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RSA Chase 2019

Scooby91 said:
Will Be some race. Santini / topofthegame / la bague au roi
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Yeah definitely one to look forward to, hopefully connections are brave enough to have a go. Plenty of talented stayers either side of the pond this season, great to see.
 
boopa said:
Mr Whipped lined up for that as well.
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Oh yes. Forgot about him to be fair. G&P said he'll be here. His form just took quite a knock with white moon well beaten. But He'll improve for a step up in trip.
 
He's very raw think he'll be better next season.
 
Delta Work surely beats them all.
 
Haven't seen Next Destination yet either!

I wonder if Willie will aim for the same race ABP took on over Christmas for ND, at Limerick.
 
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SeanRock said:
Yeah definitely one to look forward to, hopefully connections are brave enough to have a go. Plenty of talented stayers either side of the pond this season, great to see.
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Makes ante post bets on Santini Gold Cup 2020 incredibly bold despite his impressive debut.

Same price about horses going off favs in the RSA the week before, and people have taken a punt before we get to Christmas.

Brave, brave men.
 
Kevloaf said:
Makes ante post bets on Santini Gold Cup 2020 incredibly bold despite his impressive debut.

Same price about horses going off favs in the RSA the week before, and people have taken a punt before we get to Christmas.

Brave, brave men.
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Yeah, you need to back your fancy before they run. I have tickets for the RSA/Gold Cup double at 66-1 and 40-1 for the 2020 Gold Cup. Whether that’s value is down to the individual but I’m happy with what I’ve got. Would I back Santini at current prices, probably not. After the runs of Delta Work and Topofthegame I think this years is lining up for a cracking renewal.
 
lloydy said:
Yeah, you need to back your fancy before they run. I have tickets for the RSA/Gold Cup double at 66-1 and 40-1 for the 2020 Gold Cup. Whether that’s value is down to the individual but I’m happy with what I’ve got. Would I back Santini at current prices, probably not. After the runs of Delta Work and Topofthegame I think this years is lining up for a cracking renewal.
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Nothing will be beating Percy next year anyway as he defends his crown :devilish:

To be honest Lloydy, it's very easy to pick holes in a bet at 40/1 or bigger, they're that odds for a reason, so fair play. There are faster ways to the poor house than backing 66/1 shots that's for sure :)
 
Kevloaf said:
Nothing will be beating Percy next year anyway as he defends his crown :devilish:

To be honest Lloydy, it's very easy to pick holes in a bet at 40/1 or bigger, they're that odds for a reason, so fair play. There are faster ways to the poor house than backing 66/1 shots that's for sure :)
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I agree with you Kev, I think you you will be collecting on your 40-1 slip for Percy next year. Come 2020 with Percy against this years staying novices....:)
 
bags groove heading for the kauto star as well. Took the 40's for the RSA prior to today. Been really impressed with his jumping, fry seems to think a flatter track suits him
 
TC2 said:
bags groove heading for the kauto star as well. Took the 40's for the RSA prior to today. Been really impressed with his jumping, fry seems to think a flatter track suits him
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Interesting. I see him more of a jlt horse myself. But that suggests otherwise for the moment.
 
thought that was his best performance today over 3m, can see the track perhaps suiting morer in regards to the JLT. Boxing day is already looking good
 
boopa said:
Hinted they will go Aintree instead.
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That would be a shame. His run today on form lines and OR puts him right up there as one of the best 3m novice chasers about. Be a shame if he didn’t head to the festival. Although can see why some consider him a JLT horse.

On that front, why does everyone see Topofthegame as more likely to go RSA than JLT? A soft ground JLT looks perfect for him.
 
tch29 said:
that would be a shame. His run today on form lines and or puts him right up there as one of the best 3m novice chasers about. Be a shame if he didn’t head to the festival. Although can see why some consider him a jlt horse.

On that front, why does everyone see topofthegame as more likely to go rsa than jlt? A soft ground jlt looks perfect for him.
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RSA ..... because that's his trip and what he was bought to do. And most importantly where the owner and trainer want him to run .
 
TCH29 said:
That would be a shame. His run today on form lines and OR puts him right up there as one of the best 3m novice chasers about. Be a shame if he didn’t head to the festival. Although can see why some consider him a JLT horse.

On that front, why does everyone see Topofthegame as more likely to go RSA than JLT? A soft ground JLT looks perfect for him.
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Dangerous to assume we'll have soft ground in March too.

Lightning doesn't strike 3 years in a row .... :confused: maybe. possibly. hopefully.
 
Paul Nicholls hopes Topofthegame can advertise his credentials as a Cheltenham Gold Cup horse of the future in the 32Red Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day.

Having run a remarkable race to finish second on his return to action at Exeter earlier this month, the six-year-old will attempt to go one better in the Grade One prize when racing over three miles for the first time under rules.

Nicholls said: “He could be a very exciting horse for the future and if I have another horse to compete in the King George and the Cheltenham Gold Cup in the future, he could be the one.

“I was thrilled with him at Exeter and he has come out the race so well it is like he has had two weeks off.

“He got left at the start, but that was one of those things. He jumped absolutely fantastic and did well to finish second in the end.


“They didn’t go a great gallop, but he still had to make the ground up and that trip (two miles and three furlongs) was too short for him. He’ll probably learn an awful lot from that run.

“He will come forward for that and we will go back over three miles now, he is a very exciting horse.

“He ran well in the Lanzarote last season and three miles will suit him far better. He is a high-class horse and we have just got to get some experience into him.”

Nicky Henderson has earmarked the race better known as the Feltham for the exciting Santini.

The six-year-old will be bidding to back up his debut win over fences at Newbury and give the Seven Barrows handler his first success in the race since the victory of subsequent Gold Cup winner Long Run in 2009.

Hederson said: “I thought he was very good at Newbury, as I didn’t think he was ready. I didn’t want to go three miles first time out. I thought he would get tired, the ground was very soft and I had every excuse written on paper before we started.

“He actually warmed to it. The first part of the race was schooling and the second part was racing. He is a beautiful big horse — a very good-moving horse. He should enjoy Kempton. He never looked like a hurdler and anything he did last season gave us a lot of pleasure.”

While Count Meribel may have work to do on official ratings, his trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies believes he can continue to take him by surprise after winning both his first two starts over fences.

Twiston-Davies said: “That’s the way he is heading. He was good at Cheltenham and hopefully he will be even better at Kempton. I’m really looking forward to that one.

“He has surprised me all the time and hopefully he can keep on doing it.”
 
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