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2026 Martin Pipe Conditionals Handicap Hurdle

kinloch brae said:
If they were to ever publish his tipping record at the Festival, I think it would confirm you have every right to. In The Know has gone past it's sell buy date. He must say 'do you know what I mean' more times than Frank Bruno, and Kealy isn't far behind.
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always makes me laugh how poor quality him and Keals webcam setups are, do they not have budget to pay their train fare? shiny RP studio cutting to Segal sat on the sofa with his coat on looking like he's recording a hostage video
 
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….maybe something to monitor from Jamie Codd;

Are there any under the radar amateur jockeys and conditional riders to take note of at this year's Festival?​

I flagged Adam Ryan as a very tidy pilot earlier in the season, so he’s definitely one to watch if he has rides at Cheltenham.

Whichever runners have Jamie Scallan and Jack Hendrick on board won’t lack for assistance either. Both lads are excellent jockeys who’ve ridden lots of winners in point-to-points.
 
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Eggs said:
….maybe something to monitor from Jamie Codd;

Are there any under the radar amateur jockeys and conditional riders to take note of at this year's Festival?​

I flagged Adam Ryan as a very tidy pilot earlier in the season, so he’s definitely one to watch if he has rides at Cheltenham.

Whichever runners have Jamie Scallan and Jack Hendrick on board won’t lack for assistance either. Both lads are excellent jockeys who’ve ridden lots of winners in point-to-points.
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Very good info for the Pipe especially and other races.
 
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Gordon is hoping for rain ahead of Andashan’s likely tilt at the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.

He added: “It’s 90 per cent we’ll go for the Martin Pipe with him. The only thing that worried me is if Freddie couldn’t ride in it as it would have been quite difficult to get a good conditional, but I think we’re all good.

“He’s been very progressive and we were third in a very nice race at Newbury over two miles earlier on in the season.

“We stepped him up a little bit and he was a very nice second over two-mile-two at Haydock and then we went to two and a half and he won nicely at Newbury last time, so he’s been progressive on all three of his runs.

“All I can pray for with him is a little bit of soft ground – the softer the better for him.”
 
Why, or How, is Act Of Authority 40/1 Antepost ? 2nd last year off 1 lb lower and this is his only entry. Is there a doubt about him turning up ?
 
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Why, or How, is Act Of Authority 40/1 Antepost ? 2nd last year off 1 lb lower and this is his only entry. Is there a doubt about him turning up ?
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….from ATR today;

‘I’d love to run Resplendent Grey in the Ultima – he’s in really, really good form – and Act Of Authority runs back in the boys’ race (Martin Pipe). He was second to Wodhooh in it last year, he’s a pound higher this year and he’s in good nick.’
 
Exar Essay said:
Johnny Dineen said that Kennealy is on Kel Histoire in the Pipe. So the best conditional on the only JP horse and it’s trained by Willie. That’s going to go off fav I think.
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Big signing that is, if true!
 
Exar Essay said:
Johnny Dineen said that Kennealy is on Kel Histoire in the Pipe. So the best conditional on the only JP horse and it’s trained by Willie. That’s going to go off fav I think.
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Dino to the County then ??
 
Exar Essay said:
Johnny Dineen said that Kennealy is on Kel Histoire in the Pipe. So the best conditional on the only JP horse and it’s trained by Willie. That’s going to go off fav I think.
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20/1 on 365 without NRNB
 

ACT OF AUTHORITY (Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle)​

“He has come back down to a realistic mark and is only a pound above the mark when he finished second in the race last year.

“I might pop a set of cheekpieces on him. I don’t think the race looks as competitive as last year, but I’m sure there will be one or two less exposed ones than him.

“He seems to love the place and he loves decent ground, so that is coming right for him. I think he will run respectably well at a decent each-way price.”
 
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Air Of Entitlement continues to be supported. Now around 10/1. Strangest gamble I have noticed. No racecourse evidence whatsoever.
 
kinloch brae said:
Air Of Entitlement continues to be supported. Now around 10/1. Strangest gamble I have noticed. No racecourse evidence whatsoever.
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Whats even more bizarre is why she is still not in the fucking mares hurdle over same course and distance.
If she's fancied for the pipe off that mark then she'd have had an each way shot in the mares, and been single figures for that at this stage.
Poor race planning by both of the chemical brothers (Henry & Gavin) - which sounds like a gay couple where ones a lot older than the other.
 
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kinloch brae said:
Air Of Entitlement continues to be supported. Now around 10/1. Strangest gamble I have noticed. No racecourse evidence whatsoever.
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I don’t think she’s hugely well in, but there’s plenty of evidence that she’d go well. She’s off 139 and has been laid out for the race. The Mares Novice Hurdle winner from last year on the same course. We know how well precious festival winners tend to go.

Put it this way, I see much more evidence that she’ll go in off 139 than I do Murcia will off 142.
 
Exar Essay said:
I don’t think she’s hugely well in, but there’s plenty of evidence that she’d go well. She’s off 139 and has been laid out for the race. The Mares Novice Hurdle winner from last year on the same course. We know how well precious festival winners tend to go.

Put it this way, I see much more evidence that she’ll go in off 139 than I do Murcia will off 142.
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I backed her for the Mares' Novice last year and subsequently the Mares' Hurdle. Her last three runs have been bordering on the pathetic. She has been beaten favourite on two of them. No signs of any encouragement at all, and very different to last year. It appears your 'plenty of evidence' doesn't stretch beyond winning last year?
 
kinloch brae said:
I backed her for the Mares' Novice last year and subsequently the Mares' Hurdle. Her last three runs have been bordering on the pathetic. She has been beaten favourite on two of them. No signs of any encouragement at all, and very different to last year. It appears your 'plenty of evidence' doesn't stretch beyond winning last year?
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The runs this year can be disregarded. There was no intention of her winning any of them. The last race in which she was meaningfully tried was at Fairyhouse where she blew out. I’m taking having winning form at the festival as plenty of evidence on this occasion in the context of a race where many have very little credible form and where there are reasons for her recent poor form.

She’d have more form in the book than Kel Histoire who’s shown as little life this year and has lesser back form.

I am not saying she’ll win, but I am saying that I understand the plunge and that there is credibility to it.
 
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With Kel Histoire this season, they’ve been taking the right piss.

On season debut, he had a 8.6 jump score with Race IQ and they have him gaining 0.85l jumping. His top speed however was 30.79mph, 2nd worst in the race.

Next run he has a 9.2 jump score and gained 3.65 lengths. His top speed was 31.72 mph, with only Yeah Man (a 3 miler just getting his 5th hurdle run in for the Pertemps) worse.

In those races, top speeds were 33.5 and 33.6mph.

Last year he had top speeds much better than that (ground better than he’s faced this season but he showed good speed last year and hasn’t turned slow over a year).

He’s a good jumper, will have a top apprentice on and most importantly, will actually be trying for the first time in a year.

I’ve not gone through this race in too much depth yet (I’ll wait for confirmations tomorrow) but he’s a better horse than 137. I think I’d prefer Henry’s other one than Air of Entitlement.
 
….suggestion that A Pai de Nom still needs 14 to come out to get a run.
 
Can't see too many of those coming out either. I'd say he's probably not getting in.
 
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