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Arkle 2019

The chap on the RP Pod Arkle/RSA ante post preview, is all over Dynamite Dollars, thinks he should be half the price :very_drunk:
 
For my own reference, next season's Arkle :p....


Willie Mullins is at a loss to explain Melon's two disappointing runs this season.
Beaten just a neck in the Champion Hurdle by Buveur D'Air last March, he was only fourth on his comeback behind stablemate Sharjah at Christmas but was over 20 lengths behind Apple's Jade at Leopardstown on Saturday.
"He was disappointing. He was never going and I can't find anything wrong with him. That's two bad runs now for no apparent reason," said Mullins.
"We've changed a lot of things with him at home and worked him differently.

"I wonder at this stage does he need to go out in trip or is he looking for a fence.

"I think he's still not in form. His homework looks good but his racetrack work doesn't. Maybe it's ground, maybe he's better on much softer, we'll see.
"He ran a cracker at Cheltenham last year but I don't think we've had him back to that on the racetrack.
"We thought he was working really well at home but he's gone out and disappointed really badly.
"The mare (Apple's Jade) was fantastic. We could have run a lot better and still been behind the mare. It would have been hard to beat her even if we were right. She was very very good."
 
Kevloaf said:
For my own reference, next season's Arkle :p....


Willie Mullins is at a loss to explain Melon's two disappointing runs this season.
Beaten just a neck in the Champion Hurdle by Buveur D'Air last March, he was only fourth on his comeback behind stablemate Sharjah at Christmas but was over 20 lengths behind Apple's Jade at Leopardstown on Saturday.
"He was disappointing. He was never going and I can't find anything wrong with him. That's two bad runs now for no apparent reason," said Mullins.
"We've changed a lot of things with him at home and worked him differently.

"I wonder at this stage does he need to go out in trip or is he looking for a fence.

"I think he's still not in form. His homework looks good but his racetrack work doesn't. Maybe it's ground, maybe he's better on much softer, we'll see.
"He ran a cracker at Cheltenham last year but I don't think we've had him back to that on the racetrack.
"We thought he was working really well at home but he's gone out and disappointed really badly.
"The mare (Apple's Jade) was fantastic. We could have run a lot better and still been behind the mare. It would have been hard to beat her even if we were right. She was very very good."
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i’d have some trouble buying these quotes from Mullins regarding Melon’s strong homework and “at a loss for the poor run. Melon was very weak on the exchanges ahead of his run at the DRF and ran accordingly. Can see fences being right up his street. Perhaps they are already taking a forward looking view to next season
 
He'd need to show some form presuppose of Cheltenham to ever be a steamee in the market but they must regret not going chasing this year IMO

Maybe that's a tad early to say if he places again in a CH... I dunno
 
First pointer to the CE form tomorrow at Thurles tomos with Ex Patriot running against Arvico Bleu, who has a line in to LR. As a CE follower, I’d like to see Ex Patriot winning this.
 
Morley Street said:
First pointer to the CE form tomorrow at Thurles tomos with Ex Patriot running against Arvico Bleu, who has a line in to LR. As a CE follower, I’d like to see Ex Patriot winning this.
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Hardline too.
 
Morley Street said:
First pointer to the CE form tomorrow at Thurles tomos with Ex Patriot running against Arvico Bleu, who has a line in to LR. As a CE follower, I’d like to see Ex Patriot winning this.
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Back to some normality, nice to see the first 2 there coming out of CE’s last race!
 
Hard to know with the way the giggy horse finishes his races....Ex Patriot also made a mistake- i think the unlucky one was the 2nd horse...

Small form boost anyway + softer ground will see Ex Patriot in a better light.
 
jack1092 said:
Hard to know with the way the giggy horse finishes his races....Ex Patriot also made a mistake- i think the unlucky one was the 2nd horse...

Small form boost anyway + softer ground will see Ex Patriot in a better light.
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No great conclusions taken and nothing negative in terms of formline
 
After ExPatriot gave a boost to CE form yesterday, the 2nd Impact factor is out today to give another boost
 
Dynamite Dollars must be the shortest priced runner that NOBODY is on, to be ruled out.

Be surprised if we can all dodge another bullet like that in the next 4 weeks!
 
Kevloaf said:
Dynamite Dollars must be the shortest priced runner that NOBODY is on, to be ruled out.

Be surprised if we can all dodge another bullet like that in the next 4 weeks!
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yep, of all the horses to pop up in the very quiet thread, I'd settle for that.
Unlucky for anyone who did have him though
 
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