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The horse you can't wait to see this season is...

I'm a bit late to the party here , But really can't single out one horse , So , my list is -
Mengli Khan , Buveur D'air, Santini , Topofthegame , Altior , Black op ,
Road to respect and Presenting Percy .
 
Commander of Fleet, Altior, Samcro and Cracking Smart for me
 
Cracking Smart
Samcro (hopefully at Down Royal)
Lostintranslation
Mullins horse he bought from Lacey yard (name gone out of my head begins with E) Lacey thinks he's better than Blackbow....
Black Op
Summerhill Boy
 
Laurina, Presenting Percy, Altior and Summerville Boy for me.

Looking forward to seeing how Thistlecrack and Limini perform, special place in my heart for both horses after the Thistlecrack, Limini and Vautour treble in 2016 (appreciate Limini will probably continue to be raced on the flat).
 
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I'm going with two horses trained by less fashionable trainers from the same owners. Neither went to the main championship bumpers, which I like, but both have real National hunt pedigrees. I can see both ending up in the Albert Bartlett come the end of the season which, out of all of the Novice Hurdle races, can be won by trainers out side of the top tier powerhouses.

Time To Move On - Fergal O'Brien
Two from two in bumpers last season including beating 3 future winners, one of which won the valuable Newbury bumper. Sired by Fleminsfirth he should appreciate longer distances and both performances looked like he's a powerful horse who will inevitably be a chaser in time. Fergal O'Brien has done well with bumper horses and it's only a matter of time before he can get one to hit the target at the Cheltenham festival.

Good Boy Bobby - Nigel Twiston-Davies
Three from Four in bumpers last year he only tasted defeat against the impressive Acey Milan who went on to run well in the Cheltenham bumper. He was keen in his early races but the headgear seemed to help him settle over time and his breeding would also suggest longer trips as well. Twiston-Davies knows how to train festival winners despite not having the ammunition of the more powerful yards.
 
Nice to see you back, Jack.:encouragement:

Both interesting horses/choices. I read Time To Move On will start off over 2m and build up so may well go under the radar for the AB - and you're absolutely right that it is only a matter of time before Fergal starts picking up festival wins
 
Kevloaf said:
Nice to see you back, Jack.:encouragement:

Both interesting horses/choices. I read Time To Move On will start off over 2m and build up so may well go under the radar for the AB - and you're absolutely right that it is only a matter of time before Fergal starts picking up festival wins
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I found a nice little clip from Fergal and it looks like 2 and a half to start with and inevitably further. It sounds like they're taking it slow as he's a chaser for the future but hopefully he'll be given a chance this season over hurdles too.

https://youtu.be/sRQo0jZHaHw
 
Santini and Topofthegame for me. Both given good press from their respective trainers and both likely to be aimed at the RSA, should be interesting
 
JackieMoon33 said:
I found a nice little clip from Fergal and it looks like 2 and a half to start with and inevitably further. It sounds like they're taking it slow as he's a chaser for the future but hopefully he'll be given a chance this season over hurdles too.

https://youtu.be/sRQo0jZHaHw
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Have another interest from the obrien yard. A horse called jarveys plate. Bought for a lot of money and big things expected. Daft quote I know, but I was told it could be a gold cup one day. Just passing it on.
 
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