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Queen Mother Champion Chase 2019

KingSprinterSacre said:
Exactly this for me.
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I'd agree too.
Was his 1st run of the season under a penalty and a lay off from injury. He came on massively last season for his 1st run. I'm genuinely excited by him i just love the way he travels and jumps.
 
I really like Sceau Royal and on ground similar to today come the festival he'll certainly be bang there come the last but I think a couple will outstay him up the hill, and on ground soft or worse I don't think he'd place.
 
For all that it lacks real depth, it's actually quite an exciting division at the moment.

The Tingle Creek will be the best race of the season so far if Altior, Sceau Royal and Saint Calvados run (Which is the plan).

Then over in Ireland we have Footpad and Great Field who will probably beat Min at some point on the way...
 
Willie mentioning in todays racing post that UDS could go to the tingle creek.
Altior v UDS V st cal v sceau royal would be tasty
 
KingSprinterSacre said:
Willie mentioning in todays racing post that UDS could go to the tingle creek.
Altior v UDS V st cal v sceau royal would be tasty
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3 of my favourite horses (and that over rated green camal) - I hope the ground forces UDS over here - I'd make the trip down South for that.
 
Kevloaf said:
3 of my favourite horses (and that over rated green camal) - I hope the ground forces UDS over here - I'd make the trip down South for that.
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I won't take the bait :highly_amused:

#Sceau royal wins all ( that Altior dosent run in)
 
Where do we think Great field is going to start any ideas? No whispers of him coming over to England is that down to wanting to mop up the irish trainers title rather than see how good he is vs Altior and co?
 
Outlaw said:
Where do we think Great field is going to start any ideas? No whispers of him coming over to England is that down to wanting to mop up the irish trainers title rather than see how good he is vs Altior and co?
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Cork - hilly way chase Willie mentioned in todays stable tour. Says he wants to keep him and UDS apart
 
Outlaw said:
Where do we think Great field is going to start any ideas? No whispers of him coming over to England is that down to wanting to mop up the irish trainers title rather than see how good he is vs Altior and co?
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It said today in the RP stable tour he'll be kept away from Un De Sceaux and mentions the Hilly Way at Cork.

UDS he mentions the Hilly Way or Tingle Creek
 
Cheers King/Kev eagerly anticipating his first run this season.
 
King Kev - I could get used to that :p
 
Nicky Henderson reported Altior to be in “spectacular form” after the star chaser enjoyed a racecourse gallop at Newbury on Tuesday.
The eight-year-old is unbeaten in 14 starts over jumps – a run that features three successive wins at the Cheltenham Festival, including last season’s Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Having sidestepped a possible outing in last weekend’s Shloer Chase at Prestbury Park, he instead made an appearance at Newbury’s Ladbrokes Winter Carnival gallops morning, enjoying a solo spin in the hands of conditional jockey Ned Curtis.
Henderson revealed it is the first time Altior has worked on grass this season, and he is now counting down the days until his intended reappearance in the Tingle Creek at Sandown on December 8.

“I couldn’t have been happier with that. It was a much-needed away day for him and he’s just had a nice stretch over a mile and a half,” said the Seven Barrows handler.
“He’s in seriously good form – spectacular form.”
He did a bit of work the other day and I said, 'the King George?'. You'd be better off in the King's Stand!

Should Altior come through the Tingle Creek unscathed, he has the option of tackling to three miles for the first time in the King George
VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.
However, Henderson does not envisage his stable star stepping up in distance any time soon.
He added: “I was talking to someone the other day and they mentioned the King George, but he did a bit of work the other day and I said, ‘the King George?’. You’d be better off in the King’s Stand!”
 
If you had to make a shortlist of 3 horses for this race, only including horses that have had a run this season, what would they be?

Saint Calvados - Obviously:devilish:
Sceau Royal - HAs been fortunate to have avoided Footpad/Altior in his career, so is technically unexposed (despite me being confident both would have beat him and burst his bubble somewhat) but you can't knock his technique and until proven, he's not without a chance.
Footpad - Not based on his comeback, but he has had a run and obviously didn't run his race. He's a better horse than the two above.
 
Sceau Royal would be the only one for me.

But Altior is clearly going to win unless he gets injured. He’s a racing certainty.

I still find it laughable that people believed footpad was at his level. Worlds apart.
 
Kevloaf said:
If you had to make a shortlist of 3 horses for this race, only including horses that have had a run this season, what would they be?

Saint Calvados - Obviously:devilish:
Saint Calvados - Obviously:devilish:
Saint Calvados - Obviously:devilish:
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Fixed for you Kev ;)
 
Hahaha :highly_amused:

Best horse in training.

He slams Altior next Saturday. Altior ends up licking his wounds and going for the King George to replace the flop that is Might Bite.

Related Double.....

Saint Calvados QMCC / Altior Gold Cup :devilish:
 
Sceau royal ew
Sceau royal ew
Sceau royal ew
 
Kevloaf said:
Hahaha :highly_amused:

Best horse in training.

He slams Altior next Saturday. Altior ends up licking his wounds and going for the King George to replace the flop that is Might Bite.

Related Double.....

Saint Calvados QMCC / Altior Gold Cup :devilish:
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Just out of interest do you genuinely think st calvados finishes infront of sceau royal on Saturday?
 
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