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Cheltenham Gold Cup 2020

Eight?

TO one?



Isn't Cyrname 20/1 to win the Gold Cup??

He can't be SHORTER to win two races lol




365 have Cyrname at 16/1 to win the Gold Cup.
8/1 to do the double.



My head gone.
 
“Percy’s strength is his jumping but he never jumped a fence,” he told On The Wire. “When you go back and look at it, he was OK at the first but from there [to] home he never really jumped.
“He came home lame, as you know. I don’t know where he got his knock, maybe it was from the fall of Kemboy [at the first fence] as he was right alongside him at the time. From there to the finish line he never jumped a fence or got into a rhythm, and that’s not Percy.”
Presenting Percy is a best-priced 16-1 for this season’s Gold Cup in a market headed by Lostintranslation, Kemboy and Al Boum Photo.
“We are back at ground zero and going to have to build from there,” Reynolds said. “Whether it’s is a short price or a long price, we will have a better idea after Sunday.”
 
Kevloaf said:
“I don’t know where he got his knock, maybe it was from the fall of Kemboy [at the first fence] as he was right alongside him at the time.”
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No, he wasn't right alongside, he was slightly in front and jumped across Kemboy taking his ground and causing him to stumble and unseat (not fall!!!). If he was injured there it was a self-inflicted wound.
 
If Presenting Percy really got injured at that first fence (which he clearly didnt) then Davy Russell should be banned for not pulling him up and forcing him to complete the course.
Its all fantasy however and Davy Russel did his best and the horse wasnt good enough on the day.
 
Reckon you can take Phillip Reynolds in a fight? :highly_amused:
 
ELEGANTLY TASTED said:
If Presenting Percy really got injured at that first fence (which he clearly didnt) then Davy Russell should be banned for not pulling him up and forcing him to complete the course.
Its all fantasy however and Davy Russel did his best and the horse wasnt good enough on the day.
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Barry on Buveur D'air a very recent example of why that'd be stupidly harsh ban for not pulling him up.
 
very interested to see how real steel goes today, gold cup would be the long term aim, still only 6 and would be of interest when eventually stepped up in trip.
 
Birds Nest said:
very interested to see how real steel goes today, gold cup would be the long term aim, still only 6 and would be of interest when eventually stepped up in trip.
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Cracking chance today I think but he needs to go right handed. I think he can develop to Kemboy and Al Boums level this season but Punchestown Gold Cup is likliest big race target for him not Cheltenham.
 
Presenting Certainty. :devilish:


I'd love to say I hav a clue how he ran but that TRV coverage was absolutely farcical
 
I thought Percy ran very well. I would imagine connections would be pleased with that.
 
Kevloaf said:
Presenting Certainty. :devilish:


I'd love to say I hav a clue how he ran but that TRV coverage was absolutely farcical
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what a great run from him over 2m 4f against horses who are top class over that distance, Presenting Certainty is back!!:very_drunk:
 
ELEGANTLY TASTED said:
I thought Percy ran very well. I would imagine connections would be pleased with that.
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Yes, placing in a grade 1 over a trip short of his best, jumping beautifully (as you can tell on a 2 inch screen)

I'd say they're very pleased, as it's proof he's still got a lot of ability.
 
Took 16s for Percy before the Durkan on Sunday so was pleased to see him have a nice run over a trip that for sure doesn't suit. Anyone any ideas of where he may be headed next, I assume he won't be sent to the Saville chase at the end of the month. If you want a G1 3m chase I assume you're looking at the Irish Gold Cup perhaps. Saying that I can imagine Kelly will send him to a pertemps qualifier round Warwick or something daft :highly_amused:
 
Any other owner and I wouldn’t even entertain this idea (can’t emphasise that point enough), but is there the slightest possibility O’leary could send Tiger here? He said they won’t go to Aintree under top weight which could just be attention seeking/chatting nonsense, it’s hard to tell. O’leary is definitely stubborn enough to make that call and if the XC was a prep for the National and he doesn’t go to Aintree, then what would an operation ‘winding down’ have to lose in going for a Gold Cup? Nothing but pure speculation on a slow news day, prompted by comments after last years XC chase (which I seem to watch weekly:)) that was in the wrong race. Probably highly unlikely
 
It would certainly add an intriguing element to the race but he's a legend already, so i think they would prefer the easier route of the XC and bow out as a 5 time winner at the Festival. Saying that if Delta Work doesn't step up to the mark or is ruled out you never know
 
charlie said:
Any other owner and I wouldn’t even entertain this idea (can’t emphasise that point enough), but is there the slightest possibility O’leary could send Tiger here?
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Absolutely none Charlie.
I made a case for him to come here 2 years ago, that would have been his best chance and they chose not to.
This season (until early Feb) is all about the owners telling media that the horse may be retired and that the UK handicapper is a reincarnation of the devil, all of which is designed to get the best possible mark for a third National attempt.

I'm convinced, assuming good health, he'll go Cross Country and then onto the National and I'll be ignoring everything that comes from the mouth of his attention seeking owner....
 
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