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Exar Essay said:
He's gone again.

"Danny is 2-0 on Zoey. Look back at race in Punchestown. Why would an experienced jockey like Danny jump off in the middle of the field on an inexperienced horse"
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Very classless this from him. There’s not many jockeys I’d want ahead of Danny Mullins nowadays.
 
Exar Essay said:
Gordon ran a few of his new horses in maiden hurdles early season, some with eye catching runs, and then reverted to bumpers. Firefox and Will Do were the two that sprang to mind, but there were others. My Trump Card was put away quickly too. I wonder if this is the early stages of his handicap plotting for next season, to sidestep the four runs issue? The only downside to the approach is they can't run in the Champion Bumper, but that's only going to affect a couple of tens of new horses each year. I can't remember him having done this with horses often previously.
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Good spot and could be a new tactic to get the 4 runs into novices for handicaps
 
Indeevar Bleu looks like he'll be a fun one for Olly Murphy, very impressive, really nicely bred.
 
Any articles out yet on trainers reflecting on their Cheltenham runners?
 
Looking to Fairyhouse, the 2m4f Novice Chase seems likely to cut up a lot? If Sir Gerhard can’t win that then surely he reverts back to hurdles?
 
Atlantic Viking said:
Indeevar Bleu looks like he'll be a fun one for Olly Murphy, very impressive, really nicely bred.
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Super impressive performance and like you said, proper breeding. Whilst Olly Murphy is a slight downside, we do at least know that he is likely to be campaigned over 2m hurdles next year. It's rare for Murphy to run his better novices over further. We also know he won't be seen again until next year now.

It's the same bumper as Chasing Fire won last year, but comparing the two performances visually, is like chalk and cheese. The way IB hits the line is incredible. The jockey couldn't pull him up. What he did after the line reminded me of two recent forum favourites (I won't mention their names for fear of hyperbole). I am not sure of course records etc. for Wetherby but 3mins 48secs on soft ground seems quick to me. That was a truly striking performance. I'll be very interested in his RPR. Worth noting the right horse was in behind; Doc McCoy (RPR 104, 107), and he seemed to run his race.

After the race, the performance gets the usual Twitter reception; Josh Stacey gives him the eyes, a Cheltenham branded account calls him Constitution Hill's brother etc. It was therefore surprising to see Denise, Hills and PP offer 50/1 about him for the Supreme. His price won't go out between now and autumn as he's being put away. 50/1 with cash out seems fair to me. Sometimes you have to trust your eyes.
 
Exar Essay said:
Super impressive performance and like you said, proper breeding. Whilst Olly Murphy is a slight downside, we do at least know that he is likely to be campaigned over 2m hurdles next year. It's rare for Murphy to run his better novices over further. We also know he won't be seen again until next year now.

It's the same bumper as Chasing Fire won last year, but comparing the two performances visually, is like chalk and cheese. The way IB hits the line is incredible. The jockey couldn't pull him up. What he did after the line reminded me of two recent forum favourites (I won't mention their names for fear of hyperbole). I am not sure of course records etc. for Wetherby but 3mins 48secs on soft ground seems quick to me. That was a truly striking performance. I'll be very interested in his RPR. Worth noting the right horse was in behind; Doc McCoy (RPR 104, 107), and he seemed to run his race.

After the race, the performance gets the usual Twitter reception; Josh Stacey gives him the eyes, a Cheltenham branded account calls him Constitution Hill's brother etc. It was therefore surprising to see Denise, Hills and PP offer 50/1 about him for the Supreme. His price won't go out between now and autumn as he's being put away. 50/1 with cash out seems fair to me. Sometimes you have to trust your eyes.
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Constitution hill's brother! That made me laugh
 
JackieMoon33 said:
I saw that too. Nearly threw my phone out the window.
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Did you see the tweet? My god it got come stick. When called out, the account accepted he's not his bother "if we're sticking to racing technicalities". That tweet was soon deleted. :beaten:
 
Exar Essay said:
Did you see the tweet? My god it got come stick. When called out, the account accepted he's not his bother "if we're sticking to racing technicalities". That tweet was soon deleted. :beaten:
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Yeah I saw the tweet and the stick he received. Didn’t realise it had been deleted though but not surprised :miserable:
 
Even a year out, Indeevar Bleu has a bit going for him I'd say, especially for a 50/1 shot.

Sire needs little introduction now, but anyway, he has produced horses that have gone well over 2m hurdles at the festival (Constitution Hill (won Supreme & CH), Blue Lord (was going to finish 2nd in the Supreme), Mick Jazz (3rd in CH), his grand dam produced a Supreme Novice Hurdle winner (Al Ferof) and he's just won like a very smart horse, in a decent enough time. I'm not going to say he's beat anything of real note, but he could have won by 20+ lengths, I feel, and had he also not been green probably 30+ lengths. I'm expecting an RPR around the 116-119 mark.

He's a better price, IMO, than plenty ahead of him in the market up to around the 25/1 mark.
 
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Is there any info on Apple's of bresil? Barry connell needs closing watching going forward, wondering if there's been much chat on this one, only know was originally going for a bumper in fen but for whatever reason this was not the case.
 
Apparently JP has purchased I Am Maximus.
 
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