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2022 Cross Country Chase

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Easysland 5/1
Tiger Roll 6/1
Asos 8/1
 
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Now they could come here or go the Foxhunters but the Michael Gretch pair of Fils D’Oudairies (2nd to Envoi last season) and Floueur (3rd in the Martin Pipe last year) have both gone to Enda Bolger, which could see them going down the cross country or hunter route this season
 
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Fils d'oudairies could definitely be interesting, maybe a season too early for floueur though as a novice?

Surely both would be going for second place if Galvin turns up en route to the grand national though?
 
I can see that 365 have taken modus out of their XC betting, which obviously means cash out is unavailable too. I know he was pulled up the other day - is everything ok with the horse?

Fit and well he’d be a good second to Galvin! :lemo:
 
Galvin entered in the grade3 chase at punchestown on weds
 
Gordon a creature of habit but i think Galvin might be good enough to run well in the Gold Cup, hard to say if x country/national is the plan or he does so well early on he gets steered towards the Gold Cup.
 
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Madmoose said:
Gordon a creature of habit but i think Galvin might be good enough to run well in the Gold Cup, hard to say if x country/national is the plan or he does so well early on he gets steered towards the Gold Cup.
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This is where I'm at, and I think Elliott is too. He's been back early, had entries, but he's yet to pull the trigger. I think there may still be a debate going in the camp and they're not 100% which way to go.

One winning run and he'll go to the Gold Cup though, which I suspect is the Ronnie Bartlett route, and I think the XC, hurdle, XC, National route is probably Elliott's preferred.

It'll be interesting to see who wins.
 
Madmoose said:
Gordon a creature of habit but i think Galvin might be good enough to run well in the Gold Cup, hard to say if x country/national is the plan or he does so well early on he gets steered towards the Gold Cup.
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I agree.

GN could be another year down the line, if things don't go to plan targeting the Gold Cup.
 
They've got a 160+ horse with a rating of 154. The sensible thing is to target the GN this season and if left to Gordy he'd already be planning backwards from early April.

Hate it when these owners have other ideas. :devilish::congratulatory:
 
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Grand National next year then Gold Cup 2023 when too high in the weights.
 
i'm just thinking what else Gordon has for the Gold Cup , well Delta Work but not a realistic chance really, if they know Galvin is a 160+ horse that will be improving as well , they could well go for the Gold Cup as the obvious option , the yard is full of potential UK and Irish Grand National options none of which would be up to a Gold Cup , just yet anyway

i have backed Galvin in both the GC and the GN , so not overly fussed which he goes for , if he was mine it would be the GC route tbh
 
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i'm just thinking what else Gordon has for the Gold Cup , well Delta Work but not a realistic chance really, if they know Galvin is a 160+ horse that will be improving as well , they could well go for the Gold Cup as the obvious option , the yard is full of potential UK and Irish Grand National options none of which would be up to a Gold Cup , just yet anyway

i have backed Galvin in both the GC and the GN , so not overly fussed which he goes for , if he was mine it would be the GC route tbh
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I don't think he'd be out of place in a Gold Cup and Gordy doesn't have much ammunition in the division but I think he'd walk a grand national off his current mark. Ok, slight exaggeration, but I do think he'd be perfect for the race and have a favourites chance.
 
Sprinter Sacre just put in the GC thread that Galvin is one of those entered in the Down Royal champion chase at end of month. However, not sure it gives a signal either way as Gordon has used this previously to run Cheltenham runners and Grand National runners, if he beats Minella Indo there, even with it being early season and race fitness in question, surely that's the signal to aim for the GC
 
IMO it certainly isn't a plus for anyone who's backed him for the XCC.
 
Lobos said:
IMO it certainly isn't a plus for anyone who's backed him for the XCC.
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Yes agreed. I'm fully with FM in which way I think they should go, but Monkfish being out may just have tipped them to go the Gold Cup route.
 
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Yes agreed. I'm fully with FM in which way I think they should go, but Monkfish being out may just have tipped them to go the Gold Cup route.
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If he does take up the Down Royal entry I'm almost hoping he comes up a little short so the GN will then be back at the top of the agenda. C'mon Gord, just under do his training a little.
 
Worth being aware that the year after Tiger Roll won the National Hunt Chase, he ran in a 2m7f Listed race at Wexford (2nd, October) and a Grade 2 Chase at Clonmel (PU, November). He then ran in the December XC at Cheltenham before being put away until the Festival (and then Aintree). I can't pretend that the number of entries he's had recently don't worry me with regards to XC but he's by no means out of the equation yet as far as I'm concerned.
 
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