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DUBLIN - Snakes & Ladders

Quevega

Quevega

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Big weekend coming up.

And some antepost bets are going to be looking very handsome (David Beckham like) on Sunday evening.

And some antepost bets are going to luck very ugly (Iain Dowie like) on Sunday evening.

Might be worth waiting for Final declarations but I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts on who's gonna be a Beckham and who's gonna be a Dowie after the weekend

Who's going to enhance there Cheltenham prospects and who's going to reduce there chances ?

I'll wait till Final declarations and put my thoughts down.
 
Whats going to be the main ones?
Fury road - AB ?
Honey - CH
CPS/APT - QM
Kem/DWPP - Gold

???
 
Splinterboy82 said:
Bapaume new Arkle fav
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Cannot have Bapaume this weekend even with his fluency at his obstacles, he doesn't increase the distance between himself and spyglass hill (who isn't a 2miler imo) from the turn in to the finish line and is ridden out all the way to the line. That could be idling but I think when the going gets tough he will concede defeat.... IMO
 
darlojim said:
Cannot have Bapaume this weekend even with his fluency at his obstacles, he doesn't increase the distance between himself and spyglass hill (who isn't a 2miler imo) from the turn in to the finish line and is ridden out all the way to the line. That could be idling but I think when the going gets tough he will concede defeat.... IMO
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Cool, I think he’ll sit in behind a red hot pace, pop away & power away to win by 3 lengths....happy to be completely wrong but looking forward to it either way!
 
Sharjah, Chacun and Kemboy - handsome corner
Fury Road, Honeysuckle and Bapaume - ugly corner
 
Quite fancy Kemboy to reverse form with everyone and win handsomely at Dublin.

Which would be excellent for the Gold Cup market as I don’t fancy him for the Cheltenham festival and he might keep some others a sensible price.
 
Probably talking through my bets here so this is what Im hoping for!

Enhanced their chance:
Chacun Pour Soi
Abacadabras (IMO I dont think he'll run this weekend)
Delta Work
Notebook

Lessen their chance:
Kemboy
Bapaume
Faugheen
Honeysuckle
 
darlojim said:
Cannot have Bapaume this weekend even with his fluency at his obstacles, he doesn't increase the distance between himself and spyglass hill (who isn't a 2miler imo) from the turn in to the finish line and is ridden out all the way to the line. That could be idling but I think when the going gets tough he will concede defeat.... IMO
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Cool, I think he’ll sit in behind a red hot pace, pop away & power away to win by 3 lengths....happy to be completely wrong but looking forward to it either way!
 
Its notebooks time, can someone tell me who is likely to beat fury road..i just aint havin it!
 
I reckon Chacun wins and enhances his chances, a plus tard chases him home thus enhancing HIS chances to go for the ryanair and win that..Honeysuckle hopefully becomes sir dave beck
 
Hey Splinter Boy, absolutely loved your Faugheen thread on BF, it was great to see how it developed leading up to the Neptune. Can't believe I revisited it a few weeks ago and waded my way through it again.
 
Love this. Sharjah oozes David Beckham and Notebook will be the biggest Dowie. I wouldn't even be surprised if there was a little bit of Dowie in Notebooks breading! :highly_amused:
 
Sharjah is a Munter mate, notebook is pure dave
 
Ray said:
Its notebooks time, can someone tell me who is likely to beat fury road..i just aint havin it!
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Latest Exhibition won a Grade 2 last time out. Form has been cranked by Andy Dufresne since and he should appreciate the step up in trip.
Elixir D'Ainay has Grade 1 form behind Envoi Allen. Probably the strongest form going into the race. Longhouse Poet not far back in that race too.
Easywork and Asterion Forlonge have both been very impressive so far.
Janidil looks an unlikely runner but is rated 144 and if improving for the step up in trip would be a real threat.
 
I like all of them nags! What is the distance tho if its the full 3 miles then if prefer fury road over the lot, if its 2m 4f ill say latest exhibition looks a class horse easywork im hoping will go down the supreme route but i cant see that happening, AF havent seen enough of to be honest
 
Ladders: Kemboy, Bapaume, Honeysuckle and to a lesser extent Klassical Dream.

Snakes: Notebook, Presenting Percy and Melon
 
Ray said:
I like all of them nags! What is the distance tho if its the full 3 miles then if prefer fury road over the lot, if its 2m 4f ill say latest exhibition looks a class horse easywork im hoping will go down the supreme route but i cant see that happening, AF havent seen enough of to be honest
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It's over 2m6f.
 
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