Aintree 2025 Day 1

[Craigy14]

Nico should be getting sacked. Absolutely fucking embarrassing

Danny Gilligan outrode him too as PT obviously did. Got himself stuck in a bad place.

 

[FinalFurlong91]

Lossiemouth clipped the hurdle in front of Constitution Hill similar to what brighterdaysahead did in the champion
he's got a bit silly in his hurdling

He's always been millimetres from falling

Unfortunately it's costing him for some reason now

 

[AaronLad]

He's always been millimetres from falling

Unfortunately it's costing him for some reason now

He needs daylight the way he hurdles not in behind plodders in a grade 1 .
I'm one of Nicos biggest fans but he's wanting to win too easily on this horse because he geels he has a point to prove

 

[FinalFurlong91]

He needs daylight the way he hurdles not in behind plodders in a grade 1 .
I'm one of Nicos biggest fans but he's wanting to win too easily on this horse because he geels he has a point to prove

Indeed

His weapons are his jumping and his cruising speed

Both strengths that are seen to best effect going from the front

 

[Quevega]

I've felt from the first couple of times I saw Con Hill that the jockey is never really in control. He looks like the type of horse that does it all himself, and you don't have to do much as a jockey.
Today's fall looked like they were in disagreement.
Nico would do well to just let the horse do it himself like he seemed to do early in his career.

The whole hurdle coming back to him is not an issue if you're taking off at the right time with the right trajectory, and today the horse was wanting a big one and Nico wasn't.

I'm not blaming Nico, I just think this horse should be allowed to be the boss.

 

[EnvoiAlien]

He needs daylight the way he hurdles not in behind plodders in a grade 1 .

100% this, also the horse doesn't seem bothered about falling,looked fine throwing himself at a few today again, I'd say give him a fence, might have some respect for obstacles then, getting him to respect hurdles seems a hard task for the yard, as for Nicos race positioning,it was pretty poor in the first as well.
Hope everyones enjoying Aintree

 

[AaronLad]

I've felt from the first couple of times I saw Con Hill that the jockey is never really in control. He looks like the type of horse that does it all himself, and you don't have to do much as a jockey.
Today's fall looked like they were in disagreement.
Nico would do well to just let the horse do it himself like he seemed to do early in his career.

The whole hurdle coming back to him is not an issue if you're taking off at the right time with the right trajectory, and today the horse was wanting a big one and Nico wasn't.

I'm not blaming Nico, I just think this horse should be allowed to be the boss.

When he first went over hurdles some excellent judges on here singled him out, it was for exactly what you're on about here.
he was being touted as the Frankel of NH, a hirse who did it all himself, effortlessly, would tony queally (very much a purposeful mistake of his name) win like that on another horse? No he wouldn't
Some horses just need to be sat on and left to do their job, constitution hill was that horse, I'm beginning to lose faith in the jockey however.

 

[Burrough Hill Man]

1.45 iep won
2.20 live conti ew placed
2.55 ahoy senor ew rubbish
3.30 lossiemouth won
4.40 sans bruit ew

won

Pretty good day 1 with 3 winners and an ew placed

 

[ComplyOrDie]

Mostly dutching today, with a couple of savers thrown in too:

Impaire Et Passe 10/3 / Croke Park 9/2 (Saver)
Murcia 11/1 / Naturally Nimble 15/2
Ahoy Senor 15/2 / Gaelic Warrior 7/1 (Saver)
My Drogo 6/1 / Gracchus De Balme 16/1
The Folkes Tiara 15/2 / Petit Tonnerre 8/1

I wasn't going to back anything in the Aintree Hurdle, but see Constitution Hill has touched EVS, so might go in on him now.

Very solid day.

Made more profit than I did the entire Cheltenham Festival :highly_amused:

Only the last race that was disappointing.

 

[Bluefox21]

….certainly did, pleasantly surprised at 33-1 although nothing to compare it with yet :applouse:

Blue Betty another to watch in that bumper (that’s the Exacta sorted).

Excellent shout. I got 80s before the off!

 

[Old Vic]

Will Denise get Jonbon beat tomorrow

 

[Joleg]

Mostly dutching today, with a couple of savers thrown in too:

Impaire Et Passe 10/3 / Croke Park 9/2 (Saver)
Murcia 11/1 / Naturally Nimble 15/2
Ahoy Senor 15/2 / Gaelic Warrior 7/1 (Saver)
My Drogo 6/1 / Gracchus De Balme 16/1
The Folkes Tiara 15/2 / Petit Tonnerre 8/1

I wasn't going to back anything in the Aintree Hurdle, but see Constitution Hill has touched EVS, so might go in on him now.

Well thats not too bad

 

[FinalFurlong91]

Will Denise get Jonbon beat tomorrow

Not much for him to beat

The jonbon/protektorat straight forecast may be the play

Can't have el fabiolo at all Aintrees fences are some of the stiffest in the country

I may play it if dancing city or romeo coolio win

 

[FinalFurlong91]

Very solid day.

Made more profit than I did the entire Cheltenham Festival :highly_amused:

Only the last race that was disappointing.

It did almost feel like the gambling gods decided to give us all a proper chance after the Cheltenham results

Probably be back to reality the next two days

Iv only watched the first race as been at work so looking forward to watching the replay of garlic cert and Patrick

Plus the other winners most of which plenty were keen on

 

[ComplyOrDie]

It did almost feel like the gambling gods decided to give us all a proper chance after the Cheltenham results

Probably be back to reality the next two days

Iv only watched the first race as been at work so looking forward to watching the replay of garlic cert and Patrick

Plus the other winners most of which plenty were keen on

Yeah for sure.

Only howler I made was cashing the Gaelic Warrior Trixie, which would have made it being my most successful opening day of the Aintree festival ever, but nevermind, I'll certainly take what I did manage to achieve :encouragement:

 

[Wayward Lad]

….backing Peter Bowen’s (and Micky Bowen) horses blind at Aintree has proved me well over many years but Queen Kate’s debut Bumper win at Doncaster last month is worth a watch. In behind a wall of horses with nowhere to go entering the final furlong, she was switched wide and still won with a bit in hand.

Firms tend not to take chances with Bowen at Aintree but I’ll be waiting patiently for Queen Kate to be priced up now she’s confirmed.

Ran well for fourth Eggs, with the market completely ignoring her @ 50/1, worth keeping on the tracker methinks

 

[Eggs]

Ran well for fourth Eggs, with the market completely ignoring her @ 50/1, worth keeping on the tracker methinks

….with most firms paying 1-4, glad a few backed her especially at 80-1 available at some point in the morning :applouse:

As you say, one to watch next season.