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RSA Chase 2018

Kevloaf said:
Cur with 365 and sky, pushed out with PP / BFSB

That is an amazing reaction. I'll let the dust settle and rewatch it all later, as obviously I'm quite happy at the moment.... but I don't see what the negative was there for PP?
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I've had 4 points on with PP nrnb. I think B365 and Sky are right.
 
A boat beats a barge over 2m4f in the mud. No relevance to Cheltenham whatsoever.
 
Scooby91 said:
Because our duke is not pacey they went within there own comfort zone, Never looked like getting past our ruke receiving plenty of weight and over a trip that would suit pp far more.
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Percy also a novice though, if he'd beaten Our Duke today he shouldhave been going for the Gold Cup. Percy also is proven to be better over further so not having that as a stick to beat him with.
 
Kevloaf said:
Percy also a novice though, if he'd beaten Our Duke today he shouldhave been going for the Gold Cup. Percy also is proven to be better over further so not having that as a stick to beat him with.
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Not possible as not a novice but
Put our duke in the hypothetical flogas. Same trip. Same weight conditions to the rest of the field. He wouldn't know where they went imo before staying on

Out duke and pp would warrant a place in the gold cup as much as elegant escape does in the rsa
 
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Scooby91 said:
Put our duke in the flogas. Same trip. Same weight conditions to the rest of the field.
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That is why Monalee should be in the JLT though. Our Duke in his novice year racing against Disko and Coney Island is surely COMPARABLE to that Flogas?

Presenting Percy will improve on better ground too I'd say.

I am staggered Monalee has been CUT based on that. That is a bit mean
 
Kevloaf said:
That is why Monalee should be in the JLT though. Our Duke in his novice year racing against Disko and Coney Island is surely COMPARABLE to that Flogas?

Presenting Percy will improve on better ground too I'd say.

I am staggered Monalee has been CUT based on that. That is a bit mean
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Disko is not that pacey. Presenting percy won't see which way they've gone in the rsa imo will have to jump qand travel at a whole different pace, Same for our duke in the gold cup. Would need deeep ground to get back into it
 
I think he'll settle in off a good pace from Black Corton and Monalee (who'll cut each others throats as the cliche goes) and cruise past them on the bridle coming up to the last... wing that, and stay on better than anything... without a doubt.
 
Kevloaf said:
I think he'll settle in off a good pace from Black Corton and Monalee (who'll cut each others throats as the cliche goes) and cruise past them on the bridle coming up to the last... wing that, and stay on better than anything... without a doubt.
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Can't see that at all he's nowhere near good enough to do that. He will be off the bridle well before then, he stays on but not a change of gear like alboum photo.
 
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Scooby91 said:
Can't see that at all he's nowhere near good enough to do that. He wull be off the bridle before then he stays on but not a change of gear like alboum photo.
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Well in the interest of not boring everyone, if Alboum does do that, I'm on at 3 figures for more than Percy in a single so I wouldn't mind :p
 
great prep that Percy , going to be hard to beat in RSA now. Russell underestimated Dukes speed at end ,who found plenty in slow run race.Monalee the one i fear , but happy as got both covered to profit though Percy alot more.
 
This is one of the few races I have more than one in. Got monalee at 7/2 and Black corton each way at 20/1.

Very happy with the latter as an each way bet after today. Very gutsy ride and Bryony Frost knows how to ride him quite magnificently. Think he should run a solid race at Cheltenham and collect some each way money hopefully. Can see Monalee beating him outright though.
 
Percy has to be the one to be on. Jumps for fun, needs a strong pace (not today), god ground would help a bit, then happy days. Monalee for a saver. Almost happy that Black Corton won today. Surely u guys can see this.... Yes, I love the horse and yes, gutted to see him lose today, but he could have lost to a gold cup winner, so Ill take my losses and enjoy the RSA in March.
 
The Beast said:
great prep that Percy , going to be hard to beat in RSA now. Russell underestimated Dukes speed at end ,who found plenty in slow run race.Monalee the one i fear , but happy as got both covered to profit though Percy alot more.
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Can you see PP staying with Monalee with the pace he jumps & travels??. I think PP is in the wrong race.
 
doctorwu said:
Can you see PP staying with Monalee with the pace he jumps & travels??. I think PP is in the wrong race.
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Yes, I very much can, he jumps for fun, would think the track suits and better ground can only help. Don't get me wrong, monalee would be my selection without him and I have saved big time, including a forecast. Just canton see any other result.
 
Always interesting how people gauge races differently. Presenting Percy ‘a machine’, ‘on that performance he wins at Cheltenham with his eyes closed’, comments I’ve read on Twitter about the weekends race. I find that absolute nonsense, by definition a machine doesn’t lose 8 out of 16 races. PP was getting 7lbs from our duke, an out and out stayer who has never been blessed with great pace. That he couldn’t outpace our duke over that trip getting 7lbs is miserable form to me, yet people seem to think that means he’s proved himself in grade 1 company. Remember that our duke himself has been woeful this season. Id be shocked if either win a race at Cheltenham this year, no point debating further now as all the form is in the book and it will be wait and see on the day, but I’m really comfortable opposing both (and having this rubbed in my face if proved wrong!)
 
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