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2023 Bumper

"That fella took all day to get going. He was one of the favourite horses I bought last year, I loved him from the day he came. That experience today, especially what he did in the last 100 yards, will stand to him."
@WillieMullinsNH
on 8/13 fav Fact To File​
 
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darlojim said:
"That fella took all day to get going. He was one of the favourite horses I bought last year, I loved him from the day he came. That experience today, especially what he did in the last 100 yards, will stand to him."
@WillieMullinsNH
on 8/13 fav Fact To File​
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Hopefully it was greeness. Otherwise I’ll be revising my Ballymore prediction to the AB next season
 
I’ve only just reviewed the form of Will Do who was 7 1/2 length back in 3rd today. Second to Monbeg park over 2m5f. Beat the well fancied Seabank Bistro into third and posted an RPR of 131. So a pretty decent yardstick for Willie you’d have thought.

Watching the race back, I’m warming to FTF. Second to CDS of the ones we’ve seen so far, for me.
 
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Willie Mullins-Ile Atlantique
@LeopardstownRC
:“He was very green turning for home & when Patrick asked him, it took while for penny to drop up straight. I think he’s championship bumper class so he’ll be heading down that road. Probably come back here for Dublin Racing Festival.”​


Definitely ineligible yeah? :boxing:
 
darlojim said:
Willie Mullins-Ile Atlantique
@LeopardstownRC
:“He was very green turning for home & when Patrick asked him, it took while for penny to drop up straight. I think he’s championship bumper class so he’ll be heading down that road. Probably come back here for Dublin Racing Festival.”​


Definitely ineligible yeah? :boxing:
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“Ages and restrictions: Open to four, five and six-year-olds which have not run under any recognised Rules of Racing, except National Hunt Flat races, Irish National Hunt Flat races or French AQPS races. Horses are not to have run in more than four National Hunt Flat races and, before February 27, must have been placed first, second, third or fourth in such a race.​”

max number of prior races down to three this year but afaik the rules remain unchanged otherwise. Should be able to run in the Leopardstown & Punchestown races and also in aintree I think
 
darlojim said:
Willie Mullins-Ile Atlantique
@LeopardstownRC
:“He was very green turning for home & when Patrick asked him, it took while for penny to drop up straight. I think he’s championship bumper class so he’ll be heading down that road. Probably come back here for Dublin Racing Festival.”​


Definitely ineligible yeah? :boxing:
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Should be assured that the majority of bookmaker's haven't got him priced up, would say that's a pretty strong sign that he is ineligible.
 
Interesting to see Lecky Watson open up as fav for tomorrow’s bumper despite being up against two Elliott hype horses (and him having the rare tag of not being a hype Mullins bumper horse).
 
Exar Essay said:
Interesting to see Lecky Watson open up as fav for tomorrow’s bumper despite being up against two Elliott hype horses (and him having the rare tag of not being a hype Mullins bumper horse).
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Should be very informative. Not sure why LW is so much shorter than Cato Capone and he's the 3rd choice for Elliott
It will be between the two Elliott horses for me.
 
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Sooo … seems as thought the DIAYT race has produced the best RPRs to date. 124 for him and Pour les Filles. That’s not quite the high 120s we’re looking for on debut BUT … if either of them were to win at DRF you could easily see this being upgraded to high 120s low 130s
 
darlojim said:
Willie Mullins-Ile Atlantique
@LeopardstownRC
:“He was very green turning for home & when Patrick asked him, it took while for penny to drop up straight. I think he’s championship bumper class so he’ll be heading down that road. Probably come back here for Dublin Racing Festival.”​


Definitely ineligible yeah? :boxing:
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He means the Champion Bumper at Punchestown.
 
Exar Essay said:
Sooo … seems as thought the DIAYT race has produced the best RPRs to date. 124 for him and Pour les Filles. That’s not quite the high 120s we’re looking for on debut BUT … if either of them were to win at DRF you could easily see this being upgraded to high 120s low 130s
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Personally think 33's is big. Rode like a good thing and wide throughout just beaten late on by a horse he's giving 14lbs to. Mullins after saying he'll be hard to beat next time out.
 
HoldenTheReins said:
Personally think 33's is big. Rode like a good thing and wide throughout just beaten late on by a horse he's giving 14lbs to. Mullins after saying he'll be hard to beat next time out.
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I thought he was only giving 7lb for the jockeys claim?
 
It will be interesting to see the RPRs for the two Limerick winners Jody Townend rode. Visually, they both looked very good.
 
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