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Ballymore Novice Hurdle 2019

In all seriousness. I genuinely think birchdale wins this. But I also like more than 1 runner ideally. Really hoping battleoverdoyen does the business on Saturday, should he run. As id be dissapointed if he can't beat that lot.

.....yet he’s generally a shorter price for the Albert Bartlett.
 
.....yet he’s generally a shorter price for the Albert Bartlett.

What does a shorter price mean?

The assumption that means it's his target would be ill founded
 
Just the one entry for CHAMP.
LETSGOCHAMP
 
Hasn’t it been said Tornado Flyer is out for the season?

Still has entries
 
Hasn’t it been said Tornado Flyer is out for the season?

Still has entries

No?

You're the second person to ask that though?

No reason given for him pulling up last time, said he scoped fine ....

Nothing since
 
Does that increase Birchdales chances of going here that Champ is confirmed..
Or does it just make BG decision which to ride more difficult ?
 
Does that increase Birchdales chances of going here that Champ is confirmed..
Or does it just make BG decision which to ride more difficult ?

I imagine its the case that their mind is made up that Champ definitely wants this trip.

But they will give Birchdale one more chance to see if they think he could get 3m at the Festival, so they can split them up. If he doesn't look like he wants 3 miles again next time, run them both and BJG has a tough one!
 
No?

You're the second person to ask that though?

No reason given for him pulling up last time, said he scoped fine ....

Nothing since

I think it was alluded too and he has been pulled out of DRF, I cashed my main bet on him but have him any race and am tempted by the 40s floating around the exchange
 
Sinoria is currently favourite for the Mares Handicap on Sunday; if she were to run and win then 50/1 for this race would look really big. She improved markedly from her first run (ran very green) when she beat Calicojack (who had finished in front of her at Gowran) on the same terms by a very easy 13 lengths; benefitting from the step up to 2m 4f. She is in the same ownership as Honeysuckle, who is most likely going for the Mares Novice, is well bred and was talked about a long time before she made her debut. Perhaps the best bet is 33/1 NRNB as, if she won on Sunday, she would be shorter than that and if she ran poorly then she wouldn't be running in this anyway.
 
Just watched the races back. Has a real turn of foot and learnt plenty from that 1st race..

Interesting one