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Albert Bartlett 2019

Stay Humble also won his first race over hurdles at 3m.

For a horse we didn’t see in a bumper until february he currently has 6 races under his belt. I’m sure he’d need a freshen up but he would conceivably have 10 races in him which would add to the idea of needing a tried and tested horse for the AB.

I have him in a free bet E/W trixie with Gilgamboa and If The Cap Fits (CH) but would have carefully selected ahead of him if I was looking st singles
 
Im very interested to see how Good Boy Bobby gets on over hurdles today.
 
jonthehammer said:
Im very interested to see how Good Boy Bobby gets on over hurdles today.
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NTD's record at the festival would be enough to put me off I think.

I'm backing trainers rather than horses this year, probably end up with egg on my face! :highly_amused:
 
GBB won well enough without being spectacular.

He drifted over to the fence after the last which probably cost him a couple of lengths so STD had to work a bit.

Will do him good that first time over hurdles. Plus the horse he beat has won 4 times on the flat so is a decent animal.
Decent start to his hurdling career.
 
Innoko said:
NTD's record at the festival would be enough to put me off I think.

I'm backing trainers rather than horses this year, probably end up with egg on my face! :highly_amused:
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I rate him as a trainer but due to his lack of fire power in comparison to other yards, he’ll always struggle at the big festivals. He has won a Gold Cup and a Ballymore in the last ten years so when he’s got the ammunition he can find the target. That being said he’s more likely to win a festival handicap though.
 
JackieMoon33 said:
I rate him as a trainer but due to his lack of fire power in comparison to other yards, he’ll always struggle at the big festivals. He has won a Gold Cup and a Ballymore in the last ten years so when he’s got the ammunition he can find the target. That being said he’s more likely to win a festival handicap though.
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Dont forget BallyAndy , won the Champion bumper, Blaklion the R.s.a
 
BigChaang said:
Dont forget BallyAndy , won the Champion bumper, Blaklion the R.s.a
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yep. he has a pretty good record considering the ammo he has had. And anyone would think the new one had won at least three champion hurdles the way Nigel warbles
 
One Million plus in prize money over The New One's career not to be Sneezed at :)
 
Doesn’t make up for years of having to endure the bus to Cheltenham hearing about how the New One was going to do it and win the Champion Hurdle over and over again!
 
:highly_amused::highly_amused:.Lo.l
 
Hurricane fly said:
Doesn’t make up for years of having to endure the bus to Cheltenham hearing about how the New One was going to do it and win the Champion Hurdle over and over again!
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Yep. all of my travelling companions included. I gave them chapter and verse on how he'd get outpaced down the hill and stay on at the same pace up the hill and finish out of the frame. They never listened .Happy days after each race though.
 
Heard a similar story , One of my mates went to Ascot and this fella was Bragging all the way up there,
how he was going to Absolutely Lump on the Short priced Favourite in the second race ,
Obviously it got well and truly beaten by a double figure rag and matey lost his dough.
But my mate said the coach journey home was Bliss.:highly_amused:.
 
Hurricane fly said:
Doesn’t make up for years of having to endure the bus to Cheltenham hearing about how the New One was going to do it and win the Champion Hurdle over and over again!
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I'm adamant to this day he would've won it in 2014 (Jezki's year), if he wasn't hampered by Our Connor falling :disgust:
 
jkite16 said:
I'm adamant to this day he would've won it in 2014 (Jezki's year), if he wasn't hampered by Our Connor falling :disgust:
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We'll never know for sure but he ran 3 identical races, three years running. I think he'd have been outpaced down the hill even without the fall of OC.

It has been the subject of many debates in the past though
 
Danny Mullins gives Carefully Selected a nice enough mention and name drops this race in the FFP.
 
Kevloaf said:
Danny Mullins gives Carefully Selected a nice enough mention and name drops this race in the FFP.
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Tbf he also said footpad gold cup and douvan qmcc. Which isn't going to happen.
 
Marty973 said:
Where would you have Douvan, Footpad, Min and Great Field running Scooby?
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Footpad 100% QMCC
Great field 100% qmcc or bust

Other 2 you could debate all day. At Least 1 of the 2 in the Ryan air
 
jkite16 said:
I'm adamant to this day he would've won it in 2014 (Jezki's year), if he wasn't hampered by Our Connor falling :disgust:
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Pretty sure he wouldn't have, I've watched the race many times and he gets back to them fairly quickly without expending much to my eye. He loses ground when they speed up down the hill and the jockey has to start riding. He might have won a stayers had they stepped up earlier, but they were fooled with the hard luck story. Like many others.
 
I can see the angle of Footpad for the Gold Cup (although I agree it's unlikely). He jumps, travels and will stay the trip imo.

Munir and Souede do have Terrefort who could easily turn into a leading stayer and that probably means they keep Footpad to less than 3 miles this season, although I certainly don't think it's 100% certain.
 
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