Aintree Day 1

[FinalFurlong91]

A dismal days betting for me today, hopefully the results today will look a lot better on paper in a years time than do right now but I didn’t expect those winners today apart from Monmiral. I do often struggle at Aintree, not sure if it’s the Cheltenham festival betting hangover or not really respecting the horses that bypass the festival for Aintree. Hopefully Henderson will finally get back to winning ways tomorrow because his form is dire at present

That makes two of us then haha

A small saver on protektorat was my only return

even monmiral winning doesnt make me feel better as it sounds like he's staying over hurdles not going to the arkle

 

[Exar Essay]

That makes two of us then haha

A small saver on protektorat was my only return

even monmiral winning doesnt make me feel better as it sounds like he's staying over hurdles not going to the arkle

Is there a quote on that? All I’ve heard is Harry Cobden saying he’d like to see him over fences.

 

[The King Pimm]

That makes two of us then haha

A small saver on protektorat was my only return

even monmiral winning doesnt make me feel better as it sounds like he's staying over hurdles not going to the arkle

Monmiral was cruising today, I really underestimated him, when Harry looked under his legs before pressing the turbo you knew the race was over. It’s a shame Nicholls fears the Cheltenham Festival so much these days but after Monmiral and Clans Des Obeux’s wins today it’s hard to knock him for bypassing Cheltenham

 

[Deleted member 4957]

Monmiral was cruising today, I really underestimated him, when Harry looked under his legs before pressing the turbo you knew the race was over.

You say that, I was on Monmiral and concerned how close Adagio was and how well he was travelling, I didn’t get the impression the race was done until the runner up make a pigs ear of the last.
Yes the winner scooted away and looked impressive but I just have the view it could have been been a right fight to the line had they both pinged the last...

 

[FinalFurlong91]

Is there a quote on that? All I’ve heard is Harry Cobden saying he’d like to see him over fences.

"He's just kept on improving and getting stronger as the season has gone on and today I thought was the best he's looked," said Nicholls.

"It's just hard for the novice chasers at five [years old] these days. They don't get much weight allowance in the spring and taking on the older horses in the spring is quite hard.

"If he had another year over hurdles it wouldn't do him any harm and then he could go novice chasing five into six.

"It might be nice to start him in something like the Fighting Fifth on a galloping track and then we'd know where we were going. It's something to think about over the summer."

 

[Exar Essay]

"He's just kept on improving and getting stronger as the season has gone on and today I thought was the best he's looked," said Nicholls.

"It's just hard for the novice chasers at five [years old] these days. They don't get much weight allowance in the spring and taking on the older horses in the spring is quite hard.

"If he had another year over hurdles it wouldn't do him any harm and then he could go novice chasing five into six.

"It might be nice to start him in something like the Fighting Fifth on a galloping track and then we'd know where we were going. It's something to think about over the summer."

Perfect. Thanks