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May Forum Yankee

I'd prefer verification from my hunter chase expert but I'd say that Caryto Des Brosses at 8/1 for the Foxhunters represents a young horse who has a single target.
 
4miler: Carefully Selected (Has everything you want in his locker for the race age, stamina, course form & will improve for fences)
Arkle: Thomas Darby (Supreme form franked on both sides of the Irish Sea & looks to have plenty of scope for fences)
 
I like your Optimism for Thomas Darby Sean, Got him in one of my Multi's . Might consider a single as well.??.
 
SeanRock said:
4miler: Carefully Selected (Has everything you want in his locker for the race age, stamina, course form & will improve for fences)
Arkle: Thomas Darby (Supreme form franked on both sides of the Irish Sea & looks to have plenty of scope for fences)
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Considering the ground was against him in the Supreme and he made a mistake at the top of the hill, he did extremely well to finish second. I'd also have Thomas Darby at the top of my shortlist for the Arkle. At 25/1 he's a great bet imo.
 
At the 2/3 part of the month, we’re suprisingly ahead of the game this month with three already chosen.

I do like idea of this being a Mullins yankee. Similarly to last year when we had a couple of different ones like an each way yankee, a previous years winners yankee and a Dublin Festival winners yankee.

With Benie, Klassical Dream and Chacun Pour Soi already chosen, we’ve one space left. I’m thinking Kemboy atm. Can anybody give a stronger selection than him for the fourth spot? I’m open minded for the last spot but he has an obvious target, has been very consistent and ran two very good races at the end of the season. On the other hand, the Gold Cup looks to be the best antepost field it’s been in years and he’s yet to prove himself at Cheltenham. What do we think?

FWIW, Thomas Darby will be in the first post I put for the June yankee as I too think he’s a good shout at 25s for the Arkle. But with the price not going to change, we can put him in next month if people agree. This month we may as well stick with Mullins with the first three already being his anyway.
 
The Only one i can think of at the moment is Al Boum Photo , But i know , Not everyone likes the idea,
of a Gold cup winner following up the next year.
 
Think Kemboy wants a flat track and at Cheltenham ABP would beat him.... no point having ones in the yankee which are so open and no value
 
Middle_Of_March said:
At the 2/3 part of the month, we’re suprisingly ahead of the game this month with three already chosen.

I do like idea of this being a Mullins yankee. Similarly to last year when we had a couple of different ones like an each way yankee, a previous years winners yankee and a Dublin Festival winners yankee.

With Benie, Klassical Dream and Chacun Pour Soi already chosen, we’ve one space left. I’m thinking Kemboy atm. Can anybody give a stronger selection than him for the fourth spot? I’m open minded for the last spot but he has an obvious target, has been very consistent and ran two very good races at the end of the season. On the other hand, the Gold Cup looks to be the best antepost field it’s been in years and he’s yet to prove himself at Cheltenham. What do we think?

FWIW, Thomas Darby will be in the first post I put for the June yankee as I too think he’s a good shout at 25s for the Arkle. But with the price not going to change, we can put him in next month if people agree. This month we may as well stick with Mullins with the first three already being his anyway.
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As discussed on the antepost thread I'd personally look to revise your decision on BDD after what she did at the weekend over 3m and with her price significantly cut
 
Faugheen_Machine said:
Considering the ground was against him in the Supreme and he made a mistake at the top of the hill, he did extremely well to finish second. I'd also have Thomas Darby at the top of my shortlist for the Arkle. At 25/1 he's a great bet imo.
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Absolutely FM! Connections clearly stated soft ground wasn’t going to be in his favor but he got through it very well despite a less than ideal passage through the race, the distance back to very decent sorts like Felix Desjy, Fakir & Aramon only enhance the merits of TD’s run. He’s also clearly one Olly is happy to play the patient game with so I’d expect plenty of room for improvement over fences.

He clearly acts around Cheltenham too which is a nice bonus!
 
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Let's slap Kemboy in.

Highest rated chaser in training is good enough this far out and we can all be part of it when archie gets us tickets to Gold Cup day as the May Yankee lands.
 
Kevloaf said:
Let's slap Kemboy in.

Highest rated chaser in training is good enough this far out and we can all be part of it when archie gets us tickets to Gold Cup day as the May Yankee lands.
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Agreed - he’s in
 
Also agree with RC too, that we should re-assess Benie Des Dieux?

She's now 5/2 Mares and we are now not as confident that the Stayers Hurdle wouldn't be an option.

As a betting prospect her price has gotten shorter but he chance of running in that race has changed and 5/2 doesn't represent a price I'd like to take to find out?
 
Bet365 go 8/1 on DEFI DU SEUIL for the Ryanair Chase, which is top price in the market. If we place the Yankee with Bet365 then that horse is a fair price given his record at the Festival (2 Wins) and liking for the middle distance of the Ryanair.
 
Hamptonfox said:
Bet365 go 8/1 on DEFI DU SEUIL for the Ryanair Chase, which is top price in the market. If we place the Yankee with Bet365 then that horse is a fair price given his record at the Festival (2 Wins) and liking for the middle distance of the Ryanair.
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Defi Du Seuil has 9 lbs to find with Min and Min is 12/1 best price.

I like DDS and he can obviously improve, but he's priced like that's a given.
 
Kevloaf said:
Defi Du Seuil has 9 lbs to find with Min and Min is 12/1 best price.

I like DDS and he can obviously improve, but he's priced like that's a given.
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I’d be against Min personally. Can’t seem to get him right. Just one of those horses for me. Wouldn’t touch 12s antepost on him with a barge pole.
 
Fair enough, I can see why he wouldn't be a pick - I just think he's better than Defi Du Seuil for this race - at those prices
 
Novices are usually rated inferior to established horses after their debut season, but 2nd season chasers often they go on to win the Grade 1 open races the following year. So I would expect DDS to be related inferior to Min. But....I would hope that by March of his 2nd season he would be beating Min.
 
What's the verdict then, who's in this month's forum Yankee?
 
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