is and how well it's held up for a few weeks now. Like something isn't quite right. That's the only thing stopping me going in again.
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Too me a while to come around to Blue Lord, thought he'd be backed in today but he's noticeably weak.
He's becoming a great each way selection
 
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Fair play to those lads who fancied Edwardstone :applause::applause:

I definitely didn't, and luckily didn't end up laying him :highly_amused:
 
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Aye, not many on that one for a favourite but well done to those that were.

Just glad I didn't increase my losses with ​​HEC. 5YO records continue.
 
Good no nonsense ride.

Blue Lord was like a showjumper down the back.

Gabynako finishing second there says it all though really. Good placing from Cromwell.
 
Can't remember who put Edwardstone up months ago at I think 40s but fair play. Sure some of you got on as well.
 
Bonjers said:
Good no nonsense ride.

Blue Lord was like a showjumper down the back.

Gabynako finishing second there says it all though really. Good placing from Cromwell.
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The Cromwell Cheltenham carrots are back

Get on vanillier and flooring porter
 
Good solid win by Edwardstone, jumped well and deserved it (Strictly Come Dancing award?) - Gabynako was worth supplementing by Cromwell on the goodish ground. Blue Lord was beaten by a better horse and jumper. Excitable front runners aren't getting home. Step up in form by War Lord.
 
Was not a massive fan of edwardstone but I'd say that was a pretty decent performance not a penny on him was on rdt but was stood down in line with the 2nd last and edwardstone was absolutely rapid over that fence as soon as he'd landed knew my fate there.
 
Just watched this race back, and as I said just after the race, I got Edwardstone massively wrong.

He's put up a fair performance today, including finding trouble in running, so kudos to those who saw what I didn't throughout the season prior to today :applause:
 
Edwardstone's jump at the last was something to behold. Clean and effective, not what you normally see at the business end of any chase, never mind a grade 1. A worthy winner.
 
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