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Cheltenham Gold Cup - 2019.

Cheltenham Gold Cup - 2019.

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If you had to make a shortlist of 3 horses for this race, only including horses that have had a run this season, What would they be?

Road To Respect - Clear pick at number 1, very impressive on debut, if I was starting my ante post book today, he'd be very close to being a bet.
Might Bite - I know he flopped, but he's just a better horse than Native River IMO so I wouldn't be able to rule him out.
Terrefort - A wild inclusion I know, but I fancied him as a lively outsider before his debut this season and he came home with an injury, so can strike a line through it. More a lack of other horses I'm interested in being out yet than anything but he's not a lost hope in my opinion
 
Kevloaf said:
If you had to make a shortlist of 3 horses for this race, only including horses that have had a run this season, What would they be?

Road To Respect - Clear pick at number 1, very impressive on debut, if I was starting my ante post book today, he'd be very close to being a bet.
Might Bite - I know he flopped, but he's just a better horse than Native River IMO so I wouldn't be able to rule him out.
Terrefort - A wild inclusion I know, but I fancied him as a lively outsider before his debut this season and he came home with an injury, so can strike a line through it. More a lack of other horses I'm interested in being out yet than anything but he's not a lost hope in my opinion
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Shattered love goes ahead of terrefort surely on her reappearance full of promise surely
 
Road to respect - really enjoyed the debut, not on at any prices unfortunately but I think he could be a player this year
Shattered love - definitely progressive, not sure she would trouble the big guns but mite bite below par and I’m not convinced native river will be the same horse next year
Terrefort - I think it’s at least a year too soon for terrefort, saw him race a few weeks back, something was wrong early on but there was a few fences he certainly won well

Just waiting for PP now, anyone heard where they are aiming him first time out ?
 
That Terrefort suggestion is interesting Kev, I thought he looked huge at 25's for the KG and took that, I think he's a better horse than that.
 
On the horses that have had a run though surely Coneygree has to be mentioned, not given a chance in the betting, and not hard to see why, but looking at possibilities, if he can be kept together then the 66/1 currently available could look mouth watering come March, big ask, but stranger things have happened.
 
Expect a big shake out at Christmas. Kemboy seemingly going for the Leopardstown race.
 
MrMcGoldrick said:
On the horses that have had a run though surely Coneygree has to be mentioned, not given a chance in the betting, and not hard to see why, but looking at possibilities, if he can be kept together then the 66/1 currently available could look mouth watering come March, big ask, but stranger things have happened.
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Agree with this. That was a huge run last time (dont care about his age) Should be better for the run and i cant have him out of the first five in the gold cup if he even just repeats that run. I hope he stays sound. That race may work out quite well as i think Rock the Kasbah will have an excellent chance at Aintree

Can someone add him to win the King George/cheltenham gold cup market with 365 for me? Think they've muted me :mad:
 
archie said:
Expect a big shake out at Christmas. Kemboy seemingly going for the Leopardstown race.
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Was this always the plan? Or an after thought because he was unable to get over for the Ladbrokes Trophy?
 
ComplyOrDie said:
Was this always the plan? Or an after thought because he was unable to get over for the Ladbrokes Trophy?
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A run at Christmas was pencilled in as long as he went ok at Newbury. Looking back, I think he'd have been placed.

He's left in the Durkan on Sunday but not clear whether he runs.
 
On Shattered Love

The Savills Chase has attracted a high-quality entry of 32, which includes British-trained Waiting Patiently and Clan Des Obeaux. Elliott boasts ten entries in that Grade 1 over three miles and last season's emphatic JLT winner Shattered Love could lead the charge.


"I was very happy with Shattered Love's first run at Down Royal and she will come on a lot for it," he said. "The next run will tell us a lot more about her but I think she's a mare who could run really, really well in a Cheltenham Gold Cup."
 
archie said:
A run at Christmas was pencilled in as long as he went ok at Newbury. Looking back, I think he'd have been placed.

He's left in the Durkan on Sunday but not clear whether he runs.
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Thanks Archie.
 
Can't Catch Me said:
Quite surprised at this news tbh. Expected him to have more of a low key debut, although I suppose options are a bit more limited for him this season.
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When Gordon Elliot said last season that he was the best Novice Chaser in Ireland by a country mile I stood up and took notice. His performance in the RSA backed up those words and some so its no shock to me to see him head here on debut as other GC winners have, as opposed to a low key debut
 
As we've found with Kemboy, there are no low key options in Ireland if you're rated over 150.

2 races at Down Royal, Clonmel Oils and John Durkan is basically it before Christmas.
 
charlie said:
When Gordon Elliot said last season that he was the best Novice Chaser in Ireland by a country mile I stood up and took notice. His performance in the RSA backed up those words and some so its no shock to me to see him head here on debut as other GC winners have, as opposed to a low key debut
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Not suggesting I think they shouldn't charlie, just that I thought Pat Kelly was unlikely to go for a Grade One first time up. Good luck to him for having a go.
 
With Presenting Percy, provided you can see he is well, the performances leading up to the festival can generally be taken with a pinch of salt IMO.

He is trained for the Cheltenham Festival, nothing else, that's how I see him. It would not be the biggest shock if he is beat in the John Durkan.

He's only ever won a maiden hurdle @ Punchestown, from 6 runs, and his last try over the trip was in February where he lost to Our Duke at Gowran, plenty negative enough for me to think he won't be winning on Sunday.
 
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They've said all year he starts in the John durkan. That's why his price is very risky. He'll have to win the John durkan and the Lexus to get any shorter than he is now. that's no easy task at all. And even then you can only really cut him a point or 2.
You'd have to have balls of steel to have taken a short price on him already.
 
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