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2023 Stayers Hurdle

Dan Skelton puts up langer dan e/w 33/1 for the stayers hurdle as his best bet for the season in the racing post big jump off
 
Zanahiyr cut from 20/1 to 10/1 with Bet365 for the Stayers, ridiculous cut IMO, still 16/1 with Hills.
 
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JamieSensible said:
Zanahiyr cut from 20/1 to 10/1 with Bet365 for the Stayers, ridiculous cut IMO, still 16/1 with Hills.
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Harsh cut but expected. He's such a high class animal with top, top form against the very best last season. Target has also been confirmed and his rating is already higher than 5 of the last 12 winners of the race. If the step up brings about further improvement then he has a serious chance.
 
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Lobos said:
Harsh cut but expected. He's such a high class animal with top, top form against the very best last season. Target has also been confirmed and his rating is already higher than 5 of the last 12 winners of the race. If the step up brings about further improvement then he has a serious chance.
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You're no doubt correct, I'm just disappointed I missed the price by an hour despite checking it numerous times today. If he stays the trip he surely has to be right up there.
 
JamieSensible said:
You're no doubt correct, I'm just disappointed I missed the price by an hour despite checking it numerous times today. If he stays the trip he surely has to be right up there.
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16's is still very fair.

They've cut loads tonight and not just Gordon's horses.
 
Charles Byrnes on Blazing Khal in the Post today.

Byrnes said: "He seems to be good. We don't have a definite plan yet as to whether he'll go chasing or stay over hurdles. We'll probably be deciding in the next two or three weeks."

"It's just taking a while to get him ready," Byrnes added. "I imagine it'll be another month or so, and he likes ease in the ground too. He's 100 per cent after his setback last season."
 
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RoadToCheltenham said:
Charles Byrnes on Blazing Khal in the Post today.

Byrnes said: "He seems to be good. We don't have a definite plan yet as to whether he'll go chasing or stay over hurdles. We'll probably be deciding in the next two or three weeks."

"It's just taking a while to get him ready," Byrnes added. "I imagine it'll be another month or so, and he likes ease in the ground too. He's 100 per cent after his setback last season."
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Stinks of staying hurdling which you've presumably interpreted the same way given you've posted it here.
 
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….thought Elliott was a bit vague about Minella Crooner in his stable tour;

He won his sole PtP & we always thought he would make a fine chaser.’
 
Confirmed by HDB, Bob Olinger back over hurdles. First target is the Lismullen hurdle at Navan.
 
Flooring Porter, Klassical Dream, Blazing Khal, Bob Olinger, Zanahiyr, Sire du Berlais - potentially as good as this division has been for a while.

I'm leaning towards The Nice Guy going this way too.
 
Go on the Bob!!!

Seems the exchanges knew a month or so ago about this decision then :devilish::highly_amused:
 
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I'd need to see him run first before adding him . He was desperate in his last two races. Funny saying that as he 'won' one ! Could be a player if he gets back to where he was.
 
Certainly making the stayers hurdle a lot more interesting, porter was looking a near good thing but a few more names going into the mix now.
 
Couldn't fancy Bob for this personally

He might get 3 miles on a flat track but can't see him staying in a stayers hurdle

Would also need to see him run first as he looked to have physical issues at both Cheltenham and punchestown
 
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Agree FF. If he does come back ok then Aintree Hurdle looks right up his street.
 
Bob Olinger has to prove himself again before I'll be backing him. Samcro and Envoi Allen never really built on there early promise and I wouldn't bet on Bob Olinger going the same way.
 
Lobos said:
Agree FF. If he does come back ok then Aintree Hurdle looks right up his street.
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With all this Aintree talk you're starting to sound like Paul Nicholls the last couple of days, Lobos. :glee:

Bob into as low as 8s with Bet365 now... this market has changed quite rapidly the last few days with Zanahiyr and Blazing Khal too.
 
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