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Arkle/Marsh/RSA/NH Chase - Novice Chasers 2021 (new)

If ever a horse was made for 2 miles over fences round sandown its allmankind

the big getaway went from looking like he was travelling easily to emptying completely, very dissapointing run

he slipped/took a false step early in the race I wonder if he will be reported lame
 
Patrick will get his way now on The Big Getaway. 4 miler beckons hopefully. Ballymore form looks terrible now !
 
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That was beyond disappointing from The Big Getaway.

Just got to hope he needed the run, and a trip, because he is such a big horse.

I'll to cash a couple of bets out now though, on the back of that.
 
FinalFurlong91 said:
If ever a horse was made for 2 miles over fences round sandown its allmankind

the big getaway went from looking like he was travelling easily to emptying completely, very dissapointing run

he slipped/took a false step early in the race I wonder if he will be reported lame
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Looked like he didnt stay in the ballymore tbh, disappointing as I thought he could be one to follow in for the fez.
 
I’d be surprised if that was The Big Getaway’s true running - he clattered the first and nearly put down on the flat after the second. Wouldn’t surprise me if he hurt himself at the first. Either way you couldn’t be confident after that.
 
Both him and the big breakaway look very raw and gangly

monkfish however is huge but also looked nimble and athletic at the same time

he will take alot of beating
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
I wonder if they'll slip Cheltenham and target Aintree or Sandown instead.
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Surely you can't win a Grade 1 Novice Chase over 2 miles and consider skipping The Arkle?

What's the gap between the two festivals this year though?
 
AnFiieLD. said:
I’d be surprised if that was The Big Getaway’s true running - he clattered the first and nearly put down on the flat after the second. Wouldn’t surprise me if he hurt himself at the first. Either way you couldn’t be confident after that.
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He was turned over last year at odds on so perhaps he just needs a seasonal reappearance.
 
Kevloaf said:
Surely you can't win a Grade 1 Novice Chase over 2 miles and consider skipping The Arkle?

What's the gap between the two festivals this year though?
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I wouldn't skip it but not sure about the Skelton's. They bypassed Cheltenham with Nuba Negra last season and he was a similar type.

He'd take pegging back at Aintree.
 
opatcho said:
Looked like he didnt stay in the ballymore tbh, disappointing as I thought he could be one to follow in for the fez.
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Way too premature for talk like this no? Don't get me wrong, I was the first to come on here and say I was disappointed with TBG, but the post chase debut reactions on here are so definitive in their conclusions at the moment.
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
I wouldn't skip it but not sure about the Skelton's. They bypassed Cheltenham with Nuba Negra last season and he was a similar type.

He'd take pegging back at Aintree.
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Nube Negra got beaten in the same race though and then got beaten NTO...

Perhaps if beaten NTO they'd consider it.

Still, won't dwell on it too much, I think he may well be the second best 2 mile chaser we've seen so far (probably quite obvious!)
 
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Not impressed with Andy Dufresne - not on him at all and no interest in adding him. :single_eye:
 
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I was happy with The Big Getaway until it looked like he completely emptied. I'm hoping it was just the case he really needed the run and I won't be cashing out just yet.

I took the view the Ballymore horses were better than the AB but the two Bigs have not confirmed that yet. Lets hope Easywork is better or my RSA book will look really bad!:uncomfortableness:
 
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