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ComplyOrDie said:
100%. The question now is what handicap? I'm going for the Plate :highly_amused:
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The thing I don't understand is that Plate is on the other course so even that doesn't make sense to me really.

He could easily be declared in 3m tomorrow and be a NR on Friday, but if Ultima was aim (which I don't think it was given Gordy's record in it), why not get CD experience rather than over 2m? Grand Annual is the only other handicap chase on the course I think but surely he's not going for that...
 
Odin said:
The thing I don't understand is that Plate is on the other course so even that doesn't make sense to me really.

He could easily be declared in 3m tomorrow and be a NR on Friday, but if Ultima was aim (which I don't think it was given Gordy's record in it), why not get CD experience rather than over 2m? Grand Annual is the only other handicap chase on the course I think but surely he's not going for that...
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My guess about in being the Plate was tongue in cheek, not a clue what the plans are for him, it is only October after all :encouragement:
 
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Odin said:
The thing I don't understand is that Plate is on the other course so even that doesn't make sense to me really.

He could easily be declared in 3m tomorrow and be a NR on Friday, but if Ultima was aim (which I don't think it was given Gordy's record in it), why not get CD experience rather than over 2m? Grand Annual is the only other handicap chase on the course I think but surely he's not going for that...
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Can he be declared Friday and Saturday?? Suppose he can. Getting confused with Festival rules. NHC still on then......hold those cash outs !:welcoming:
 
Thank god for the Irish the field sizes would be desperate without them on Friday at Cheltenham
 
FinalFurlong91 said:
Thank god for the Irish the field sizes would be desperate without them on Friday at Cheltenham
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Good to Firm in places....ouch ! Think a fair few will come out in view of the ground. Can't believe I'm still saying that. When will we ever get some decent rain !
 
HesTheOne said:
Have had some major rain Ireland east coast past few days, it’s on its way over
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Not to Cheltenham by the sound of it. Forecast rain is minimal :apologetic:
 
Lobos said:
Not to Cheltenham by the sound of it. Forecast rain is minimal :apologetic:
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Gonna rain quite a bit tonight and Friday and some showers Thursday

Should take the sting out of the ground hopefully

Want to see that pied piper vs Knight salute clash on sat
 
No Nichols runners at Cheltenham Friday ? unless I missed one.
Mr Henderson only got a couple I reckon.
I mean, come on lads, get fu**ed.

Looks a nice card though for a Friday first up.
 
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Quevega said:
No Nichols runners at Cheltenham Friday ? unless I missed one.
Mr Henderson only got a couple I reckon.
I mean, come on lads, get fu**ed.

Looks a nice card though for a Friday first up.
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The 3:20 sums up the state of racing in this country

A novice handicap at Cheltenham would be a match race had Irish trainers not entered 3 horses

The prize money is also dreadful on both flat and jumps in this country, you have yaks in happy valley and sha tin running for 100k in handicaps

Racing needs a huge shake up otherwise what has happened to the greyhounds will happen to horse racing
 
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FinalFurlong91 said:
The 3:20 sums up the state of racing in this country

A novice handicap at Cheltenham would be a match race had Irish trainers not entered 3 horses

The prize money is also dreadful on both flat and jumps in this country, you have yaks in happy valley and sha tin running for 100k in handicaps

Racing needs a huge shake up otherwise what has happened to the greyhounds will happen to horse racing
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I’ve thought this for few years.

Horse Racing is run like Dog Racing 2.0
 
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For those of you that love drama...

ATM and Chemical Energy both currently in the 3m Novice Chase, both with JK on board.
Tullybeg and Motown Maggie both currently in the 3m Handicap Chase, both with JK on board.

Chemical Energy and Motown Maggie only have entries in their respective races, ATM and Tullybeg declared for races on Friday.

It'll be really interesting this live entry situation if any of us have the time to watch it real time over the next season. Could give new information that we haven't had available before with regards to how often trainers do/don't have horses declared and remove them.
 
Odin said:
For those of you that love drama...

ATM and Chemical Energy both currently in the 3m Novice Chase, both with JK on board.
Tullybeg and Motown Maggie both currently in the 3m Handicap Chase, both with JK on board.

Chemical Energy and Motown Maggie only have entries in their respective races, ATM and Tullybeg declared for races on Friday.

It'll be really interesting this live entry situation if any of us have the time to watch it real time over the next season. Could give new information that we haven't had available before with regards to how often trainers do/don't have horses declared and remove them.
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Also worth noting here: anything currently declared at 9.30am cannot be undeclared. So essentially trainers still have just under an hour from now to remove declared horses. Once 9.30 hits, those decs will stand as runners.
 
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Well, well, well.........:biggrin-new:
 
RoadToCheltenham said:
Also worth noting here: anything currently declared at 9.30am cannot be undeclared. So essentially trainers still have just under an hour from now to remove declared horses. Once 9.30 hits, those decs will stand as runners.
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Worth noting too that Gordon has double entered horses and then ran them on consecutive days in this country on many occasions especially at the Perth festival.

He could be waiting for the rain perhaps? Easy to withdraw one tomorrow on the basis of the ground and not be fined then run Saturday if more rain overnight? Intriguing stuff this. Bloody confusing though!! :biggrin-new::biggrin-new:
 
I just get an error message when I check those live decs on the bha website
 
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