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Aintree Foxhunters chase

MrMcGoldrick

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So Burning Ambition favourite for another foxhunter, what do we think, stats only bad for winners coming here right?
 
I watched last year's Aintree foxhunter earlier and Balnaslow ran an interesting race. Held up off the pace, he made steady progress from around 4 out and stayed on after the last to finish second. If I knew this was the target id be all over the 10/1 ew.
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
I watched last year's Aintree foxhunter earlier and Balnaslow ran an interesting race. Held up off the pace, he made steady progress from around 4 out and stayed on after the last to finish second. If I knew this was the target id be all over the 10/1 ew.
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Sounds like one for the Aintree yankee FM;)
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
I watched last year's Aintree foxhunter earlier and Balnaslow ran an interesting race. Held up off the pace, he made steady progress from around 4 out and stayed on after the last to finish second. If I knew this was the target id be all over the 10/1 ew.
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It must be the target after last years run, and this year's Cheltenham won't have put them off?

No reason to save him for anything else?
 
If the ground comes up decent, I will be giving Wonderful Charm another chance myself. Absolutely hated it at Chelts, never travelled at any point and was pulled up without having a particularly hard race... PN was very bullish about him until the rain came.
 
Can't Catch Me said:
If the ground comes up decent, I will be giving Wonderful Charm another chance myself. Absolutely hated it at Chelts, never travelled at any point and was pulled up without having a particularly hard race... PN was very bullish about him until the rain came.
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He was really bullish, I'd forgotten that, didn't he say at one point he thought it was his best chance of a winner, wonder if he still thinks that for Aintree
 
MrMcGoldrick said:
He was really bullish, I'd forgotten that, didn't he say at one point he thought it was his best chance of a winner, wonder if he still thinks that for Aintree
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Yes he said best chance of the week a few times, but that the horse has to have good ground.
 
MrMcGoldrick said:
Not looking likely is it, this bloody weather goes on and on
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It looks like rain and showers on top of the current going at Aintree which must surely be heavy right now. It does look to be brightening up in the period leading up to the meeting though. I doubt that it will ride at the exteme end of heavy but about 4.8 to 5.0 turftrax measure. Not the usual going at all.
 
Not feeling the love for Burning Ambition, big shout if he turns up surely
 
Can't Catch Me said:
Yes he said best chance of the week a few times, but that the horse has to have good ground.
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Once the deluge of the next few days has gone it looks dry and warming up so I wouldn't completely dismiss decent ground for Aintree...
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
1.5pts win Balnaslow 10/1 bet365
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I've also backed Balnaslow at 10/1.

Happy to let that ride. Would consider Wonderful Charm if the ground was good.

Like Burning Ambition but not at the price.
 
I fear the ground is going to go against Wonderful Charm again here. Bloody annoying he won't have got his optimum conditions in either of the spring festivals :grumpy:
 
Can't Catch Me said:
I fear the ground is going to go against Wonderful Charm again here. Bloody annoying he won't have got his optimum conditions in either of the spring festivals :grumpy:
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He would be wanting more than 2 1/2 even in his conditions?

Grand vision the one for me but im not happy with the price atm.
price or atleast place terms are likely to be better on the day.
 
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