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Aintree meeting Day One - 2023

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Couldn’t see a topic started for this year - less than 72 hours to go. Some competitive looking races, none more so than what looks a fabulous renewal of the bowl. I’ve nailed my colours to the Ahoy Senor flag at 4/1, but looking forward to that.


But plenty to go at on day one, including the return of Constitution Hill, and plenty of rain forecast between now and then.
 
Zenta 2/1 antepost looks alright for the juvenile hurdle, uk juveniles are utter muck and on her form she should beat nusret easily
 
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Agree on Zenta. Form line through Lossiemouth is strong.

Personally Jonbon is either a watch or lay bet in the opener, especially if he goes odds on.

In the Aintree Hurdle, I Like To Move It (who was desperately disappointing in the Champion Hurdle) has a chance of getting second if the ground is good. Zanahiyr was flattered by a place in the Champion Hurdle albeit it was a great ride for a place and plenty backed him to place at decent odds. Good ground hurdles form (including a few grade 2’s) is 1-1-1-1-1. Anything with soft in it is 1-5-2-18-6-6. Including some thumping defeats. So the rain would be a worry, but the ground is currently good, good to firm in places. Suspect it’ll be GS or Soft, but one to keep an eye on.
 
just posted in general chat .. watched the a.t.r preview last night and chappers said ...
stay away fay and hitman i think it was wouln't run ., need to rewatch to confirm that .
 
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BigChaang said:
just posted in general chat .. watched the a.t.r preview last night and chappers said ...
stay away fay and hitman i think it was wouln't run ., need to rewatch to confirm that .
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….makes sense that Maximilian has been given a severe haircut.
 
….no idea why, but Hatcher has had a severe haircut with 365 for Red Rum. 20-1 into 10-1, his form figures UFPPF3.
 
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….no idea why, but Hatcher has had a severe haircut with 365 for Red Rum. 20-1 into 10-1, his form figures UFPPF3.
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He ran well lto on the back of a wind op, and the winner of that race went in again yesterday with a 7lb penalty. He was rated 150 just over two years ago and is running off 130 (plus has another 5 taken off) so is thrown in if retaining that ability. All that said, I don't really fancy him and much prefer Third Time Lucki if Cheltenham hasn't took it out of him.

Lucinda Russell's horse looks to be in good form (another than seems to have improved for a wind op) but I'd be disappointed if TTL couldn't give him a stone on a course that will play to his strengths.

The Foxhunter is making my head hurt - anyone got strong opinions on it?

Eggs - do you go to Aintree? I'm there on Thursday.
 
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Faugheen_Machine said:
He ran well lto on the back of a wind op, and the winner of that race went in again yesterday with a 7lb penalty. He was rated 150 just over two years ago and is running off 130 (plus has another 5 taken off) so is thrown in if retaining that ability. All that said, I don't really fancy him and much prefer Third Time Lucki if Cheltenham hasn't took it out of him.

Lucinda Russell's horse looks to be in good form (another than seems to have improved for a wind op) but I'd be disappointed if TTL couldn't give him a stone on a course that will play to his strengths.

The Foxhunter is making my head hurt - anyone got strong opinions on it?

Eggs - do you go to Aintree? I'm there on Thursday.
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….did QM stand for 25 consecutive years until COVID. Haven’t bothered since but I bought tickets for my son & his wife this year, so the Thursday tradition continues.

Had a little interest in Not That Fuisse in the Foxhunters on the back of Spectre giving him a decent mention for Cheltenham (didn’t turn up in the end) but he seems friendless in the market. Skelton also has more fancied Benny’s King & in his stable tour said both are better than average Hunter Chasers in a race worth 50k.

https://national.attheraces.com/stab...rs/dan-skelton

Also had to back Envoi Special only because James King rides. He did me a few favours on Dineur and I think he rides the course particularly well. I think he gave one of Venetia’s a good spin at Cheltenham last season.
 
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Eggs said:
….did QM stand for 25 consecutive years until COVID. Haven’t bothered since but I bought tickets for my son & his wife this year, so the Thursday tradition continues.

Had a little interest in Not That Fuisse in the Foxhunters on the back of Spectre giving him a decent mention for Cheltenham (didn’t turn up in the end) but he seems friendless in the market. Skelton also has more fancied Benny’s King & in his stable tour said both are better than average Hunter Chasers in a race worth 50k.

https://national.attheraces.com/stab...rs/dan-skelton

Also had to back Envoi Special only because James King rides. He did me a few favours on Dineur and I think he rides the course particularly well. I think he gave one of Venetia’s a good spin at Cheltenham last season.
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Would you prefer 3 points against Fulham, or the National winner?:welcoming:
 
Zenta/Found A Fifty/Absolute Notions/Delta Work acca for me this week. Not asking much!
 
thought i'd put some of today's bets in ...
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................ Banbridge ............... 1-45. - 1st.
................ A Plus Tard ............. 2-55. - 3rd . - u/p.
............... Not that Fuisse ........ 4-05. - u/p.
.............. Notkeepinyagoing .... 5-15 . .... L.15. - u/p.
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...... Zenta ................... 2-20. - 1st .
..... Latenight pass ... 4-05. - 4th.
..... Douglas Talking ... 4-40. - 2nd.
..... Jolie Couer allen ... 5-15 . .... L.15 . - u/p.
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And a Mad Acca rolling on to Cheltenham...
.................................................. .....................
... Zenta ....... ........ ....... 2-20. - 1st.
.... Shishkin ................... 2-55. - 1st.
... Const. Hill ................. 3-30. - 1st.
... Winged Leader ......... 4-05. - u/p.
... state man ...... ch. hdl. - 6-1.
... G.D.Champs .. g.cup . - 6-4.... acca.
---------------------------------------------------------------- best of Luck All. :frog:.
 
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Stage Star 2pts win
Zenta 2pts Win
Jipcot 1pt EW
Famous Clermont 1pt Win
Magic Saint 1pt EW .
Cousin Pascal 0.5pt EW
Douglas Talking 2pts Win
Dysart Enos 1pt Win
Baby Shine 1pt EW
Alfie's Princess 1pt EW

17pts staked today, good luck everyone.​​​
 
Aintree usually a meeting I do shocking at, so keeping stakes low, and currently not playing in the last two

Visionairan 1pt win
Rightsotom 50/1 1pt ew
Ahoy Senot 11/4 1pt win
Fier Jahuen 5/1 2pt win
Coastal Tiep 40/1 1pt ew (on the IRTD for the Cheltenham race so chancing here)
 
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1.45 Saint Roi 7/2 win
2.20 Sarson Risk 16/1 ew
Chaos Control 22/1 ew
2.55 A Plus Tard 11/4 win
3.30 Sharjah 3 places
4.05 Famous Clermont 11/2 ew
Bennys King 16/1 ew
4.40 Third Time Lucki 5/1 and 11/2 ew
5.15 Dysart Enos 10/1, 17/2 and 15/2 ew
July Flower 8.6 win and 2.3 top 4 finish

Best of luck all, enjoy what should be a cracking days racing...
 
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