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Champion Hurdle 2020

The King Pimm said:
Any one think Thomas Darby can compete in the Champion Hurdle after that performance? I listened to it on the radio so will watch later but did well by the sound of it whilst carrying more weight than others but not sure how good Song for Someone is in comparison
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Not for me. Looked a pretty average race today.
 
Trainer just said Thomas Darby to miss Cheltenham and go Aintree for "the" 2 m 4f race .
 
Kevloaf said:
Based on his C&D festival 2nd last year?
Or winning off top weight in a handicap?



NO chance?
None?
Absolutely no way Thomas Darby can win a race where Epatante is fav?


Pfft.



Fairer :p
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Similar to Can't Catch Me's view it looked an average race. He's ground it out on heavy over 2 and half, fair play to him on that but for me he's not quick enough or classy enough to win a champion hurdle. He was beat often enough last season as a novice, and the fact he came second in a supreme on soft ground, I believe, was more down to the race falling apart. Open company it's going to be much tougher to get close.
Obviously every horse has a chance but would I be taking 25s on him to win a Champion Hurdle, no way.
 
SamuelP said:
Similar to Can't Catch Me's view it looked an average race. He's ground it out on heavy over 2 and half, fair play to him on that but for me he's not quick enough or classy enough to win a champion hurdle. He was beat often enough last season as a novice, and the fact he came second in a supreme on soft ground, I believe, was more down to the race falling apart. Open company it's going to be much tougher to get close.
Obviously every horse has a chance but would I be taking 25s on him to win a Champion Hurdle, no way.
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No, me neither :highly_amused:




..... and Pentland Hills, no chance I'd back him either.

Ballyandy wins.

Wow :highly_amused:
 
The picture for this race gets no clearer. Until Honeysuckle destroys them in the Irish champion
 
Epatante gets her form franked.



Are the bookies drunk? Pentland Hills still single figures?



Ballyandy just beat him.

Ballyandy.



How many excuses are there going to be for Pentland Hills?



I thought Pentland Hills was going to bolt up, so you'd definitely want to chance him at fair odds.... the price his is now is abysmal.
 
Not throwing away my docket on pentland yet. Better ground in Cheltenham might make the difference. I think he jumps like a champion hurdler.

Am i grasping at straws? For the 2nd run in a row i think he was the best horse in the field although he won neither race.
 
harchibald said:
Not throwing away my docket on pentland yet. Better ground in Cheltenham might make the difference. I think he jumps like a champion hurdler.

Am i grasping at straws? For the 2nd run in a row i think he was the best horse in the field although he won neither race.
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It's not a great trait in a racehorse that they look like winning and don't.

Depends what price you're on at, there is no way I'd chance him at his current price but it's obvious if it all clicked he'd be able to put in a bigger run that he did today.

I was hoping for a big over reaction to be honest.
 
Paddy Power in their specials for DRF have HONEYSUCKLE at 14/1 to Win the Irish Champion Hurdle at the DRF) and the Champion Hurdle.

She is 7/4 Fav for the Irish Champion, which makes her around 5/1 if she won in Ireland to complete the double.
 
harchibald said:
Not throwing away my docket on pentland yet. Better ground in Cheltenham might make the difference. I think he jumps like a champion hurdler.

Am i grasping at straws? For the 2nd run in a row i think he was the best horse in the field although he won neither race.
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I havent backed it , but if ground came up G/S on day ,he a E/W player at best because of his jumping and how he travels in a race id say
 
BigChaang said:
I posted as soon as i heard it , on i.t.v racing . to hopefully save people backing it .
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Backed him last night without cash out mate, my own fault, don't worry :highly_amused:
 
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