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Lobos said:
Going to put you on the spot now Q........

Will Sir Gerhard be declared ?

You'll need to get this right or else you'll be banished to the 2nd Division and The Racing Forum.
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no....:watermelon:

more unlikely due to him disappointing twice at Punchestown aswell, albeit that could be due to being post fez aswell.
 
Lobos said:
Going to put you on the spot now Q........

Will Sir Gerhard be declared ?

You'll need to get this right or else you'll be banished to the 2nd Division and The Racing Forum.
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Rubbish game.:fatigue:

But if Willie says they're all likely to be declared then that's good enough for me.
I'd imagine at least 1 or 2 might not end up lining up for some reason but we'll see.
It would only take something very minor when you have 4/5 others in the race.

If he is declared, I won't be backing him. That's for sure.
 
Cheers.

If he does run I hope he keeps up his 100% desperate record at Punchestown and gets stuffed and re routed down the Chasing road.

Hopefully he'll not be in tomorrow's declarations.

Personally I don't think he will.

Think Saldier will surprise them all by the way....
 
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They will surely have schooled sir gerhard over fences by now

If hed jumped them well would he have been left in the morgiana yesterday?
 
FinalFurlong91 said:
They will surely have schooled sir gerhard over fences by now

If hed jumped them well would he have been left in the morgiana yesterday?
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Yes.....it's a Bing Thing.......I mean A Willie thing...
 
FinalFurlong91 said:
They will surely have schooled sir gerhard over fences by now

If hed jumped them well would he have been left in the morgiana yesterday?
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They have. Ruby confirmed it on last weeks RTC. Said he'd schooled but Willie was undecided still. State Man likely to stay over hurdles.
 
State Man would have to be the pick of Willies for the Morgiana in my eyes - I like Vauban but asking him to beat those as a 4yo would be a huge ask. If he is up to it he could be pretty special.

Would be shocked if all 6 were declared but lets see!
 
If a horse loses a shoe in running how (much) does this affect it's performance?
 
baracouda said:
If a horse loses a shoe in running how (much) does this affect it's performance?
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:highly_amused::loyal:
Hard to say really.
Depends when it happens ? on what foot ? if he lands on a stone whilst running ? if it hurts ? the horse's pain threshold ?
I could go on.
I think it's fair to say it has some impact, but this could be major or minimal.
It's guesswork, although connections would have a better idea as they could examine the feet after the race etc.
 
Istabraq said:
They are, but with a suspended account this isn’t possible.
I think the value is around 60 quid which I’d be more than happy for them to donate to the IJF, but I do want my 26 points back !
Best of luck getting yours resolved….
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Finally heard back from Sport Nation.

I had about 40 points worth of Free Bets due back to me
They have credited me with 8x5pt Free Bets.

I just need to use them wisely on selections to be settled before 30th November.

Free-rolling weekend!! :applouse:


Hopefully you will get yours back Ista....
 
Hopefully scarlet and dove might get a drift after that, job has mentionef how hard she is to get fit.
 
The Mares Chase division is just screaming out for a horse like ADV or TMSG to just step up grab it by the horns. The mares from last year were so poor
 
Leman14 said:
Finally heard back from Sport Nation.

I had about 40 points worth of Free Bets due back to me
They have credited me with 8x5pt Free Bets.

I just need to use them wisely on selections to be settled before 30th November.

Free-rolling weekend!! :applouse:


Hopefully you will get yours back Ista....
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Brilliant, glad it’s sorted for you, just turn them into a few quid now.
I’ve written mine off, I asked them to donate it to IJF but they said they can’t which is a shame.
Just waiting for the cash to transfer…
 
Winging The Last said:
The Mares Chase division is just screaming out for a horse like ADV or TMSG to just step up grab it by the horns. The mares from last year were so poor
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Completely agree

Anything half decent will wipe the floor with them

Elimay was good a couple of seasons ago bit she's barely a 145 mare now

And scarlet and dove is just solid
 
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Winging The Last said:
The Mares Chase division is just screaming out for a horse like ADV or TMSG to just step up grab it by the horns. The mares from last year were so poor
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Yep, agree, but the problem with a G2 race is that Mares only land here if they aren’t good enough for all the G1s, where they get an allowance, or well handicapped enough for a G Annual, Ultima, Plate or Kim Muir, the Mares Chase is likely to just be an afterthought which makes punting on it this far out very hard…
 
Winging The Last said:
The Mares Chase division is just screaming out for a horse like ADV or TMSG to just step up grab it by the horns. The mares from last year were so poor
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ADV is gone to 4's with PP.. How can a horse that has never jumped a fence, never ran at cheltenham, hasn't been on a track for 10 months as was injured for awhile, lucky to win its last race as Brandy love jumped completely to the left go fav. Poor division but god, couldn't be backing at those odds.
 
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I'll post it here instead of the novice chaser thread as it's more about the calculation of RPRs.

Jonbon given a 159 RPR and Monmiral a 148 RPR for a 7 length win so in effect an extra 4 pounds for 'ease' of win.

How is this decided?

Crystal Glory for example absolutely sauntered in yesterday yet got no increase for how easy he won and the same for Banbridge on Saturday. Is it just a race by race thing and do they do it very often?

Edit: they've changed Crystal Glory now to add 2 pounds to his rating so they have added some for ease of win.
 
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