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ELEGANT ESCAPE 2019/2020 - The Road To Gold Cup glory.

Think he'd have a chance in National if Tiger runs.
He'd be carrying his lightest weight for a while.
 
Think old Colin's your troll ET.
proper knows how to wind you up.
 
Think old Colin's your troll ET.
proper knows how to wind you up.

Elegant Escape could also be in the mix for the Gold Cup and Tizzard added: "He's fine after Chepstow [sixth in the Coral Welsh National] and we'll try and run him in the Gold Cup. He probably won't have a prep race as we'll look to go to the National after Cheltenham. The Gold Cup will be his prep race for Aintree."

https://www.racingpost.com/news/lat...go-straight-to-the-cheltenham-gold-cup/416920





Impossible to deny the trainers wishes there ET?

Unless he's trying to pull the wool and keep him at a tasty Gold Cup price.




I'm disappointed though, as one of the few members who are also of this absolute boat.

Good news though, no run beforehand :encouragement:
 
Its very ppsitive news if true it means no run before gold cup which will give him a chance of being refreshed. It doesnt matter what happens after.

If true and take anything these jokers say with a large pinch of salt then you couldnt have better news.
 
Knowing the National is on their mind, paired with Tizzard's predictable flop at the festival before bouncing back to look like he knows what he's doing at Aintree, I'm struggling to be as positive as you.... but it's a sliding scale.
 
Knowing the National is on their mind, paired with Tizzard's predictable flop at the festival before bouncing back to look like he knows what he's doing at Aintree, I'm struggling to be as positive as you.... but it's a sliding scale.

The only way to be positive about his win chances are if Foot and Mouth hit the Irish ports the week before the fez
 
He was asked to join a list headed by arkle of a handful of horses who won The Ladbrokes Trophy with top weight.

The ghastly Tizzards put Cobden on and ordereded him to sit out the back and travel the widest course possible. The Champ defying their plan and almost winning despite the attempts to stop him make him the best chaser in the UK and Ireland currently. I only deal in the facts.
 
The Key Gold Cup Stats:

4 of the last 7 winners were 8yos
Over the last 7 years the average age of the gild cup winner was 8
66%-2 of the last 3 winners of the gold cup were rated 164
20%-2 of the last 10 winners had not won a race all season prior to winning the gold cup.
77%-8 of the last 11 winners name was made of 2 words
Colin Tizzard has trained 50% of the last 2 gold cup winners
100% of the last 4 winners had not won at Cheltenham prior to winning the gold cup
100% of the last 2 welsh national winners who won from a high mark both went on to win the gold cup the following season


Based on 'The Key Gold Cup Stats' the likliest winner by an absolute country mile of the 2020 gold cup is Elegant Escape. Fact.


https://youtu.be/85vYBoiLpuE
 
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After The Legend makes history and wins the 2020 Gold Cup there is still work to be done.

Its then time to tame the tiger and roll him back in his cage where he belongs and become only the 2nd horse in history following Golden Miller in the 1930s to win the gold cup and grand national in the same season.

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
THE LEGEND
THE CHAMP
ELEGANT ESCAPE
 
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Has ET gone home ?

Thought you'd have loved to get a photo of the legend up, as your moniker.

Hope you're not dead.
 
The Legend Elegant Escape will finally reach career peak this season culminating in Gold Cup glory.

I will worship this great horse all the way to Gold Cup glory

No doubt about it this is the best chaser on planet earth.

Not long now til we get to see the champion in waiting.

Lol

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